Austin Tunny, middle, celebrates his second triumph Saturday night in the World Championship Figure-8 three-hour endurance race at the Indianapolis Speedrome. Austin is with Ben Tunny, left, who led for 70 laps, and runner-up Jesse Tunny. Austin led 213 of 390 laps and captured the $20,000 winner’s prize. Ben started second and placed 17th. Mark Tunny, who led for 45 laps, finished third for a 1-2-3 Tunny finish for the first time. The top-five that included John Conner Jr. and Mike Hadley Jr. were all on the lead lap at the checkered. The Tunny family has won 14 World Figure-8s with patriarch’s Bruce (3) and the late Bill Jr. (1) plus Ben (4), Mark (3), Austin (2), and Jesse (1). Austin also has claimed major Figure-8 races in California and Colorado.
(PHOTO COURTESY OF KYLIE ANNE PHOTOGRAPHY)
(PHOTO COURTESY OF KYLIE ANNE PHOTOGRAPHY)