2009 IndianaOpenWheel.com Award Winners

Driver of the Year: Bryan Clauson

Rookie of the Year: Andrew Elson

Promoter of the Year: Dave Rudisell

Track of the Year: Kokomo Speedway

Car Owner of the Year: Cory Tucker Racing/BCI

Mechanic of the Year: Fox Brothers - Steve & Brad Fox

Announcer of the Year: Rob Klepper

Race of the Year: USAC Indiana Sprint Week @ Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, IN

Photographer of the Year: Dave Merritt

Race Fan of the Year: Kirk "Spridge" Spridgeon

Most Popular Driver: Dave Darland

Congrats to the winners and I want to thank everyone for voting.

We'll do this again next year... now bring on 2010.

Congrats to all the winners. A more diverse and fair outcome I couldn't have dreamed of. All deserving. ALL!

Chuck

Congatulations everyone! That was fun!

THANK YOU Bill,the people have spoken.

Congrats to all of the winners. Better luck next time to the ones who didn't fare so well. Thanks Bill for setting this up and a great big thanks to all who took the time to vote.

You deserve a award bill. Thanks for the great web-site you provide us.

Who has the BEST racing website hands down??

My Vote Bill Gardner
Thank you SO much for all you do for the race fans who frequent this board!!! YOU ARE AWESOME!!!

bill thanks for all the great things that you do for all of the fans around the world we all wish you and your family the best of holidays.and we all hope the best of luck to all the racing teams in the next season.we all can not wait till we see that green flag wave at all of our indiana dirt tracks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://www.indianaopenwheel.com/index.php#AWARDS


I know it is not much, but at least the winners get recognition on a site that had over 200 million hits in 2009!

2009 IOW Photographer of the year (Final Vote)
Dave Merritt 78
Chris Pedersen 34
Rich Forman 12
Carey Fox 12

2009 IOW Most Popular Driver of the year (Final Vote)
Dave Darland 83
Bryan Clauson 54
Jon Stanbrough 36
Shane Cottle 26
Cole Whitt 15
Jerry Coons Jr. 15

2009 IOW Promoter of the year (Final Vote)
Dave Rudisell - Lawrenceburg Speedway 107
Tommy Helfrich - Tri-State Speedway 32
O'Conner Family - Kokomo Speedway 30
Joe Spiker - Vermilion County Speedway & Lincoln Park Speedway 21

2009 IOW Car Owner of the year (Final Vote)
Corey Tucker/BCI 49
Foxco 48
The Hoffman Family 39
RW Motorports & Benic 32
Don Short 26
Tony Stewart Racing 15

2009 IOW Race of the year (Final Vote)
Indiana Sprint Week Finale @ Haubstadt 42
Sheldon Kinser Memorial @ Bloomington 39
Oval Nationals Friday Night 27
LBurg Nationals Twin 10g USAC, MSCS 26
Indiana Sprint Week Race @ Kamp 21
Jack Hewitt Classic at Waynesfield 17
Indiana Midget Week Finale @ Kokomo 12
Kokomo Klash 9

2009 IOW Mechanic of the year (Final Vote)
FOX Brothers 59
Chuck Gurney Jr 37
Mike Dutcher 25
Davey Jones 23
Jim Forman 19
Karl Cripe 19
KEITH KUNZ 19
John Hughes 12

2009 IOW Track of the year (Final Vote)
Kokomo 69
Lawrenceburg 58
Tri-State 33
Bloomington 23
Gas City 15
Waynesfield 14

2009 IOW Announcer of the year (Final Vote)
Rob Klepper 91
Pat Sullivan 70
Scott Daloisio 52
Jason Adams 41
Chad Cunningham 25
Billy Egeler 18

2009 IOW Rookie Driver of the year (Final Vote)
Andrew Elson 79
JJ Hughes 44
Ronnie Gardner 26
Dakota Jackson 19
Adam Nigg 19
BLAKE NIMEE 17

2009 IOW Driver of the year (Final Vote)
Bryan Clauson 112
Cole Whitt 25
Jon Stanbrough 21
Dave Darland 19
Billy Puterbaugh 17
Brady Short 16
Levi Jones 10
Jerry Coons Jr. 7
Brad Kuhn 5

2009 IOW Race Fan of the year (Final Vote)
Spridge 41
mowerman 35
Jerry Shaw 25
Shortbus 17
Coach Meece 15
Brent T. Funk 15
Itsanonwingthing 13
Danny Burton 8