Scott Tucker Racing Is known as a Fantastic Sport To View All members for the 2010 All-America Auto Racing Team have been chosen by members with the nation’s motorsports press. The initial Team is the largest at any time chosen by the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association, which contains a new group. In addition they produced a new Increasing Star Award to identify the individual making the largest title for racing.
Scott Tucker racingOpen Wheel, Inventory Car, Road Racing and Drag Racing categories are in disagreement for your Jerry Titus Award. Nine votes arrived up for the team’s Driver in the Year that consists of two former Titus winners. The winners are going to be named in 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 Pressure (1996, 1999, 2000, 2002) and Tony Schumacher (2006, 2008). Schumacher is really a Second Group choice this year and Kanaan earned Honorable Mention.
The Growing Star award for 2010 went to IRL Firestone Indy Lighting champion J.K. Vernay, 23, from France. He took a 3rd in the votes from a 15 name ballot. He won by four votes beating out NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rookie in the year Austin Dillon, twenty. Third runner up was USAC driver Kody Swanson, 22 with 5 races and 4 victories in USAC series.
Scott TuckerSubsequent in the Rising Star vote were Indy Light’s James Hinchcliffe, 23; Grand-Am’s Ricky Taylor, 21; Scott Tucker Racing, forty seven, from American Le Mans, along with a surprise write-in, LE Tonglet, twenty, NHRA’s Pro Stock Bike champion and rookie from the year. Even though the voting doesn’t cover motorcycle racers Tonglet’s great time impressed voters to compose in his title.
The Titus, given in remembrance with the late racer/journalist, is broadcasted at the finish in the annual AARWBA banquet. You will find 8 classes with two drivers for the initial Group, two additional for the 2nd Group and votes with much less the 5% get honorable mentions.
Initially Team
Open Wheel: Dario Franchitti, Will Power
Inventory Car: Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch
Street Racing: Scott Pruett/Memo Rojas, David Brabham/Simon Pagenaud
Drag Racing: John Pressure, Larry Dixon
Brief Monitor: Bryan Clauson, Levi Jones
Touring Series: 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
Street Racing: Tony Ave, Jon Fogarty/Alex Gurney
Drag Racing: Tony Schumacher, Matt Hagan
Brief Track: Jason Myers, Tim Shaffer
Touring Collection: Ryan Truex, Patrick Sheltra
Off-Road & Rally: B.J. Baldwin
At Significant: J.K. Vernay, Peter Cunningham
Honorable Mention
(At Least 5% From the Vote, Five Votes Minimum)
Open up Wheel: Tony Kanaan
Stock Car: Kevin Harvick, Jamie Mcmurray
Highway Racing: Max Angelelli/Ricky Taylor
Drag Racing: None
Brief Track: None
Touring Collection: Clay Rogers, Eric Holmes
Off-Road & Rally: Jesse Jones, Tom Lawless
At Giant: Randy Pobst, Von Smith
Increasing STAR
(Those who obtained at least five votes)
J.K. Vernay (IRL Indy Lights)
Austin Dillon (NASCAR Trucks)
Kody Swanson (USAC)
James Hinchcliffe (IRL Indy Lights)
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 World Problem)
Tanner Swanson (USAC)
Lucas Wolfe (WoO Sprint Cars))