Wednesday "Hump Day" Notes

Two entertaining Deery Brothers Summer Series events for IMCA Late Models were put in the books this past weekend and an exciting tripleheader is up next with stops at Davenport on Friday, Maquoketa on Saturday and Dubuque on Sunday. It will be the first time ever that the Series has visited Dubuque and as of right now the weather forecast is looking good for all three. Isn't it amazing? We go through one of the worst winters in years and then we have one of the warmest first two weeks of April ever! Just remember race fans, temperatures in the 60's are still warmer than normal for this time of year so no complaints about it being cold this weekend!

I thought I would be able to give you a rundown of the Deery Series points after two races, but they weren't on the IMCA site as of yet. Of course we know that Mark Burgtorf enjoys a solid lead after winning both races and by my calculations the drivers next in line would be Rob Toland, Ray Guss Jr., Jason Frankel, Darrell DeFrance and Tom Goble. It will be interesting to see if Goble heads north this weekend after getting off to this good of a start.

I talked briefly with Reid Millard this morning and he is very excited about opening night at the Missouri State Fair Speedway coming up this Friday night. Reid and Jason Bodenhammer, both Late Model drivers themselves, are bringing weekly racing back to Sedalia in 2010 featuring Late Models, Modifieds and 360 c.i. Winged Sprints. He sounded just like a veteran promoter this morning though with the old line "I wish we had more time to get ready for it, but I'm excited for race night to be here!"

A couple of interesting events close to home this weekend. The Lee County Speedway in Donnellson will kickoff its 2010 season with the Discount Tire IMCA Modified "Smackdown" paying at least $2,000 and perhaps, with lap money, more than $3,000 to the winner. Twenty-four drivers have sent in pre-entries and you can expect many more to show up on race day so it should be quite a field as this is big-time money for an IMCA sanctioned Modified show. Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks and the four cylinder Wild Things are also on the card.

It will already be the third night of action at 34 Raceway on Saturday night as the Ideal Ready Mix Sprint Invaders hit the track for their first event of 2010. "The Ultimate 360 Sprint Challenge" will also see the IMCA Stock Cars and the Four Cylinders in action.

The flyers for both of these events can be found on the home page http://www.positivelyracing.com/

While you are at the home page you can also click on the "Points" tab and check out the early season standings for both the All Iowa Points and the All Missouri Points. And for you Late Model fans here are some early standings from some other states.....

Alabama
1 Mark Mears Decatur 24
2 Stacy Holmes Munford 18
3 Tim Busha Boaz 18
4 Bradley Price Hamilton 12
5 Cameron Cherry Pinson 10

Florida
1 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg TN 17
2 Josh Richards Shinnston WV 16
3 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville FL 13
4 Tim McCreadie Watertown NY 13
5 Aaron Ridley Chatsworth GA 11
6 Bryan Bernhardt Clearwater 11
7 Dan Schlieper Sullivan WI 11
8 Darrell Lanigan Union KY 10

Georgia
1 Austin Hubbard Seaford DE 13
2 Jonathan Davenport Blairsville 12
3 Josh Richards Shinnston WV 12
4 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg TN 12
5 Derek Ellis Chatsworth 10

Illinois
1 Michael Kloos Trenton 12
2 Jason Feger Bloomington 10
3 Rusty Schlenk Jackson MI 9
4 Chad Zobrist Highland 8
5 Frankie Martin DuQuoin 8
6 Richie Hedrick Urbana 8

Tennessee
1 Jeff Walston Paducah KY 18
2 Jason McBride Carbondale IL 17
3 Anthony Burroughs Muscle Shoals AL 14
4 Riley Hickman Ooltewah 12
5 Jake Knowles Tyrone GA 9
6 Randy Weaver Crossville 9

More tracks are opening up this weekend, get out and enjoy a race near you! And remember.....

Be Positive, Support The Sport!