Newsmaker of the Year award
T. Wayne Robertson-1998 (posthumously) (Promoter and man responsible for Winston sponsor involvement in NASCAR)
Ray Evernham & Chrysler-1999
Petty Family-2000
Boundless Motorsports-2003
Brian France-2004
Marco Andretti-2006
Bruton Smith-2007
Jim Morton-2009 (Manager of Wall Stadium Speedway who saved the track from closing)
Chip Ganassi- 2010
Randy Bernard-IRL-2011
Roger Penske-2012
Tony Stewart-2013
Super DIRT Week Finale at Syracuse-2015
Indianapolis Motor Speedway-2016