7/28/2014
Mount Pleasant Speedway
Jimmy Roberts Late Model Memorial & Dick Crook Memorial
Mt. Pleasant Speedway will be hosting the Jimmy Roberts Late Model Memorial on Friday, August 1 and the Dick Crook Memorial on Sunday, August 3.
Jimmy Roberts was involved with racing for nearly 50 years. He started his driving career in 1957 at the Tri-City track in Auburn and won close to 500 features during his career. He raced at nearly every track that has existed in Michigan during the 30 years that he raced, winning features at most of them. Jimmy raced Modifieds, Sprint Cars, and Late Models.
Jimmy was inducted into the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 and passed away at the age of 75 on June 25, 2013.
$2000 to win $250 to start Late Models.
Gates open at 5 p.m. Races begin at 7:45 p.m.
UMP Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, and Stock 4's will also be running Friday night. Pro Stocks have the night off.
On Sunday, Mt. Pleasant Speedway will honor a man who nurtured the track for 18 years. Dick and Betty Crook owned and operated the Mt. Pleasant Speedway together for 18 years until Dick passed away at the age of 55 on September 24, 2004. Betty took over keeping Dick's dream alive.
Dick started racing at 17-years-old. Early on in his driving career he raced for Bill Wilkie and then for Ed Johnson. He eventually bought and raced his own cars all over the state of Michigan. Dick and son Mario shared a Modified towards the end of Dick's racing career. Mario drove it Friday nights at Mt. Pleasant Speedway and Dick drove it Saturday nights at Merritt.
Submitted By: Anthony Boyd
