The NMCA WEST Street Car Series completed its sophomore season of heads-up and index doorslammer action on the west coast with the last of four races back in late October, crowning champions in each of its 11 categories, ranging from the five-second Pro Street division on down to Quick Street and Pro Comp. Those champions will once again be honored during an awards ceremony to be held on January 18th at Vic’s Garage inside the Edelbrock Museum at the headquarters of Edelbrock, one of the leading supporters of the NMCA and NMCA WEST. 

In addition to crowning its points champions, the NMCA WEST will also honor a number of special award recipients, of which the nominees were announced just last week.

The NMCA WEST will present Rookie of the Year, Sportsman of the Year, Crew Member of the Year, and Ambassador of the Year awards, and after sifting through all of the nominations that were recieved, Promedia, the parent company of the NMCA WEST, revealed the final three nominees who will be up for the award in Torrance, California next month. Among the nominees is Power Automedia’s own James Lawrence, who drove the Project BlownZ 275 Drag Radial Camaro to victory at the final race in Bakersfield, surpassing the class elapsed time record and narrowly missing the series championship.

Rookie of the Year 

1.) Trevor Hayes

2.) Gary Guerreo

3.) James Lawrence 

Sportsman of the Year 

 1.) Joesph Lepone Jr

2.) Tony Aneian

3.) Artis Houston 

Crew Member of the Year 

1.) Bill Hickok

2.) Kyle Thorpe

3.) Ruth DeHoop 

Ambassador of the Year 

1.) KJ Jones 

2.) John Calvert

3.) Jeff Interllichia 

Promedia is currently accepting votes for these four awards, with the final day to get your selections in December 13th. Your votes can be emailed ([email protected]), faxed (714-444-2509) or mailed directly to the Promedia offices (ProMedia, Attn: NMCA WEST Nominations, 3518 West Lake Center Dr., Suite D, Santa Ana, CA 92704). The official voting form can be downloaded here.