The 2008 NEPASCCA Awards Banquet was held on Saturday January 31, 2009 at Waterfront Banquet Facility in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The following NEPA members received awards:
Hillclimbs
Dan Lipperini Sr. “King of the Hill” awarded to Gayle Knoor. Gayle did a lot of behind the scene work with keeping the hills running. We couldn’t of done it without her!
Solo events
Marty Newman “Solo Worker of the Year” awarded to Andy Bower to his many contributions to the Solo program.
Barry Sarr “Solo Driver of the Year” awarded to Novice driver Jason Siegfried for his skill development throughout the season.
Road Racing
Tim Mayer “Best New Driver” awarded to Frank Varano. Frank had a good first year with his Caracal Formula Vee. Improved all year and set two track records.
Bud Faust “Most Improved Driver” awarded to Dale Rayder. Dale had a break through year with a National win and good runoffs in Formila Vee.
Road Racer of the year awarded to Greg Kaspyrek. Greg won two regional championships and qualified for the runoffs in his E Production BMW.
Oscar Koveleski “Road Racer of the Year” Awarded to Ricky Kavitski. Ricky won three Nationals and finished 5th at the Runnoffs after being knocked back to 12th on the first lap in a E Production Mazda Miata he and his father Dave built.
Membership & Participation
Mike Drayer Award “Outstanding efforts to the Region for work over a period of time” awarded to Jeremy Sereyka for his 10 years of dedication and hard work on the Solo program.
Joe & Dee Wilkie “Member of the Year” awarded to Tom Knorr. Tom made the Hillclimbs possible with all his hard work.
Horse Derriere “Special Member of the Year” awarded to Frank Varano. Frank had a good year on the track but had lots of problem prepping the car and getting it on the trailer!
Solo Class Awards:
AS Ron Dotts CORVETTE 1st
BSP Andrienne Vrabel CORVETTE 1st
BSP George Vrabel CORVETTE 2nd
CP Andrew Bower MUSTANG 1st
CS Eric Schall PORSCHE 914 1st
CSP Jason Popeck HONDA CRX SI 1st
DSP Tom Byrne DODGE NEON 1st
ES Wayne Petel FIAT X19 1st
ESP Ted Bakowic CAMARO 1st
FSP Claude Raudenbush CELICA 1st
FSP Chris Dressler CELICA 2nd
FSP Matthew Dressler TOYOTA CELICA 3rd
GS Frank Kehm NISSAN MAXIMA 1st
HS Daniel Kehm CHEV CAVALIER 1st
NM Jason Siegfried TOY CEL GTS 1st
NM Ryan Lawlis 3000GT VR4 2nd
NM Ronald Bastian jr MUSTANG 3rd
NM Janine Murray SUBARU WRX 4th
NS Brandon Barr SUBARU IMPREZ 1st
SM Joe Brennan VW GTI 1st
SM Anthony Dragotta HONDA PRELUDE 2nd
STS Adam Koback SATURN SC2 1st
STS Chris Haydu CIVIC 2nd
STS Joe Butchko FORD FOCUS 3rd
STS2 Henry Pascucci MAZDA MIATA 1st
XP Chris Janusz HONDA cIVIC 1st
XP Steve Marsh FFR COBRA 2nd
XP Frank Stanovich COBRA 3rd
**Click HERE for some pictures taken during the NEPASCCA Banquet.
Thanks to everyone who helped make this year’s award banquet a great success. -Webmaster
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