Vermont Motorsports Magazine "Driver of the Year" Voting to Begin Monday

Voting for the first-ever Vermont Motorsports Magazine "Driver of the
Year" awards opens on Monday, November 2. The awards have been created to
recognize the efforts of stock car drivers in and around the Green
Mountain State, and selections will be made by fan votes from a list of
nominees in five categories. The Driver of the Year awards will be
presented by Subway of Barre, Montpelier, Waterbury, and Northfield.
The awards will be given in the following categories: one each for the
fan-voted Driver of the Year at Bear Ridge Speedway in Bradford, Devil's
Bowl Speedway in West Haven, and Thunder Road International Speedbowl in
Barre; one "On The Road" award for a Vermont driver that competes on a
touring series or at an out-of-state track; and one final award for the
Vermont Motorsports Magazine 2009 Driver of the Year presented by Subway.
Among the 15 nominees for Bear Ridge Speedway Driver of the Year are
Sportsman Modified champion Gary Siemons of Orford, N.H., Sportsman Coupe
champion Josh Harrington of Topsham, and Limited Late Model champion Dan
Eastman of Thetford Center. Devil's Bowl Speedway's 14 nominees include
Modified champion Kenny Tremont, Jr. of West Sand Lake, N.Y., five-time
Budget Sportsman winner Frank Hoard, III of Manchester, and Pro Street
Stock champion Cale Kneer of Troy, N.Y. Thunder Road Int'l Speedbowl's 14
nominees include Late Model champion Jean-Paul Cyr of Milton, Tiger
Sportsman champion Jimmy Hebert of Williamstown, and Street Stock Rookie
of the Year Tucker Williams of Hyde Park.
"On The Road" nominees include American-Canadian Tour champion Brian Hoar
of Williston, St. Johnsbury's Stacy Cahoon, the Late Model champion at New
Hampshire's White Mountain Motorsports Park, and multi-track stars Chris
Riendeau of Ascuntey, Josh Sunn of White River Junction, and Chris Wilk of
Mendon. The nominees for the final 2009 Driver of the Year award will be
the top vote-getters from each of the four individual categories, vying
for the title as Vermont's top stock car racer.
"There are hundreds of talented drivers racing in and around our state
that give race fans so much satisfaction every summer. Now the fans have a
chance to give back to the drivers," said VMM Editor Justin St. Louis.
"Every one of the racers nominated deserves recognition, but it should be
very interesting to see who the fans select as the final nominees for the
overall Driver of the Year award."
Voting for the Driver of the Year awards begins on Monday, November 2.
Voting will be open for one week in each category, with the final Vermont
Motorsports Magazine 2009 Driver of the Year presented by Subway award
vote open from Monday, November 30 to Sunday, December 6. Winners will be
announced following the final tallying of fan votes.
Founded in February, Vermont Motorsports Magazine is the unofficial home
for online news in asphalt and dirt stock car racing in and around the
Green Mountain State, covering events at all three Vermont tracks as well
as facilities throughout New England and upstate New York. VMM can be
found at http://vtmotormag.blogspot.com, and on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/vtmotormag.