Pruett Nominated for Third Quarter Driver of the Year Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 30, 2003 PRUETT NOMINATED FOR THIRD QUARTER DRIVER OF THE YEAR AWARD DENVER ‹ Scott Pruett, driver of the No. 7 MotoRock Jaguar XKR in the MotoRock Trans-Am Tour for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup, has been nominated for the third quarter voting for the SPEED Channel Presents the DRIVER OF THE YEAR award. The two-time Trans-Am champion and current Trans-Am Series points leader joins an elite group of eight drivers chosen from different forms of North American auto racing. ³I¹m very honored to receive this award,² said Pruett. ³The fans in this industry are what it¹s all about. We¹ve been doing really well in both Trans-Am and Winston Cup, but the competition is really stiff. Then again, you never know.² In its 37th year, the third-quarter DRIVER OF THE YEAR¹s, will be determined by an independent vote of the 18-member panel of blue ribbon auto racing journalists and broadcasters and one vote based on the cumulative tally of fans voting at www.speedtv.com. Other drivers nominated for the third-quarter voting are Helio Castroneves (Indy Racing League), Larry Dixon (NHRA), Kevin Harvick (NASCAR), Ryan Newman (NASCAR), Paul Tracy (Champ Car World Series) and J.J. Yeley (USAC). ³The quality of the nominees this quarter reflects consistent excellence in performance by great drivers,² said DRIVER OF THE YEAR President Barry Schmoyer. ³The second quarter fan vote‹approximately 129,000encouraged me because it proved how seriously auto racing fans take their favorite sport.² At the end of the year, a special and separate vote will be held for the 2003 DRIVER OF THE YEAR. The winner of the quarterly voting will be given a trophy and a Maurice Lacroix Swiss Watch, the official watch of the DRIVER OF THE YEAR, to commemorate the honor. The Trans-Am Series features closed-fendered, production-based, V-8-powered sports cars, competing on permanent road courses, and temporary street and airport circuits throughout North America. The Trans-Am Series is America¹s oldest continuously running road racing series and celebrates its 38th anniversary in 2003. MotoRock is the creation of a popular culture brand that blends the enthusiast markets of cars, stars and guitars. It is a yearly series of destination live events that showcase the excitement of motorsports, music and lifestyle while delivering a unique new form of broadcast entertainment programming. ###