St. Louis Region, SCCA Annual Awards (Prior to 2002) SOLO II DRIVER Awarded to the driver who is most outstanding, based on their performance in Solo events (finishing position need not be considered). 1978 Ron Flier 1979 Ron Flier 1980 Toni Ward 1981 Ernie Ward 1982 John Neighbors 1983 Janice Rick 1984 Bob Anderson 1985 Mike Mahan 1986 Steve Bollinger 1987 Ron Flier 1988 Ron Flier 1989 Vicki Flier 1990 Joe Haddon 1991 Kim Bollinger 1992 John Phillippe 1993 Sam Platt 1994 Vicki Flier 1995 Sam Platt 1996 Stan Hanson 1997 John Donjoin 1998 Matthew Grainger 1999 Jim Obermeyer 2000 Steve Burkett 2001 Richard Wise CLUB RALLY AWARD Awarded to the member who is the most outstanding ralliest based on their performance (finishing position need not be considered). 1978 Al Langer/Arlene Wiseman 1979 Al Langer 1980 Ron & Margie Langston 1981 Ted Haines 1982 not awarded 1983 not awarded 1984 Clarence Zacher 1985 Kim Demotte 1986 Lew Bailen 1987 Jeri & Denny Wilson 1988 Walt & Suzi Wilson 1989 Bob & Chiang Walters 1990 Ron Ferris & Dennis Lafata 1991 Wayne Schmieder 1992 Ron Ferris & Dennis Lafata 1993 Jim Heine 1994 Al Langer 1995 Ron Ferris 1996 Jim Heine 1997 Ron Ferris & John Sears 1998 not awarded 1999 Eric & Kate Buckley 2000 Eric & Kate Buckley 2001 Pete Knese JOHN STRONG MECHANICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD Awarded to the member or non-member who is the most outstanding mechanic in Road Racing. General characteristics to be considered are mechanical excellence, reliability, competitive success, enthusiasm, resourcefulness and initiative. 1984 Terry McKenna 1985 Jim Durbin 1986 Steve Page 1987 Ron Flier 1988 Eric Farmer 1989 Howard Erlanger 1990 Ron Flier 1991 Bob Eichelberger 1992 Bryan Cohn 1993 Doug Hill 1994 Dennis Schneider 1995 Frank Muegge/Daryl Tryson 1996 Tucker Mertin 1997 Dan Meyer 1998 Bland McCoy/Rod Stout 1999 Chris Albin 2000 Bland McCoy/ Rod Stout 2001 Bland McCoy/ Rod Stout FLAGGING & COMMUNICATION WORKER OF THE YEAR Awarded to the F&C Worker who best exemplifies the hard working spirit demanded by the specialty, as well as unselfish devotion to the sport of Motor Racing, other workers and the St. Louis Region. 1988 Frank Hall & Melissa Hall 1989 Skip MacEwen 1990 Gene Cheatham 1991 Ken Loerch 1992 Rikki Lougeay 1993 Frank Hall 1994 Fransico Ponce 1995 Bob Austin 1996 Richard Lantz 1997 Philip Green 1998 Mike Byington 1999 Brian Putizer 2000 Ruth Braun 2001 Paul Hollingshead/ Michael Lischke LAMPERT MOST IMPROVED DRIVER AWARD This award is presented to the Road Racing Driver for their driving ability and may not be awarded to the same driver twice. The selection should not be based on the driver having a better car. 1970 Ken Drysdale 1971 Rick Ross 1972 Bernie Sunier 1973 Norbert Butler 1974 Homer Clark 1975 Bob Willis 1976 Bob Lembke 1977 Jay Hall 1978 Walt Kopecky 1979 Morris Clement 1980 N. Barrett Braun 1981 Steve Overton 1982 John Heyer 1983 Jere Poteat 1984 Tim Wheeler 1985 Duane Dyckman 1986 Dennis Dielschneider 1987 Paul Kuhl 1988 Michael Wise 1989 Bryan Cohn 1990 Dave Maynard 1991 Les Mankofsky 1992 Paul Lerman 1993 Dan Chreste 1994 Bernie Kuentz 1995 Bill "Rod" Scharf 1996 Mary Daly 1997 John Buck 1998 Charles Livingston 1999 Chris Flier 2001 Jack Walbran 2002 Steve Willenbrink DEBRECHT MOST IMPROVED SOLO II DRIVER Awarded to the driver who is most improved based on their performance in Solo events (finishing position need not be considered). 1986 Vicki Flier 1987 Randy Funsch 1988 not awarded 1989 David Whitworth, Jr. 1990 Chiang Walters 1991 John Phillippe 1992 Vicki Maupin 1993 Jean Rishu 1994 Martin Goodale 1995 Bill Maupin 1996 Matt Granger 1997 John Valenta 1998 Ned Schifferdecker 1999 Robert Jennings 2000 not awarded 2001 Dan Quirk 110 % WORKER OF THE YEAR AWARD Awarded to the Race Specialty Worker who has contributed the most outstanding effort to the sport of Motor Racing in the St. Louis Region. This award is open to all workers other than Flagging and Communications. 1988 Bob Bentzinger 1989 Barbe DeMotte 1990 Marieta Francis 1991 Ron Crawford 1992 Mike Byington 1993 Dan Harman 1994 Lloyd Borgstede 1995 Mary Edey 1996 Patti & Brad Baer 1997 Susan Fazio 1998 Skip MacEwen 1999 Brenda Witt 2000 Sherri Giddens 2001 Glenda & Bill Conlon EVENT CHAIRMAN AWARD Presented for the most outstanding St. Louis Region event of the year. 1984 Ernie Ward 1985 Frank Morrison 1986 Mark Weber 1987 James Heine 1988 Vicki & Ron Flier 1989 Ernie & Toni Ward 1990 Sharon David 1991 Mary Daly August Regional/National Race 1992 Vicki Flier 40th Anniversary Party 1993 Sarah Duffy Mini Gran Prix 1994 Motor Sports Academy 1995 Car Shows Bob Flowers/John Macky 1996 Rebecca Harrison - Awards Banquet 1997 Mini Gran Prix - Dave Bohler, Sarah Duffy, Cesear Venagoni, Jeri Wilson 1998 Solo II Drivers School - Emile Des Roches 1999 Ron Ferris 2000 Beth & Dave Whitworth – 1st Annual Gateway to Nationals 2001 Jerry Crump & Jan Rick & Bryan Sechrist D.A.R.E Charity Event JIM GROVE RACING AWARD Awarded to the St. Louis Region Member who is the most outstanding driver based on his/her performance in Road Racing. 1960 Ed Walsh, Jr. 1961 A. Clinton Lindburg 1962 Bob Spooner/Mack Yates 1963 David Biggs 1964 Ed Walsh, Jr. 1965 Martin Beirne 1966 Gregg Brumm 1967 Dick Durant 1968 Dick Durant 1969 DickDurant 1970 Jim Boehm 1971 Jim Boehm 1972 Jim Boehm 1973 Fred Stout 1974 Bob Hubbard 1975 Bob Hubbard 1976 Dennis Wilson 1977 Bob Hubbard 1978 Fred Stout 1979 Dorsey Schroeder 1980 Dennis Wilson 1981 Terry McKenna 1982 Terry McKenna 1983 Dave Jones 1984 Morris Clement 1985 Dorsey Schroeder 1986 Tim Wheeler 1987 Kevin Whitesides 1988 Bruce Frenzel 1989 Keith Scharf 1990 Keith Scharf 1991 Keith Scharf 1992 Keith Scharf 1993 Keith Scharf 1994 Keith Scharf 1995 Chris Albin 1996 Keith Scharf 1997 Brad Stout 1998 Brad Stout 1999 Dustin Hodges 2000 Jeff Clinton 2001 Brad Stout NISCHWITZ ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD Awarded to the St. Louis Region Road Racing Driver who demonstrated the greatest driving skill in the season of their first National Race. 1970 Bernie Sunier 1971 Jim Thompson 1972 Gary Borgens 1973 Norbert Butler 1974 Amado Ortillo 1975 Chet Palumbo 1976 Ron McNear 1977 Steve Overto 1978 B. J. Greber 1979 Robert Hoffman 1980 John Costello 1981 Sterling Kelly 1982 Mike Eby 1983 Jerry Clinton 1984 Keith Meyer 1985 Joe Peters 1986 Ray Williams, Jr. 1987 Michael Wise 1988 Jeffrey Clinton 1989 Dan Anderson 1990 Bill Harrison 1991 John McMurray 1992 Brian Clinton 1993 Michael Johnson 1994 Mark Gerdes 1995 Reid Vann 1996 Alan Orbin 1997 Dustin Hodges 1998 Brad Lewis 1999 Don Strathearn 2000 Don Cooper 2001 Ed Smith JOHN RIEHL CLUB RACER AWARD Awarded to the Road Racing Driver who, in the true spirit of racing, campaigns and maintains the car they drive. 1972 Bill Boemler 1973 Norm Leigh 1974 Bruce Meyer 1975 David Oder 1976 Harry Dudley 1977 Dave Jones 1978 Barry Heuer 1979 Timothy Wheeler 1980 Mark Weber 1981 Dan Meyer/Matt Grassi 1982 Dave Jones 1983 Harry Dudley 1984 Dave Oder 1985 Steve Overton' 1986 John Paul Ferguson 1987 Tim McGinley 1988 Chris Layton 1989 Terry McKenna 1990 Tim Atcock 1991 Tony Chiles 1992 Tom Coppage 1993 Mike Vaughn 1994 Chris Albin 1995 Phil Smith 1996 Toni Fazio 1997 Perry Rhoads 1998 Tim Giddens/Sherrie Giddens/Ed Settle 1999 Mike Gerdes 2000 Gary Payne 2001 Tim Finley REGIONAL EXECUTIVE AWARD Awarded exclusively by the RE of the St. Louis Region to the individual making the greatest contribution to the club, in their opinion. Typically awarded to any individual who donates many hours “behind the scenes” and goes unrecognized. 1977 Pat Oder 1978 Carol Cohn 1979 Donna Page 1980 Vicki Manzotti 1981 Debbie Haines 1982 Linda Aulenbacher 1983 not awarded 1984 Mary Quinn 1985 Dan Meyer 1986 Ernie Ward 1987 Jim Burt 1988 Ken Wetzel 1989 Suzy Wilson 1990 Barbe DeMotte 1991 Mary Daly 1992 Skip MacEwen 1993 Martha Lou Haddon 1994 Dick Elicker 1995 Skip MacEwen 1996 Melissa Hall-Cohn 1997 Skip MacEwen 1998 Ethel Hall 1999 Carol Cohn 2000 Carol Cohn, Sarah Duffy, Sherri Giddens, Jan Rick 2001 Dave Whitworth JIM CLARK AWARD Awarded to the St. Louis Region, Road Racing Driver who best exemplifies the spirit of Jim Clark. General characteristics to be considered are driving ability, competitive spirit, modesty, courtesy and moderation. (Finishing position need not be considered). 1968 Bob Spooner 1969 Jim Boehm 1970 Ray Kraftson 1971 Mack Yates 1972 Bernie Sunier 1973 Bob Hubbard 1974 John Riehl 1975 John O'Steen 1976 Norm Leigh 1977 Bob Hubbard 1978 Bob Hubbard 1979 David Oder 1980 B. J. Greber 1981 Terry McKenna 1982 Morris Clement 1983 Terry McKenna/Dick Davis 1984 Terry McKenna 1985 Morris Clement 1986 Dorsey Schroeder 1987 Bruce Frenzel 1988 Keith Scharf 1989 Don Sorich 1990 Tony Lester 1991 Mark Weber 1992 John McMurray 1993 Duke Johnson 1994 Brad Stout 1995 Chris Albin 1996 Mark Weber 1997 Dennis Schneider 1998 Bryan Cohn 1999 Doug McCune 2000 Tony Chiles 2001 Chris Flier HUTCHERSON NEW MEMBER AWARD Awarded to a new, first time SCCA member who is the best all-around new member during their first dues paying year. 1957 Rose Gilmore 1958 William Mulliken 1959 John Tobin 1960 Jack Barringer 1961 Fred Stout, Jr. 1962 Robert LaFlamme 1963 Herb & Emily Rose 1964 Jerry Lewis 1965 Robert Percival 1966 Charles Morris 1967 Rick & Marilyn Ross 1968 Dick Zingre 1969 Norbert Butler 1970 Bob Diebel 1971 Jim Potts 1972 Don & Jean Shultz 1973 Gil Peters 1974 George Chartrand 1975 Jo Chartrand 1976 Jolee Plaggenburg 1977 Winnie & Bill Anthes 1978 Steve & Donna Page 1979 Vicki Manzotti 1980 Don Sorich 1981 Steve Slotten 1982 Don Dobinski 1983 Jim Compton 1984 Scott Cohn 1985 Red Roser 1986 Sarah Duffy 1987 Walt & Suzy Wilson 1988 Melissa Hall 1989 Todd Benne 1990 June Cheatham 1991 Lloyd Borgstede 1992 Joe Vaughn 1993 Fred Fischer 1994 Diane Flowers 1995 Ryan Cole/Jarrod Haines 1996 Bob Dicus 1997 Mary Schuette 1998 John Krzyzanowski 1999 Beth Whitworth 2000 Ruth Braun, Chris Hammond 2001 Nadeem Bari ED WALSH AWARD Awarded to the member who contributes the most in developing St. Louis Region, SCCA Road Racing. 1964 Ben Lindenbusch 1965 Bill Hallenbeck 1966 William Conklin 1967 Ruth Davis 1968 Mel Bogus 1969 Harry Hutcherson 1970 Mel Bogus 1971 Mel Bogus 1972 Norbert Butler 1973 Arnold Cohn 1974 Ted Haines 1975 George Chartrand 1976 George Licis 1977 Pat Oder 1978 Carol Cohn 1979 John Riehl 1980 Rameau Johnson 1981 Pete Baechle/Bob Schmidt 1982 Ted Haines 1983 Tom Watkins 1984 Mary Quinn 1985 Ted Haines 1986 not awarded 1987 Ken Wetzel 1988 Rod Bryan 1989 Bill Francis 1990 Mary Quinn/Ken Wetzel 1991 Frank Hall 1992 Kathy & Mike Vaughn 1993 Ethel Hall 1994 Prokopf Family 1995 Mark Weber 1996 Paul Nittle 1997 June & Gene Cheatham 1998 Susan & Tony Fazio 1999 Sarah Duffy 2000 Bryan Cohn 2001 Pete Knese