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Weedon Award winner to be announced Saturday 

DAVENPORT, IA (Feb 05, 2009) - The winner of the 2008 Weedon Award will be announced at the DRIVER'S CHOICE AWARDS Saturday, February 7th, 2009. The award ceremony will be held at Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Davenport. The event is presented by Dirt Racer Magazine. 

The Weedon Award is named for local racing legend Ronnie Weedon. The award is given to the overall Driver's Choice winner and is voted by the racers at four area stock car tracks.   

The top nominees for the 2008 Weedon Award are: Ryan Dolan, Ray Guss Jr., and Hershel Roberts.  

Modified driver Ryan Dolan had a dominant ride in 2008. The Lisbon, Iowa driver captured track championships at both Cedar County Raceway and West Liberty Raceway in 2008.

The "River City Hustler" Ray Guss Jr., (Milan, Ill.) had more IMCA late model feature wins (15) than any other driver in 2008. Ray finished second in late model points at Quad City Raceway and closed out the '08 season with a modified win at the 3rd Annual Fall Harvest Shootout. 

Hershel Roberts of East Moline, Illinois continues to be the 'iron man' of local late model racing. Roberts finished fifth in points at Quad City Raceway and Jackson County Speedway, while finishing 7th at Davenport Speedway. Hershel was the Weedon Award winner for 2006.

The Dirt Racer Magazine will also hand out the Driver’s Choice Awards in individual classes. The top vote getters (in alphabetical order) for the Driver‘s Choice Awards by class are:

Late Model - Ray Guss Jr., Andy Nezworski, and Hershel Roberts
Open Wheel - Ryan Dolan, Bob Dominacki, and Milo Veloz Jr.
Street Stock - Jason Bahrs, Greg Gill, and Jeremy Marquette
B-Modifieds - Preston Biggart, Mike Fuller, and Chris Stein
Cruiser - Emily Gade, Sheldon Hunter, and Dan Mohr.
4 cyl - Wade Dahl , Chris Holmlund, Ricky Kay
 
The event is open to the public. Tickets for the event are $5 per person with proceeds going to Speedway Fire Rescue. Doors wil open at 7:00pm with the award presentation at 7:30pm.

Past Weedon Award winners:
2000........Ron Weedon
2001....Jeremiah Hurst
2002.............John Bull
2003...........Doug Nigh
2004........Fred Remley

2005.............Terry Neal
2006.....Hershel Roberts 

2000 Driver’s Choice Awards:
late model - Gary Webb
modified - Jeff Walker
street stock - Rob Henry
dwarf car - Rob Guss
legend car - Warren Ropp 

2001 Driver’s Choice Awards:
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 

2002 Driver’s Choice Awards:
late model - Rob Toland
modified - John Bull
street stock - Brian Bushong
legend car - Chris Springer
dwarf car - Bill Holden
trophy truck/cruiser - Rob Nylin 

2003 Driver’s Choice Awards:
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 

2004 Driver’s Choice Awards:
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 

2005 Driver’s Choice Awards:
Late Model - Terry Neal
Modified - Jeff Morris
Street Stock - Tony VonDresky
B-Modifed - Jake Bowman
Trophy Truck/Cruiser - Dan Mohr 

2006 Driver’s Choice Awards:
Late Model - Eric Gustaf
Modified - Jerry Connors
Street Stock - Randy Exline
B-Modifieds - Mitch Morris
4 - Cylinder - Josh Starr
Mod Lite - Jeff Norton