Mike got sideways and I went right by him to take the lead while Tom dropped back.. On Saturday, the Modifieds race for $1,528 to win their Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifier. Sunoco bonuses are being presented at IMCA Late Model sanctioned weekly tracks this year. Colorado National Speedway. 28th annual Tiny Lund Memorial this weekend at Shelby County Speedway Events HARLAN, Iowa - Shelby County Speedway rolls out the red carpet for six IMCA divisions at the 28 th annual Tiny Lund Memorial Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25 and 26. 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. With two laps to go, Tom [Berry] got under Mike [Nichols] and they ramped tires, said Van Horn. Cole Vanderheiden returned to the driver's seat on Friday night for the opening round of the Tiny Lund Memorial doubleheader at Shelby County Speedway (Harlan, Iowa). Jason Kohl picked up $1,000 for the hard-fought win. Then download the Speedway mobile app and turn your purchases into redeemable points for Speedy Rewards. Privacy policy IMCA Modifieds run for $2,000 to win and a minimum of $200 to start their Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifier on Saturday. @ Carteret County Speedway . 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. improve your browsing experience, and analyze our traffic. West Coast Kart Club 2023 Race 2 @ Greg Moore Raceway . He drove to the IMCA stock car victory during the 28 th annual Tiny Lund Memorial weekend at Shelby County Speedway in Harlan, Iowa. 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. Can't find your results? Rookie Terry Link was spun straight into the drivers' door of Lund's Dodge and Link's Pontiac exploded in flames. TINY LUND MEMORIAL RACE COMING RIGHT UP. His resume also includes 10 EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region championships and the 2017 IMCA Speedway [Read More], HARLAN, Iowa (Sept. 25-26) Kelly Shryocks Saturday IMCA Modified win was his first ever at Shelby County Speedways Tiny Lund Memorial. Randy Havlik, of Victory Race Cars, told me, I was there [performance-wise] it would be just a matter of time.. 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. 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. Modified winners become eligible to qualify for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational while Stock Car winners become B & B Racing Chassis All-Star qualifying eligible. There is a Tiny Lund Grandstand at Daytona International Speedway, and in his hometown of Harlan, Iowa, there is a local dirt-track International Motor Contest Association (IMCA) Modified race, the Tiny Lund Memorial, with over 200 entries annually for this popular event. Tiny Lund Museum. Sons of Lund and Jarrett Together by Sponsorship. Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMods race for $500 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $400 to win and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $200 to win each night. Tiny Lund Night 1 / Battle of the Compacts on Hwy 59. Shelby County Speedway EVENT INFORMATION Tiny Lund Night #1 CLASSES IMCA Late Models 35 entries Sport Compacts 21 entries Hobby Stocks 43 entries Keast Motors Northern Sport Modifieds 55 entries Stock Cars 40 entries 305 Sprints - Winged 29 entries Dirt Pro Trucks 12 entries EVENT TIMES Pits Open 4:00 PM Gates Open 5:00 PM Hot Laps At 6:30 PM . 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. (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. 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IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing national, regional, KMJ Performance State and tour points will be awarded. On Saturday, gates open at 2:28 p.m. and hot laps and racing follow the 5:28 p.m. pit meeting. When I was a kid, I watched a documentary on him. Earning a trip to victory lane at Shelby County Speedway does not come easy. 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. Shelby County Speedway will kick off the regular season Saturday the 29th. 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. With a heart as big as his stature, Tiny was a very generous man who loved fast cars, fishing, good times and children. Read More, Contact Us 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. They started thinking the track wasnt as small as they thought it would be. $65.00 DeWayne Louis Lund (November 14, 1929-August 17, 1975), affectionally known as "Tiny" due to his rather large and imposing size, was born in Harlan, Iowa, and started racing at a young age - first motorcycles, then trying his hand at sprints and midgets. Holman-Moody gave him a car for several big races at Atlanta, Daytona, and Charlotte but nothing came of it. He was a big man with a big sense of humor and an even bigger heart. 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. 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. Shelby County Speedway : Home. Spectator admission is $15 for adults and $10 for students ages 6-18. 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We are now open for additional reservations. Read More, Search through our most frequently asked questions and find an answer to your question. We may also share information about your use of our site with our analytics partners. 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. Ive been at the Tiny Lund Memorial since the first or second race, said Van Horn, of Atlantic, Iowa. Thomas Nelson #34N; Full Results. 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He was alive when he reached the track infield hospital, but he died less than ten minutes later of chest and internal crush injuries. Tiny Lund Memorial Race Late August - Early September Check current schedule at the speedway link below. Ohio Valley Legend Car Series. 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. For 1964 he was back to journeyman status, hooking up with a string of backmarkers before vaulting into the lead in the Columbia 200 and then overheating. Tiny Fest: Powered by . Colorado National Speedway. 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. After the race, the officials reviewed a variety of evidence to determine the winner. VINTON, Iowa The payday gets even better this week for the IMCA Sunoco Late Model feature winner at Shelby County Speedway. MYLAPS Store 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. 1973 . Two other poles on the season showed he had raw speed but the reliability wasn't there and so Lund left Bumgarner and became a journeyman for 1958. The Tiny Lund is a huge event and any time you can win a memorial race its special. Terms & Conditions (Updated: 4/20/2021) | Privacy Policy (Updated: 4/20/2021), Vanderheiden Takes Part in Tiny Lund Memorial. Dewayne "Tiny" Lund began his racing career at the Shelby County Speedway in Iowa. The thriller occurred during the Tiny Lund Memorial weekend, on night No. $100,000 to Win: Does it Draw Cars and Fans. Festival Activities: Tiny Lund: Merchandise Results: Poem: Museum: Shelby County Speedway : Home. DeWayne "Tiny" Lund, the last winner of a Cup race at Hickory Motor Speedway, was most definitely not a tiny man. 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. We had people here all the time watching them work on the track starting in April, said Batz. 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. Your Speedy Rewards account and a credit card all in one! The three hobby stock drivers battled side-by-side, often three-wide, for several laps. Reserved pit stalls are $25. 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. IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks run for $750 to win on Friday and for $1,000 to win on Saturday. Like the driver who they named the event after, Dusty Van Horn was in the right place at the right time. After 1971, Lund began to fade from the Grand National limelight and moved to the new Grand National East and short track Late Model Sportsman (now Nationwide Series) series'; he twice won the Sportsman season opener down in Daytona and continued to rack up the triumphs on the short tracks that he had cut his teeth on. 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. I got the monkey off my back, said Van Horn. Then Ned Jarrett made the pass on Lund for the top spot but with three to go, he befell the same fate as Lorenzen. IMCA Late Models, Sport Compacts, Hobby Stocks, Keast Motors Northern Sport Modifieds, Stock Cars. Im learning fast.. It was pretty cool, said Nichols, the winningest driver in IMCAs 108-year history. 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. 2023 Thousands of events that previously used stopwatches and thumbs to keep track of results now rely on MYLAPS technology. The first of 18 "Chase to the Championship" nights for the 2023 season. 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. Harlan, IA 51537 . For 1968, he teamed with Big Bud Moore and his Mercury's and also ran Moore's cars in the new NASCAR Grand American division designed for light cars like Mustangs and Camaros; a fifth in the Firecracker 400 and a fourth in Rockingham highlighted his short Grand National season, but he won the Grand American championship. Stuart also gives track points. View our Privacy Notice. 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. Jason Kohl picked up $1,000 for the hard-fought win. IMCA Speedway Motors Weekly Racing National, regional and KMJ Performance State points will be awarded for both draw/redraw shows. 953 views, 24 likes, 1 loves, 12 comments, 4 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Shelby County Speedway Harlan, Iowa: Night 1 of the 26th Annual Tiny Lund Memorial! This also has disputed the win total between Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip, both of whom are tied at 84. Mike Nichols, won for the 600thtime in his incredible IMCA Sunoco Stock Car career, taking his latest checkers Saturday night at hometown Shelby County Speedway. Year: Races: Wins: 2nd: 3rd: 4th: 5th: 6-10: 11-30: DNF: Poles: Earnings: 1972 11 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 5 1 $5,025. 28th annual Tiny Lund Memorial this weekend at Shelby County Speedway 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. MyRacePass had me as the winner [and] a photo backed that up. The Harlan, Iowa, native made his mark in racing lore by winning the 1963 Daytona 500. 5/6/2023. McDuffie on the backstretch; Lund and McDuffie spun down the track as it turned into chaos behind them. Fridays Battle of Highway 59 for the Mach-1 Sport Compacts pays $1,000 to win; the 4-cylinders run for $250 to win on Saturday. 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. 1-712-755-3344. 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. Pit passes are $30 for adults and $15 for kids ages 15 and under. The Shelby County Speedway was Dewayne "Tiny" Lund's home track when he first started racing. 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. 1008 - 6th Street. Gates open at 3:28 p.m. on Friday with hot laps and racing to follow the 6:28 pit meeting. Tiny Fest Tiny Lund Memorial Building Fund . Shelby County Speedway will kick off the regular season Saturday the 29th. The race almost didn't get underway that Sunday, delayed over an hour and a half due to heavy rains, and then the first ten laps were run under caution. Both IMCA Modified and Stock Car divisions run at Harlan for the 25 th consecutive season in 2020. Ok - to the best of my knowledge (Chris) All marked off in red are sold, reserved spaces. 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 finish definitely was like [how] old-school stock car racing is described, Kohl said. I have a whole bunch of seconds to him, but I never won. 2, at Shelby County Speedway in Harlan, Iowa. He won five races total in what would become the NASCAR Cup Series. He earned the ironic nickname of Tiny from his 65, 270-lb. Jason Kohl (outside) eked out a win as the IMCA hobby stocks crossed the line three-wide. Stock Car Racing Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 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. The 28 th annual Tiny Lund Memorial is Sept. 25-26. I am so proud of the success my father was able to attain in his lifetime. this site uses cookies to personalize content, Lund's victory (on a single set of tires!) Hes Hes pretty fast. Sadly, Lund died at age 45 in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. 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. IMCA will announce mid-week before the dates bonuses are to [Read More], HARLAN, Iowa (Aug. 20, 2022) Another win, another milestone. 2023 He won a pair of pole positions at Gastonia and Hillsboro but did nothing much else and for 1959 he fielded self-owned Chevrolets. On behalf of the staff, we can't thank each and every one of you enough that reserved a stall and made the commitment to run the 2023 Chase to the Championship season. MyRacePassTM All rights reserved. For his actions, Lund was awarded the Carnegie Medal of Honor. All Rights Reserved. This year marks the Outside Groove Director of Photographys 51st year of covering auto racing. 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. 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. Anthony Roth ended in second, Chris Mills in third. 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. He was one of the most colorful drivers of his era. That was amazing.. I was out-driven by a guy with a lot more experience than me for five seasons. While we may focus on daytime high temps, we continue to have nights in the 20s. 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. Low temperatures in the overnight hours are a huge part of the problem. Cole Vanderheiden returned to the driver's seat on Friday night for the opening round of the Tiny Lund Memorial doubleheader at Shelby County Speedway (Harlan, Iowa). At Daytona in 1963, Lund pulled driver Marvin Panch from the flaming car he was testing for a three-hour sports car race. Read More, We invented automatic sports timing. Lund went on to win the Daytona 500. 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. | By Shelby County Speedway Harlan, Iowa Facebook Log In Watch Home Live Shows Explore More Home Live Shows Explore If the feature winner is a previous Sunoco winner, the bonus moves to the next eligible position. At 6-6 and close to 300 pounds, Lund rarely did anything in a tiny way.. This year marks the Outside Groove Director of Photographys 51st year of covering auto racing. The race remembers DeWayne Louis Lund, more commonly known as Tiny Lund. Phillips County Raceway 29 Apr 2023 First Page. IMCA Late Models, Stock Cars, Northern Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks and Sport Compacts will all take to the track in their quest.more The Awakening Part I cancelled 3/28/2023 Shelby County Speedway Schedule (2023) Print| Details Click here for printable schedule. Both Eric Stanton and Jason Fusselman congratulated Jason Kohl after officials declared him the victor. Point funds will be paid in all divisions. In 1975, he entered an A.J. 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. There was a good car count and the grandstand was packed. Twenty-nine IMCA RaceSaver Sprint competitors registered for battle, and Cole slid backwards from fourth to fifth in his heat race, which relegated him to a B-Main. In February of 1963, Lund went down to Daytona shopping around for any ride, but soon was thrust into the limelight when his good friend Marvin Panch, former driver for the now-famous Wood Brothers racing team, had a massive accident while testing an experimental Ford-powered Maserati sports car for the second Daytona Continental three-hour sports car race (it is now the Rolex 24, having adopted a 24-hour format in 1965) - it had suddenly swerved out of control, flipped over, and burst into flames. Search Shelby County Speedway or scan this handy QR Code. 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. Terms & Conditions (Updated: 4/20/2021) | Privacy Policy (Updated: 4/20/2021), Cancelled - The Awakening Part 1 - Cancelled. 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. 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. He was bruised and had a broken arm but was hooked. Dusty Van Horns IMCA Sunoco Stock Car win the same night was his first-ever in the division. Entertainment in the pit area follows the Friday program and camping will be available at the fairgrounds. IMCA Hobby Stocks & Sport Compacts bring the thrills here as we wrap up Night #1 of the Tiny Lund Memorial at the Shelby County Speedway.Watch this event and. Dirt. Lucky for me and unlucky for him, a lapped car kind of got him out of shape, Shryock said. "Shelby County Speedway has a rich racing tradition that we are proud to have been part of for a lot of years," IMCA Vice President of Operations Jim Stannard said. Van Horn has been trying for five years. MPG @ Spring Mountain - Charleston Peak . Shelby County Speedway hosts 29th Tiny Lund Memorial. $100,000 to Win: Does it Draw Cars and Fans. Tiny Lund's Grand National East Record. 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. After tech, they announced that I won by .032 of a second. 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. Reserved pit stalls are $25. 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. [Nichols] has a bag full of tricks, and he is showing them to me. We all agreed that the race was a crazy and a lot of fun. 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. Kaylin Lopez #16K; 2. Night 1 of the 26th Annual Tiny Lund Memorial! Do you want exclusive offers on food, merchandise, and more? Read More, The MYLAPS Speedhive app gives you quick access to the official results of motorized events. The race was delayed a week by heavy rains but on August 17th the green flag was waved by Juan Manuel Fangio. Despite this, the wins were counted as constructors victories for Chevrolet and starts for Lund. For 1956, Lund tacked on with Gus Holzmueller - they did little, a fourth in Columbia (SC) their best result. The booth said that Eric [Stanton] was the winner. The official on the ground declared me as the winner, Kohl, of Missouri Valley, Iowa, said. Dirt Stock Cars/Street Stocks/Hobby Stocks/Factory Stocks, Jadon Frame: First Times the Charm (Video), Paulie Hartwig: Winning on Dirt & Pavement, Matt Stangle: When Second Feels like a Win. All American Speedway . Van Horns time came in dramatic fashion. At Daytona in 1963, Lund pulled driver Marvin Panch from the flaming car he was testing for a three-hour sports car race.