Each year from 2008 to 2018 a “Midwest Speed Driver of the Year” Award was presented in memory of Cindy L. Young. Cindy was the Mother of Midwest Speed Expo organizer Terry Young. She passed away in 2007 after a battle with lung cancer.<\/p>\n
The previous winners of the award are as follows:
\n2008 Dennis Erb
\n2009 Justin Allgaier and Jeff Leka (Dual Awards Presented)
\n2010 Jason Feger
\n2011 Jeff Herzog
\n2012 Mike Harrison
\n2013 Brian Shirley and Devin Gilpin (Dual Awards Presented)
\n2014 Brandon Sheppard
\n2015 Bobby Pierce
\n2016 Jose Parga
\n2017 Bobby Pierce and Mike Harrison (Dual Awards Presented)
\n2018 Brandon Sheppard and Tim Hancock (Dual Awards Presented)<\/p>\n
Additionally, a new tradition was established in 2014 whereby from time to time special awards are presented in memory of fallen friends of the Midwest Speed Expo in honor of the recipients outstanding achievement. These are not annual awards.<\/p>\n
2014 Dean Garland Memorial Award presented to Aaron Heck
\n2014 Rusty Allen Memorial Award presented to Bobby Pierce<\/p>\n
2015 Gary Walters Memorial Award presented to Shannon Babb<\/p>\n
2016 John Osman and Ray Goodall Memorial Award to Nick Bauman
\n2016 IRONMAN Award for Outstanding Achievement to Bobby Pierce<\/p>\n
2017 John Ciccone Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement to Tim Hancock
\n2017 Don Hughes Memorial IRONMAN Award for Outstanding Achievement to A.J. May
\n2017 Jim Farley, Sr. and John Sidener Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement to Jeremy Reed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Each year from 2008 to 2018 a “Midwest Speed Driver of the Year” Award was presented in memory of Cindy L. Young. Cindy was the Mother of Midwest Speed Expo organizer Terry Young. She passed away in 2007 after a battle with lung cancer. The previous winners of the award are as follows: 2008 Dennis … <\/p>\n