Thanks to Dick Jordan:
Ron Gregory of Noblesville, Ind. is
the 2003 USAC Weld Racing
Silver Crown "Rookie of the Year," finishing 14th
in the final series
standings. The step-son of former USAC driver
Gary Irvin posted top-10
finishes at DuQuoin, Ill. (eighth) and Syracuse,
N.Y. (10th). Gregory's
year-end awards include a $2,000 cash award from
UNO.
Michael Lewis of Noblesville, Ind.
and Mat Neely of Robinson,
Ill. share the 2003 USAC National Sprint Car
"Rookie of the Year" honors.
Lewis finished 15th in points and Neely finished
16th. Lewis recorded
feature victories in the "Rich Vogler Classic" at
Winchester Speedway and
the "Joe James/Pat O'Connor Classic" at Salem
Speedway in his first-ever
starts at those historic speedway and also won
the 2003 USAC Western Sprint
Car Championship. Neely finished the season with
three straight "top-10s"
and had a third-place finish at Putnamville, Ind.
Lewis and Neely will
split the $1,000 year-end cash award from UNO.
Ryan Durst of Lincoln, Neb. Is the
2003 USAC National Midget
Car Series "Rookie of the Year," finishing 10th
in the standings. He posted
seven top-10 finishes and was named "Rookie of
the Race" in last Thursday
night's "Turkey Night Grand Prix" 100-lapper at
Irwindale, Calif. Durst
also receives a $1,000 cash award from UNO.
Tyler Walker of Los Angeles, Calif.
finished fifth in the Weld
Racing Silver Crown standings and is the 2003
series "Most Improved
Driver." He had third-place finishes at
Springfield, Ill. and Tulsa, Okla.
and added a pair of fifth-place finishes.
Marc Jessup of Camby, Ind. earned
the National Sprint Car
"Most Improved Driver" award with his 14th-place
point ranking. He posted a
half-dozen "top-10s" in 15 starts, including a
fourth at Indianapolis
Raceway Park and a fifth at Nazareth, Pa.
Tom Hessert of Cherry Hill, N.J. is
this year's "Most Improved
Driver" in the National Midget Car Series.
Finishing ninth in the final
points, he had eight "top10s," including a fifth
at Eldora Speedway in June.
Ron Gregory of Noblesville, Ind. is
the 2003 USAC Weld Racing
Silver Crown "Rookie of the Year," finishing 14th
in the final series
standings. The step-son of former USAC driver
Gary Irvin posted top-10
finishes at DuQuoin, Ill. (eighth) and Syracuse,
N.Y. (10th). Gregory's
year-end awards include a $2,000 cash award from
UNO.
Michael Lewis of Noblesville, Ind.
and Mat Neely of Robinson,
Ill. share the 2003 USAC National Sprint Car
"Rookie of the Year" honors.
Lewis finished 15th in points and Neely finished
16th. Lewis recorded
feature victories in the "Rich Vogler Classic" at
Winchester Speedway and
the "Joe James/Pat O'Connor Classic" at Salem
Speedway in his first-ever
starts at those historic speedway and also won
the 2003 USAC Western Sprint
Car Championship. Neely finished the season with
three straight "top-10s"
and had a third-place finish at Putnamville, Ind.
Lewis and Neely will
split the $1,000 year-end cash award from UNO.
Ryan Durst of Lincoln, Neb. Is the
2003 USAC National Midget
Car Series "Rookie of the Year," finishing 10th
in the standings. He posted
seven top-10 finishes and was named "Rookie of
the Race" in last Thursday
night's "Turkey Night Grand Prix" 100-lapper at
Irwindale, Calif. Durst
also receives a $1,000 cash award from UNO.
Tyler Walker of Los Angeles, Calif.
finished fifth in the Weld
Racing Silver Crown standings and is the 2003
series "Most Improved
Driver." He had third-place finishes at
Springfield, Ill. and Tulsa, Okla.
and added a pair of fifth-place finishes.
Marc Jessup of Camby, Ind. earned
the National Sprint Car
"Most Improved Driver" award with his 14th-place
point ranking. He posted a
half-dozen "top-10s" in 15 starts, including a
fourth at Indianapolis
Raceway Park and a fifth at Nazareth, Pa.
Tom Hessert of Cherry Hill, N.J. is
this year's "Most Improved
Driver" in the National Midget Car Series.
Finishing ninth in the final
points, he had eight "top10s," including a fifth
at Eldora Speedway in June.
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