HopeDriven - alongside our title sponsor Yokohoma Tire of Salem - will be hosting our 5th-annual HeRow Expo on Saturday May 24th from 4:00 to 9:00 PM at the Yokohoma Tire Plant in Salem, VA.
HeRow Expo is a car, truck, and powersports show that is hosted annually in the honor of Rowan Price, the child that we sponsored during our first event in 2019 that passed away due to leukemia. Each year, the Price family selects the child/family that we will sponsor for this event, where all proceeds will be donated to the child/family to assist with all cost associated with a life threatening illness.
For this event, the Price family and HopeDriven have selected Landyn Burnette, a 2-year old local boy who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Liver and Lung Cancer (Hepatoblastoma) in December of 2024. Landyn is facing a future full of hurdles with this diagnosis and has been under treatment in Cincinnati since January. Landyn has already went through 3 rounds of chemo, which has shrank the tumor on his liver by 71%. Additionally, Landyn underwent successful surgery this week to remove the tumor on his liver, and will face surgeries on both of his lungs over the next 3 weeks.
To date, HopeDriven has been able to sponsor 4 children/families and has raised north of $26,000 since the start of our annual spring show, HeRow Expo.
For this event - ALL vehicle types are welcome and it is only a $10 minimum donation (per vehicle) to enter. ALL money raised from the entry fees, raffles, 50/50, and donations goes directly towards the fundraiser for the family we sponsor.
Show Details:
Sponsor: Yokohoma Tire of Salem, VA
Location: 1500 Indiana Street Salem, VA 24153 [Yokohoma Tire Plant]
-Vehicle Registration: $10 minimum donation
(larger donations are welcomed but not required; charitable donation receipts are available by request)
-All Spectators FREE
-Payment options: Cash (preferred), Cash App, PayPal [NO debit/credit card scanners available)
-Awards given to the Top 30 in show, People’s Choice, Best Stance/Fitment, and Rowan's Choice (selected by the family we sponsor and given to the overall best vehicle in show)
-"Light Up the Night" competition - (all types of vehicles with custom lights are eligible to enter with 2 winners getting a trophy)
-Exhaust Competition: Motorcycle, 6 cylinders or less, and 8 cylinders or above, and the winner of each class competes for the Grand Exhaust Champion trophy
-Food trucks, business vendors, silent auction, 50/50 cash prize, cornhole, live DJ, and more!
To become a food/business vendor for these events, please e-mail
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Show schedule:
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4:00 PM - Show vehicles enter the venue and show begins
5:30 PM - Judging begins - have your cars cleaned, hoods open, interior visible/accessible, and trunks open (only required for classics/antiques) as well as your numbered sticker on the windshield and the judging form displayed on your dash
7:30 PM - Judging closes and last call for 50/50 and silent auction at HopeDriven booth
7:45 PM - *tentative based on darkness* - all vehicles with custom lights will be instructed to turn their lights on and they will remain on during the exhaust competition and up until the awards ceremony
7:45 PM - exhaust competition begins (3 classes: powersports, 6 cylinders & below, and 8 cylinders & above)
9:00 PM - Award Ceremony and 50/50 winner announced
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