The 2010 STA-BIL Nationals Weekend is in the books and what a great weekend it was. Clean and safe racing, good food, friendly fun, more food, more racing, a celebratory Awards Banquet, PME vendors, Hall of Fame Ceremonies, Fox Sports Net TV on site, great weather, two tracks and a bunch of new Canadian friends from the Western Ontario Outlaws.
I just read a post on heymow.com from Hall of Famer Chuck Miller, who has competed in each of the 19 STA-BIL Nationals since 1992. He said that this was one of the best ever, and he knows. Perhaps it was having the Canadians with us. Perhaps it was the entire U.S. Open concept. Maybe it was the quality of the racing. Might have been that we had a pretty good spectator crowd. Was it Kerry’s shrimp and Conecuh Sausage? Was it that many of the U.S. Points Championships were tied or close to tied heading into the Finals and it was anyone’s Championship to capture. Could have been that B-Man and Bubba kept the crowd pumped up and informed all weekend. Could be the great job Lawn Monkey did on the microphone. Heck, maybe it was just that Rooster was there! Was it all of the above? Yeah, I think it is all of the above.
I will tell you that the U.S. Staff worked our tails off to deliver a quality event: Kerry Evans, Manny Torres, Tracy (and Casey!) Donihue, Rodney Peeler, Lee Vine, Chirissy and Richard Webb, Bud Elmore, Wally Bender, Lou Filos, Steve Barber, Tim Wood, Larry Moreland, Al Myers, Bill Vinka, with help from Nicole Minaker, Amanda Whitehead and others who manned the Registration Table.
However, as we celebrate this great weekend, we do take pause to mourn the sudden loss of Robert “Tater” Ginn’s father and we wish Davey Glassnor, Jr. a speedy recovery from his injury during practice for the U.S. Open.
The USLMRA has always tried to provide great events. We understand that track conditions for Sunday’s U.S. Open were challenging, and we have already begun to look at new options for next year. We are also considering moving the 2011 STA-BIL Nationals away from Labor Day Weekend to become part of the Delaware County Fair on either Opening or Closing Weekend. If you have an opinion on this, please let us know.
2010 STA-BIL Keeps Gas Fresh Finals Race Results can be found here.
2010 USLMRA Final Points Standings can be found here.
2010 U.S. Open Race Results can be found here.
Other Noteworthy Honors:
Voted Awards
- Rookie of the Year, JP, Garrett Bell, Michigan
- Rookie of the Year, Adult, Nathan Mesalk, Wisconsin
- Most Improved Driver, “Wild” Bill Campbell, Michigan
- Driver of the Year, Richard Webb, Michigan
Honorary Awards Via Written Essay
- Dave Hertel Mowtivation Award Winner, Chuck Miller
- Charles Powell Mr. Mowjangles Award, Pat Sullivan
- Dubba G Everyman Award, Jim Keech
- Mace Mullins Crew Chief Award, Jayson Mikula
2010 Inductees: National Lawn Mower Racing Hall of Fame & Museum of America
- Ken “Turfinator” Smolecki
- Bill Simpson
Golden Blade Award
- Michigan
Gonzo Go To Fund Awards
- Presented to one random racer in each class
USLMRA President’s Awards
- Kerry Evans, USLMRA VP / US Open Co-Chair
- Manny Torres, USLMRA Tech Director
- Lee Vine, U.S. Open Co-Chair
- Tracy Donihue, USLMRA Chief Steward
- Rodney Peeler, USLMRA Chief Steward
- Henry MacCarty, USLMRA Chief Steward
- Chrissy and Richard Webb, USLMRA Registration & Tech
- Tom Cole, ARC Racing
- Aaron Turner, Mowmentum Magazine
- Paul Krueger, Missouri Valley LMRA
- Shannon Kayhart, Wisconsin LMRA
- Bud Elmore, Pacific Coast LMRA / Mowtivated Hillbillys
- Amanda Whitehead, Michigan LMRA
- Ferris Hipolite, Ithaca Dirt Devils
- Ryan Kerr, Western Ontario Outlaws
- Al Minakaer, Lawn Money, USLMRA Announcer
- Tim Wood, Delaware County Fairgrounds
- Larry Moreland, Delaware County Fairgrounds
- Wally Bender, USLMRA Tech Inspector
Special Recognition – USLMRA Tech Inspectors
- Manny Torres
- Wally Bender
Lou Filos
- Richard Webb
U.S. Open Spirit & Spark Awards
- Lee Vine, Co-Chair
- Kerry Evans, Co-Chair
- Tracy Donihue, Chief Steward
- Chuck Miller
Mowmentum Award – Presented By Aaron Turner
- Jon “Rooster” Lewman
2010 Mr. Mow It All / A.K.A. Mr. Grass Hole “Let Me Raid Your Cooler” 2010 Racer Award
- Bruce Kaufman
To all those who attended the 2010 STA-BIL Nationals Weekend – thanks for coming! For those who couldn’t make it, see you next year – BRING IT!
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