North American 360 Sprint Car Poll Nominees Announced

12/4/2007 - The names of the nominees for the 2007 North American 360 Sprint Car Poll post-season awards were released today by poll founder and coordinator Tom Schmeh. The select 24-member voting panel, representing media members, manufacturers, promoters and sanctioning officials, is currently in the final balloting process, and the names of the seven award recipients will be revealed later this week during the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show in Orlando, Florida. The nominees for the 2007 North American 360 Sprint Car Poll post-season awards, excluding Driver of the Year, are as follows:

Team of the Year: Mike & Janie Doyle, Al & Lanny Row, Gary Wright.

Rookie of the Year: Josh Fisher, Scott Kreutter, Kyle Larson.

Builder/Manufacturer of the Year: Jack Elam, Dan Gentrup & Bob Westphal, Chuck Merrill.

Media Member of the Year: Allan Holland, Lonnie Wheatley, Justin Zoch.

Promoter of the Year: Tracey Clay, Emmett Hahn, Glenn Styres, Dick & Shawna Wilskey.

Wild Card Award (for exciting sprint car performances): Tim Crawley, Kaley Gharst, Chuck Hebing, Jason Johnson, Steve Poirier.

Outstanding Contribution to the Sport Award: Tom Deery, Glenn Howard (deceased), Dick Jordan, Kasey Kahne, Greg Staab.

The North American Sprint Car Poll post-season awards, like the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame induction awards, are official programs of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation, Inc. The Outstanding Contribution to the Sport Award is the only poll award voted on by members of all three voting panels (‘360’, ‘410’, Non-Winged). Those seeking more information should visit the museum’s web site at www.sprintcarhof.com.