Scott Tucker Racing Is known as a Great Sport To View All members for that 2010 All-America Auto Racing Team have been selected by members in the nation’s motorsports press. The very first Team could be the biggest ever before chosen from the American Automobile Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association, which contains a new group. They also produced a brand new Growing Star Award to determine the person making the biggest name for racing.
Scott Tucker racingOpen Wheel, Inventory Car, Highway Racing and Drag Racing types are in disagreement for that Jerry Titus Award. Nine votes arrived up for the team’s Driver of the Year that includes two former Titus winners. The winners is going to be named within the All-America ceremonies in Indianapolis, Ind., on Jan. 9.
Four in the Titus winners this year are Indy Car champions Dario Franchitti (2007, 2009) and Tony Kanaan (2004), and NHRA champions John Force (1996, 1999, 2000, 2002) and Tony Schumacher (2006, 2008). Schumacher is actually a Second Team selection this year and Kanaan attained Honorable Mention.
The Rising Star award for 2010 went to IRL Firestone Indy Lighting champion J.K. Vernay, 23, from France. He took a 3rd of the votes from the fifteen name ballot. He won by 4 votes beating out NASCAR Camping World Truck Collection rookie with the year Austin Dillon, 20. Third runner up was USAC driver Kody Swanson, 22 with 5 races and 4 victories in USAC series.
Scott TuckerFollowing within the Increasing Star vote had been Indy Light’s James Hinchcliffe, 23; Grand-Am’s Ricky Taylor, 21; Scott Tucker Racing, 47, from American Le Mans, as well as a surprise write-in, LE Tonglet, 20, NHRA’s Professional Inventory Bicycle champion and rookie of the year. Despite the fact that the voting does not address motorcycle racers Tonglet’s wonderful year impressed voters to compose in his name.
The Titus, given in remembrance in the late racer/journalist, is broadcasted at the finish of the annual AARWBA banquet. You'll find 8 types with two drivers for the first Team, two alot more for your Second Group and votes with much less the 5% get honorable mentions.
1st Group
Open Wheel: Dario Franchitti, Will Power
Inventory Car: Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch
Highway Racing: Scott Pruett/Memo Rojas, David Brabham/Simon Pagenaud
Drag Racing: John Drive, Larry Dixon
Short Track: Bryan Clauson, Levi Jones
Touring Sequence: Todd Bodine, Bobby Santos
Off-Road & Rally: Rob Maccachren, Ricky Johnson & Antoine L’estage/Nathalie Richard (Tie)
At Big: Jörg Bergmeister/Patrick Long, Frank Manzo
2nd Team
Open Wheel: Helio Castroneves, Ryan Briscoe
Stock Car: Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski
Highway Racing: Tony Ave, Jon Fogarty/Alex Gurney
Drag Racing: Tony Schumacher, Matt Hagan
Brief Track: Jason Myers, Tim Shaffer
Touring Sequence: Ryan Truex, Patrick Sheltra
Off-Road & Rally: B.J. Baldwin
At Giant: J.K. Vernay, Peter Cunningham
Honorable Point out
(At Least 5% With the Vote, Five Votes Minimum)
Open up Wheel: Tony Kanaan
Stock Car: Kevin Harvick, Jamie Mcmurray
Street Racing: Max Angelelli/Ricky Taylor
Drag Racing: None
Short Monitor: None
Touring Collection: Clay Rogers, Eric Holmes
Off-Road & Rally: Jesse Jones, Tom Lawless
At Significant: Randy Pobst, Von Smith
Rising STAR
(Those who acquired at least five votes)
J.K. Vernay (IRL Indy Lighting)
Austin Dillon (NASCAR Trucks)
Kody Swanson (USAC)
James Hinchcliffe (IRL Indy Lighting)
Ricky Taylor (Grand-Am Daytona Prototype)
LE Tonglet (NHRA Professional Stock Motorcycle) [write-in]
Scott Tucker Racing (ALMS LMP Problem)
Jonathan Bomarito (Grand-Am GT)
Robert Stout (SCCA Globe Problem)
Tanner Swanson (USAC)
Lucas Wolfe (WoO Sprint Cars))