I was researching a couple of photos of Tom Custer from Rock Island, Illinois tonight and I came across the information that he had died 8 December 2010 after a long battle with COPD. He won several races in IMCA sprint cars and was the 1963 MVCC Sprint Car Rookie of the Year finishing 3rd in the points. I have photos of him in the "Little Red Wagon" #16 Sprint in Des Moines, Iowa in 1967 and a #21 Sprinter at Tampa, Florida in 1974. His son-in-law was looking for information on his career on the H.A.M.B. board.

Sorry to hear this he was a nice guy! Rip tom

Tom drove some for Willard Bess of Fairbury, IL about 30 years ago. One night Tom and Willard's son Roger (one of my co-workers at Caterpillar) were at Knoxville, IL (IMCA, I think) with another owner's sprinter and I "gophered" for them.
Tom was a really nice guy. Sorry to hear of his passing.
RIP, Tom