2000 World Figure 8 Championship -Indianapolis Speedrome, Home of Figure-Eight Racing Action

with Bill Baas, President of Blossom Chevrolet

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Bill Tunny Jr wins 2003
World Championship

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Bill Tunny Jr. wins the 27th Annual World Figure 8

Bill becomes the fourth different winner in the last four races

Bill Tunny Jr. wins for G & M Trucking, Jim Jones Racing Engines and Big Bee's Towing

Bill Tunny Jr. wins his first World Figure 8 in his 25th try

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On behalf of Checkered Flag Enterprises LLC
we would like to thank the
employees of the
Blossom Chevrolet
Indianapolis Speedrome

Jeanna Stiles Office Manager
Tracy Mann Pit Office
Sandy Johnson Pit Office
Denise George Pit Office
Tina Archer Pit Office

Torry Stiles Communications Director

Jason Abney Track Caretaker

Track Crew
Dennis Love Chief Steward
Jerry Gulley Senior Track Official
Tommy Ellis Flagman
Wayne Thompson Backup Flagman
Toby Thompson Track Official
Mike Brydges Track Official
Randy Storm Track Official
Todd Shelby Track Official
Bob Mcfayden Track Official
Blue Green Track Official
Leon Patterson Track Official
Chuck Bloomfield Track Official

Dewey Burgess Pit Registrar

Brenda Jenkins Assistant scorer and Sign operator
Rose Krimmel Official Scorer
Vanessa Stiles Scoreboard Operator/Assistant Scorer
Jay Baker Voice of the Speedrome
Jonathan Byrd II Advertising Director of the Speedrome
Danielle & Brianna Assistant Scorers and Runners

World Figure 8 Scoring Team
John Stiles Jr. Group Leader
George Lane
30 Other volunteers

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2000

World Figure 8 History

September 9, 2000
A New Winner Bruce Tunny is a World Champion

Bruce Tunny overcame early and late pit stops and finally captured a career-first World Figure 8 Championship in front of a standing room only crowd at the Indianapolis Speedrome.

Tunny, driving the Troy Motors Pontiac, completed 430 laps and led five different times for a total of 189 laps. Tunny regained the lead for good with 34 minutes to go after leader Bobby Douthitt was involved in a collision at the crossover on lap 358.

Tunny, the 1987 and 2000 Late Model champion at the Speedrome won the $10,000 winner’s prize from a $42,000 purse. His winning margin was four laps over two-time runner-up Rodney Sizemore. Richard Fenwick continued to be incredibly consistent and finished third. Louisville, Kentucky Figure 8 veteran Tony Anderson was fourth and had the best finish of any out of towner.

“I still can’t believe I finally won this race,” a relieved Tunny said. “ I couldn’t bear to look at the scoreboard so I just raced to the checkered flag. I didn’t want to look. It’s just hard to believe I won this race.”

Tunny was forced into the pits early in the race to replace a flat tire and late in the race for fuel with both stops during caution periods.

“The flat tire got me going early because I knew I had to fight my way back. I knew I had to race sharper and faster. If you’re not fast, you’re not going to win. This was a three-hour sprint race. This is truly the greatest race in America and I am proud to have won this race.” Tunny said after his 14th World Championship race.

Special awards were earned by Don Eslick, Seattle, Washington, who finished 11th in his first World Championship for the Sonny Eaton Memorial Award, and Billy Allen son of Lubie Allen from Taylor, Michigan who started 37th and finished 19th, for the Sonny Thompson Memorial Award for best start-finish improvement.

Drivers from coast-to-coast included New York’s Roger Maynor, 29th and Joey Biodolillo, 34th, and Florida’s Gordon Brown, 40th.

24th ANNUAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGURE-8 THREE-HOUR RACE - Sept. 9, 2000
Fin	Car	Driver		Hometown	Qual	QU	QU	QU	15L	BM	St.	3Hr	Fin	QU1	QU2	QU3	15L	BF8	3-Hr.	Spl.	Total
Pos	#				Time	#1	#2	#3	F8	F8	Pos.	Laps		$$$	$$$	$$$	$$$	$$$	$$$	$$$	$$$
1	1T	Bruce	Tunny	Indianapolis, IN	17.217		3				2	430	1		100				10000		10100
2	51	Rodney	Sizemore	Indianapolis, IN	17.526	2					4	426	2	200					5000		5200
3	3	Rich	Fenwick	Indianapolis, IN	17.601						7	424	3						2500		2500
4	42	Tony	Anderson	Louisville, KY	17.846						10	413	4						1250	300	1550
5	52	Jeremy	Miller	Carleton, MI	18.194			4			21	379	5			75			1000		1075
6	33	Doug	Greig	Indianapolis, IN	17.859	5					11	374	6	70					900		970
7	9	Leonard	Basham	Jeffersonville, IN	18.011			1			15	360	7			400			800		1200
8	1	Bobby	Douthitt	Indianapolis, IN	17.552						6	358	8						700		700
9	00	Donnie	Garrigus	Mooresville, IN	18.176	6					19	328	9	65					600		665
10	36	Mike	St. John	Indianapolis, IN	17.989	15					13	317	10	25					500		525
11	49	Don	Eslick	Seattle, WA	18.220			3			22	309	11			100			425	100	625
12	0	Dan	Wright	Louisville, KY	18.687			6			27	308	12			65