Nominations Now Open for 2013 RacingSpectator.ca Driver of the Year Award

ROUND ONE VOTING NOW OPEN!

The most prestigious fan voted award in the Atlantic Canadian stock car racing scene is back for another season!

The RacingSpectator.ca Driver of the Year Award is back for its 11th season and we are looking for your nominations.

Keeping with traditions Bruce and Bea Langille set, the Racing Spectator Driver of the Year Award is a fan voted award and this year we are opening nominations up to the community. As with previous years, a driver is not eligible to win the award twice (see list of former winners below). Nominations will remain open until Tuesday, September 17th, when all the drivers nominated will be placed into a voting pool with Round One voting beginning on Wednesday, September 18th. Round one voting will end on Monday, September 30th at NOON Atlantic and the top five will be announced later in the day.

The final vote to decide the the winner of the Racing Spectator Driver of the Year Award will open on Tuesday, October 1st and will appear on the ballot with the TCM Best of 2013 Awards. Voting will run for two weeks and will close on Monday, October 14th.

How do you nominate your favorite driver for the RacingSpectator.ca Driver of the Year? It’s easy! Fill out the form at the bottom of this page and tell us why your favorite should win the RacingSpectator.ca Driver of the Year! Note, once your driver is nominated and appears in the listing below, there is no need to re-nominate that driver during the nomination period. We would ask that you keep it to one nomination per person/IP address.

Keep in mind as well, the nomination does not have to be performance driven (we have our TCM Power Performer of the Year for that) but can be for a driver who may be a fan favorite, or is a helpful hand in the pit area, a true sportsman to other competitors on track, etc. This is your award fans – fan nominated, fan voted – we want to know who your Driver of the Year is!

Congratulations to all of those drivers nominated and good luck in the voting rounds!

FINAL NOMINATIONS

#3 – Darren Wallage – Oakfield, Ns -Scotia Speedworld – Sportsman
#4 – Mike Stevens – Riverview, NB – Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour – Pro Stock
#4 – Danny Harvey – Lantz, NS – Maritime League of Legends Tour/Scotia Speedworld – Legends
#5 – Matthew Palmer – Summerside, PE – Oyster Bed Speedway – Modified
#6 – Adam Meehan – Rawdon, NS – Scotia Speedworld – Bandolero
#10 – Charles Woolaver – Albany, PE – Oyster Bed Speedway – Mini Stock
#14 – Alex Johnson – Enfield, NS – Scotia Speedworld – Sportsman
#14 – Andrew Rodgers – Smithtown, NB – Speedway 660 – Sportsman
#23 – Sarah McKay – Quispamsis, NB – Speedway 660 – Sportsman
#28 – Emmett Donahue – Hazelbrook, PE – Oyster Bed Speedway – Street Stock
#32 – Ashton Tucker – Lyttleton, NB – Speedway 660 – Bandolero
#33 – Cole Tanner – Shubenacadie, NS – Scotia Speedworld, Petty Raceway – Bandolero
#34 – Randy Moore – Saint John, NB – Speedway 660 – Sportsman
#40 – Robbie MacEwen – Winsloe, PE – Oyster Bed Speedway – Modified
#42 – Matt Rodgers – Smithtown, NB – Speedway 660 – Sportsman
#44 – Russell Smith Jr – Lakeside, NS – Petty Raceway – Sportsman
#44 – Nathan Blackburn – Timberlea, NS – Scotia Speedworld – Bandolero
#48 – Dave O’Blenis – Boundary Creek, NB – Speedway 660 – Pro Stock
#51 – Braden Langille – Shubenacadie, NS – Scotia Speedworld – Bandolero
#52 – Shawn Tucker – Fredericton, NB – Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour – Pro Stock
#53 – Cole Butcher – Porter’s Lake, NS – Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour/Scotia Speedworld – Pro Stock/Legend
#53 – Laurie Cormier – Riverview, NB – Petty Raceway – Sportsman
#66 – Scott Perry – Cornwall, PE – Oyster Bed Speedway – Mini Stock
#68 – Michael Cormier – Grand Barachois, NB – Petty Raceway – Bandolero
#75 – Emily Meehan – Rawdon, NS – Scotia Speedworld/Maritime League of Legends – Legends
#77 – Randy Millar -Freeland, PE – Oyster Bed Speedway – Modified
#88 – Nicholas Naugle – Halifax, NS – Scotia Speedworld – Bandolero
#88 – Stephen Gass- Cornwall, PE – Oyster Bed Speedway – Street Stock
#91 – Gary Tingley – Colpitts Settlement, NB – Petty Raceway – Sportsman
#97 – John Flemming – Halifax, NS – Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour – Pro Stock
#99 – Johnathan Kemp – Oyster Bed Bridge, PE – Oyster Bed Speedway – Honda Outlaw
#144 – Jorden Smith – Lakeside, NS – Scotia Speedworld – Lightning
#150 – Mark Campbell – Halifax, NS – Scotia Speedworld – Lightning
#172 – Chevy MacDonald – Stewiacke, NS – Scotia Speedworld – Lightning
#192 – Marc MacMillan – Glenholme, NS – Scotia Speedworld – Lightning
#194 – Deven Smith – Lakeside, NS – Scotia Speedworld – Lightning
#00 – Martin Landry – Grand Barachois, NB – Petty Raceway – Street Stock
#06 – Alex Sheehan – Oyster Bed Speedway – Street Stock
#07 – Allison MacKinnon – Oyster Bed Bridge, PE – Oyster Bed Speedway – Modified

Past Champions (Not Eligible for Nomination in 2013):

2012: James Doucette
2011: Darren MacKinnon
2010: Mike Francis
2009: Shawn Waterfield
2008: Fred Broussard
2007: Glyn Nott
2006: Jerome Kehoe
2005: Jonathan Hicken
2004: Todd Tufts
2003: Sandy Livingston Jr

About Tim’s Corner:
Tim’s Corner began as a weekly stock car racing column appearing on ScotiaSpeedworld.ca and MaritimeProStockTour.com, penned by track and series announcer Tim Terry. It has now grown to include basic media services for motorsport teams big and small. TimsCorner.ca, the official website of Tim’s Corner, also features Tim’s Corner Unplugged, a podcast hosted by Terry which focuses on the motorsports scene. For more information on Tim’s Corner and services offered, visit TimsCorner.ca!