CHAMPIONSHIP
AWARDS AMONG MULTIPLE HONORS AT ELDORA AWARDS CELEBRATION
Capacity Crowd Cheers On Recipients
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ROSSBURG,
OH (January 30) – With the recent staging of Eldora Speedway’s
Awards Celebration, and the crowning of the divisional champions,
the 2011 auto racing season has officially drawn to a close.
Before
a capacity crowd, championship honors were bestowed upon Rob Trent
(Stock Cars) and Jerry Bowersock (Modifieds), as well as Brian
Ruhlman and Jon Henry who shared the Late Model title as the result
of a tie in the final point standings.
In
addition to their trophies and point fund disbursements, the champions
received personalized Eldora Speedway jackets from Oakley and
custom driver uniforms from Simpson Race Products.
Earlier
in the evening, a drawing for drivers with perfect attendance
resulted in David Smith winning a 32” JVC television courtesy
of the Celina, OH Aaron’s Sales & Lease store, while
Andrew Reaume was the last driver standing in the reverse raffle
for the Bert transmission.
Specialty
awards were the highlight of the fun-filled evening with Jeep
VanWormer receiving the most coveted of them, the Chick Hale Sportsman
of the Year Award.
Rookie
of the year honors were bestowed upon Amanda Smith (Stock Car),
John Phlipot, Jr. (Modified) and Matt Westfall (Late Model). Named
as the Most Improved Drivers were Dean Pitts (Stock Car), Josh
Morton (Modified) and J.R. Hotovy (Late Model), while Hard Luck
Awards were distributed to Casey Barr (Stock Car), Shaun Smith
(Modified) and Andrew Reaume (Late Model). Voted to have the Best
Appearing Cars were Eric Sandlin (Stock Car), Nick Ketterhenry
(Modified) and Jon Henry (Late Model).
The
championship drivers, and their courts, were not alone when it
came to recognition.
Named
as the Owner of the Year was Mike Dirksen, while Allan Phillippi
was awarded the Mechanic of the Year award. Jeff August of Plymouth,
WI was announced as the Fan of the Year, while photographer Nancy
Lane-Feldner was the recipient of the Woman of the Year plaque.
Roger
Slack was introduced to the crowd as the new General Manager and
released the exciting 2012 slate of events for Eldora’s
famed one-half mile clay oval. The schedule, which is also available
online at www.EldoraSpeedway.com, includes all of the traditional
major events, including the Feed The Children Prelude to the Dream
(June 6), Dirt Late Model Dream, (June 8 & 9), Kings Royal
Weekend (July 13 & 14) and the World 100 (September 7 &
8)
Tickets
for Eldora Speedway’s major events may be purchased by calling
the speedway office (937) 338-3815 during normal business hours
or around the clock online at www.EldoraSpeedway.com. The ticketing
staff is busy prepping the online system for the balance of the
scheduled events and camping reservations, as well.
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