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Nomination Period Extended For Promoter Of The Year

January 5, 2022

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The nomination ballot for the 46th Annual Auto Racing Promoter of the Year has been released and the nomination period has been extended. 

Nominations will now close at midnight, Monday, Jan. 10, while voting for the 46th Annual Auto Racing Promoter of the Year to commence on Monday, Jan. 17, once all nominees have been announced. All polling will be tracked digitally.

The link for balloting is as follows: https://forms.gle/9fRA7t18AjnsT9E46

Ray Marler, who promotes Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Mo., was introduced as the 45th Auto Racing Promoter of the Year in February of 2021 at the 48th annual RPM@Daytona Workshops presented at the Daytona Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach, Fla., representing Region Five, the Great Plains region of RPM balloting.

The 46th Auto Racing Promoter of the Year Award will be presented at the 49th annual RPM@Daytona Workshops at the Daytona Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach, Florida, February 13-15, 2022.

Last year’s winners included the following:

Lyle DeVore of Albany-Saratoga won the first pandemic based award, ARPY Without Fans Award, based on promoting his track, Albany-Saratoga Speedway in Eastern New York without the ability to host fans.
 
Last season also the following win regional awards; Region One, Eastern Region; Steve O’Neal from Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway; Region Six; Southwest and Western Region; Steve Beitler from Skagit (Wash.) Speedway; Region Two, Southeast Region, Al Vardanore from East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Fla.; Region Three, Central Region, Tom Helfrich from Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind.; Region Four, Northern Region, The Kaufman Family, Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wisc.
 
Todd and Elizabeth Thelen, promoters of Slinger (Wis.) Super Speedway accepted the award for the RPM Outstanding Event of the Year.
 
Industry representatives wishing to nominate promoters may do so by clicking this link. All six regions (Eastern, South Eastern, Central, Northern, Great Plains, West) are eligible and once again will have representatives that will be recognized at the 49th Annual RPM Workshops in Daytona Beach, Fla., at the Plaza Resort, Feb. 13-15.