Auto City Speedway 2009 Track Champions Honored
Top Racers Honored at the “2009 Banquet of Champions”
Auto City Speedway owner, Joe DeWitte, hosted the 54th annual Awards Banquet and Recognition Night on January 23rd with the top ten drivers in the ACSS, Street Stocks, Pure Stocks and Figure-8 divisions and top five in the Modified division and the top seven in the Hornet division.
Over 300 people were in attendance at the event held at the K of C in Davison, Mi and enjoyed a buffet style meal prepared and served by Joann and Ken Pfaff and was followed up shortly with the distribution of awards thanking all of the sponsors from the 2009 season. Awards were handed out to the track/race sponsors from the season, which included TRACK SPONSOR- TOM RYAN & ASSOC.BUDWIESER, COLA-COLA, DIVISION SPONSORS- SPONSOR OF THE YEAR (HORNETS)--- SPAULDING INSURANCE, SPONSOR OF THE YEAR (PURE STOCKS) --- GENESEE COUNTY HERALD, SPONSOR OF THE YEAR (FIG 8)--- HUBBARD MILITARY SUPPLY, SPONSOR OF THE YEAR (STREET STOCK)--- MODERN CONCRETE, SPONSOR OF THE YEAR (MODIFIEDS)--- DART MACHINERY SPONSOR OF THE YEAR (ACSS) --- XLT ENGINEERING- TRACK SUPPORT- BOB KERN AUTO REPAIR, CIDADEL BROADCASTING, FREEMANS AUTO SALVAGE, PERORMANCE AUTO, REGENT BROADCASTING, RISLONE, SKIDMORE AUTO REPAIR and WEBSTER & GARNER OIL & PROPANE CO.
On the agenda next were the trophies and prize money for the drivers.
First up were the Spaulding Hornet Division Top Seven. 7... PAIGE AMY, 6. DALTON IRISH 5. ANDREW SHELTON 4. AUSTIN PINNELL 3. JACOB THOM 2. LOREN SHORT 2009 HORNET CHAMPION JAKE THOMPSON and 2009 FAST TIME: JAKE THOMPSON (17:07)
Next up were Genesee Herald Pure Stock Division Top Ten. 10. NICK JOHNSTON, 9. GERALD PERSAILS, 8. JEFF STINSON, 7. SCOTT BEACH, 6. JORDON LECHOTA, 5. CHARLIE THOM, 4. ANDREW BURTON, 3. CRAIG BASTIEN, 2. LONNIE SAUMIER, 2009 PURE STOCK CHAMPION CHAD LAMSON and 2009 FAST TIME OF THE YEAR: CHAD LAMSON (16.44)
Next was Modern Concrete Street Stock Division Top Ten. 10. CURTIS HAYDEN, 9. BOB HINEY, 8. RANDY FOLEY, 7. NICK LECHOTA, 6. JIM MILLER JR, 5. ROB BLANDINO, 4. CASEY SNOVER, 3. JAY WOOLWORTH, 2. MAVRICK MORROW, 2009 STREET STOCK CHAMPION: ADAM ROWE and 2009 FAST TIME OF THE YEAR: CHRIS STEARNS (15:17)
Next up were the Dart Modified Division Top Five. 5. JEFF REAMER, 4. MIKE LUBERDA SR, 3. TIM NEAR, 2. NICK CLEMENS, 2009 MODIFIED CHAMPION: TRAVIS EDDY and 2009 MODIFIED FAST TIME OF THE YEAR: TRAVIS EDDY (16:09)
Next division honored was the Auto City Super Stocks Top Ten. 10. ROBBIE JOHNSON, ERIC FETTER, 8. MIKE BURKLEY, 7. SHAUN WHITNEY, 6. LONNIE SAUMIER, 5. WAYNE HOWE, 4. PAT ZORN, 3. KYLE HAYDEN, 2. JEFF OWENS, 2009 ACSS CHAMPION: #25 DENNIS REDERSTORF and 2009 ACSS FAST TIME OF THE YEAR: KYLE HAYDEN
Last but not least was the Figure-8 Division Top Ten. TONY WILLIAMS, 9. REX PERRY, 8. DONALD DENNIE, 7. RICK DINIUS SR., 6. JEFF STINSON, 5. SCOTT BEACH, 4. GERALD PERSAILS, 3. CHARLIE THOM, 2. ANDREW BURTON, 2009 AUTO CITY 8’S CHAMPION CHAD LAMSON.
SPECIAL AWARDS: SPAULDING HORNETS:
- HARD CHARGER--- JAKE THOMPSON
- BEST CAR & CREW--- LOREN SHORT
- MOST IMPROVED---- AUSTON PINNELL
- SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR --- ANDREW SHELTON
- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR---- JACOB THOM
HERALD PURE STOCKS:
- HARD CHARGER--- CHAD LAMSON
- BEST CAR & CREW--- RYAN SHELTON
- MOST IMPROVED--- CRAIG BASTIEN
- SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR--- CHARLIE THOM
- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR--- TONY STINSON
AUTO CITY FIGURE 8’S:
- HARD LUCK--- ANDREW BURTON
- MOST IMPROVED--- RICK DINUS SR.
- SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR--- DONALD DENNIE
- BEST CAR & CREW--- SCOTT BEACH
- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR- REX PERRY
MODERN CONCRETE STREET STOCK:
- HARD CHARGER--- JAY WOOLWORTH
- BEST CAR & CREW—RANDY FOLEY
- MOST IMPROVED --- MAVERICK MORROW
- SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR--- ROB BLANDINO
- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR-CASSEY SNOVER
DART MODIFIEDS:
- HARD CHARGER--- NICK CLEMENS
- BEST CAR & CREW--- TONY BRABBS
- SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR--- JEFF REAMER
- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR --- TIMMY NEAR
ACSS:
- HARD CHARGER--- KYLE HAYDEN
- BEST CAR & CREW--- MIKE BURKLEY
- MOST IMPROVED--- WAYNE HOWE
- SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR--- JEFF OWENS
- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR--- PAT ZORN
** THE RISING STAR AWARD THIS YEAR WENT TO YOUNG MAN WHO INBODIES WHAT IS GOOD ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY, A GREAT WORK ETHIC, HE IS WELL SPOKEN, BRIGHT AND ARTICULATE, AS WELL AS BEING A DARN GOOD RACER… THE RISING STAR AWARD FOR 2009 WENT TO: ACSS DRIVER --- KYLE HAYDEN
RACE FAN OF THE YEAR: RICK DINSE
GREG YOST ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: CASEY YOST
JOE DEWITTE PRESENTATION: 2009 PROMOTER’S CHOICE AWARD: SKIP KONKLE TRACK PHOTOGRAPHER
A SPECIAL THANKS TO the following businesses for donations of door prizes to the event: Hoosier Tire, Tom Ryan Distributing, Coca-Cola of Flint, Genesee Herald also to Terry Bogus for all the work he put in, getting the Contingency awards!!
