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53rd Annual Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club Awards Banquet DeCarlo’s Banquet Center, Warren, MI January 19, 2019 |
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| Officers | |
| President | “Wild” Bill Barnhart |
| Vice President | Dave DeHem |
| Secretary-Treasurer | Barbara Gullett |
| Club Founder | Vito LoPiccolo** |
| P. R. Director | Rand Thompson |
| Board of Directors | |
| Larry Iacoboni** – Jeff Horan – John Jackson Barry Meschke – Al Peltier – Fran Russo Rand Thompson – Bill Walters |
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| Master of Ceremonies | |
| Randy “Wolfman” Adam* | |
| Committees | |
| Membership Chairperson | Barbara Gullett |
| Raffle Tickets | John Jackson, Jeff Horan, Al Peltier & Barry Meschke |
| Photographers | Paul Anton & Rand Thompson |
| Website Host | Rob Michon |
| Honorees | |
| MARFC President’s Award | Stanton “Rocky Fisher” Nawrocki* |
| MARFC/Eddie Sachs Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award | Jack Hewitt |
| MARFC /Vito LoPiccolo Memorial Contribution to Motorsports Award | Ron Drager* |
| MARFC Special Appreciation Award | John & Kathie Niada* |
| MARFC Special Appreciation Award | Jack Oakley* |
| MARFC Media Award | Matt Yokum |
| Champions | |
| ARCA Racing Series by Menards | Sheldon Creed |
| ARCA Gold Cup Late Model Series | Frank Jiovani |
| ARCA Silver Cup Late Model Sportsman Series | Mike Young |
| Auto City Speedway Pure Stock | Jim Miller Jr. |
| Auto City Speedway All American Truck | Josh DeLong |
| Auto City Speedway Figure “8” | Chad Lamson |
| Auto City Speedway Lipstick Ladies | Amanda Clayton |
| Birch Run Speedway Pro Late Model | Daniel Leeck |
| Birch Run Speedway Modified | Robbie Johnson |
| Corrigan Oil Speedway Spartan “A” Stock | John Ward Jr. |
| Corrigan Oil Speedway Spartan “B” Stock | Lex Jarecki |
| Corrigan Oil Speedway Pony Stock | Randy Kretzinger Jr. |
| Corrigan Oil Speedway Outlaw Pony Stock | Bill Larner |
| Corrigan Oil Speedway Michigan Legends | Greg Rudzik |
| Corrigan Oil Speedway Extreme Destruction | Wayne Parkhurst Sr. |
| Corrigan Oil Speedway Bandolero Bandits Champion | Mason Surgener* |
| Corrigan Oil Speedway Bandolero Bandits (second place) | Evan Varney |
| Corrigan Oil Speedway Bandolero Bandits (third place) | Alex Hartwig |
| Corrigan Oil Speedway Bandolero Jr. Bandits Champion | Caiden Bailey* |
| Crystal Motor Speedway Late Model | David Hilliker |
| Crystal Motor Speedway Pro Stock | Chris Malek |
| Crystal Motor Speedway Pro Truck | Curtis Rice |
| Crystal Motor Speedway Street Stock | George Wease |
| Crystal Motor Speedway Flinn Stocks | Kolby Rohn |
| Crystal Motor Speedway Mini Wedge (10 to 14) Champion | Andrew Bogart* |
| Crystal Motor Speedway Mini Wedge (6 to 9) Champion | Zayden Buskirk* |
| Crystal Motor Speedway Mini Wedge (6 to 9) (second place) | Jazzlyn Hale* |
| Crystal Motor Speedway Mini Wedge (6 to 9) (third place) | DeLano Hale |
| Flat Rock Speedway Late Model | Jimmy Thiel |
| Flat Rock Speedway Street Stock “A Main” | Grant Hedges* |
| Flat Rock Speedway Street Stock “B Main” | Ian Jezylo |
| Flat Rock Speedway Figure “8” | Billy Earley |
| Flat Rock Speedway ARCA Enduro | Derrick Sheppard |
| G.L.S. Mini Cups Young Guns | Keegan Sobilo |
| Great Lake Super Sprints | Dustin Daggett |
| I-96 Speedway Pro Stock | Rob Brillhart |
| I-96 Speedway Street Stock | Tony Campbell |
| I-96 Speedway Four Cylinder | Kolby Rohn |
| I-96 Speedway Mini Wedge (6 to 9) Champion | Zayden Buskirk* |
| I-96 Speedway Mini Wedge (6 to 9) (second place) | Teegan Williams |
| Jackson Speedway Outlaw Mini Cup | Kyle Trinklein* |
| MCR Dwarf Car Series | Kim Hughes |
| MCR Dwarf Car Series Rookie of the Year | Matt Kemp |
| Merritt Speedway UMP Late Model | Nick Kurtz |
| Merritt Speedway Four Cylinder “A” | Danielle Robinson* |
| Merritt Speedway Min Wedge Restricted Champion | Cole Shanteau |
| Michigan Traditional Sprints | Steve Irwin |
| Mt. Pleasant Speedway Four Cylinder | Danielle Robinson* |
| Mt. Pleasant Speedway Mini Wedge (10 to 14) Champion | Cameron Hendrickson* |
| Mt. Pleasant Speedway Mini Wedge (10 to 14) (second place) | Danika Woodard |
| Mt. Pleasant Speedway Mini Wedge (10 to 14) (third place) | Layla Hendrickson |
| Mt. Pleasant Speedway Mini Wedge (6 to 9) Champion | Landyn Neitling |
| Must See Racing Series | Jimmy McCune |
| Owosso Speedway Sportsman | Conner Zbozien |
| Owosso Speedway Pure Stock | Hunter Doutre |
| Silver Bullet Speedway IMCA Modified | Matt Szecsodi |
| Silver Bullet Speedway Bullet Stock | Jason Begeman |
| Silver Bullet Speedway Street Stock | Fred Dow Jr. |
| Silver Bullet Speedway Road Warriors | Lyndsey Helsel |
| Silver Bullet Speedway Mini Wedge | Addison Clink* |
| S.O.D. Sprints On Dirt Series | Chad Blonde |
| Springport Mid-Michigan Modified | Walt Obrinske Jr.* |
| Springport Mid-Michigan Late Model Sportsman | John Trundell* |
| Thunderbird Raceway Street Stock | Nate Trick |
| Thunderbird Raceway Factory Stock | Robert Sternberg |
| Thunderbird Raceway Mini Wedge (10 to 14) Champion | Cameron Hendrickson*. |
| Thunderbird Raceway Mini Wedge (10 to 14) (second place) | Karter Juusola*. |
| Toledo Speedway ARCA Late Model Sportsman | Howard Kelly Jr. |
| Tri-City Motor Speedway Late Model | Andrew Terrill |
| Tri-City Motor Speedway IMCA Modified | Nate Jones |
| Tri-City Motor Speedway Pro Stock | Kendall Morrison |
| Tri-City Motor Speedway Street Stock | Eric Lake |
| Tri-City Motor Speedway Bomber Stock | John Staszak |
| Tri-City Motor Speedway Mini Wedge (6-9) Champion | Addison Clink* |
| Tri-City Motor Speedway Mini Wedge (6-9) (second place) | Kyron DeShano |
| Kart Series & Quarter Midget Champion | |
| Arthur Raceway Animal Class | David Kuroski |
| Arthur Raceway Clone Masters Class | Jonathan Rangel |
| Arthur Raceway Cage Kart Class | John Dittmar |
| Arthur Raceway Flathead Class | Jason Ness |
| Arthur Raceway Open Class | Alex Gilbert |
| Arthur Raceway Blue & Purple Plate Clone Class | Scott Clanek Jr. |
| Arthur Raceway Blue Clone Plate (third place) | Ciara McMann |
| Arthur Raceway Purple Plate Clone Class (second place) | James Rutledge |
| Arthur Raceway Rookie Class Experienced | Carter Noffsinger* |
| Arthur Raceway Rookie Class Experienced (second place) | Kamille Fitzpatrick* |
| Arthur Raceway Rookie Class Experienced (third place) | Connor Noffsinger* |
| Houghton Lake Kart Speedway Special Overall Sportsmanship Award | George Newman |
| Houghton Lake Kart Speedway Micro Class | Ethan Lombard |
| Houghton Lake Kart Speedway Jr. Sportsman | Joe Walter |
| Houghton Lake Kart Speedway Clone Class | Stephaine LaLonde |
| Houghton Lake Kart Speedway Open Class | Derek Beagle |
| MMRA Sr. Honda | J. J. Venezia |
| MMRA Jr. Honda | Karley Phillips |
| MMRA Sr. Animal | Johnny Venezia |
| MMRA Jr. Animal | McKenzie Grusnick |
| Special Awards | |
| MARFC Mechanic of the Year | Jimmy Tucker |
| MARFC Promoter of the Year | David Hausbeck & Jeff Skias & “Arthur Raceway” |
| MARFC Fan of the Year Sponsored by: Susan Ginter In Memory of “Randall Ginter” | John Grzack |
| MARFC Appreciation Awards | Barb Gullett, Rick Kilbourn, Matt Szecsodi, Tyler Moore & Hurricane Caiden Racing |
| MSPA Promoter of the Year 2018 | Gary & Donna Howe & Kalamazoo Speedway |