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12 Inductees Announced as "Class of 2012" for NSCHoF
Thursday, January 26, 2012 -
The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the names of its twelve inductees for 2012.  Those that will be inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 2, during the twenty-third annual ceremonies in Knoxville, Iowa, are:
 
Drivers:  Johnny Anderson, Thad Dosher, Sam Hoffman, Chuck Hulse, Colby Scroggin, Bobby Ward.
 
Owners-Mechanics-Builders-Manufacturers-Car Sponsors:  Harry Hosterman, Henry Meyer, Ron Shaver.
 
Promoters-Officials-Media Members-Event/Series Sponsors:  A. Earl ...
Jerry Reigle Posthumously Named 2011 Recipient of “Outstanding Contribution to the Sport Award” by North American Sprint Car Poll
Sunday, January 15, 2012 -
Veteran Harrisburg Patriot-News and Area Auto Racing News columnist Jerry Reigle, who passed away in late August following a brave fight against cancer, has been posthumously named the recipient of the 2011 “Outstanding Contribution to the Sport Award” by all three voting panels of the North American Sprint Car Poll.  According to National Sprint Car Museum executive director Bob Baker, “The poll’s Outstanding Contribution Award is the museum foundation’s highest honor for current achievers in the sport, as it ...
Jason Meyers Named '410' Sprint Car "Driver of the Year" for 2011
Friday, January 13, 2012 -
For the second straight year, Jason Meyers of Clovis, California, was voted the “Driver of the Year” by the North American 410 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers.  The 2011 World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series point champion earned twenty-six (26) of the twenty-nine (29) first-place ballots cast in the year-end poll.  For the first time, team owners Chris Luck, Jason Meyers and Guy Stockbridge earned 410-cubic-inch sprint car “Team of ...
Shane Stewart Named '360' Sprint Car "Driver of the Year" for 2011
Thursday, January 12, 2012 -

Shane Stewart of Bixby, Oklahoma, was voted the 2011 “Driver of the Year” by the North American 360 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers for the second time.  Stewart, the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) national tour champion and 2009 “Driver of the Year”,earned thirteen (13) of the twenty (20) first-place ballots cast in the year-end poll.  Stewart’s car owner, Paul Silva, earned his second “Team of the Year” ...

Levi Jones Named 2011 Non-Winged Sprint Car "Driver of the Year"
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 -
Levi Jones of Olney, Illinois, today was named the 2011 “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 third time.  The United States Auto Club (USAC) champion and 2005 and ‘09 “Driver of the Year” earned eleven (11) of the seventeen (17) first-place ballots cast in the year-end poll.
 
Those drivers ranked second through fifth, respectively, are Chris Windom of ...
Donna Wilson, Jerry Wilson & Harold Leep Sign Books on Saturday
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - Donna Wilson, author of “The Offy Killer – The Chet Wilson Story,” will sign copies of her recently released book in the National Sprint Car Museum’s booth this Saturday during the Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Car Nationals in Tulsa.  Donna, Chet’s daughter, will be joined by Chet’s brother Jerry and one of Chet’s drivers, National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee Harold Leep, from 1 until 3 p.m. on Saturday, January 14.

The ...