NASHVILLE, Tenn. (November 2, 2002) - More than 900 people gathered at the famous Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville Saturday evening, to officially crown the 2002 champions of the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series presented by Dodge. Peter Daniels, of Lebanon, N.H., lead the honorees as the national champion and collected more than $160,000 in post season awards.
Daniels won the national championship competing in the series’ New England Region, where he recorded 14 feature victories at Claremont (N.H.) Speedway. Seven other regional champions were honored at Saturday’s celebration, including Billy Tuckwell of Metamora, Ill.; Clint Bowyer of Emporia, Kan.; Buck Catalano of Ontario, N.Y.; Roger Avants of Littleton, Colo.; Scott Winters of Tracy, Calif; Wade Day of Elizabethton, Tenn.; and Jamey Caudill of Four Oaks, N.C. Each of the seven regional champions was presented with more than $40,000 in point fund awards.
Kerry Davis, of Kansas City, was also honored as the ShorTrack Division national champion. The ShorTrack Division awards recognize support division drivers at each NASCAR Weekly Racing Series presented by Dodge facility. Davis won the championship with 18 victories in the Grand National Division at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. and collected more than $10,000 for this accomplishment.
Several special award winners were also announced, including Daniels’ brother and car owner, Richard Daniels, who received the Lincoln Electric Car Owner Award; Daniels’ crew chief, Jim Crowell, was presented with the Lunati National Championship Crew Chief Award; and veteran car owner Bob Korn, of Miamisburg, Ohio, who won the national True Value Mechanic of the Year Award. In total, $1.7 million in point fund awards were distributed to the top finishing competitors in the series during Saturday’s gala event.
Daniels won the national championship competing in the series’ New England Region, where he recorded 14 feature victories at Claremont (N.H.) Speedway. Seven other regional champions were honored at Saturday’s celebration, including Billy Tuckwell of Metamora, Ill.; Clint Bowyer of Emporia, Kan.; Buck Catalano of Ontario, N.Y.; Roger Avants of Littleton, Colo.; Scott Winters of Tracy, Calif; Wade Day of Elizabethton, Tenn.; and Jamey Caudill of Four Oaks, N.C. Each of the seven regional champions was presented with more than $40,000 in point fund awards.
Kerry Davis, of Kansas City, was also honored as the ShorTrack Division national champion. The ShorTrack Division awards recognize support division drivers at each NASCAR Weekly Racing Series presented by Dodge facility. Davis won the championship with 18 victories in the Grand National Division at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. and collected more than $10,000 for this accomplishment.
Several special award winners were also announced, including Daniels’ brother and car owner, Richard Daniels, who received the Lincoln Electric Car Owner Award; Daniels’ crew chief, Jim Crowell, was presented with the Lunati National Championship Crew Chief Award; and veteran car owner Bob Korn, of Miamisburg, Ohio, who won the national True Value Mechanic of the Year Award. In total, $1.7 million in point fund awards were distributed to the top finishing competitors in the series during Saturday’s gala event.
