Buzz Motorsports 2007 season ends in style with ASA LMS awards Banquet
The ASA Late Model Series Presented by GM Performance Parts Awards Banquet and Weekend of Champions came to a close on Saturday January 19, 2008 at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The Three 2007 ASALMS Champions were honored in front of a packed house in the Blue Grass State.
The Clarion Hotel and Conference Centers’ cavernous Banquet Hall was jam packed as over $150,000 in awards, cash, and points funds were distributed to the cars and stars of the ASALMS in all three divisions.
Overall during the 2007 season, over $1,500,000 in awards, cash prizes, contingencies, and purses was awarded throughout the three divisions of the ASALMS!
Highlighting the evening for the Buzz Motorsports team, Derek #95 and Nick #55 were honored for their outstanding performances during the 2007 campaign.
The final rundown in the ASALMS Northern Division, Trent Snyder was the ASALMS Northern Division Champion over 2nd place Nick Neville, followed by Jesse Saunders, Peter Cozzolino, Mike Heiss, Charlie Menard, Jesse Smith, Derek Neville, Dave Gentile Jr., and Alex Kennedy completed the Top 10. Mike Osgar won the GM Performance Parts Shootout Championship.
The ASALMS Challenge Division saw Travis Dassow win the Championship with Eddie Hoffman coming home in second. Colt James was third while Sean Murphy, Derek Thorn, Peter Cozzolino, Michael Annett, Charlie Menard, Keeton Hanks, and Jesse Smith completed the Final Top 10. Alex Carll won the GM Performance Parts Shootout Championship.
Finally in the ASALMS Southern Division, Jeff Choquette took home the Championship ahead of Beau Slocumb, Brandon Johnson, John Wes Townley, Chris Fontaine, Travis Wilson, Brian Blum, Michael Seeright, Jimmy Lang, and Jeremy Gerstner. Ricky D. Rubin was awarded the GM Performance Parts Shootout title.
ASALMS Director of Media/Public Relations-P.A. Announcer, Matt Prieur served as Master of Ceremonies for the evening along-with ASALMS Co-Founder/President, Ron Varney.
In Individual awards, Brandon Johnson win the ASALMS Most Popular Driver Award while Wes Griffith Jr., won the Sportsman of Year honors. Most Improved Driver went to Steven Brooks and Deon Deneau from S.S. Racing with driver, Sean Murphy was awarded the Crew Chief of the Year Award.
Special Awards saw Wayne Estes from the Bristol (TN) Motor Speedway win the Jim Amstutz Memorial Promoter of the Year Award while ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products was presented with the Sponsor of the Year honors. Brad Cook from ARP Bodies was on hand to accept the award.
ASALMS Tech Official, Christine Bishofberger was the recipient of the Bob Milner Memorial Official of the Year Award. All awards with the exception of the Most Popular Driver Award were voted on by the ASALMS family of race teams.
Six complete bodies were given away during the evening courtesy of ARP Bodies and Five Star Race Car Bodies who each awarded Three (3) bodies apiece with one each going to one driver per division.
Please enjoy the Photo Galleries from the entire 2007 ASALMS Awards Banquet and Weekend of Champions courtesy of Chuck Gonzalez and C. G. Photos, the Official Photographer of the ASALMS. Please go to: C.G. Photos for all the photos taken throughout the 2007 season.
The link to the entire 2007 ASALMS Awards Banquet and Weekend of Champions Photo Gallery is available on the C.G. Photos website. If you’d like to order any of these photos or photos from the 2007 racing season, please call Mr. Gonzalez at; 1 (708) 418-5083 or you can e-mail him at; C.G. Photos E-mail Address
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