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Northern Light IRL Cup Champion Lazier leads list of award winners

19 October 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

INDIANAPOLIS- Buddy Lazier took the top prize in the Indy Racing Northern Light Series this season by clinching the Northern Light Cup and $1 million bonus as series champion.

Lazier, from Vail, Colo., won two races in the Delta Faucet/Coors Light/Tae-Bo/Hemelgarn Racing entry and finished with 290 points for his first season title.

The Indy Racing Northern Light Series awards ceremony is Nov. 11 in Indianapolis.

All year-end award winners after the season finale, the Excite 500 on Oct. 15 at Texas Motor Speedway:

NORTHERN LIGHT CUP
Criteria: Awarded to the points champion
Winner: Buddy Lazier
Team: Hemelgarn Racing
Car: Delta Faucet/Coors Light/Tae-Bo/Hemelgarn Racing
Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone
Bonus: $1 million

RACESEARCH.COM ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Criteria: Awarded to the top rookie in the point standings
Winner: Airton Dare
Team: TeamXtreme Racing
Car: Uproar.com/TeamXtreme Racing G Force/Oldsmobile/Firestone
Bonus: $50,000

WORLDCOM LONG DISTANCE AWARD
Criteria: Awarded to the driver who improves their starting position the
most from start to finish in the most races
Winner: Al Unser Jr.
Team: Galles ECR Racing
Car: Galles ECR Racing Tickets.com Starz Encore Superpak G
Force/Oldsmobile/Firestone
Bonus: $50,000

MBNA POLE AWARD
Award: Awarded to the driver who earns the most MBNA Poles
Winner: Greg Ray
Team: Team Menard
Car: Conseco/Quaker State/Menards Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone
Bonus: $30,000

PENNZOIL CHIEF MECHANIC OF THE YEAR AWARD
Criteria: Awarded to the chief mechanic of the Northern Light Cup champion
Winner: Dennis LaCava
Team: Hemelgarn Racing
Car: Delta Faucet/Coors Light/Tae-Bo/Hemelgarn Racing
Dallara/Oldsmobile/Firestone
Bonus: $25,000

Text Provided By Paul Kelly

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