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50th Annual Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club Awards Banquet Celebrating Achievements during the 2015 Racing Season DeCarlo’s Banquet Center, Center Line, MI January 23, 2016 |
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| Officers | |
| President | “Wild” Bill Barnhart |
| Vice President | Dave DeHem |
| Secretary-Treasurer | Barbara Gullett |
| Advisor | Vito LoPiccolo |
| P. R. Director | Rand Thompson |
| Board of Directors | |
| Larry Iacoboni – Jeff Horan – Barry Meschke | |
| Al Peltier – Fran Russo – Rand Thompson | |
| Dennis Trinklein – Bill Walters | |
| Master of Ceremonies | |
| Gary “Look Out” Lindahl & The “Chief” Leo Pego | |
| Committees | |
| Membership Chairperson | Fran Russo |
| Raffle Tickets | Barb Schalm Al Peltier Barb Gullett |
| Photographer | Paul Anton |
| Raffle Prize Chairperson | Larry Iacoboni |
| Honorees | |
| MARFC President’s Award | Chas Howe |
| Eddie Sachs Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award | Bob Jenkins |
| MARFC Special Achievement Award | Larry LaMay |
| Champions | |
| ARCA Racing Series by Menards | Grant Enfinger |
| ARCA Gold Cup Late Model Series | Jeff Ganus |
| Auto City Speedway Pure Stock | Randy Clayton Jr. |
| Auto City Speedway Figure “8” | Chad Lamson |
| Cherry Raceway UMP Late Model | Greg Gokey |
| Cherry Raceway UMP Modified | Joe Rokos |
| Cherry Raceway Stock Car | Joe Fisher |
| Cherry Raceway Lighting Sprints | Justin Ward |
| Cherry Raceway Warrior | Arlie Cooper Jr. |
| Cherry Raceway Young Guns | Autumn Beeman |
| Crystal Motor Speedway Late Model | Scott Baker |
| Crystal Motor Speedway IMCA Modified | John DeYoung Jr. |
| Crystal Motor Speedway Pro Truck | Andrew Fidler |
| Crystal Motor Speedway Street Stock | James Prochazka |
| Crystal Motor Speedway Flinn Stocks Co- | Gage Gesselman |
| Crystal Motor Speedway Flinn Stocks Co- | Kevin Rohn |
| Flat Rock Speedway Late Model | Justin Schreder |
| Flat Rock Speedway Street Stock “A Main” | Landon Schuster |
| Flat Rock Speedway Street Stock “B Main” | Jeffrey Kurzyniec |
| Flat Rock Speedway Figure “8” | Billy Earley |
| G.L.S. Mini Cups Over All Series | Elliott Pritchett |
| G.L.S. Mini Cups Young Guns | Jarrod Pritchett |
| G.L.S. Mini Cups Rookie of the Year | Zack Nichols |
| I-96 Speedway Street Stock | Josh Frye |
| I-96 Speedway UMP Pro Modified | Chad Maurer |
| Kalamazoo Speedway Pro Stock | Matt Corliss |
| MCR Dwarf Car Series | John Furnas |
| Merritt Speedway UMP Late Model | Eric Spangler |
| Merritt Speedway UMP Modified | David Mielke |
| Merritt Speedway Pro Stock | Steven Hilliker* |
| Merritt Speedway Pro Truck | Bobby Liuzzo Jr.* |
| Merritt Speedway Factory Stock | Jim Miller Jr. |
| Merritt Speedway Four Cylinder | Chad Tomczak |
| Michigan Traditional Sprint Series | Mike Burkin |
| Mid-Michigan Raceway Park Late Model | Kim Watz |
| Mid-Michigan Raceway Park Modified | Tyson Minier |
| Mid-Michigan Raceway Park Pro Stock | Jake Headley |
| Mid-Michigan Raceway Park Street Stock | Colee Ruesink |
| Mid-Michigan Raceway Park Four Cylinder | James Wheeler |
| Midwest Indoor Racing Series Mini Sprints | Chase Ridenour |
| Midwest Indoor Racing Series Go Kart Clone | Josh McKnight |
| Midwest Indoor Racing Series Go Kart Open | Greg Kurzer |
| Midwest Indoor Racing Series Go Kart Purple | Andrew Scheid |
| Midwest Indoor Racing Series Quarter Midget Sr. Honda & Animal | Chase Burda |
| Midwest Indoor Racing Series Quarter Midget Jr. Honda | Alex Sexton |
| Midwest Indoor Racing Series Quarter Midget Heavy 160 | Bobby Stanley |
| Midwest Indoor Racing Series Quarter Midget Jr. Animal | Levi Lux |
| Midwest Indoor Racing Series Quarter Midget Heavy Honda | Nicole Stanley |
| Mt. Pleasant Speedway Stock 4’s (13-16) | Brendan Powell |
| Mt. Pleasant Speedway Pro Stock | Nate Jones |
| Onaway Speedway Modified | Brian Baumgarten* |
| Silver Bullet Speedway UMP Modified | Shawn O’Connor |
| Silver Bullet Speedway UMP Stock Car | Mike Vandecar |
| Silver Bullet Speedway Hobby Stock | Mike Spencer |
| Silver Bullet Speedway Jr. Stock | Mercedes Kosha |
| S.O.D. Sprints On Dirt Series | Gregg Dalman |
| Spartan Speedway Modified | Jon McNett |
| Spartan Speedway “B” Pony Stock | Laura Beckner |
| Spartan Speedway Spartan Stock “A” | Dane Long |
| Spartan Speedway Spartan Stock “B” | Mike Findlay |
| Spartan Speedway Michigan Legends Series | Tony Monge |
| Spartan Speedway Bandolero Bandits | Nate Jenkins |
| Spartan Speedway Bandolero Jr. Bandits | Jonathan Parish* |
| Spartan Speedway Extreme Destruction | Timothy Hurrell |
| Springport Motor Speedway Outlaw Super Late Model | Dan Krzywosinski |
| Springport Motor Speedway Modified | Walt Obrinske Jr. |
| Springport Motor Speedway Stock Car “A” Division | Tyler Hufford |
| Springport Motor Speedway Stock Car “B” Division | Randy Riever |
| Springport Motor Speedway Stock Car “C” Division | Debra Noble |
| Springport Motor Speedway Sport Stock | Greg Pinard |
| Toledo Speedway Sportsman | Mike Young Jr.* |
| Toledo Speedway X-Car Division | Greg Studt |
| Toledo Speedway Figure “8” | Jeremy Vanderhoof |
| Toledo Speedway Factory Stock | Matt Ringger |
| Tri-City Motor Speedway Late Model | David Hilliker* |
| Tri-City Motor Speedway IMCA Modified | Myron DeYoung |
| Tri-City Motor Speedway Pro Stock | Steven Hilliker* |
| Tri-City Motor Speedway Bomber | Jack Freese |
| Whittemore Speedway Bishop Legends & INEX Masters State | Rick Kilbourn* |
| Whittemore Speedway Bishop Performance Legends Club Rookie of the Year | Chris Lee |
| Winston Speedway UMP Late Model | Kyle Borgman |
| Winston Speedway Michigan Dirt Modified | Josh Grabe |
| Winston Speedway Bombers | Dan Wilson Jr. |
| Winston Speedway Young Guns | Gabe Flores |
| Kart Series & Quarter Midget Champions | |
| Arthur Raceway Raptor Gas | Shelby Archambeau |
| Arthur Raceway Purple Plate | Brennan Osborn |
| Arthur Raceway Gold/Blue Plate | Zach LeHotan |
| Arthur Raceway Cage Kart | Andy Shelters |
| Arthur Raceway Animal Alcohol | Raven Shelters |
| Arthur Raceway Mid-Michigan Dirt Series Gold Plate | Victorya Truemner* |
| Arthur Raceway Mid-Michigan Dirt Series Open Class | Mike Barrios |
| Arthur Raceway Open Class | Dave Raymond |
| Arthur Raceway Rookie Class | Aiden Forster |
| Houghton Lake Kart Speedway Micro Class | Joe Walter |
| Houghton Lake Kart Speedway Purple Plate | Austin Fox |
| Houghton Lake Kart Speedway Open Class | Anthony Deming* |
| Houghton Lake Kart Speedway Pro Stock | George Newman |
| MMRA Lt. 160, SR. Animal & Lt. World Formula | Conner Zbozien |
| MMRA Jr. Honda & Jr. Animal | Johnny Venezia |
| MMRA Sr. Honda | J.J.Venezia |
| Special Awards | |
| MARFC Mechanic of the Year | Steve Marquiss |
| MARFC Promoter of the Year Sponsored by: Jim’s Industrial Catering Services In Memory of Sonny Adams | Jeff & Pam Parish Springport Motor Speedway |
| MARFC Fan of the Year Sponsored by Jim’s Industrial Catering Service In Memory of “Big Jim” Gullett & Betty Gullett | Gene & Linda Hurd |
| MARFC Contribution to Motorsports Award | Jim Kinsler |
| Other Special Awards | Elaine Yager Designer of our Club’s logo, 50 years ago.Lewis, Flokstra, and LoPiccolo families Honored as the Club’s founding families. |
| MARFC Appreciation Awards | Bob & Diane Shalla Paul & Iris Anton Eddie Sachs III John Nece Milt Wood David Hilliker Quick Made Trophy’s Gary DeCarlo/DeCarlso’s Banquet Center Jimmy Gullett/Jim’s Industrial Catering |
| MSPA Promoter of the Year 2015 | Ron Flinn Crystal Motor Speedway |
| “Midwest Racing Scene” Drivers of the Year 2015 | Dirt – David Mielke Asphalt – Jeff Ganus |
| “Tom Carnegie” Announcer of the Year Award 2015 Presented by Terry Fitzwater | Jeff Striegle |