Brady Bacon Named Top Non-Winged Driver By North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll
Story By: NORTH AMERICAN SPRINT CAR MEDIA
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KNOXVILLE, Iowa —January 16, 2017- Brady Bacon was named the 2016 “Driver of the Year” by the North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers.
The United States Auto Club champion earned three first-place ballots cast in the year-end poll. Richard Hoffman, owner of Bacon’s famed No. 69 sprint car earned the 2016 non-winged sprint car “Team of the Year” award.
Those drivers ranked second through fifth, respectively, are the late Bryan Clauson, USAC/California Racing Ass’n champion Damion Gardner, Chad Boespflug and Chris Windom.
Rounding out the top 10 are Chase Stockon, Kevin Thomas Jr., Dave Darland, Thomas Meseraull and Richard Vander Weerd, respectively.
Drivers that earned first place votes in addition to Brady Bacon were the late Bryan Clauson (four), Damion Gardner (two), Chris Windom (one) and Kevin Thomas, Jr. (one).
Kevin Thomas Jr., and Thomas Meseraull will each receive the “Wild Card Award” for their exciting non-winged sprint car performances in 2016, while Wingless Auto Racing champion Clinton Boyles will receive the 2016 non-winged sprint car “Rookie of the Year” award.
Richie Murray of the United States Auto Club will receive the North American Non-Winged Sprint Car Poll “Media Member of the Year” honors. Jim O’Connor of the Kokomo Speedway earned the “Promoter of the Year” title. John Godfrey of Spike Chassis will receive the “Builder/Manufacturer of the Year” honors.
