The people have spoken and
voting for the 1st Annual DragCoverage.com Southern Choice Awards has
ended. DragCoverage.com viewers have spoken and the best of the best
were chosen.
The results are
below:
Pro Tree Racer of the
Year Patrick Clenney
Patrick Clenney is
definitely not a new kid on the block when it comes to Heads Up Racing.
Clenney edged out a list of Emerald Coast Dragway Real Street
Championships, a Mobile Dragway Championship, and several event wins
across the South East. There is no question why this Real Street
Champion was selected as Heads Up Racer of the
Year.
1st
RU: Ricky Pennington (Behind by 2 Votes) 2nd RU: Roger Tindol (2007
Real Street Champion)
Sportsman Racer of
the Year Jared
Pennington
Jared Pennington (JED),
enough said… Pennington started racing in 1984 and has become one of
the world's greatest footbrakers.
1st RU: Jamie Alexander
(Behind by 2 Votes) 2nd
RU: Wilbur Baxley (Behind by 3 Votes) 3rd RU: Luke Bogacki (Behind
by 4 Votes) 2008 Track of the
Year Emerald Coast
Dragway
Chip Kooser had a vision
while in competition at Atmore Dragway, during the first Dixie Promod
Days of Drag Racing. That vision, now Emerald Coast Dragway, came a
reality and is now a state of the art facility located on the panhandle
of Florida.
Richard and Kelly Stephens
now own the facility and have several exciting events planned for 2009.
1st
RU: Montgomery Motorsports Park (Behind by 6
Votes) 2nd
RU: Mobile Dragway 3rd RU: Chilton County
Dragway
2008 Race
Series of the Year ORSCA
ORSCA (Outlaw Racing
Street Car Association) features the nation’s best racers with exciting
Heads Up Outlaw Racing. With the addition of the Automatic Promod Class
in 2009, the organization is sure to bring exciting action to the South
East.
1st
RU: King of the Coast 2nd RU: Mullis Super 7
Series 3rd
RU: ADRL (American Drag Racing
League)
2008
Promoter of the Year George
Howard
Inducted into the
NHRA Hall of Fame in 2006, George Howard has earned the title of one of
the world's greatest Drag Racing promoters. NHRA Division Two Director
Bill Holt traced Howard's career as a national record-setting stock
driver, Pro Mod racer, car owner and race promoter. Holt said
George's biggest accomplishment might be the creation of the Million
Dollar Drag Race, the biggest paying race in drag
racing.
1st
RU: Gaylon Rolison 2nd RU: Edmund “Mr.5 Speed”
Hall
2008 ProMedia
Award Mindseye
Photography
Since their drag race
beginning here on DragCoverage.com, Mindseye Motorsports has excelled
to the fullest, covering various events across the southeast – becoming
one of the most popular media sources in the drag racing
community. Taking on their most recent responsibility with
RPM Magazine, Mindseye have continued to promote local racers on a
national level.
DragCoverage.com would like to
thank Mindseye, Mitch Perkins, Wade Mooney, and all contributing
photographers.
1st RU: Wade
Mooney 2nd
RU: Mitch Perkins
2008
Magazine of the Year RPM
Magazine
Really, RPM
Magazine consist of a group of enthusiasts and racers much like you who
have chosen to bring you a better, more current and grassroots
magazine. One that is made for th industry by the industry. Many of our
staff, writers and photographers offer up their talents mostly for the
love of the sport and support of our mission. No "window dressing", no
"fluff", no hidden agenda's, only what YOU want...real stories about
real people.
1st RU: Drag Illustrated 2nd RU: National
Dragster
