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.

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[edit] History of the Award: Grand National/Winston Cup/Nextel Cup/Sprint Cup

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.

From the 1958 through the 1973 seasons, NASCAR did not have an official points system to determine the Rookie of the Year. NASCAR's officials merely gathered together to select a winner. Naturally, this policy came under controversy, as officials didn't consider former champions from rival racing series. This system came to an end in 1973 after Lennie Pond was controversially chosen over Darrell Waltrip for the honor. 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.

[edit] Rookie Points System

[edit] Main Rookie Points

Rookie of the year candidates earn points for their best seventeen races of the season. All other points are based on a ten-to-one system.

  1. The highest finishing rookie earns ten points, the second highest finishing rookie earns nine points, etc.
  2. One point is granted to all rookies who enter an event prior to the entry deadline, regardless of finishing position or even if they don't qualify. All rookies with teams that enter past the deadline do not receive this point.

[edit] Rookie Bonus Points

Bonus points are also awarded to drivers in the following circumstances:

  1. A rookie candidate finishes in the top ten in a race. If that candidate wins, he/she earns ten bonus rookie points. If that candidate finishes second, he/she earns nine bonus rookie points, etc.
  2. "Segment Bonus Points." The season is divided into three segments, the first segment being after the first ten races of the season, the second segment being after the second ten races of the season, and the third segment being the rest of the schedule. The candidate with the most championship points in each segment earns ten bonus rookie points, the candidate with the second-most championship points earns nine, etc.
  3. The rookie driver who finishes highest in the championship standings at season's end will receive an additional ten bonus rookie points.

[edit] Panel

There is a five-member panel composed of drivers, officials, etc. that meet during the final week of the season. They evaluate that year's candidates on the following criteria:

  1. Conduct with officials
  2. Conduct and awareness on the racetrack
  3. Personal appearance and conduct with the media

The panel may penalize rookies for any conduct that may be detrimental to NASCAR.

Anyone involved with a rookie candidate (such as a teammate or car owner) may NOT serve on that year's panel.

[edit] 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 seven races in any previous season.
  2. Drivers who compete in more than five races in a higher series are not eligible for the award in a lower series.
  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. The seven-race-limit still applies pertaining to eligibility for future attempts.
  4. A driver may NOT receive rookie points if he/she starts a race for a team that he/she did not qualify with. However, he/she is still eligible for championship points in that race.

[edit] NASCAR Sprint Cup

[edit] 2008 Rookies

  1. Regan Smith (#01)–137 points
  2. Sam Hornish, Jr. (#77)–134 points
  3. Patrick Carpentier (#10)–99 points
  4. Michael McDowell (#00)–84 points
  5. Dario Franchitti (#40)–80 points
  6. Jacques Villeneuve (#??)–1 point

[edit] History of Sprint Cup RotY Awards

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

† Did not declare for ROY, but ran more than seven races and are completely ineligible for the award.
‡ Declared for ROY, but did not complete season, no longer eligible
* Declared for ROY, but did not complete season, still eligible
Ø Died during rookie season, received award posthumously
æ Did not receive an official award
± Died during rookie season and was unable to complete the schedule
Year Winner Runner(s) Up
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, David Gilliland†, Chad Chaffin‡, Brent Sherman*
2005 Kyle Busch Travis Kvapil, Boris Said†, Mike Garvey‡, Stanton Barrett‡, Carl Long†, Eric McClure*
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, Christian Fittipaldi†, Hideo Fukuyama*.
2002 Ryan Newman Jimmie Johnson, Shawna Robinson*, Carl Long*, Hermie Sadler†
2001 Kevin Harvick Kurt Busch, Casey Atwood, Jason Leffler, Ron Hornaday, 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, Robby Gordon‡, Jeff Green, Lance Hooper†
1996 Johnny Benson Gary Bradberry‡, Randy MacDonald*, Stacy Compton*
1995 Ricky Craven Robert Pressley, Randy LaJoie‡, Elton Sawyer‡, Steve Kinser*, Davy Jones*, Mike Chase*
1994 Jeff Burton Steve Grissom, Joe Nemechek, Loy Allen Jr., John Andretti, Jeremy Mayfield, Mike Wallace, Ward Burton, Rich Bickle†, Billy Standridge†
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.‡, Sammy Swindell*
1990 Rob MorosoØ 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‡, Mark Stahl†, Brett Bodine†, Jerry Cranmer*
1986 Alan Kulwicki Michael Waltrip, Chet Fillip†, Pancho Carter†, Davey Allison*, Jim Sauter†, Jerry Cranmer*, Rick Baldwin*, Jonathan Lee Edwards*, Wayne Kramer*
1985 Ken Schrader Eddie Bierschwale, Don Hume†
1984 Rusty Wallace Greg Sacks, Phil Parsons, Clark Dwyer, Tommy Ellis†, Doug Heveron†, Dean Combs†, Terry Schoonover±
1983 Sterling Marlin Trevor Boys†, Ronnie Hopkins‡, Ken Ragan‡, Bobby Hillin Jr.‡, Mike Potter†
1982 Geoff Bodine Mark Martin, Brad Teague‡, Rick Wilson†
1981 Ron Bouchard Morgan Shepherd, Tim Richmond, Mike Alexander‡, Johnny Rutherford†, Elliott Forbes-Robinson‡, Joe Ruttman‡, Stan Barrett‡, Connie Saylor‡, Gary Balough‡
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 Bivens, Neil Bonnett, Jimmy Means, Bill Elliott, John A. Utsman
1975 Bruce Hill Carl Adams, Bruce Jacobi, Grant Adcox, Chuck Bown, D.K. Ulrich, 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, Dick Hutcherson (NOTE: Hutcherson won nine times and finished second in the championship standings that year, but was not considered to be eligible due to being a champion in the IMCA)
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 Woody Wilson Wendell Scott, Lee Reitzel
1960 David Pearson Gerald Duke, Paul Lewis
1959 Richard Petty Fritz Wilson, Buddy Baker, Bob Burdick
1958 Shorty Rollins
1957 Ken Rushæ
1954 Blackie Pittæ

[edit] NASCAR Nationwide Series

[edit] 2008 standings

  1. Bryan Clauson (#40)—101 points
  2. Dario Franchitti (#40)—100 points
  3. Cale Gale (#33/77)—63 points
  4. Landon Cassill (#5)—60 points
  5. Chase Miller (#9)—53 points
  6. Brian Keselowski (#92)—48 points
  7. Patrick Carpentier (#9)—31 points

[edit] History of Busch Series RotY Awards

Year Winner Runner(s) Up
2007 David Ragan Marcos Ambrose, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Krisiloff, Kelly Bires†, Brad Coleman‡, Juan Pablo Montoya‡, Richard Johns†, Robert Richardson‡, Bobby East†, D. J. Kennington†, Brett Rowe†, Justin Diercks*, Sam Hornish, Jr.‡, Timothy Peters*, Bobby Santos III*, Alex Garcia*, Brian Conz*
2006 Danny O'Quinn John Andretti, Todd Kluever, Burney Lamar‡, Mark McFarland‡, Stephen Leicht†, Auggie Vidovich II†, David Reutimann†, Steve Wallace†, Aric Almirola†, Shane Huffman†, David Gilliland‡, Tracy Hines‡, Joel Kauffman‡, A.J. Foyt IV*, Carl Long*, Jorge Goeters*, Kevin Conway*, Chris Wimmer*
2005 Carl Edwards Reed Sorenson, Denny Hamlin, Jon Wood, Brent Sherman, Kertus Davis, Michel Jourdain Jr.‡, Tyler Walker‡, Kevin Hamlin†, Brandon Miller‡, Paul Wolfe‡, Ryan Hemphill‡, Jerry Robertson†, Boston Reid*, A. J. Fike*, Eric McClure† Blake Feese*, Kim Crosby*, Donnie Neuenberger*
2004 Kyle Busch Paul Menard‡, Clint Bowyer‡, J. J. Yeley‡, Travis Geisler‡, Stan Boyd‡ Aaron Fike†, Billy Parker‡
2003 David Stremme Coy Gibbs, Joey Clanton‡, Chad Blount‡, Jason White‡, Chase Montgomery‡, Regan Smith‡, Martin Truex, Jr.† Damon Lusk‡, Chris Bingham‡
2002 Scott Riggs Johnny Sauter, Shane Hmiel, Kerry Earnhardt, Casey Mears, Brian Vickers, Kasey Kahne‡, Larry Gunselman†, Dan Pardus‡, Brian Weber†, Joe Buford†
2001 Greg Biffle Scott Wimmer, Jamie McMurray, Larry Foyt, Kelly Denton‡, Tim Sauter‡, Marty Houston‡, Christian Elder‡, David Donohue‡, Bill Hoff†
2000 Kevin Harvick Ron Hornaday, Jimmie Johnson, Jay Sauter, Michael Ritch, P. J. Jones, Jason Schuler†, Ricky Hendrick†, Anthony Lazzaro‡, Mike Stefanik‡, Mike Borkowski‡, Derrick Gilchrist‡, Jay Fogleman*, Dave Steele*
1999 Tony Raines Hank Parker Jr., Adam Petty, Bobby Hamilton Jr.‡, Tony Roper‡, 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‡
1997 Steve Park Matt Kenseth‡, Johnny Chapman‡, Mark Krogh‡, Jeff Krogh‡, Lyndon Amick‡, Tim Steele†, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.‡, Tim Bender‡, Stanton Barrett†, Ted Christopher†
1996 Glenn Allen Jr. Mike Dillon, Elliott Sadler†, Shane Hall‡ Mark Green‡, Mike Harmon†, Tony Stewart‡, Ron Barfield†
1995 Jeff Fuller Curtis Markham, Buckshot Jones‡, L.W. Miller‡ David Bonnett‡,
1994 Johnny Benson Dennis Setzer, Kevin Lepage, Stevie Reeves, Randy Porter‡, Dirk Stephens‡, Johnny Rumley‡, Mike Garvey‡, Robbie Reiser‡, Chad Chaffin‡, Michael Ritch*, Kirk Shelmerdine*, Mike Stefanik*
1993 Hermie Sadler Joe Bessey, Tim Fedewa, Roy Payne, Nathan Buttke‡, Jason Keller‡, Mike Wallace*, 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*, Jeff Spraker†, Tom Harrington*

[edit] NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

[edit] Current standings

  1. Colin Braun (#6)–92 points
  2. Justin Marks (#9)–81 points
  3. Donny Lia(#71)–80 points
  4. Brian Scott (#16)–71 points
  5. Andy Lally (#7)–62 points
  6. Marc Mitchell (#15)–53 points
  7. Scott Speed (#22)–42 points
  8. Phillip McGilton (#??)–38 points


[edit] History of Craftsman Truck Series RotY Awards

Year Winner Runner(s) Up
2007 Willie Allen Tim Sauter, Joey Clanton‡, Jason White‡, Ryan Mathews†, Aaron Fike‡, Blake Bjorklund‡, Clay Rogers†, Josh Wise†, Scott Lynch†, Tyler Walker‡, Kelly Bires*, Peter Shepherd*, Kevin Hamlin*, Casey Kingsland*, Brian Sockwell*
2006 Erik Darnell Chad McCumbee, Marcos Ambrose, Aric Almirola, Bobby East, Kerry Earnhardt, Erin Crocker, Boston Reid‡, Joey Miller‡, Robert Richardson, Kraig Kinser‡, Scott Lagasse Jr.‡, Ryan Moore‡, Chase Miller†, Michel Jourdain Jr.*, Sean Murphy*, J.R. Patton*, Tam Topham*
2005 Todd Kluever Kyle Busch†, Timothy Peters‡, Shigeaki Hattori‡, Clay Rogers*, Regan Smith‡, Jimmy Kite*, Nick Tucker*, Kerry Earnhardt*
2004 David Reutimann Tracy Hines, Robert Huffman, Brandon Whitt, Chase Montgomery, Shane Sieg‡, Kelly Sutton‡, Ken Weaver‡, David Ragan†, Deborah Renshaw†, Chris Wimmer‡, Shelby Howard‡, Brad Keselowski‡
2003 Carl Edwards Jody Lavender, Randy Briggs‡, Tina Gordon‡, T. J. Bell‡, Doug Keller‡, Kenny Hendrick†, Teri MacDonald*
2002 Brendan Gaughan Bill Lester, Jason Small
2001 Travis Kvapil Ricky Hendrick, Matt Crafton, Billy Bigley, Jon Wood‡, Bobby Dotter, Willy T. Ribbs, Brian Rose, Nathan Haseleu‡, Larry Gunselman, Chuck Hossfeld‡, Jonathon Price†, Ricky Sanders‡
2000 Kurt Busch Carlos Contreras, Scott Riggs‡, Rick Ware‡, Wayne Edwards‡, Coy Gibbs‡, Mark Petty‡, Kenny Martin‡, Donny Morelock*, J. D. Gibbs*
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‡, Randy MacDonald†, Dominic Dobson‡, B. A. Wilson†, Randy Nelson*, Billy Pauch*, Joe Bush*, Tommy Archer*, Mike Cope*, Freddie Query*, Andy Michner*, W. David Stacy*, Jimmy Davis*, Monty Kline*
1997 Kenny Irwin Jr. Rick Crawford, Stacy Compton, Tony Raines, Boris Said, Tony Roper, Tammy Jo Kirk‡, Kevin Harvick‡, Rob Rizzo‡, Brian Cunningham†, Lonnie Rush, Jr.‡, Kelly Denton‡, Mike Cope‡, Andy Genzman*, Toby Porter*, David Smith*
1996 Bryan Reffner Doug George, Lance Norick, Bobby Gill‡, Jay Sauter‡, Lonnie Cox‡, Charlie Cragan‡, Ron Barfield‡, Mark Gibson†, Rick Johnson‡, Randy Renfrow†, Dan Press‡, Butch Gilliland‡, Joe Gaita*, Kevin Harvick* Dave Smith*, Joe Madore*, Steve Mendenhall*, Rodney Combs, Jr.*, Terry McCarthy*, Jerry Robertson*, Doug Thorpe, Jr.*, Rick Markle*

[edit] See also

[edit] Sources & References

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Sprint Cup
1954: Pitt | 1957: Rush | 1958: Rollins | 1959: R. Petty | 1960: Pearson | 1961: Wilson | 1962: Cox | 1963: Wade | 1964: Cooper | 1965: McQuagg | 1966: Hylton | 1967: Do. Allison | 1968: P. Hamilton | 1969: Brooks | 1970: Dennis | 1971: Ballard | 1972: L. Smith | 1973: Pond | 1974: Ross | 1975: Hill | 1976: Manning | 1977: Rudd | 1978: Thomas | 1979: Earnhardt | 1980: Jody Ridley | 1981: R. Bouchard | 1982: G. Bodine | 1983: Marlin | 1984: R. Wallace | 1985: Ken Schrader | 1986: Kulwicki | 1987: Da. Allison | 1988: K. Bouchard | 1989: Trickle | 1990: Moroso | 1991: B. Hamilton | 1992: Hensley | 1993: Gordon | 1994: Burton | 1995: Craven | 1996: Benson | 1997: Skinner | 1998: Irwin | 1999: Stewart | 2000: Kenseth | 2001: Harvick | 2002: Newman | 2003: McMurray | 2004: Kahne | 2005: Ky. Busch | 2006: Hamlin | 2007: Montoya
Nationwide Series
1989: K. Wallace | 1990: Nemechek | 1991: Gordon | 1992: Craven | 1993: H. Sadler | 1994: Benson | 1995: Fuller | 1996: G Allen, Jr. | 1997: Park | 1998: Santerre | 1999: Raines | 2000: Harvick | 2001: Biffle | 2002: Riggs | 2003: Stremme | 2004: Ky. Busch | 2005: Edwards | 2006: O'Quinn | 2007: Ragan
Craftsman Truck
1996: Reffner | 1997: Irwin | 1998: Biffle | 1999: Stefanik | 2000: Ku. Busch | 2001: Kvapil | 2002: Gaughan | 2003: Edwards | 2004: Reutimann | 2005: Kluever | 2006: Darnell | 2007: W. Allen
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