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RPM Speedway Congratulates the 2013 Track Champions
Crandall, TX (9/16/13) by DarinShort.com. An incredible 494 different drivers competed in the five RPM Speedway points divisions in 2013. And Saturday September 7th was the points finale with the running of the David Pope Memorial event - which drew 193 cars in the four RPM points divisions competing.
A complete track champions page, including pictures, is now available for viewing at: www.rpmspeedwaytx.com/champ.html
Kicking off with the Limited Modified division, Tommy Davis Jr. made up 14 points in the September 7th finale and overtook Jason Gore by just 1 point to win the point championship. 120 different Limited Modified drivers competed at RPM Speedway in 2013. Here are the final top 10 in points:
1 Tommy Davis, Jr., car #17, 623 points
2 Jason Gore, #021, -1 point behind champion
3 Robert Vetter, #V8, -126
4 Jimmy Day, #23M, -177
5 Danielle Daniels, #18, -189
6 Calvin Williams, #11, -191
7 Bobby Ortega, #07, -217
8 Gary Corbin, #02, -232
9 Megan Robison, #43, -242
10 Roy Petty, Jr., #25, -246
Moving on to the USRA Modifieds, 126 different drivers competed for points in the division at RPM in 2013. The points were tied going into the Finale, with Charlie Smith outdueling Bobby Ruffin in the feature race to win by six points. This is the final top 10 in points:
1 Charlie Smith, car #3C, 577 points
2 Bobby Ruffin, #121, -6 points behind champion
3 Johnny Philpot, #12J, -98
4 Steve McMackin, #41M, -101
5 Elliott Davis, 27D, -164
6 Lee McCullough, #202, -165
6 Doug Byrns, #32, -165
8 Jim Knight, #73, -191
9 Cody Smith #18S, -218
10 Clyde Dunn, Jr., #88XXX, -283
73 different drivers from throughout the area competed in the Street Stock division at RPM in 2013. Wills Point driver, Chris Davis, emerged as champion, capping off a season full of wins and strong finishes.
1 Chris Davis, car #98, 639 points
2 Tim Clonch, #25C, -49 points behind champion
3 Tommy Davis, Jr., #17, -132
4 Brian Sartain, #90, -194
5 Brian McHenry, #05, -203
6 Clint Frideley, #08, -318
7 Jason Gore,#021, -324
8 Rowdy Day, #20, -352
9 Megan Robison, #43, -363
10 Jeff Turner, #44, -393
The division with the largest growth in car count at RPM in 2013 were the Factory Stocks, and 122 different teams earned points throughout the season. Johnny Lowey hung strong at the end and took the title ahead of Joseph Miramontez, Brian Marusak and 2012 RPM Bomber champion Billy Gatlin.
1 Johnny Lowey, car #146, 570 points
2 Joseph Miramontez, #00, -29 points behind champion
3 Brian Marusak, #XLV, -77
4 Billy Gatlin, #38, -90
5 Mike Marusak, #2M, -120
6 Joe Finelli, #17, -167
7 JR Watson, #46, -204
8 Bobby Morphis, #7B, -249
9 James Riddle, #14, -253
10 Frank Lackey, #41, -265
The RaceSaver Sprints finale took place a few weeks ago, and included another wild points change on the championship night, with Robert Vetter, Logan Payne and Michael Lang all overtaking the existing points leader, Jeff Day, when his bid for the title ended early in the feature after a crash. 53 different RaceSaver teams competed at RPM in 2013.
1 Robert Vetter, car #V8, 317 points
2 Logan Payne, #2, -2 points behind champion
3 Michael Lang, #14, -8
4 Jeff Day, #95, -14
5 Raven Culp, #3, -42
6 Dalton Stevens, #99, -86
7 Coy Jorden, #15, -158
8 Dale Wester, #12, -170
9 Kevin Ramey, #7M, -176
10 George White, #10, -178
We would like to thank all of the race teams, fans, sponsors and track workers for their renewed support of RPM Speedway in 2013. Please stay tuned for an upcoming announcement regarding the post-season racing schedule at RPM Speedway. Information will be posted here, and at www.RPMSpeedwayTX.com when available.
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