Phillips County Raceway 29 Apr 2023 First Page. Stuart also gives track points. Tiny Lund: Larger than life - hickoryrecord.com 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. MyRacePassTM All rights reserved. He was a big man with a big sense of humor and an even bigger heart. The race was delayed a week by heavy rains but on August 17th the green flag was waved by Juan Manuel Fangio. This year marks the Outside Groove Director of Photographys 51st year of covering auto racing. Craig Graham (Webster City, IA), 2. Lucky for me and unlucky for him, a lapped car kind of got him out of shape, Shryock said. Race Results - Race Monitor $65.00 Richard Simpson and David Garmany, two Vietnam War veterans spectating in the infield, climbed over the catch fencing and with help from Walter Ballard, who was also involved in the crash, pulled Link from his car and managed to revive him. I am so proud of the success my father was able to attain in his lifetime. 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. (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. Lund's victory (on a single set of tires!) Millard County Raceway 29 Apr 2023 NASCAR Opening Night. 2023 Speedway LLC. Read More, Search through our most frequently asked questions and find an answer to your question. This year marked the 29th running of the Tiny Lund Memorial weekend at Shelby County Speedway. MPG @ Spring Mountain - Charleston Peak . . Jason Kohl picked up $1,000 for the hard-fought win. Sadly, Lund died at age 45 in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Events HARLAN, Iowa - Shelby County Speedway rolls out the red carpet for drivers in six IMCA divisions competing in the 29 th annual Tiny Lund Memorial this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 24 and 25. The race remembers DeWayne Louis Lund, more commonly known as Tiny Lund. Although, I'm not sure if it's as big as it used to be but I believe they still run it. 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,". 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.