THE IMCA LATE MODELS WRAPPED UP AN EVENING OF RACING AT THE IOWA
STATE FAIR SPEEDWAY MONDAY WITH THEIR A FEATURE EVENT.
TWENTY-FOUR CARS.
HERE THEY ARE SALUTING THE RACE FANS WITH THEIR TRADITIONAL
FOUR-WIDE PARADE LAP BEFORE THE START OF THE 35-LAP FEATURE
EVENT.
HERE THE FIELD IS ROARING ALIVE.
MAKING THEIR WAY OFF TURN NUMBER FOUR, BRINGING THEM ALL DOWN TO
THE TWIN GREEN FLAGS.
ANDY ECKRICH, CAR NUMBER 56, WORKING HIS WAY OFF THE TOP OF
THE SPEEDWAY.
JASON HANEY OUT OF WEBSTER CITY, DOWN ON THE INSIDE LINE.
IT'S WEBSTER CITY, IOWA'S, RYAN GRIFFITH IN THE X CAR BACK IN
THE NUMBER THREE SPOT.
DOWN THE BACK STRAIGHTAWAY.
LOOKING AHEAD TO TURN NUMBER THREE.
ANDY ECKRICH IN THE 56 CAR WILL LEAD JASON HANEY'S CAR
NUMBER 76, AND IT WILL BE ANDY ECKRICH LEADING THE FIELD DOWN
FOR LAP NUMBER 1 OF 35, GRUELING 35-LAP FEATURE HERE FOR
THE SUMMER SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR.
BATTLING TWO WIDE, IT'S RYAN GRIFFITH IN THE X CAR
AND TOMMY NELSON IN THE 45.
ON BACK THERE IN THE FIELD, YOU SEE THE RED AND YELLOW 77,
CURRENT POINTS LEADER JEFF AIKEY.
THE CAR NUMBER 31 OF JASON UTTER BRINGING OUT THE ONLY CAUTION
FLAG IN THE RACE WITH A MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN ON LAP
NUMBER 16.
PUSHED UP THE BACKSIDE OF THAT 31 AT JASON UTTER.
FOLLOWING THE CAUTION FLAG, THE FIELD LINES UP IN THE DELEWARE
DOUBLE-FILE FORMATION WITH RACE LEADER ANDY ECKRICH ALONE OUT IN
FRONT OF THE FIELD, AND EVERYONE ELSE DOUBLE FILE BEHIND HIM.
HAMMER ON THE LOUD PEDAL, ONCE AGAIN THE 56 OF ANDY ECKRICH
LEADS THE FIELD THROUGH TURNS ONE AND TWO.
THEY'LL STACK THEM UP TWO.
NOW LOOKING TO GO THREE WIDE OFF TURN NUMBER TWO.
ON THE TOP SIDE IT'S STILL JASON HANEY BACK THERE IN THE NUMBER
THREE SPOT.
POINTS LEADER JEFF AIKEY, THE 77, WORKING AROUND.
NOW YOU'LL SEE THE OTHER 50 CAR; THAT IS DENNY ECKRICH WORKING
THE INSIDE LANE OF THE SPEEDWAY.
DENNY ECKRICH WILL GRAB AHOLD OF THE NUMBER THREE SPOT AS HE
DRIVES INSIDE OF JASON HANEY'S CAR NUMBER 76.
ANDY ECKRICH OUT IN FRONT OF THE FIELD, NOW CHANGE FOR THE NUMBER
TWO POSITION.
IT IS DENNY ECKRICH FIGHTING HIS WAY PAST RYAN GRIFFITH FOR THE
NUMBER TWO SPOT.
THE BROTHERS NOW RUNNING ONE AND TWO.
IT'S ANDY ECKRICH OUT IN FRONT, THE YELLOW AND BLUE 56.
DENNY ECKRICH, THE BROTHER, RIDING IN THE NUMBER TWO
POSITION.
BACK THERE IN THIRD, IT IS STILL RYAN GRIFFITH AND IN
THE X CAR.
ANDY ECKRICH OUT IN FRONT.
HERE YOU SEE DENNY, THE 50 CAR, TAKING TO THE INSIDE.
THE TWO CARS FINDING SOME MOISTURE ON THE BOTTOM LANE OF
THE SPEEDWAY.
RIGHT NOW ALONG THE TIRES, SOME GREAT BITE.
DENNY ECKRICH GETS INSIDE.
HE'LL GRAB AHOLD OF THE RACE LEAD.
ANDY ECKRICH IN THE 56.
THERE'S NO BROTHERLY LOVE HERE AS THE TWO CARS ARE SWAPPING A
LITTLE PAINT OFF TURN NUMBER TWO.
DOWN THE BACK STRAIGHTAWAY ANDY ECKRICH, HE WILL GRAB BACK
AHOLD OF THE TOP SPOT.
DENNY ECKRICH LETS IT DRIFT HIGH INTO TURN NUMBER THREE.
TRYING TO REGAIN THAT TOP SPOT.
IT'S THE ECKRICHES WHEEL TO WHEEL, DOOR TO DOOR OFF TURN
NUMBER FOUR.
NOW INTO TURN NUMBER ONE.
ANDY ECKRICH FINDING THE MOISTURE ON THE BOTTOM SIDE
ONE MORE TIME.
DENNY ECKRICH STAYING ON THE MIDDLE END OF THE SPEEDWAY.
THEY'LL FOLLOW EACH OTHER SINGLE FILE, NOSE TO TAIL DOWN THE BACK
STRAIGHTAWAY.
THEY'LL FAN APART.
ANDY ECKRICH ON THE INSIDE OF THE 56.
DENNY ONCE AGAIN TRIES TO GET SOME MOMENTUM ON THE TOP SIDE OF
THE SPEEDWAY.
BRING THE FIELD DOWN TO THE LINE.
TWO CAR LENGTHS SEPARATE FIRST AND SECOND.
ANDY ON THE INSIDE.
DENNY ON THE TOP SIDE.
THE BROTHERS DUKING IT OUT.
THE GLOVES COME OFF.
BATTLING FOR ONE AND TWO.
NOW THE CARS INTO HEAVY LAP TRAFFIC.
COMING TO THE CLOSING LAPS OF THE 35-LAP SERIES FEATURE EVEN
HERE AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR SPEEDWAY.
ANDY ECKRICH OUT IN FRONT.
YOU SEE THE GREEN FLAG FLYING HIGH.
THAT SIGNIFIES JUST TWO LAPS TO GO.
ANDY ECKRICH TO THE OUTSIDE.
DENNY ECKRICH PEAKING TO THE INSIDE.
CAN HE DO THE PICK AND ROLL?
WILL HE USE THE LAP TRAFFIC TO HIS ADVANTAGE?
THE QUESTION IS CAN DENNY FIGHT HIS WAY PAST BROTHER ANDY
IN THE 56 CAR.
ANDY ECKRICH HAS IT.
DENNY ECKRICH WANTS IT IN THE 50.
DENNY NOW ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE SPEEDWAY.
OFF TURN NUMBER FOUR, WHITE FLAG IS OUT.
HALF-MILE REMAINS HERE TO SETTLE THE SCORE AT THE IOWA STATE FAIR
SPEEDWAY.
ANDY ECKRICH NOW GRABS AHOLD OF THE MOISTURE ON THE BOTTOM SIDE.
HE'S DIGGING DEEP TO THE INSIDE OF THE LAP TRAFFIC, DOWN THE
BACK STRAIGHTAWAY.
ANDY, DENNY, CONTINUE TO RUN ONE AND TWO.
THE FINAL TWO LEFT-HAND TURNS WAITING TO FIELD.
OFF TURN NUMBER FOUR, HE LOOKS AHEAD AND HIS EYES ON THE PRIZE.
$2,000 RICHER, IT WILL BE ANDY ECKRICH IN THE CAR NUMBER 56.
THE HAND OUT THE WINDOW SALUTING THE FANS, TAKING A $2,000 PAYDAY
HOME.
SO THE FINAL RESULTS: IT IS ANDY ECKRICH IN THE 56,
YOUR WINNER; THE 50 OF DENNY ECKRICH
FINISHING IN THE BRIDESMAID'S POSITION;
RYAN GRIFFITH OUT OF WEBSTER CITY THE X CAR
IN THIRD; THE 38 FROM WAPELLO, IOWA,
COLBY SPRINGSTEEN IN FOURTH AND SERIES POINTS LEADER OUT OF
CEDAR FALLS, JEFF AIKEY IN THE CAR NUMBER 77 ROUNDING OUT THE
TOP FIVE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE DRIVERS.