It's that time of year again. Not Christmas, although, I have a list for anyone who wants to play Santa Claus. I mean it's award season for Deep Dixie Racing. Our biggest award is Driver of The Year and one deserving driver will be presented this award that is being voted on by series owners, series promoters, track representatives, track owners, and media. The votes are pouring in for this award and there are so many guys on the list that are up for the award that truly are worthy to be called Driver of The Year. Once all the votes are in we will tally the votes up and determine the winner. So many drivers had great years this year. Names like Russell Brown Jr., Jason Fitzgerald, Kyle Van Sickle, William Thomas, Kyle Bronson, and Mark Whitener are just a few that come to mind. (There are many more) Last year's winner, Mark Whitener proved worthy of his award in 2012 by winning 14 races that year.
Besides Driver of The Year, we have other awards we will be presenting to other drivers that are being voted on also. Our Young Gun award is representative of a young driver who has had a spectacular year and drove an awesome season. So many young drivers are out there and so many deserve it. It seems there's talent everywhere and these guys are definitely on their way to the top. The Hard Charger award is for that guy who can drive his way to the front no matter what and can get it done. He will do anything to get to the front. Our newest award is the Ironman award. This is for that guy who, if there's a race somewhere, he'll be there. He will be at any race anywhere, anytime, and can put his car to the front or near it. The driver will put his car on any given track and get the work done. He's a true Ironman. Endurance, tenacity, and a strong will to be there no matter where or when and get it done.
Our last award is the one voted on by the fans, our Most Popular Driver award. We will ask the fans to post in our comment section on Facebook, when it's time, and give us their vote for Most Popular Driver. Who is your favorite driver? This will be your chance to let your voice be heard. Once we cut off the voting on Facebook we will put the top 4 on our website and let everyone vote from there. What I like about this award is that it's the people voting. Fans for drivers. I want true fans of the sport to be able to show appreciation to their favorite driver. If I could give any award though, it would definitely be Fans of the Year and I would give it to ALL the Deep Dixie fans. Each and every one of you. Unfortunately, I would have to mortgage several houses to pay for the awards. Just know that we truly are grateful for all of you. To the drivers that are up for these awards, we wish you luck and know that you all are very deserving of these awards. So, be on the lookout for notification of when Most Popular Driver voting begins and think on who you would like to nominate. Winners of all the awards will be announced on our website at a later date and will be presented during an upcoming race. I would also like to take a second to thank our newest sponsor for these awards, Big Jim's Racing Supplies. They have came on board with us and were eager to be a part of the awards and our website and for that we can't thank them enough! Good luck to all the drivers and thank you sincerely to all the fans!
