Read More, We invented automatic sports timing. From that movie, I took away that you have to be in the right spot at the right time and great things can happen.. For 1956, Lund tacked on with Gus Holzmueller - they did little, a fourth in Columbia (SC) their best result. Going to the checkered, I could see his cars nose on the outside of me, Van Horn said. Adaskaveg got his start working for track photographer Lloyd Burnham at Connecticuts Stafford Motor Speedway in 1970. Kelly Shryock was a first-time winner at Shelby County Speedway's Tiny Lund Memorial, earning $1,528 for his Saturday night IMCA Modified efforts. 5ta Valida Rok Cup 2023 @ Kartodromo Cotopaxi . Advertisement The event pays tribute to the Harlan's hometown son who went onto NASCAR fame. Along with his back-to-back Grand American championships in '70 and '71, Lund "won" two Grand National events in 1971 - the Buddy Shuman 100 (a 276-lap race, 100 miles, as NASCAR rules required 100 mile races at the time) at Hickory Motor Speedway and the Wilkes 400 at North Wilkesboro Speedway driving a Camaro Grand American car for Ronnie Hopkins. Point funds will be paid in all divisions. While Shryock has won his share and then some of IMCAs biggest events, races like the Tiny Lund stand out. It was a pretty good night. Nichols has enjoyed a lot of pretty good nights since first takingThe Class Too Tough To Tameby storm in 2002. Shelby County Speedway hosts 29th Tiny Lund Memorial. The first of 18 "Chase to the Championship" nights for the 2023 season. Panch, stricken in hospital and originally told he would never race again, asked Lund to take over his ride and Glen Wood agreed, believing Lund the best replacement available at such short notice. MYLAPS Store Phillips County Raceway 29 Apr 2023 First Page. Dewayne "Tiny" Lund began his racing career at the Shelby County Speedway in Iowa. Sadly, Lund died at age 45 in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Greg Fielden and Peter Golenbock's "Stock Car Racing Encyclopedia" has credited Lund with the two victories, bringing his career total to five. Hes Hes pretty fast. He won a pair of pole positions at Gastonia and Hillsboro but did nothing much else and for 1959 he fielded self-owned Chevrolets. Tiny Fest Tiny Lund Memorial Building Fund . Shelby County Speedway Schedule (2023) Print| Details Click here for printable schedule. Stuart also gives track points. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded both nights. As part of a regular points night of racing, the August 15 IMCA Late Model winner pockets an extra $250 courtesy of Sunoco Race Fuels. Izac Mallicoat #11; 3. As the green flag waved on the Great American Race, it was Fireball Roberts on pole in a Banjo Matthews Pontiac and "Flying" Fred Lorenzen in a Holman-Moody factory Ford outside of him - the race had no clearcut favorite on the onset but as contenders like Junior Johnson fell by the wayside, Lorenzen took control. Reserved pit stalls are $25. Tiny Lund Night 1 / Battle of the Compacts on Hwy 59. In 1969, he continued to toil in the Grand American division and ran one Grand National race, guesting for Bill France, Sr. himself who had placed himself on the entry list in the inaugural Talladega 500 as an abortive attempt to get an "in" with Richard Petty's new drivers' association on the eve of their boycott over tire safety protests; Lund drove into the lead but his clutch packed in and he was classified ninth. If the feature winner is a previous Sunoco winner, the bonus moves to the next eligible position. In 1966, he continued his partnership with Stelter and flexed his muscle, dominating at Spartanburg before a differential failed and at Manassas before his engine exploded; nonetheless, he took victory at Beltsville Speedway, but mechanical gremlins and accidents in the form of twenty-one DNF's kept him from more widespread success. There was a good car count and the grandstand was packed. All Rights Reserved. This year marks the Outside Groove Director of Photographys 51st year of covering auto racing. Lund managed to take the lead very late in the going, but Lorenzen came out of nowhere with ten to go and passed Lund before his gas tank sputtered and he had to dive to pit road. The thriller occurred during the Tiny Lund Memorial weekend, on night No. Tiny Lund DEWAYNE "TINY" LUND. We went back and forth, nosing each other out on the last lap.. Both IMCA Modified and Stock Car divisions run at Harlan for the 25 th consecutive season in 2020. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Shelby County Speedway will kick off the regular season Saturday the 29th. He timed in fourth in individual qualifying trials, but could only muster a sixth-place finish in the second qualifying heat to determine the race lineup. Sunoco bonuses are being presented at IMCA Late Model sanctioned weekly tracks this year. IMCA Late Models, Stock Cars, Northern Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts will all take to the track in their quest We regret to inform you we are cancelling the Awakening Part I. It was a very intense race. Waterford Hills Road Course 29 Apr 2023 Opening Night #2 2023. This also has disputed the win total between Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip, both of whom are tied at 84. Drivers in the race were not informed of the tragedy until after it was over, however, Richard Petty ominously remarked on his radio that "I don't think he's going to get out of that one,". With two laps to go, Tom [Berry] got under Mike [Nichols] and they ramped tires, said Van Horn. Dusty Van Horn finally got that ticket to victory lane, which he shared with his wife, Lindsey; their two sons, Josh and Dayton; and a young lady selected by the track to present the checkered flag. McDuffie on the backstretch; Lund and McDuffie spun down the track as it turned into chaos behind them. When asked about Tiny, Christoper mentioned, "I didn't really know my father very well, but when I think about the shoes I would have to fill, I realize what a truly larger-than-life man he was. Stock Car Racing Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. I race one night a week, at Harlan, and every week I have to race against Mike Nichols, IMCAs winningest driver of all-time, Van Horn said. IMCA Sunoco Late Models, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods all race for $1,000 to win on Friday and for $1,500 to win on Saturday. HARLAN, Iowa (June 2, 2022) First reviews are in and drivers turning laps during an open practice session raved about new-look Shelby County Speedway. He drove to the IMCA stock car victory during the 28 th annual Tiny Lund Memorial weekend at Shelby County Speedway in Harlan, Iowa. Pizza Ranch and Staiert and Sons Custom Pumping have teamed up this year and are pleased to announce a new twist to the two day Tiny Lund Show, Friday Sept 13th and Saturday Sept 14th. Sons of Lund and Jarrett Together by Sponsorship. They started thinking the track wasnt as small as they thought it would be. Echeconnee MX - Sunday Area Qualifier - BIG Series, Get quick and easy mobile access to your personal event results, Connect to your personal MYLAPS account and Transponder, See the history of all your personal event results, Compare your lap times with other racers in one graph, Analyze where you won and lost compared to your opponents. Sadly, Lund died at age 45 in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. MyRacePass had me as the winner [and] a photo backed that up. TINY LUND MEMORIAL RACE COMING UP THIS COMING WEEKEND Pizza Ranch and Staiert and Sons Custom Pumping have teamed up this year and are pleased to announce a new twist to the two day Tiny Lund Show, Friday Sept 13th and Saturday Sept 14th. I got under both of them. HARLAN, Iowa Shelby County Speedway rolls out the red carpet for drivers in six IMCA divisions competing in the 29thannual Tiny Lund Memorial this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 24 and 25. Lund was extricated from his car by track rescue teams. Legends. But Lund was methodically working his way through the field and his Wood Brothers team had an ace up their sleeve - they planned to make the race on a stop less than the field. DeWayne "Tiny" Lund, the last winner of a Cup race at Hickory Motor Speedway, was most definitely not a tiny man. Dwight Wrich after capturing the 2000 Tiny Lund Grand National Championship (Photo courtesy of Shelby County Speedway) Dwight Wrich - a great husband, father, son, friend, and racing champion. View our Privacy Notice. 2, at Shelby County Speedway in Harlan, Iowa. Ohio Valley Legend Car Series. He also ran a few events for A.L. Miracle on the High Banks 2 @ Slinger Super Speedway . Ironically, Jarrett's father Ned had raced Lund's father in that 1963 Daytona 500, and it was ironic that UPS chose Lund to be profiled to celebrate their employee and his racing heritage. Shelby County Speedway : Home. Ive been at the Tiny Lund Memorial since the first or second race, said Van Horn, of Atlantic, Iowa. Dirt Stock Cars/Street Stocks/Hobby Stocks/Factory Stocks, Shellhammer Dirt Track: 10 Races in Less Than 3 Hours, Paulie Hartwig: Winning on Dirt & Pavement, Matt Stangle: When Second Feels like a Win. [Nichols] has a bag full of tricks, and he is showing them to me. @ Carteret County Speedway . On Saturday, gates open at 2:30 p.m. and the drivers meeting is at 5:30 p.m. with hot laps and racing to follow. Van Horns time came in dramatic fashion. After a stint in Korea in the Army, Tiny was ready for the big time and in 1955 decided to try his hand in stock car racing. Ok - to the best of my knowledge (Chris) All marked off in red are sold, reserved spaces. IMCA Modifieds run for $2,000 to win and a minimum of $200 to start their Fast Shafts All-Star . 1. All American Speedway . 1-712-755-3344. He won five races total in what would become the NASCAR Cup Series. The finish definitely was like [how] old-school stock car racing is described, Kohl said. Lucky for me and unlucky for him, a lapped car kind of got him out of shape, Shryock said. Thousands of events that previously used stopwatches and thumbs to keep track of results now rely on MYLAPS technology. King Dodge in the Talladega 500 as a first alternate; when Grant Adcox's car was withdrawn from the event, Lund was in and after a short track event that Saturday was flown down in Bobby Allison's private airplane. The entire NASCAR community was saddened by the death of one of their most colorful stars. Twenty-nine IMCA RaceSaver Sprin Providing motorsports marketing tools for drivers, teams, and promoters. Both Eric Stanton and Jason Fusselman congratulated Jason Kohl after officials declared him the victor. He was often seen giving away his trophy to a child at the end of the race day. Since then, hes been a columnist, writer, and photographer, in racing and in mainstream media, for several outlets, including the Journal Inquirer, Boston Herald, Stock Car Racing, and Speedway Illustrated. Tiny Lund Merchandise. In 1975, he entered an A.J. Tiny entered his first NASCAR race in October of 1955 at Lehi, Arkansas. Lund was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1994, and in 1998 named one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. Memorial races have a special place in my heart. 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Reserved pit stalls are $25. Friday night action is in honor of the Dale Swanson Memorial and sees the IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Late Models racing for $755 to win, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars and Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods for $655 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $555 and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $155 to win. Lund would take the green flag from twelfth on the grid. Dusty Van Horns IMCA Sunoco Stock Car win the same night was his first-ever in the division. Coos Bay Speedway 29 Apr 2023 2023_WHRRI_Drivers_School. West Coast Kart Club 2023 Race 2 @ Greg Moore Raceway . Shryock, already on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot, started on the pole, then had to get the lead back from Jacob Hobscheidt before collecting the $1,528 checkers. HARLAN, Iowa Shelby County Speedway rolls out the red carpet for six IMCA divisions at the 28thannual Tiny Lund Memorial Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25 and 26. We are now open for additional reservations. Randy Havlik, of Victory Race Cars, told me, I was there [performance-wise] it would be just a matter of time.. Bandolero. Low temperatures in the overnight hours are a huge part of the problem. Organization login Both race night programs will be broadcast by IMCA.TV. The Shelby County Speedway was Dewayne "Tiny" Lund's home track when he first started racing. Nichols regained his form and chased Van Horn down. Do you want exclusive offers on food, merchandise, and more? Kaylin Lopez #16K; 2. MPG @ Spring Mountain - Charleston Peak . The MYLAPS Speedhive app gives you quick access to the official results of motorized sport events and with live timing spectators and fans can follow races all over the world, MYLAPS Speedhive offers you better insights into your race performance in order to help you track, compare, share and increase your progress. 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