Reed is latest first-time winner with Deery checkers at Allison

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Reed is latest first-time winner

with Deery checkers at Allison

 

ALLISON, Iowa (May 21) – Justin Reed added his name to the growing

list of first-time tour winners, with his Wednesday night run to the

checkers in the Deery Brothers Summer Series feature at Highway 3

Raceway.

 

Reed led all 40 laps around the half-mile oval in taking the $2,000

IMCA J & J Steel Late Model tour victory at Allison. Clint Wendel

followed with a career-best showing of his own in second while Rob

Toland, Boone McLaughlin and Matt Strassheim completed the top five.

 

The series’ fourth straight first-time winner, Reed joins Mike

Collins, Andy Nezworski and Denny Woodworth in taking turns atop the

podium after Todd Cooney topped the opening night show in early

April. The streak of consecutive new winners is the longest since

1987, when the series saw different drivers in victory lane following

each of its first six events.

 

Reed won the first of five heat races, drew the pole start and was

not challenged, pulling away from the fast field after both re-

starts. The last half of the contest ran caution-free and Reed built

an advantage of more than 10 car lengths, catching up to the back of

the pack on the white flag circuit.

 

Two lapped cars separated Reed and Wendel at the checkers. Toland

worked his way up from the 14th starting spot and bested McLaughlin

and Strassheim in the tussle for third.

 

Reed’s previous best Deery finish had been second, in the April 29

show at 34 Raceway. Wendel’s best run had been fourth, in the tour

event at Allison last May.

 

The sixth of 17 stops on the 2008 schedule takes the Deery Series to

Boone Speedway for its traditional Memorial Day show.

 

Pit gates open at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 26. Hot laps are at 4 p.m.

and racing gets underway at 5 p.m. IMCA Modifieds, Karl Chevrolet

Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and IMCA Sunoco Hobby

Stocks are also on the holiday card.

 

Cooney finished 15th at Allison and will take a two-point edge over

McLaughlin and Tom Darbyshire to Boone.

Feature Results –

1. Justin Reed, Quincy, Ill.;

2. Clint Wendel, Mason City;

3. Rob Toland, Davenport;

4. Boone McLaughlin, Mediapolis;

5. Matt Strassheim, West Burlington;

6. Jason Frankel, Quincy, Ill.;

7. Mike Garland, Morrison, Ill.;

8. Ryan Griffith, Webster City;

9. Jason Hahne, Webster City;

10. Jeff Aikey, Waterloo;

11. Tom Darbyshire, Morning Sun;

12. Terry Neal, Ely;

13. Al Johnson, Story City;

14. Andy Nezworski, Buffalo;

15. Todd Cooney, Des Moines;

16. Rick Dralle, Waterloo;

17. Travis Smock, Independence;

18. Darrel DeFrance, Marshalltown;

19. Charlie McKenna, Clear Lake;

20. Jeff Bair, Solon;

21. Bryan Klein, Cedar Rapids;

22. Dale Hackwell Jr., Washburn;

23. Cory Goldbeck, Camanche;

24. Mike Klinkkammer, West Liberty.

1st heat (top three) – 1. Reed; 2. Smock; 3. McKenna. 2nd heat – 1.

Garland; 2. Bair; 3. Johnson. 3rd heat – 1. Griffith; 2. Hahne; 3.

Aikey. 4th heat – 1. Wendel; 2. Frankel; 3. Toland. 5th heat – 1.

McLaughlin; 2. Strassheim; 3. Darbyshire.

1st “B” feature (top three) – 1. Nezworski; 2. Hackwell; 3.

Klinkkammer. 2nd “B” feature – 1. Dralle; 2. DeFrance; 3. Klein.