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1997 Awards Banquet

1997 Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club Awards Banquet
OFFICERS
President Jim Buckley
Vice-President Richard Walters
Secretary-Treasurer Susan Ginter
Publicity Director Vito LoPiccolo
BOARD of DIRECTORS
Tim Gietzen Jody Hallin
Larry Iacoboni Larry Kast
Christie Mercier Fran Russo
Bill Stone Bill Walters
Master of Ceremonies
SCOTT SCHULTZ
HONOREES
TIM STEELE
Michigan’s Auto Racing Personality of the Year
AWARDS
Achievement Award Brian Tyler
Motorsports Electronic Media Program and Personality of the Year RPM 2 Night John Kernan, Host
Motorsports Writer of the Year Dave Woolford
CHAMPIONS
ARCA Supercars Tim Steele
ARCA Midget Rick Harrell
ARCA Pro-4 Ricky Bryant
ARCA & Flat Rock Speedway Figure 8 Bob Studt*
Butler Battlegrounds Speedway Ken Mackey
Crystal Raceway Bob Flinn
Crystal Raceway Jeff Reist
Crystal Raceway Gary Carman
Flat Rock Speedway Bill Steinhilber
Flat Rock Speedway Dan Ford Jr
I-CAR & Spartan Speedway Bob Bauer
I-96 Speedway Chuck Wilson
I-96 Speedway Rick Stout
I-96 Speedway Frank Van Acker
Iceman Series Dave Kuhlman*
Merritt Speedway Mike Nichols
Merritt Speedway Brent Bannings
Michigan Ideal Speedway Dennis Anscombe
Michigan Legends Jon Arendsen
Michigan Legends Mike McCarthy
Michigan Legends Bill Catalfio Jr.
Michigan Legends Mike Ferrand
Michigan and Ohio State UMP Kris Patterson*
Mt. Pleasant Speedway Don Hawley
NAMARS Mel Kenyon
Owosso Speedway Tom Simko
Owosso Speedway Tristan Dupuis
Owosso Speedway Bill Luckhurst
Owosso Speedway Chris St. James
Sprints On Dirt Bill Tyler
Spartan Speedway Tom Fedewa
Spartan Speedway and Michigan Ideal Speedway Jon McNett
Spartan Speedway Don Ritter
Toledo Speedway Art Rozane*
Toledo Speedway Dave Gilbert Jr.
QUARTER MIDGET CHAMPIONS
Jeremy Horne Andrew Porter
Derek Bischak Nicholas Hubbel
Tyler Underwood Brandon Abbott
Tracy Gibbs Michael Fountain
Krissy Kilbourn Kash Kiene
Eric Vrsek Jeffery Kibbe
Jeff Vrsek
* MARFC Members