8/12/2014
Mount Pleasant Speedway
Jeremy "Jake" Dickman Memorial Night - Friday, August 15
Jeremy Dickman loved auto racing and more importantly he loved auto racing at Mt. Pleasant Speedway.
Growing up in Mt. Pleasant Dickman was a mainstay every Friday night at the speedway as a youngster and his passion for it never diminished, rather it only grew.
Dickman with wife Debbie and daughter Maggie at the Mt. Pleasant Speedway.
As a journalist for The Morning Sun Dickman did a bang-up job of covering the comings and goings at Mt. Pleasant Speedway every week during the summer and he did so for many years. He studied every aspect of racing in his hometown and used this knowledge for the betterment of the sport within the community.
He wrote about the races and racers with the kind of insight of someone in the know all while running the speedway’s website and founding Y4 Motorsports Marketing, an organization that promoted and helped gain sponsorship for drivers and their respective teams. He also worked on getting sponsorship for the Mt. Pleasant Speedway.
A young Dickman (sitting on car) with Dick Crook and #100 Dennis Boyce at the Mt. Pleasant Speedway.
Dickman was honored after his death in 2012 at the 29th annual Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony becoming the fourth recipient of the Dick Beebe Memorial Award.
Dickman also played a vital role in developing and running the non-profit organization ‘Cans From Race Fans’ which collects thousands of pounds of food for those in need annually.
In brief Dickman was completely passionate about racing on the local level, so much so that he helped foster it and nurture it without asking for much in return.
When he died unexpectedly at the age of 39 in March of 2012 the mid-Michigan area lost one of its most respected and knowledgeable people in terms of local racing.
“I had known Jeremy for 25 years and he had quite the passion for motor sports,” said Mt. Pleasant and Merritt Speedway announcer Leo Pego. “He’s done a lot for racing here. I really miss his leadership because we leaned on each other a lot.”
On Friday night Mt. Pleasant Speedway is hosting a special event in his memory as the 3rd Annual Jeremy ‘Jake’ Dickman Memorial Race Night is ready to roar into action.
Cans from Race Fans will also be there collecting non-perishable food item donations. Proceeds will go to the Isabella Community Soup Kitchen.
UMP Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, Pro Stocks, and Stock 4's will be racing. There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies awarded in every division. Payout is listed below.
Gates open at 5 p.m. and racing begins at 7:45 p.m.
Article Credit: Debbie Dickman
Submitted By: Anthony Boyd
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