DANUBE, Minn. – Three special races for IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars will be held to remember a very special young man, while raising funds for the battle against Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Dominick Bruns Memorial events are scheduled on Saturday, June 4 at Jackson Speedway, Friday, June 24 at Murray County Speedway in Slayton and Sunday, June 26 at Redwood Speedway in Redwood Falls.
Funds raised each night are used to purchase halo sleep sacks for newborns at area hospitals and to provide educational programs for their parents.
IMCA driver Shaun Bruns and his wife Becky of Danube founded the Dominick Bruns Memorial Foundation in 2008 after losing their son to SIDS.
“We didn’t plan on starting anything like this. It was just something people wanted to be part of,” Mrs. Bruns explained. “It just grew and grew. We’ve had more races at more tracks and the turnouts have been just amazing every night.”
All of the money raised at memorial races, she added, goes toward sleep sacks and education. Much of that funding has come from the sale of T-shirts, sweatshirts and tank tops with the memorial logo.
One of the top fundraisers this season will be the drawing for a race-ready Mach-1 Sport Compact during intermission on season championship night Sept. 2 at Murray County.
Drawing tickets will be sold at the track throughout the season and at memorial races at Jackson and Redwood.
A minimum of $500 will be added to the June 4 Stock Car purse at Jackson, where pit gates open at 4:15 p.m., the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. and hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow.
Grandstand admission will be $12 for adults, $10 for students and free for kids 12 and under. Pit passes are $25.
Murray County’s June 24 main event pays $1,000 to win, a minimum of $85 to start and $80 tow. Lap leader, hard charger and hard luck awards will also be given. Entry fee is $30 for drivers to be eligible for the expanded purse.
Pits open at 5:30 p.m., the grandstand opens at 6 p.m., hot laps are at 7 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. Pit passes are $25 for association members and $30 for non-members. Adults pay $10 to get into the grandstand while kids 12 and under are free.
The longest tenured Dominick Bruns Memorial track, Redwood’s fourth annual event pays $500 to win. Pit gates open at 3:45 p.m., the grandstand opens at 4:30 p.m., hot laps are at 4:45 p.m. and racing gets underway at 5:30 p.m.
Pit passes are $25. Grandstand tickets are $12 for adults, $7 for students and kids 11 and under get in free.
Free balloons for kids have become a staple at Dominick Bruns Memorial events. Traditionally, drivers release balloons as they come to the start-finish line during the four-wide parade lap preceding the feature race.
Source: http://www.imca.com
