Deep Dixie Racing had our first Driver of the Year competition for the 2012 season and it was so close and there were so many drivers nominated and voted for. To get the driver of the year we counted 1/3 of the vote by the fans, 1/3 of the vote by the media, and 1/3 of the vote by the track and series owners, representatives and promoters to culminate into the final total.
Drivers that were nominated were (in alphabetical order):
Ben Faircloth
Brian Grantham
Brian Wooten
Bubba Pollard
Cecil Eunice
Cody Hale
Cole Exum
Cooley Hodby
Dana Eiland
David Hodges
David Ussery
Devin Walker
Evan Becton
Gene Maine
Gene Ross
Ivedent Lloyd
Jason Floyd
Jimmy Sharpe Jr.
John Windham
Kitt Sealy
Kyle Benjamin
Kyle Bronson
Kyle Van Sickle
Larry Harrod
Leon Childs
Lonnie Roberts
Mark Whitener
Marty Woods
Pearson Lee Williams
Rhett Carter
Roger Mckenzie
Ronnie Johnson
Ronnie Newsome
Russell Brown Jr.
Scott Crews
Scott Waters
Shane Taylor
Tami Clark
Tyler Ivey
William Thomas
Media and Track and Series Owners,representatives, and Promoters:
Ben Sumner
Billy Goodman
Billy Thomas
Bobby Piper
Carolyn Johnson
Chad Starling
Dale Hall
Hal Cartee
John King
Justin McCorkel
Ken Kenny
Leo Johnson
Michael Popwell
Phil Guadagno
Ray Miller
Russell Lovett
Scott Hudgins
Terry Redding
There were so many wonderful drivers nominated and it was a tough competition full of talented drivers. After all the votes were tallied the winner was...... MARK WHITENER! He will be presented with his award at the January 26th race at North Florida Speedway. Congratulations on a fantastic year Mark and thank you to all the voters!
