Drivers in the two open-wheel divisions are locked in tight battles with razor-thin margins that will come down to the final night of racing while the leaders in the two full-fendered divisions have simply to wait until Oct. 20 to be crowned USRA national champions.

A large crowd and close to 200 race cars in the pits made for a very special evening Saturday for the David Pope Memorial at the RPM Speedway.

As if skydivers, fireworks, invaders from throughout the region and a $4,000+ payday weren't enough, not to be forgotten is the USRA Modified division points battle going into championship night.

Joy and Dustin Pope, RPM Speedway promoter Jason Troutman, area racers and businesses continue building on top of an already massive $27,000 purse slated for the David Pope Memorial.

The building excitement of the upcoming David Pope Memorial event at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, on Sept. 7, has grown even further as three purse increases have been announced.

The 2013 racing season at RPM Speedway has been full of new drivers, side-by-side racing on the newly reconfigured surface, large and supportive crowds, special events from the new track management and now an extremely close points battle.

The highly-anticipated RPM O'Reilly Summer Slam 2 is all set for this coming Friday night, Aug. 9, at the RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas.

This past Friday night, the corporate promotional team of O’Reilly Auto Parts drove a long distance to come meet the fans and teams of RPM Speedway at the Summer Slam.

Even Alanis Morissette would find it 'ironic' that she couldn't develop song lyrics that relate to the highly-anticipated RPM Speedway O'Reilly Summer Slam last Friday night.

A fantastic night of fun and racing is on tap this coming Friday, July 26, at RPM Speedway in Crandall, Texas, with the running of the O’Reilly Auto Parts Summer Slam.