Inside Track Readers' Choice Awards Winners

Canadian Racing Legend Ron Fellows on top in four categories once again

TORONTO, ON – The votes for the fifth-annual Inside Track Readers’ Choice Awards, presented by Castrol, have been tallied, and the winners were announced in the July 2007 issue of Inside Track Motorsport News.

In a return to the format used in previous years, Inside Track supplied a list of potential nominees in most of the 12 categories representing various popular forms of racing in Canada, along with space for write-in nominations. Inside Track wanted to ensure that every single Canadian racer had the chance to win whether or not they were put forward by the editors and contributors.

The category winners are: Stock Car Racer of the Year – J.R. Fitzpatrick (CASCAR); Up & Coming Stock Car Racer of the Year – Tyler Brown (Delaware Late Model); Road Racer of the Year – Ron Fellows (ALMS, SPEED GT); Up & Coming Road Racer of the Year – Robert Wickens (Formula BMW USA); Motorcycle Racer of the Year – Jordan Szoke (Parts Canada Superbike Championship); Up & Coming Motorcycle Racer of the Year – Brett McCormick (SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike); Drag Racer of the Year – Daniel Mercier (NHRA Northeast); Kart Racer of the Year – Scott Campbell (RotaxMax Team Canada) and Rally Racer of the Year – Antoine L'Estage (Canadian Rally Championship).

Ron Fellows picked up a trio of additional awards. For the third time in Inside Track Readers’ Choice Awards history, he was chosen as Overall Canadian Racer of the Year, previously taking that title in 2004 and 2005. Also, he was once again selected as the Canadian Racer of the Year Competing at the Highest Levels of International Competition and Most Deserving of Induction in the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame.

Inside Track Motorsport News is Canada’s top racing magazine, and the Readers’ Choice Awards are a key component of the magazine’s commitment to shine a bright light on this country’s current and future stars. The program is supported by title sponsor Castrol Canada, and the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame has incorporated several Readers’ Choice Award winners into their induction celebrations.

All voting for the Inside Track Readers’ Choice Awards, presented by Castrol was conducted via a controlled balloting procedure at the official Inside Track website (www.insidetracknews.com). Polls closed at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2007. Previous Overall Canadian Racer of the Year winners include former CASCAR driver Steve Robblee (2002) and former Champ Car champion Paul Tracy (2003).


Inside Track Readers’ Choice Awards, Presented by Castrol
2006 Winners based on voting in the Winter / Spring of 2007

Overall Canadian Racer of the Year
1. Ron Fellows
2. Pat O'Brien
3. John Flemming

Stock Car Racer of the Year
1. J.R. Fitzpatrick
2. Pat O'Brien
3. John Flemming

Up & Coming Stock Car Racer of the Year
1. Tyler Brown
2. Mat Williamson
3. Shawn Press

Road Racer of the Year
1. Ron Fellows
2. Paul Tracy
3. Scott Maxwell

Up & Coming Road Racer of the Year
1. Robert Wickens
2. Kevin Lacroix
3. Jamie Holtom

Motorcycle Racer of the Year
1. Jordan Szoke
2. Ethan Barkley
3. Dusty Klatt

Up & Coming Motorcycle Racer of the Year
1. Brett McCormick
2. Karl Daigle
3. Dean Wilson

Drag Racer of the Year
1. Daniel Mercier
2. Derek Malcolm
3. Remi Weeks

Kart Racer of the Year
1. Scott Campbell
2. Pierre Luc Ouellette
3. Mike Vincec
Rally Racer of the Year
1. Antoine L'Estage
2. Frank Sprongl
3. Aaron Neumann

Canadian Racer of the Year Competing at the Highest Levels of International Competition
1. Ron Fellows
2. Miguel Duhamel
3. Bruno Spengler

Most Deserving of Induction in the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame
1. Ron Fellows
2. Pat O'Brien
3. Scott Fraser