NASCAR Rookie of the Year






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The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. Each of NASCAR's national and regional touring series selects a RotY winner each year.




Contents






  • 1 History of the Award


    • 1.1 Eligibility




  • 2 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series


    • 2.1 Announced 2019 ROTY contenders


    • 2.2 History




  • 3 Xfinity Series


    • 3.1 Announced 2019 ROTY Contenders


    • 3.2 History




  • 4 Gander Outdoors Truck Series


    • 4.1 Announced 2019 ROTY contenders


    • 4.2 History




  • 5 See also


  • 6 References





History of the Award


The Rookie of the Year award for NASCAR's premier series was first presented to a driver named Blackie Pitt by Houston Lawing, NASCAR'S Public Relations director, in 1954. While it wasn't an official award, it would help set the standard for the top rookie prize. An official award started with the 1958 season.


From the 1958 through the 1973 seasons, NASCAR did not have an official points system to determine the Rookie of the Year, so NASCAR's officials merely gathered together to select a winner. Some years were straight forward, such as James Hylton's selection in 1966, when he finished second in the overall championship, the highest ever finish for an eligible rookie.[1] In other years, the system came under controversy, as officials didn't consider former champions from rival racing series and there were no transparent and consistent criteria for selecting the winner. Since 1974, the Rookie of the Year points system described below has been used, even if it meant the winner was not the highest finisher in championship points.


As of the 2018 season, the rookie of the Year points are the same as the championship points.


The award is currently sponsored by Sunoco. Drivers competing for the award must display the Sunoco contingency decal.



Eligibility


Drivers must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible to run for or receive the Rookie of the Year award.



  1. Must have run no more than five (prior to 2001) or seven (2001–present), and have been declared to race for driver points in that series (2011–present), races in any previous season.[2]

  2. Drivers who compete in more than five races in a higher NASCAR-sanctioned series are not eligible for the award in a lower series if they have not declared for the higher series.

    1. A Truck Series driver who is under 18 may participate in all nine eligible races (Martinsville (2), Dover, Gateway, Iowa, Bristol, Mosport, Eldora, Phoenix)without losing rookie eligibility.

    2. Truck Series drivers who turn 18 during the year may participate in up to ten races without losing rookie eligibility.



  3. If a driver does not start eight races before the end of Race 20 on the schedule, they will immediately become ineligible to earn rookie points for the rest of that season and starting in 2011, remained declared for that series. Drivers may change series declaration in order to avoid this.

  4. A driver may not receive rookie points if they start a race for a team that they did not qualify with. However, they are still eligible for championship points in that race.


There have been a few cases before the 2011 rule change where aspiring Cup drivers have sacrificed their future eligibility to be Rookie of the Year candidates by driving part-time schedules including more than seven Cup races. For example, in 2009, Brad Keselowski ended up running 15 races, including a win at Talladega. Two other famous drivers who did the same thing are Carl Edwards (13 Cup races in 2004), and Marcos Ambrose (11 races in 2008).


On the other hand, 2007 Rookie of the Year winner Juan Pablo Montoya was eligible even though he had previously been the 1999 Rookie of the Year in the CART series (which at the time was the top level of open wheel racing.)


The 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year was Johnny Sauter, who was a veteran of both the Nationwide and Cup Series. He had never run more than three Truck races in any previous season, and made no 2009 starts at all in either of the two higher-level series, hence he was eligible for the truck series' rookie award. The 2006 Busch Series ROTY runner-up John Andretti was a veteran of the Cup Series but had made only one prior Busch Series start, making him eligible for the award.


In 1992, Ricky Craven, the Busch Series Rookie of the Year, actually had run seven races when the limit was five in 1991. However, Craven was only credited with two Busch-only starts, as the other five starts were in combination races with the Busch North Series (now the K&N Pro Series East), which he was a full-time regular at the time. The races were registered in the Busch North Series, so he could enter the race in that series and not compromise his eligibility in the "South" series.


Beginning in 2011, drivers that are ineligible for points in one series cannot earn Rookie points in that series. For example, Trevor Bayne ran 18 races in 2011; however, due to him declaring to run for the Nationwide championship, Bayne was also ineligible to declare for ROTY in 2011. Bayne therefore retained the right to declare for Rookie eligibility at a later date. However, when Bayne finally declared for Sprint Cup points in 2015, a previously little-known provision came into play that places a limit on the cumulative number of races a driver can run without declaring for points before he loses future Rookie eligibility. Bayne was confirmed by NASCAR to have exceeded this limit (although there has yet to be a definite announcement on what this limit actually is) and is therefore ineligible to run for Rookie of the Year in 2015. Danica Patrick ran 10 races in 2012 in Sprint Cup, though she declared she would race for the Nationwide championship, allowing her in 2013 to declare in Sprint Cup, and race as a rookie. This also allows lower-tier drivers to substitute for injured drivers in higher-tier series without risk of losing rookie eligibility.


Furthermore, in 2013, NASCAR added rules where drivers 16 and 17 years of age may race in the Camping World Truck Series and not lose rookie eligibility because a driver can only race 10 of the 23 races on the schedule (tracks under 1.25 miles (2.01 km) or shorter and road courses). In 2015, two rookie contenders in the series – Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek – were declared rookies though they had exceeded the seven-race limit because of age restrictions (Jones turned 18 in the middle of the 2014 season, and Nemechek turned 18 in the middle of the 2015 season). Cole Custer was declared a 2016 Truck Series rookie despite having raced two seasons because of age eligibility (turned 18 before the start of the 2016 season). Starting in 2018, the restrictions were tightened, since one driver-eligible track, New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1.058 miles), was removed from the schedule in favour of a second race at a driver-ineligible track, Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1.5 miles).


Currently, drivers under 18 can only compete at eight tracks in that series -- Eldora Speedway (0.5000 miles), Martinsville Speedway (0.526 miles), Bristol Motor Speedway (0.533 miles), Iowa Speedway (0.875 miles), Dover International Speedway (1.0 mile), ISM Raceway (1.022 miles), Gateway Motorsports Park (1.25 miles), and Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (2.459 miles, a road course).



Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series



Announced 2019 ROTY contenders



  • Tanner Berryhill

  • Daniel Hemric

  • Quin Houff

  • Ryan Preece

  • Matt Tifft

  • Cody Ware



History


Below is a list of all winners, and known runners-up. (Note: some of the drivers listed here are not confirmed as ROTY contenders, and competed in more than the maximum number of races to be eligible for ROTY honors.)



ROTY who later became the Series Champion






























Did not declare for ROTY and ran more than seven races (or 10 in the Truck Series 2013–), but did not run for series points (2011–) and thus could be eligible in a later year.
Did not declare for ROTY, but ran more than five (or seven as of 2001, or ten in the Truck Series 2013–) races (while eligible for series points, 2011–) or did not run for series points but ran too many races in that series (limit is unknown as of yet) and are completely ineligible for the award.
* Declared for ROTY, but did not make minimum five (or seven as of 2001) races, thus could be eligible in a later year.
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Prince and Orr died during their rookie seasons and were unable to complete the schedule.
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Moroso died after race 25 of 29 during his rookie season, receiving the award posthumously.

Hylton finished second in the overall 1966 championship, the highest ever finish for an eligible rookie.[1]
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Pitt did not receive an official award.
















































































































































































































































































































































Year
Winner
Runner(s) Up

2019


2018

William Byron

Darrell Wallace Jr., Ross Chastain†

2017

Erik Jones

Daniel Suárez, Ty Dillon, Corey LaJoie†, Gray Gaulding

2016

Chase Elliott

Chris Buescher, Ryan Blaney, Brian Scott, Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ty Dillon¶

2015

Brett Moffitt

Matt DiBenedetto, Jeb Burton, Alex Kennedy, Tanner Berryhill*, Ryan Blaney¶, Brian Scott¶

2014

Kyle Larson

Austin Dillon, Justin Allgaier, Cole Whitt, Michael Annett, Alex Bowman, Ryan Truex, Parker Kligerman, Trevor Bayne†

2013

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[3]

Danica Patrick, Timmy Hill, Trevor Bayne¶, Austin Dillon¶

2012

Stephen Leicht

Josh Wise, Timmy Hill*, Trevor Bayne¶, Danica Patrick¶

2011

Andy Lally

T. J. Bell*, Brian Keselowski*, Trevor Bayne¶

2010

Kevin Conway

Terry Cook*, Landon Cassill†

2009

Joey Logano

Scott Speed, Max Papis, Dexter Bean*, Brad Keselowski†

2008

Regan Smith

Sam Hornish Jr., Patrick Carpentier, Michael McDowell, Dario Franchitti, Jacques Villeneuve*, Aric Almirola†, Marcos Ambrose†

2007

Juan Pablo Montoya

David Ragan, Paul Menard, David Reutimann, A. J. Allmendinger, Brandon Whitt*

2006

Denny Hamlin

Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr., Reed Sorenson, J. J. Yeley, David Stremme, Brent Sherman*, David Gilliland†, Chad Chaffin†

2005

Kyle Busch

Travis Kvapil, Mike Garvey, Stanton Barrett, Eric McClure*, Boris Said†, Carl Long†

2004

Kasey Kahne

Brendan Gaughan, Brian Vickers, Scott Wimmer, Scott Riggs, Johnny Sauter, Kirk Shelmerdine†, Carl Edwards†

2003

Jamie McMurray

Greg Biffle, Tony Raines, Casey Mears, Jack Sprague, Larry Foyt, Hideo Fukuyama*, Christian Fittipaldi†

2002

Ryan Newman

Jimmie Johnson, Shawna Robinson*, Carl Long*, Hermie Sadler†

2001

Kevin Harvick

Kurt Busch, Casey Atwood, Jason Leffler, Ron Hornaday, Jr., Andy Houston, Bobby Hamilton Jr.†

2000

Matt Kenseth

Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dave Blaney, Scott Pruett, Stacy Compton, Mike Bliss, Ed Berrier, Jeff Fuller*

1999

Tony Stewart

Elliott Sadler, Buckshot Jones, Stanton Barrett*, Dan Pardus*, Mike Harmon*

1998

Kenny Irwin Jr.

Kevin Lepage, Jerry Nadeau, Steve Park, Dennis Setzer†

1997

Mike Skinner

David Green, Jeff Green, Robby Gordon, Lance Hooper†

1996

Johnny Benson Jr.

Randy MacDonald*, Stacy Compton*, Gary Bradberry†

1995

Ricky Craven

Robert Pressley, Randy LaJoie, Davy Jones, Steve Kinser*, Mike Chase*, Gary Bradberry*, Terry Byers*, Elton Sawyer†

1994

Jeff Burton

Steve Grissom, Joe Nemechek, John Andretti, Mike Wallace, Ward Burton, Jeremy Mayfield, Loy Allen Jr., Billy Standridge, Curtis Markham*, Rick Carelli*, T. W. Taylor*, Rodney Orr±, Rich Bickle†

1993

Jeff Gordon

Bobby Labonte, Kenny Wallace, P. J. Jones, Todd Bodine†

1992

Jimmy Hensley

Andy Belmont, Dave Mader III*, Bob Schacht†

1991

Bobby Hamilton

Ted Musgrave, Stanley Smith, Wally Dallenbach Jr., Jeff Purvis, Sammy Swindell*, Rich Bickle*, Dave Mader III*, Dorsey Schroeder*

1990

Rob Moroso Ø

Jack Pennington, Jerry O'Neil, Jeff Purvis*

1989

Dick Trickle

Hut Stricklin, Larry Pearson, Jimmy Spencer, Rick Mast, Ben Hess, Chad Little, Butch Miller, Mickey Gibbs

1988

Ken Bouchard

Ernie Irvan, Brad Noffsinger, Jimmy Horton

1987

Davey Allison

Dale Jarrett, Steve Christman, Rodney Combs, Derrike Cope, Jerry Cranmer*, Mark Stahl†, Brett Bodine†

1986

Alan Kulwicki

Michael Waltrip, Chet Fillip, Davey Allison*, Jerry Cranmer*, Rick Baldwin*, Jonathan Lee Edwards*, Wayne Kramer*, Pancho Carter†, Jim Sauter†

1985

Ken Schrader

Eddie Bierschwale, Don Hume

1984

Rusty Wallace

Greg Sacks, Phil Parsons, Clark Dwyer, Tommy Ellis†, Doug Heveron†, Dean Combs†

1983

Sterling Marlin

Trevor Boys, Ronnie Hopkins, Ken Ragan, Bobby Hillin Jr.

1982

Geoff Bodine

Mark Martin, Brad Teague

1981

Ron Bouchard

Morgan Shepherd, Tim Richmond, Mike Alexander, Elliott Forbes-Robinson, Joe Ruttman, Stan Barrett, Connie Saylor, Gary Balough, Rick Wilson†, Johnny Rutherford†

1980

Jody Ridley

Lake Speed, Kyle Petty, Slick Johnson

1979

Dale Earnhardt

Joe Millikan, Terry Labonte, Harry Gant

1978

Ronnie Thomas

Roger Hamby, Blackie Wangerin, Baxter Price, Al Holbert

1977

Ricky Rudd

Sam Sommers, Janet Guthrie, Tighe Scott, Tommy Gale, Gary Myers

1976

Skip Manning

Terry Bivins, Neil Bonnett, Jimmy Means, Bill Elliott, John A. Utsman, Johnny Ray

1975

Bruce Hill

Carl Adams, Bruce Jacobi, Grant Adcox, Chuck Bown, Joe Mihalic, Travis Tiller, Ferrel Harris, Dick May

1974

Earl Ross

Richie Panch, Jackie Rogers, Ramo Stott

1973

Lennie Pond

Darrell Waltrip, Johnny Barnes

1972

Larry Smith

David Sisco, Doc Faustina

1971

Walter Ballard

Maynard Troyer, Richard Brown, D. K. Ulrich

1970

Bill Dennis

Joe Frasson, Jim Vandiver, Talmadge Prince±

1969

Dick Brooks

Buddy Young, Hoss Ellington

1968

Pete Hamilton

Dave Marcis, Dr. Don Tarr

1967

Donnie Allison

Charlie Glotzbach, Paul Dean Holt

1966

James Hylton♦

Bill Seifert, Frank Warren

1965

Sam McQuagg

Henley Gray, Clyde Lynn[N 1]

1964

Doug Cooper

J. T. Putney, Buddy Arrington

1963

Billy Wade

Bobby Isaac, Larry Manning, J. D. McDuffie

1962

Thomas Cox

Cale Yarborough, Ed Livingston

1961

Wendell Scott

Woodie Wilson, Lee Reitzel

1960

David Pearson

Gerald Duke, Paul Lewis

1959

Richard Petty

Fritz Wilson, Buddy Baker, Bob Burdick

1958

Shorty Rollins


1957

Ken Rush


1956
not awarded


1955
not awarded


1954

Blackie Pitt æ



Xfinity Series



Announced 2019 ROTY Contenders



  • Chase Briscoe

  • Noah Gragson

  • Justin Haley

  • John Hunter Nemechek

  • Brandon Brown (racing driver)



History


































































































































































Year
Winner
Runner(s) Up

2019


2018

Tyler Reddick

Christopher Bell, Austin Cindric, Alex Labbe, Kaz Grala, Spencer Boyd, Vinnie Miller, Chad Finchum, Josh Bilicki, Matt Mills†

2017

William Byron

Cole Custer, Daniel Hemric, Matt Tifft, Spencer Gallagher, Ben Kennedy, Tyler Reddick†, Brandon Brown†, Christopher Bell¶

2016

Erik Jones

Brennan Poole, Brandon Jones, Ryan Preece, Garrett Smithley, Ray Black Jr., B. J. McLeod, Cody Ware*, Corey LaJoie†, Martin Roy†, Todd Peck†, Matt Tifft¶, Spencer Gallagher¶

2015

Daniel Suárez

Darrell Wallace Jr., Ross Chastain, Cale Conley, Harrison Rhodes, Peyton Sellers, Josh Reaume, Ryan Blaney†, Ben Rhodes†, Mario Gosselin†, Dylan Lupton†, Derek White†, Jimmy Weller III†, Erik Jones¶, B. J. McLeod¶

2014

Chase Elliott

Ty Dillon, Chris Buescher, Ryan Reed, Dylan Kwasniewski, Dakoda Armstrong, Ryan Sieg, Tanner Berryhill, Chad Boat, Tommy Joe Martins, Harrison Rhodes*, David Starr†, Carlos Contreras†, Ryan Ellis†, Ryan Blaney¶, Cale Conley¶

2013

Kyle Larson

Alex Bowman, Nelson Piquet Jr., Jeffrey Earnhardt, Kevin Swindell, Dexter Stacey, Hal Martin, Juan Carlos Blum, Ty Dillon¶

2012

Austin Dillon

Cole Whitt, Jason Bowles, Brad Sweet, Johanna Long, Joey Gase, Casey Roderick, Benny Gordon, Jamie Dick†, Josh Richards†, Travis Pastrana†, Daryl Harr†, Tim Schendel†, Ryan Blaney¶

2011

Timmy Hill

Blake Koch, Ryan Truex, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Charles Lewandoski, Carl Long†, Tim Andrews†

2010

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Brian Scott, Colin Braun, James Buescher, Parker Kligerman, Tayler Malsam†, Danica Patrick†

2009

Justin Allgaier

Brendan Gaughan, Michael Annett, Michael McDowell, Erik Darnell, Scott Lagasse Jr., John Wes Townley, Ken Butler III, Terry Cook, Peyton Sellers, Marc Davis*, Trevor Bayne†, Shelby Howard†, Matt Carter†, Kevin Conway†, Jeremy Clements†

2008

Landon Cassill

Bryan Clauson, Dario Franchitti, Cale Gale, Brian Keselowski, Chase Miller, Patrick Carpentier, Joey Logano†, Josh Wise†, Danny Efland†, Brandon Whitt†, Justin Hobgood†

2007

David Ragan

Marcos Ambrose, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Krisiloff, Brad Coleman, Juan Pablo Montoya, Robert Richardson Jr., Sam Hornish Jr., Justin Diercks*, Timothy Peters*, Bobby Santos III*, Alex García*, Brian Conz*, Kelly Bires†, Richard Johns†, Bobby East†, D. J. Kennington†, Brett Rowe†

2006

Danny O'Quinn Jr.

John Andretti, Todd Kluever, Burney Lamar, Mark McFarland, Stephen Leicht, David Gilliland, Tracy Hines, Joel Kauffman, A. J. Foyt IV*, Jorge Goeters*, Kevin Conway*, Chris Wimmer*, Auggie Vidovich II†, David Reutimann†, Steve Wallace†, Aric Almirola†, Shane Huffman†

2005

Carl Edwards

Reed Sorenson, Denny Hamlin, Jon Wood, Brent Sherman, Kertus Davis, Michel Jourdain Jr., Tyler Walker, Ryan Hemphill, Brandon Miller, Paul Wolfe, Boston Reid*, A. J. Fike*, Blake Feese*, Kim Crosby*, Donnie Neuenberger*, Jerry Robertson†

2004

Kyle Busch

Clint Bowyer, Paul Menard, J. J. Yeley, Billy Parker, Stan Boyd, Travis Geisler, Donnie Neuenberger*, Rick Markle*, Kevin Conway*, Brian Conz*, Aaron Fike†, Andy Ponstein†, Tina Gordon†

2003

David Stremme

Coy Gibbs, Joey Clanton, Chad Blount, Jason White, Chase Montgomery, Regan Smith, Damon Lusk, Chris Bingham, Martin Truex Jr.†, Tammy Jo Kirk†

2002

Scott Riggs

Johnny Sauter, Shane Hmiel, Kerry Earnhardt, Casey Mears, Brian Vickers, Kasey Kahne, Dan Pardus, Larry Gunselman†, Ron Young†, Brian Weber†, Joe Buford†

2001

Greg Biffle

Scott Wimmer, Jamie McMurray, Larry Foyt, Tim Sauter, Marty Houston, David Donohue, Ryan Newman†, Kelly Denton†, Brad Baker†, Christian Elder†, Steadman Marlin†, Ken Alexander†, Bill Hoff†

2000

Kevin Harvick

Ron Hornaday Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Jay Sauter, Michael Ritch*, P. J. Jones, Anthony Lazzaro, Mike Stefanik, Mike Borkowski, Derrick Gilchrist, Kelly Denton*, Jay Fogleman*, Dave Steele*

1999

Tony Raines

Hank Parker Jr., Adam Petty, Bobby Hamilton Jr., Tony Roper, Andy Kirby, Jimmy Kitchens, Ted Christopher*, Kelly Denton* Phillip Morris*, Kerry Earnhardt*, Skip Smith*

1998

Andy Santerre

Dave Blaney, Blaise Alexander, Kevin Grubb, Wayne Grubb, Casey Atwood, Mike Cope, Matt Hutter, Lance Hooper, Jason Jarrett, Kevin Schwantz, Brad Loney, Hank Parker Jr.*, Mike Stefanik*, Ashton Lewis Jr.†

1997

Steve Park

Matt Kenseth, Johnny Chapman, Mark Krogh, Jeff Krogh, Lyndon Amick, Chris Diamond, Jimmy Foster, Jeff McClure, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tim Bender, Doug Reid III, Stanton Barrett, Tim Steele, David Hutto*, Tim Steele†, Scott Lagasse†, Dale Fischlein†

1996

Glenn Allen Jr.

Mike Dillon, Shane Hall, Mark Green, Tony Stewart, Mike Harmon, Jerry Nadeau*, Johnny Chapman*, Tim Bender*, Pete Orr*, Andy Hillenburg*, Jimmy Kitchens*, Greg Clark*, Mike Laughlin Jr.*, Elliott Sadler†, Ron Barfield Jr.†

1995

Jeff Fuller

Curtis Markham, Kirk Shelmerdine, L.W. Miller, David Bonnett, Greg Clark*, John Tanner*, Tim Bender*, Dale Williams*

1994

Johnny Benson Jr.

Dennis Setzer, Kevin Lepage, Stevie Reeves, Randy Porter, Dirk Stephens, Johnny Rumley, Mike Garvey, Robbie Reiser, Chad Chaffin, Michael Ritch*, Kirk Shelmerdine*, Mike Stefanik*, George Crenshaw*, Jeff Neal*, Andy Hillenburg*

1993

Hermie Sadler

Joe Bessey, Tim Fedewa, Roy Payne, Nathan Buttke, Jason Keller, Michael Ritch*, Tom Hessert*, Alan Russell*, Ken Wallace*, Page Jones*

1992

Ricky Craven^

Shawna Robinson, Robert Huffman*, Randy MacDonald*, Greg Trammell*

1991

Jeff Gordon

David Green, Tracy Leslie, Troy Beebe, Cecil Eunice, Richard Lasater, Jeff Green, Mike Wallace, Mike Oliver, Mike McLaughlin, Rich Burgess*, Shawna Robinson*

1990

Joe Nemechek

Bobby Moon, Ward Burton, Jack Sprague, Dana Patten, Davey Johnson, Dave Mader III, Ed Ferree, Frank Fleming, Clifford Allison*

1989

Kenny Wallace

Bobby Hamilton, Jeff Burton, Dave Rezendes, Robert Pressley, Brandon Baker, Dave Simpson, Ed Ferree*, Tom Harrington*

^Craven started seven races in 1991 (the limit was five) but was charged with only two starts. The other five starts were in combination races with the Busch North Series, where he raced as a regular. Both 1991 Busch Series wins were in combination races as a North driver.



Gander Outdoors Truck Series



Announced 2019 ROTY contenders



  • Anthony Alfredo

  • Tyler Ankrum

  • Spencer Boyd

  • Harrison Burton

  • Sheldon Creed

  • Gus Dean

  • Natalie Decker

  • Tyler Dippel

  • Brennan Poole



History



ROTY who later became the Series Champion






























































































































Year
Winner
Runner(s) Up

2019


2018

Myatt Snider

Todd Gilliland, Dalton Sargeant, Justin Fontaine, Bo LeMastus, Robby Lyons

2017

Chase Briscoe

Austin Cindric, Grant Enfinger, Noah Gragson, Kaz Grala, Justin Haley, Cody Coughlin, Stewart Friesen, Wendell Chavous, Austin Hill†, Josh Reaume†, Camden Murphy†

2016

William Byron

Christopher Bell, Cole Custer, Ben Rhodes, Rico Abreu, Austin Wayne Self, Matt Tifft, Grant Enfinger*, Cody Coughlin*, Ryan Truex†, Tommy Joe Martins†, Brandon Brown†

2015

Erik Jones

John Hunter Nemechek, Cameron Hayley, Daniel Hemric, Brandon Jones, Spencer Gallagher, Ray Black Jr., Korbin Forrister, Austin Theriault, Justin Boston, Wendell Chavous*, Cody Ware*, Jordan Anderson†, Tyler Tanner†, Ryan Ellis†

2014

Ben Kennedy

Tyler Reddick, Mason Mingus, Tyler Young, Jimmy Weller III, Chase Pistone*, Justin Jennings†

2013

Ryan Blaney

Darrell Wallace, Jr., Jeb Burton, Germán Quiroga, Brennan Newberry, Ryan Truex*

2012

Ty Dillon

Cale Gale, Ross Chastain, John Wes Townley, Dakoda Armstrong, Bryan Silas, Max Gresham, Paulie Harraka, Caleb Holman*, John King*, Jeb Burton*, Dusty Davis*, Tyler Young*, T. J. Duke*, Tim George, Jr.†, Jeff Agnew†

2011

Joey Coulter

Nelson Piquet, Jr., Cole Whitt, Parker Kligerman, Miguel Paludo, Johanna Long, Craig Goess, Jeffrey Earnhardt*, Justin Johnson*, Dusty Davis*, Chase Mattioli*, Chris Eggleston*, Blake Feese†, Josh Richards†

2010

Austin Dillon

Justin Lofton, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Brett Butler, Chris Eggleston*, Dillon Oliver*, Landon Cassill*, Narain Karthikeyan†, Brad Sweet†, Mike Garvey†, Clay Greenfield†, Carl Long†, Chris Lafferty†

2009

Johnny Sauter

Tayler Malsam, James Buescher, Ricky Carmichael, J. R. Fitzpatrick, Brian Ickler, Brent Raymer, Chris Jones, Chase Austin*, Ryan Hackett*, Mario Gosselin†, Ryan Sieg†, Nick Tucker†, Chris Fontaine†

2008

Colin Braun

Brian Scott, Scott Speed, Donny Lia, Justin Marks, Marc Mitchell, Andy Lally, Phillip McGilton*, Michael Annett†, Ryan Lawler†, Keven Wood†, J. C. Stout†, Norm Benning†

2007

Willie Allen

Tim Sauter, Joey Clanton, Jason White, Blake Bjorklund, Aaron Fike, Tyler Walker*, Kelly Bires*, Peter Shepherd*, Kevin Hamlin*, Casey Kingsland*, Brian Sockwell*, Ryan Mathews†, Clay Rogers†, Josh Wise†, Scott Lynch†

2006

Erik Darnell

Chad McCumbee, Marcos Ambrose, Aric Almirola, Bobby East, Kerry Earnhardt, Erin Crocker, Boston Reid, Joey Miller, Robert Richardson, Jr., Kraig Kinser, Scott Lagasse, Jr., Ryan Moore, Michel Jourdain, Jr.*, Sean Murphy*, J. R. Patton*, Tam Topham*, Chase Miller†

2005

Todd Kluever

Timothy Peters, Shigeaki Hattori, Regan Smith, Clay Rogers*, Jimmy Kite*, Nick Tucker*, Kerry Earnhardt*

2004

David Reutimann

Tracy Hines, Robert Huffman, Brandon Whitt, Chase Montgomery, Shane Sieg, Kelly Sutton, Ken Weaver, Chris Wimmer, Shelby Howard, Brad Keselowski, Hank Parker, Jr.†, Deborah Renshaw†, David Ragan†

2003

Carl Edwards

Jody Lavender, Randy Briggs, T. J. Bell, Tina Gordon, Doug Keller, Teri MacDonald*, Kenny Hendrick†, Roland Isaacs†

2002

Brendan Gaughan

Bill Lester, Jason Small, Dana White, Trent Owens*, Rodney Sawyers*, Loni Richardson*, Aaron Daniel*, Randy Briggs*, Angie Wilson*, Donnie Neuenberger*, Eric Jones†

2001

Travis Kvapil

Ricky Hendrick, Matt Crafton, Billy Bigley, Jon Wood, Willy T. Ribbs, Brian Rose, Nathan Haseleu, Larry Gunselman, Chuck Hossfeld, Ricky Sanders, Jason White*, Jason Small*, Bill Lester*, Mark Petty*, Tom Carey, Jr.†, Jonathon Price†

2000

Kurt Busch

Carlos Contreras, Scott Riggs, Jamie McMurray, Rick Ware, Wayne Edwards, Coy Gibbs, Kenny Martin, Donny Morelock*, J. D. Gibbs*, Andy Genzman†

1999

Mike Stefanik

Scott Hansen, David Starr, Marty Houston, Tim Steele, Ryan McGlynn, Phil Bonifield, Ernie Cope*, Mike Clark*, Nipper Alsup*, Randy Nelson*

1998

Greg Biffle

Andy Houston, Scot Walters, Wayne Anderson, Kevin Cywinski, Dominic Dobson, Rob Morgan, Rick McCray, Randy Nelson*, David Starr*, Joe Gaita*, Billy Pauch*, Joe Bush*, Tommy Archer*, Mike Hope*, Freddie Query*, Andy Michner*, Dave Stacy*, Jimmy Davis*, Monty Klein*, Randy MacDonald†, B. A. Wilson†, Tom Hubert†

1997

Kenny Irwin, Jr.

Rick Crawford, Stacy Compton, Tony Raines, Boris Said, Tony Roper, Tammy Jo Kirk, Randy Tolsma, Terry Cook, Kevin Harvick, Rob Rizzo, Lonnie Rush, Jr., Kelly Denton, Mike Cope, Andy Genzman*, Toby Porter*, Brandon Butler*, Kenny Hendrick*, Bob Schacht*, Mike Colabucci*, Dave Smith*, Brian Cunningham†, Barry Bodine†

1996

Bryan Reffner

Doug George, Lance Norick, Bobby Gill, Jay Sauter, Lonnie Cox, Charlie Cragan, Ron Barfield, Jr., Butch Gilliland, Joe Gaita*, Kevin Harvick* Dave Smith*, Joe Madore*, Steve Mendenhall*, Rodney Combs, Jr.*, Terry McCarthy*, Jerry Robertson*, Doug Thorpe, Jr.*, Rick Markle*, Mark Gibson†, Ricky Johnson†, Randy Renfrow†, Dan Press†


See also



  • Whelen Modified Tour (includes list of WMT RotY award winners)


References


Notes




  1. ^ Dick Hutcherson won nine times and finished second in the championship standings in 1965, but was not considered to be eligible due to being a champion in the IMCA.



Citations




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  • Jayski's Rookie Section


  • NASCAR Chronicle by Greg Fielden & Consumer Guide.










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