Again major success eluded Lund and by 1963 he had no ride. . 2020 winners have been Jeff Aikey at Independence Motor Speedway, Matt Ryan at 34 Raceway, Joel Callahan at Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway, Eric Pollard at 300 Raceway, Justin Kay at Davenport Speedway and Dalton Simonsen at Marshalltown Speedway. The event pays tribute to the Harlans hometown son who went onto NASCAR fame. Tiny Lund wins different kinds of IMCA firsts for Shryock, Van Horn Lund went south and managed to scrounge together a '55 Chevrolet for a big money Grand National event in Lehi, Arkansas - $2,900.00 to the winner, an unbelievable sum at the time, with Carl Rupert and his safety belt company footing the bill. Earning a trip to victory lane at Shelby County Speedway does not come easy. Shelby County Speedway Low temperatures in the overnight hours are a huge part of the problem. Read More, The MYLAPS Speedhive app gives you quick access to the official results of motorized events. 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 pretty good night. Nichols has enjoyed a lot of pretty good nights since first takingThe Class Too Tough To Tameby storm in 2002. Pit gates open at 3:30 p.m. and the drivers meeting is at 6:15 p.m., with hot laps and racing to follow Friday night. MyRacePass had me as the winner [and] a photo backed that up. The finish definitely was like [how] old-school stock car racing is described, Kohl said. 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. It was all down to whether or not Lund could make it on fuel; he sputtered on the final lap, but he managed to coast home to win what has been called the fairytale story of NASCAR. (Photo by Jim Steffens) HARLAN, Iowa (Sept. 25-26) - Kelly Shryock's Saturday IMCA Modified win was his first ever at Shelby County Speedway's Tiny Lund Memorial. The historic dirt oval at Harlan was reconfigured this spring from a big 4/10s to what promoter Doug Batz described as a momentum third. Banking was increased around the track, which remains some 80 feet wide. Cody Conquers the Tiny Lund Memorial Cody Thompson picked up his 13th win of the 2022 campaign on Saturday night with a trip to Victory Lane in the Tiny Lund Memorial at Shelby County Speedway (Harlan, Iowa). Waterford Hills Road Course 29 Apr 2023 Opening Night #2 2023. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded for both draw/redraw shows. Terms & Conditions (Updated: 4/20/2021) | Privacy Policy (Updated: 4/20/2021), Vanderheiden Takes Part in Tiny Lund Memorial. DeWayne "Tiny" Lund, the last winner of a Cup race at Hickory Motor Speedway, was most definitely not a tiny man. From his hospital bed, Panch told Lund he wanted him to sub for him in the famed Wood Brothers ride. He was alive when he reached the track infield hospital, but he died less than ten minutes later of chest and internal crush injuries. $100,000 to Win: Does it Draw Cars and Fans. The first of 18 "Chase to the Championship" nights for the 2023 season. 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. As the number of entrants for the fields was low, NASCAR allowed Grand American cars to fill out the remaining spots on the grid; Grand American cars equally fast if not more so than the regular Grand National cars at short tracks, and Lund controlled the event at Hickory before falling into a win when dominator Richard Petty fell by the wayside at North Wilkesboro. jumpstarted what had been a dead career but didn't spell instant success; he would stay in the Wood Brothers Ford for several races after Daytona and came close to another victory in the Southeastern 500 before his motor gave out, but regular driver Marvin Panch returned and Lund was kicked to the curb. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks run for $750 to win on Friday and for $1,000 to win on Saturday. Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds and IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars both race for $1,000 top prizes Sunday, June 26 at Minnesotas Worthington Speedway; and at Iowa venues Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer on Monday, June 27; Buena Vista Raceway in Alta on Tuesday, June 28; Shelby County Speedway in Harlan on Wednesday, June 29; and at Stuart Speedway on Thursday, June 30. 103 Build your brand with MRP Digital Ads improve your browsing experience, and analyze our traffic. Colorado National Speedway. The race remembers DeWayne Louis Lund, more commonly known as Tiny Lund. Ticket Information Tiny Lund Pricing: Grandstand: Adults: $20.00 Seniors - Military $18 Students 6-18: $15.00 Kids 5 & under FREE Pit Pass 14+: $30.00 Pit Pass 0-13: $20.00 Reserve Pit Stall $25 for both days ATV $10 for both days Camping $50 per day Select Class Select the class to be registered. Tiny Lund DEWAYNE "TINY" LUND. IMCA Late Models, Sport Compacts, Hobby Stocks, Keast Motors Northern Sport Modifieds, Stock Cars. McDuffie on the backstretch; Lund and McDuffie spun down the track as it turned into chaos behind them. 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. HARLAN, Iowa - Shelby County Speedway rolls out the red carpet for drivers in six IMCA divisions competing in the 29th annual Tiny Lund Memorial this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 24 and 25. We all agreed that the race was a crazy and a lot of fun. While the race was dominated by Speedy Thompson and his Pete DePaolo (1925 Indianapolis 500 champion driver, by now was operating a Ford factory team in NASCAR) owned Ford, Lund qualified mid-pack but experienced a frightening accident on lap sixty-five when his car flipped end over end and his flimsy safety belt broke. He earned the ironic nickname of Tiny from his 65, 270-lb. Drivers should pre-register atracescs.com; entry fees of $50 per day for Modifieds, Late Models, Stock Cars and Northern SportMods, $30 for Hobby Stocks and $25 for Sport Compacts, can now be paid using PayPal atscs.tiak@gmail.com. For 1956, Lund tacked on with Gus Holzmueller - they did little, a fourth in Columbia (SC) their best result. 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. He was often seen giving away his trophy to a child at the end of the race day. I got under both of them. Late Models race for $1,228 to win, Stock Cars and Northern SportMods both for $1,028 to win, Hobby Stocks for $828 to win and Sport Compacts for $328 to win. Shelby County Speedway Harlan Harvest Fest - October, the Saturday before Halloween, at Historical Harlan Downtown District Julefest ELK HORN and KIMBALLTON, Iowa - Julefest is held annually during Thanksgiving weekend. Rookie Terry Link was spun straight into the drivers' door of Lund's Dodge and Link's Pontiac exploded in flames. shelbycountyspeedway Archives - Page 2 of 2 - IMCA - International Local Events Schedule | Events | INEX IMCA Modifieds run for $2,000 to win and a minimum of $200 to start their Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifier on Saturday. In 1975, he entered an A.J. The official on the ground declared me as the winner, Kohl, of Missouri Valley, Iowa, said. Among Adaskavegs many awards are the 1992 Eastern Motorsport Press Association (EMPA) Ace Lane Photographer of the Year and the 2019 National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) George Cunningham Writer of the Year. Now chasing an IMCA record extending 11thnational crown, hes averaged better than 28 wins a season over the course of his Stock Car career and leads all IMCA drivers with 44 career track titles. Im learning fast.. Tiny entered his first NASCAR race in October of 1955 at Lehi, Arkansas. Coos Bay Speedway 29 Apr 2023 2023_WHRRI_Drivers_School. Neither of these victories was added to Lund's official win tally, as the legitimacy of whether or not Lund should've been considered a Grand National competitor in these events has been questioned. Tow money is $50 for Modifieds, Late Models, Stock Cars and SportMods, $30 for Hobby Stocks and $25 for Sport Compacts. Ok - to the best of my knowledge (Chris) All marked off in red are sold, reserved spaces. Pit passes are $30 for adults and $15 for kids ages 15 and under. 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. Stock Car Racing Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. The race was delayed a week by heavy rains but on August 17th the green flag was waved by Juan Manuel Fangio. I was out-driven by a guy with a lot more experience than me for five seasons. . 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. He struggled in Stelter's Fords despite a promising run in Fonda, New York where he qualified second and lead some before an axle broke; plagued by horrific reliability, they parted at season's end. Jason Kohl picked up $1,000 for the hard-fought win. We had some people who normally dont race with us unless it was a special say theyre going to race with us weekly because they like smaller tracks. Performance Grading of Harlan, a company long associated with racing in general and Shelby County Speedway in particular, did the dirt work.