PR - Inside Track Announces Readers' Choice Awards Winners

Winners Chosen for Inside Track Readers’ Choice Award

Canadian Racing Legend Ron Fellows on top in four categories once again

For immediate release: June 13, 2007

TORONTO, ON – The votes for the fifth-annual 
Inside Track Readers’ Choice Awards, presented by 
Castrol, have been tallied, and the winners were 
announced in the July 2007 issue of Inside Track Motorsport News.
In a return to the format used in previous years, 
Inside Track supplied a list of potential 
nominees in most of the 12 categories 
representing various popular forms of racing in 
Canada, along with space for write-in 
nominations. Inside Track wanted to ensure that 
every single Canadian racer had the chance to win 
whether or not they were put forward by the editors and contributors.
The category winners are: Stock Car Racer of the 
Year – J.R. Fitzpatrick (CASCAR); Up & Coming 
Stock Car Racer of the Year – Tyler Brown 
(Delaware Late Model); Road Racer of the Year – 
Ron Fellows (ALMS, SPEED GT); Up & Coming Road 
Racer of the Year – Robert Wickens (Formula BMW 
USA); Motorcycle Racer of the Year – Jordan Szoke 
(Parts Canada Superbike Championship); Up & 
Coming Motorcycle Racer of the Year – Brett 
McCormick (SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike); 
Drag Racer of the Year – Daniel Mercier (NHRA 
Northeast); Kart Racer of the Year – Scott 
Campbell (RotaxMax Team Canada) and Rally Racer 
of the Year – Antoine L'Estage (Canadian Rally Championship).
Ron Fellows picked up a trio of additional 
awards. For the third time in Inside Track 
Readers’ Choice Awards history, he was chosen as 
Overall Canadian Racer of the Year, previously 
taking that title in 2004 and 2005. Also, he was 
once again selected as the Canadian Racer of the 
Year Competing at the Highest Levels of 
International Competition and Most Deserving of 
Induction in the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame.
Inside Track Motorsport News is Canada’s top 
racing magazine, and the Readers’ Choice Awards 
are a key component of the magazine’s commitment 
to shine a bright light on this country’s current 
and future stars. The program is supported by 
title sponsor Castrol Canada, and the Canadian 
Motorsport Hall of Fame has incorporated several 
Readers’ Choice Award winners into their induction celebrations.
All voting for the Inside Track Readers’ Choice 
Awards, presented by Castrol was conducted via a 
controlled balloting procedure at the official 
Inside Track website (www.insidetracknews.com). 
Polls closed at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2007. 
Previous Overall Canadian Racer of the Year 
winners include former CASCAR driver Steve 
Robblee (2002) and former Champ Car champion Paul Tracy (2003).


Inside Track Readers’ Choice Awards, Presented by Castrol
2006 Winners based on voting in the Winter / Spring of 2007

Overall Canadian Racer of the Year
1. Ron Fellows
2. Pat O'Brien
3. John Flemming

Stock Car Racer of the Year
1. J.R. Fitzpatrick
2. Pat O'Brien
3. John Flemming

Up & Coming Stock Car Racer of the Year
1. Tyler Brown
2. Mat Williamson
3. Shawn Press

Road Racer of the Year
1. Ron Fellows
2. Paul Tracy
3. Scott Maxwell

Up & Coming Road Racer of the Year
1. Robert Wickens
2. Kevin Lacroix
3. Jamie Holtom

Motorcycle Racer of the Year
1. Jordan Szoke
2. Ethan Barkley
3. Dusty Klatt

Up & Coming Motorcycle Racer of the Year
1. Brett McCormick
2. Karl Daigle
3. Dean Wilson

Drag Racer of the Year
1. Daniel Mercier
2. Derek Malcolm
3. Remi Weeks

Kart Racer of the Year
1. Scott Campbell
2. Pierre Luc Ouellette
3. Mike Vincec

Rally Racer of the Year
1. Antoine L'Estage
2. Frank Sprongl
3. Aaron Neumann

Canadian Racer of the Year Competing at the 
Highest Levels of International Competition
1. Ron Fellows
2. Miguel Duhamel
3. Bruno Spengler

Most Deserving of Induction in the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame
1. Ron Fellows
2. Pat O'Brien
3. Scott Fraser


Inside Track Communications fast facts: Inside 
Track Communications is the industry leader in 
motorsports publications. Based in Toronto, 
Ontario, Inside Track Communications publishes 
Inside Track Motorsport News 
(www.insidetracknews.com), Inside Karting, Inside 
Motorcycles (www.insidemotorcycles.com), and 
Inside MotoX (www.insidemotocross.ca).
For more information on the Readers’ Choice 
Awards, contact David Weber at (519) 869-4969.


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