CRANDALL, Texas -- David Pope thrilled race fans with his on-track driving style at several North Texas tracks throughout the years in his familiar #54 car. For 25 of those years David raced in Crandall, and now race fans and teams alike can celebrate his friendship and dedication to the sport with the running of the 2nd Annual David Pope Memorial event at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas.

The event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7. A massive $25,000 total purse is on the line to the drivers of the USRA Modifieds, Street Stocks, Factory Stocks and Limited Modifieds with no driver entry fees. All heats in all four divisions will be draw for position with passing points utilized to determine feature race starting positions.

Fans will be greeted with several special attractions at the David Pope Memorial event, including sky divers during the National Anthem and a large fireworks display. Adult tickets are just $12, with Youth tickets (ages 6-12) are $5, while ages 5 and under are free with an adult. Lots of prizes to be given away.

All pit passes are $30 and there are no track registration fees. This is an RPM and USRA point’s event. All cars must be RPM Speedway legal to race.

The USRA Modifieds will be competing for $3,000 to win in their 35-lap championship feature race. The race will start 24 cars and the complete purse is posted at the track website and on the event flyer.

In addition, Utility Trailer of Dallas is presenting the $540 to win Dash for Cash. The top six in USRA Modified passing points after the heat races will be eligible for the race.

The Utility Trailer of Dallas Dash for Cash lineup will be determined by ‘Gamblers Draw’ format; where the top six drivers from heat race passing points are lined up and will pick a sealed envelope from a plate that contains a number. The driver must give away that starting position to the remaining drivers that have yet to receive an envelope from their competitors in the race. The finishing order of the six-lap dash will comprise the front three rows of the Championship feature race.

Muirhead Trucking of Mabank Texas is presenting the Hard Charger winners in all four feature races cash awards. The Hard Charger in the USRA Modifieds will receive $200, while the Hard Charger in the Street Stocks, Factory Stocks and Limited Modifieds will each receive $100.

The Limited Modifieds will be racing for a whopping $2,000 to win in their 25 lap championship race. There is no entry fee, but all cars must be RPM Speedway legal. Complete rules are posted at the track website (linked below).

The winner of the Street Stock feature will receive $1,200, and they will be racing for 25 laps as well. Cars in this division must be RPM Speedway legal. The only exception is, if your Stock Car is 100% IMCA legal, you can run this event. There is no entry fee for the Street Stocks.

Factory Stocks will be racing for $1,000 to win during their 25 lap feature race. There is no entry fee for the Factory Stocks, however all cars must be RPM Speedway legal. Note that Factory Stocks with power glide transmissions must run asphalt tear off tires on all four corners. Complete rules are at the track website.

The pit gate opens at 3pm and the grandstand gates swing open at 5pm. Hot laps and draw cutoff are at 7pm with opening ceremonies and the sky divers at 7:45pm.

Adults grandstand tickets are just $12, seniors ages 65 and older or active military get in for $10, youth ages 6-12 are $5 and children 5 & under are free with adult purchase. All pit passes are $30.

Click www.RPMSpeedwayTX.com to view complete event details, event flyer, and rules, and complete purse breakdown and rules for all four racing classes.

Join us for a night of celebrating the life of David Pope through racing, with the running of the 2nd Annual David Pope Memorial at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas on Saturday, Sept. 7.