Ron Pope and his wife Kelli celebrate after a win at Algona Raceway. Pope collection.
By Chad Meyer
Highlights of Ron Pope’s amazing modified racing career are below. We are thrilled to have him as a 2019 inductee. A complete story of his career will be posted in the coming weeks, once the racing season winds down a little. For now, enjoy this look back at Pope’s career.
32 feature wins at Algona, 11th most wins all time
1999 & 2005 Kossuth County Speedway track champion
1997 & 2010 Kossuth County Fair race champion
Pope after winning one of his three Schattschneider Memorial wins. Pope collection.
2002, 2003, 2004 Schattschneider Memorial winner
1992 NCAR Nationals winner at Algona
1998 Algona Memorial Day & July 4th special winner
1993 IMCA Modified National Champion
1993 IMCA Modified Supernationals Champion, also won his quailfer
1993 IMCA Modified North Central Region Champion
1993 IMCA Modified Winter Nationals (Ocala, FL) finale winner
Pope in victory lane after scoring the IMCA Supernationals win at Boone Speedway. Pope collection, Motorsports Photography photo.
1993 29 total IMCA Modified feature wins
1993 Worthington and Slayton IMCA Modified track titles
1998 Hancock County Speedway (Back Row) Challenge winner – $1000, first driver ever to win the challenge
1999 Hancock County Speedway (Back Row) Challenge winner
2001 Hancock County Speedway track champion
2002 Ron Efkamp Memorial Race of Champions winner at IMCA
Pope on his way to winning his winning either his qualifying feature at IMCA Supernationals or the Efkamp Memorial Race of Champions at Boone Speedway in 2002. Pope collection, Motorsports Photography photo.
Supernationals in Boone, also won his qualifier
