QUAD CITY DIRT TRACK AWARDS Set to Go Saturday

MOLINE, ILL (Jan. 7, 2007) - Honors to local stock car drivers will be presented at the QUAD CITY DIRT TRACK AWARDS Saturday, January 13th, 2007. The event will be held at Fargo Dance and Sports, on 23rd Avenue in Moline.

Awards given on the evening will include the QUAD CITIES RACING CONNECTION Driver’s Choice Awards and Racing OSCAR’s, the RCTV Rookie of the Year Award, and the “Around the Track” Tod Brinkman Award.

In addition, the top five finalists for the QCRC Weedon Award will be announced. The winner of the Weedon Award will be announced at the Quad Cities Racing Industry Show, Febraury 3rd, at the QCCA Expo center in Rock Island.

The winners of the QCRC Driver’s Choice Awards, are as the name implies, voted by local racers themselves. The 2006 winners of the QCRC Driver’s Choice Awards are:

Late Model - Eric Gustaf
Open Wheel - Jerry Connors
Street Stock - Randy Exline
B-Modifieds - Mitch Morris
4 - Cylinder - Josh Starr
Mod Lite - Jeff Norton

The racing OSCARs are given for Outstanding Support or Contribution to Auto Racing. Traditionally, the OSCAR’s have gone to race officials, members of the media, sponsors, and others that work behind the scenes to make local racing successful.

QUAD CITIES RACING CONNECTION is pleased to announce that the winners of the 2006 OSCARs are: Mr. Shane Davis (announcer) and Mr. Dan Norton (tech inspector). Their many years of commitment and service to local racing makes both of these gentlemen qualified for this honor.

RCTV Rookie of the Year Award, and the “Around the Track” Tod Brinkman Award winners will be named at the event.

The event is open to the public. Doors will open at 6:00pm with the award ceremony starting at 7:30pm. There is no charge for admission, but donations for Speedway Fire Rescue will be accepted at the door.

The QUAD CITIES RACING CONNECTION is a local stock car racing magazine covering 10 tracks in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. Racing Connection Television, which can be seen on Mediacom Channel 19, carries local racing action. The “Around the Track” radio show can be heard on 1170AM and is hosted by Steve Donovan.



Past Driver’s Choice Award winners:

2005 late model - Terry Neal
modified - Jeff Morris
street stock - Tony VonDresky
B-modifed - Jake Bowman
trophy truck/cruiser - Dan Mohr
2004 late model - Kevin Blum
modified - Jeff Morris
street stock - Tony VonDresky
B-modifed - Mark Preston
legend car - Rick Harris
dwarf car - Scott Spink
trophy truck/cruiser - Rob Nylin
2003 late model - Ray Guss Jr.
modified - Ron Weedon
street stock - Jeff Stevens
legend car - Matt Montieth
dwarf car - Darren Norton
trophy truck/cruiser - Dean Anderson
2002 late model - Rob Toland
modified - John Bull
street stock - Brian Bushong
legend car - Chris Springer
dwarf car - Bill Holden
trophy truck/cruiser - Rob Nylin
2001 late model - Jeremiah Hurst
modified - Ronnie Weedon & Randy Wages (tie)
street stock - Dan Woods & Brian Bushong (tie)
legend car - Keith Moline
dwarf car - Ron Hull
trophy truck/cruiser - Rich Phillips
2000 late model - Gary Webb
modified - Jeff Walker
street stock - Rob Henry
dwarf car - Rob Guss
legend car - Warren Ropp



Past winners of the racing OSCAR’s include:

2000 Gil Short - Speedway Fire Rescue
2000 Ron Pershy - Sponsor (J&J Camper Sales)
2001 Ed Volquardsen - Sponsor (Liftruck Service Co.)
2001 Ken Reimers - Scorer
2001 Phil Roberts - Media and Official
2002 Jim Groves - Sponsor (Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation)
2002 Ed Potter - Scorer
2003 Doug Haack - Starter
2003 Jess Medina - Media
2003 Lane Swearinger - Sponsor (Fastlane Legends)
2004 Steve Donovan - Media
2004 Tim & Marsha Woolley - Announcer/Scorer/Official
2004 Chuck & Cathy Barton - Photographers
2005 Bob Kulig - Scorer
2005 Fred Williams - Official