Steve & Carla Phillips and Dave Darland Win Awards

dirtnonwingfan · 1/20/14, 5:01 PM

Congratulations to Steve and Carla Phillips for winning the North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll "Team of the Year" award. Congratulations also to Bryan Clauson for winning the 2013 "Driver of the Year", Dave Darland for winning the "Wild Card Award" and finishing second in the "Driver of the Year" voting. Congratulations also to Sean Buckley for a richly deserved "Media Member of the Year" DRC Chassis for "Builder/Manufacturer of the Year" and Kokomo Speedway's Jim O'Conner for "Promoter of the Year" for the third time. Congratulations to all of you for these well-deserved honors.

Andrew S. Quinn · 1/20/14, 5:32 PM

BRYAN CLAUSON NAMED NORTH AMERICAN NON-WINGED

SPRINT CAR POLL “DRIVER OF THE YEAR” FOR 2013… FOR SECOND TIME

KNOXVILLE, IOWA (January 17, 2014) - Bryan Clauson, originally of Carmichael, California, and now living in Noblesville, Indiana, today was named the 2013 “Driver of the Year” by the North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers for the second time. The United States Auto Club (USAC) sprint car champion earned thirteen (13) of the sixteen (16) first-place ballots cast in the year-end poll.

Those drivers ranked second through fifth, respectively, are King of Indiana Sprint Series (KISS) champion Dave Darland of Indiana, Kevin Thomas, Jr., of Alabama, USAC-California Racing Association (CRA) champion Damion Gardner of California, and Midwest Sprint Car Series (MSCS) champion Jon Stanbrough of Indiana. Rounding out the ‘top ten’ drivers are Chase Stockon, Brady Bacon, Nic Faas, Brady Short and Mike Spencer, respectively. Dave Darland captured three (3) first-place votes. Dave Darland will receive the “Wild Card Award” for his exciting non-winged sprint car performances in 2013, while his sprint car owners, Carla & Steve Phillips, will receive the 2013 non-winged sprint car “Team of the Year” award for their first time.

Sean Buckley of “Flip the Switch Indiana Sprint Cars” on MAV-TV will receive the North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll “Media Member of the Year” honor. Jim O’Connor of the Kokomo Speedway will earn the “Promoter of the Year” title for the third time.

Christopher Bell of Oklahoma will receive the 2013 North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll “Rookie of the Year” award from the voting panel. Joe Devin of DRC Chassis will receive the “Builder/Manufacturer of the Year” honors for the sixth time.

The North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll is an annual awards program of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation, Inc., of Knoxville, Iowa. All awards will be distributed in the spring of 2014 at tracks throughout North America. The awards were announced on the fourth day of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Final 2013 North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll

rank, driver (first place votes), hometown, state/province, points

1., Bryan Clauson (13), Carmichael, CA, 1380

2., Dave Darland (3), Walton, IN, 945

3., Kevin Thomas, Jr., Cullman, AL, 413

4., Damion Gardner, Concord, CA, 343

5., Jon Stanbrough, Jamestown, IN, 312

6., Chase Stockon, Elizabethtown, IN, 254

7., Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK, 237

8., Nic Faas, Huntington Beach, CA, 164

9., Brady Short, Bedford, IN, 154

10., Mike Spencer, Temecula, CA, 153

11., Tracy Hines, New Castle, IN, 146

12., Robert Ballou, Rocklin, CA, 82

13., R.J. Johnson, Phoenix, AZ, 47

tie, Chris Windom, Canton, IL, 47

15., Ryan Bernal, Hollister, CA, 44

16., Chad Boespflug, Hanford, CA, 40

17., Brandon “Bud” Kaeding, Los Gatos, CA, 25

tie, Scotty Weir, Marion, IN, 25

19., Jerry Coons (Jr.), Tucson, AZ, 23

20., Wes McIntyre, McCordsville, IN, 18

21., Matt Mitchell, Yorba Linda, CA, 16

22., Danny Faria (Jr.), Tipton, CA, 12

23., Charles Davis (Jr.), Buckeye, AZ, 7

tie, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 7

25., Christopher Bell, Norman, OK, 6

SPD 37 · 1/20/14, 9:14 PM

Well that information mentioned Dave Darland as the King of Indiana Sprint Series Champ?? Well, I thought those awards were based on 2013 racing season, and I think BRADY SHORT was the 2013 KISS champion, I wish people would give credit to those who deserve it!!

1/20/14, 5:32 PM	#2 Re: Steve & Carla Phillips and Dave Darland Win Awards
Andrew S. Quinn Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,245	BRYAN CLAUSON NAMED NORTH AMERICAN NON-WINGED SPRINT CAR POLL “DRIVER OF THE YEAR” FOR 2013… FOR SECOND TIME KNOXVILLE, IOWA (January 17, 2014) - Bryan Clauson, originally of Carmichael, California, and now living in Noblesville, Indiana, today was named the 2013 “Driver of the Year” by the North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers for the second time. The United States Auto Club (USAC) sprint car champion earned thirteen (13) of the sixteen (16) first-place ballots cast in the year-end poll. Those drivers ranked second through fifth, respectively, are King of Indiana Sprint Series (KISS) champion Dave Darland of Indiana, Kevin Thomas, Jr., of Alabama, USAC-California Racing Association (CRA) champion Damion Gardner of California, and Midwest Sprint Car Series (MSCS) champion Jon Stanbrough of Indiana. Rounding out the ‘top ten’ drivers are Chase Stockon, Brady Bacon, Nic Faas, Brady Short and Mike Spencer, respectively. Dave Darland captured three (3) first-place votes. Dave Darland will receive the “Wild Card Award” for his exciting non-winged sprint car performances in 2013, while his sprint car owners, Carla & Steve Phillips, will receive the 2013 non-winged sprint car “Team of the Year” award for their first time. Sean Buckley of “Flip the Switch Indiana Sprint Cars” on MAV-TV will receive the North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll “Media Member of the Year” honor. Jim O’Connor of the Kokomo Speedway will earn the “Promoter of the Year” title for the third time. Christopher Bell of Oklahoma will receive the 2013 North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll “Rookie of the Year” award from the voting panel. Joe Devin of DRC Chassis will receive the “Builder/Manufacturer of the Year” honors for the sixth time. The North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll is an annual awards program of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation, Inc., of Knoxville, Iowa. All awards will be distributed in the spring of 2014 at tracks throughout North America. The awards were announced on the fourth day of the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Final 2013 North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll rank, driver (first place votes), hometown, state/province, points 1., Bryan Clauson (13), Carmichael, CA, 1380 2., Dave Darland (3), Walton, IN, 945 3., Kevin Thomas, Jr., Cullman, AL, 413 4., Damion Gardner, Concord, CA, 343 5., Jon Stanbrough, Jamestown, IN, 312 6., Chase Stockon, Elizabethtown, IN, 254 7., Brady Bacon, Broken Arrow, OK, 237 8., Nic Faas, Huntington Beach, CA, 164 9., Brady Short, Bedford, IN, 154 10., Mike Spencer, Temecula, CA, 153 11., Tracy Hines, New Castle, IN, 146 12., Robert Ballou, Rocklin, CA, 82 13., R.J. Johnson, Phoenix, AZ, 47 tie, Chris Windom, Canton, IL, 47 15., Ryan Bernal, Hollister, CA, 44 16., Chad Boespflug, Hanford, CA, 40 17., Brandon “Bud” Kaeding, Los Gatos, CA, 25 tie, Scotty Weir, Marion, IN, 25 19., Jerry Coons (Jr.), Tucson, AZ, 23 20., Wes McIntyre, McCordsville, IN, 18 21., Matt Mitchell, Yorba Linda, CA, 16 22., Danny Faria (Jr.), Tipton, CA, 12 23., Charles Davis (Jr.), Buckeye, AZ, 7 tie, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sikeston, MO, 7 25., Christopher Bell, Norman, OK, 6 _________________________________________________ Last edited by Andrew S. Quinn; 1/20/14 at 5:34 PM.

1/20/14, 9:14 PM	#3
SPD 37 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 719	Well that information mentioned Dave Darland as the King of Indiana Sprint Series Champ?? Well, I thought those awards were based on 2013 racing season, and I think BRADY SHORT was the 2013 KISS champion, I wish people would give credit to those who deserve it!!