About Derby Icons
Locally and Family-Owned
Great Staff
Safe, Fun Atmosphere
The Home of Derby Racing in Urbana, IL
Derby Icons is now owned by Taylor Feldkamp, of Feldkamp's Towing and Recovery from Urbana, IL. Taylor has been running in demo derby's for the last 20+ years and has been promoting multiple county fair derby's yearly. Taylor purchased the rights to DerbyIcons in November of 2021 from Jack Fistler Jr and brought the events back to central IL.

In 2018 Tory Schutte decided to retire completely to travel the nation and abroad. Jack Fistler Jr stepped up to take charge of the most respected titles in our sport. Our sincerest thanks to all the past owners and Icons for your efforts.
Derby Icons started as Tory and Brenda Schutte, Dave Gard, and Scott Gropp STD Promotions in the beginning. None of us really wanted to become promoters at first, but a series of events forced us into this role in 2008.
Before then, P and P Promotions had promoted the largest demolition derbies in the nation. Charlie Perrine was an Icon of the sport as well, having built Metal Mayhem to what it is today. The event had grown to more than just a big money derby; it was - and is - the Super Bowl, Daytona 500, and Woodstock all rolled into one for the demolition derby world.
Fans and drivers from all over the USA gather to watch the event, see old friends, swap parts and stories, buy the latest parts from vendors, and tip a few beverages together. Unfortunately, Charlie could no longer promote the show and backed out of the event.
A lot of drivers already had vehicles ready and many family vacations were planned around this event. We felt we needed to do anything we could to not only save Metal Mayhem but in some ways our entire sport: with rising gas and scrap prices, we didn't want this to be the final blow.
We held the event, and it was a huge success. We had fun and will continue to promote to provide the best possible service to the Icons of the sport.
Tory Schutte, Schutte Racing Team and Founder of the DDDA:
Tory has competed across the nation and has been a huge advocate for the drivers. He is a retired Navy Senior Chief and is enjoying his retirement with wife Brenda Schutte in their RV.
Dave Gard, Gard's Speed Shop:
Dave and his sons have been inspecting and officiating demolition derbies for over 15 years. David has been involved in demolition derbies for 40 years and in 2013 choose to retire and enjoy his golden years with his wife. Derby Icons thanks Dave for all his dedication and hard work; he has definitely impacted the sport we all love. We will miss you!
Scott Gropp of G.A.S. is no longer part of Derby Icons: he has left to better service his customers and continue his research on engines. We thank him for his friendship and support and wish him well in the future. He will still be a vendor and sponsor at our events, but please do not call him with Derby Icon questions.
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