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Heavy hitters at Lee County can’t catch Brandies
DONNELLSON, Iowa (July 7) – After he got over the hump, David Brandies went home with $1,000. Brandies won Thursday’s IMCA Sunoco Stock Car Shootout at Lee County Speedway. The victory was his career first at Donnellson and came in front of a packed grandstand. “Last year I went here about half a dozen times, finished second a bunch of times but was never able to get over the hump,” said Brandies, who was also runner-up in his one previous Donnellson start this season. “It couldn’t have happened on a better night. This was the first time I won there and the second time I won $1,000.” Brandies started on the outside of the front row, chased leader Brandon Savage across the stripe on lap one and then found his way to the bottom as Kyle Brown went to the top side The front trio ran three wide with Brown gaining the lead; both Brown and Savage exited with mechanical issues early in the contest and Damon Murty stepped up to challenge Brandies. Murty was [Read More]