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The Official Newsletter Of The American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association
American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association, Inc. (www.aarwba.org)“Dedicated To Increasing Media Coverage Of Motor Sports”
June 2015 Vol. 48 No. 4
Congratulations to Juan Pablo MontoyaWinner of the 2015 Indy 500
Photo by Jason PorterCourtesy IMS
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2014 AARWBA CONTEST WINNERS(presented at AARWBA awards breakfast, May 23, 2015, Indianapolis, Ind.)
MOTORSPORT BOOK 1. Tammy Kaehler, "Avoidable Contact," Poisoned PenPress 2. No award 3. No award
NEWSPAPER NEWS WRITING 1. Nicholas Dettmann, "Gaughan Wins for 1st Time,"West Bend Daily News 2. Scott Walsh, "Junior Completes Season Sweep,"Scranton Times-Tribune 3. Ron Hedger, "Friesen Wins Thriller," SchenectadyDaily Gazette Honorable Mention: Bill Sessa, "Defending AMA Cham-pion Baker Wins," Napa Valley Register
NEWSPAPER FEATURE WRITING 1. Louise Ann Noeth, "Women in Drag Racing: HearThem Roar," New York Times 2. Scott Walsh, "Trading Punches for Pedals," ScrantonTimes-Tribune 3. Nicholas Dettmann, "The Legacy of Slinger," WestBend Daily News
NEWSPAPER COLUMN WRITING 1. Scott Walsh, "Gordon Is NASCAR's Derek Jeter,"Scranton Sunday Times 2. Nicholas Dettmann, "Bucher Wins 1st Career Race,"West Bend Daily News 3. Jan Wagner, "IndyCar Season Finale," Armed Forc-es Dispatch
NEWSPAPER TECHNICAL WRITING 1. Scott Walsh, "Weathering the Elements," ScrantonSunday Times 2. No award 3. No award
MAGAZINE EVENT REPORT 1. Burt Levy, "Hitting the Bricks," Vintage Motorsport 2. Nicholas Dettmann, "ARCA Fest Recap," Full Throt-tle 3. No award
MAGAZINE FEATURE WRITING 1. Louise Ann Noeth, "A Century of Speed," SAH Jour-nal 2. Mike Adaskaveg, "Determined o Race," SpeedwayIllustrated 3. L. Spencer Riggs, "Dick Gaines: Master of the Bull-rings," Vintage Motorsport Honorable Mention: Ron Hedger, "The Race BetweenRaces," Speed Sport
MAGAZINE COLUMN WRITING 1. Jim Donnelly, "The Good Earth," Hemmings ClassicCar 2. Nicholas Dettmann, "Racing Community Brings FaithBack to Racer," Full Throttle 3. Burt Levy, "Time Warp Comparo," Vintage Motor-sport
Honorable Mention: Mary Bignotti Mendez, "IndyCar Gets ItRight," Inside Track Motorsport News
MAGAZINE TECHNICAL WRITING Honorable Mention: Bruce A. Bennett, "Swayin' in theWind," Speedway Illustrated
ONLINE NEWS WRITING 1. Patrick Reynolds, "'American Boy' Wins Indianapolis500," Motorweeklive.com 2. Ron Hedger, "Hearn Steals Sixth Moody Mile 358 Tro-phy," Nationalspeedsportnews.com 3. Kay Presto, "Surprising Win for Mike Conway,"Carsandcompetition.com
ONLINE FEATURE WRITING 1. Kay Presto, "John Force - Always Charging Forward,"Carsandcompetition.com 2. Nicholas Dettmann, "Hinchcliffe Excited for Elkhart LakeReturn," Nationalspeedsportnews.com 3. Michael C. Johnson, "The 34th Best Seat at the Indianap-olis 500," Motorsport.com
ONLINE COLUMN WRITING 1. Paul Gohde, "The Dave Despain Show,"Racingnation.com 2. Nicholas Dettmann, "The Historical Slinger Nationals,"Nationalspeedsportnews.com 3. Anne Proffit, "Will Tony Stewart's Nightmare Ever End?,"Motorsport,com Honorable Mention: Patrick Reynolds, "NASCAR Nation-wide Results?," Motorweeklive.com
ONLINE TECHNICAL WRITING 1. Kay Presto, "Chasing the Weather in Drag Racing,"Carsandcompetition.com 2. 3. No award. & 3&&7773. No award
WEB LOG ENTRY 1. Patrick Reynolds, "NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase,"Motorweeklive.com 2. No award 3. No award
PROFESSIONAL RACING WEB SITE 1. Carsandcompetition, Kay Presto2. Motorweeklive.com, Patrick Reynolds3. No award
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PHOTOGRAPHY - PRINT ACTION 1. Jan Wagner, "Pastrana Nosing It Into Ground,"Armed Forces Dispatch2. Louise Ann Noeth, "Push-Started to Glory," CustomCar 3. Bruce A. Bennett, "Flirtin' With Dirt," Speedway Illus-trated
PHOTOGRAPHY - PRINT PEOPLE 1. Mike Adaskaveg, "Drivers You Love to Boo," Speed-way Illustrated 2. David Moulthrop, "Showers of Victory," Speed Sport 3. Jan Wagner, "T-Rex Snacking on Mario Andretti,"Armed Forces Dispatch Honorable Mention: Bruce A. Bennett, "Back in Black,"Speedway Illustrated
PHOTOGRAPHY - ONLINE ACTION 1. Jan Wagner, "There Goes the Bike,"Delmartimes.net 2. Michael C. Johnson, "This Didn't Start Well,"Motorsport.com 3. Bruce A. Bennett, "Hamlin Pits at Pocono,"Nationalspeedsportnews.com
PHOTOGRAPHY - ONLINE PEOPLE 1. David Moulthrop, "A Champion's Cheer,"Nationalspeedsportnews.com 2. No award 3. No award
RADIO FEATURE PROGRAM 1. Larry Mason, "Ohana Road Radio," ESPN Honolulu 2. Kay Presto, "Live Broadcasts," Ohana Road NBC 3. No award
PODCAST/WEBCAST 1. Dick Sisich, "NASCAR Qualifying Report,"Racesonoma.com 2. No award 3. No award
JUDGESPhotography - Prof. Emeritus Susan Fleck, PulliamSchool of Journalism, Franklin (Ind.) CollegeRadio Feature, Podcast/Webcast - Prof. Joel Cramer,Pulliam School of Journalism, Franklin (Ind.) CollegePrint, Online Media - Prof. Emeritus Jerry Miller, PulliamSchool of Journalism, Franklin (Ind.) College, andAARWBA Contest ChairmanMotorsport Book -- Jerry Miller, David Stringer, sportsphotojournalist
(All judging was essentially "blind," except in the Book,Racing Website, Radio Feature Program, andPodcast/Webcast categories. Judges had the option tonot make awards if they felt they were not warranted.)
[R.I.P. Ron Lemasters (Sr.), who lent invaluable help tocontest judging the past 12 years. He is missed.
AARWBA Awards Your AARWBA Leadership Team
President & Executive Director -Norma "Dusty" BrandelWomen's Editor, Racing InformationService -Photo-Journalist,[email protected]
Vice President -Kathy SeymourPhotographer, Racing InformationService [email protected]
Treasurer -Rhonda WilliamsJournalist - Williams [email protected]
Midwest Vice President -Nick DettmannSports writer, West Bend Daily [email protected]
Southern Vice President -Joe JenningsPhoto-journalist, Midwest Racing [email protected]
Eastern Vice President -John BryantJournalist - [email protected]
Western Vice President -Ray SoteroMotorsports Columnist, Gannett [email protected]
Secretary -Patrick ReynoldsWriter, Motor Week Livereynol945windstream.net
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Linda Vaughn Recipient of First-everHonorary Jim Chapman Award
For Excellence in Motorsports PRLinda Vaughn, whoas Miss Hurst GoldenShifter and “The FirstLady of Auto Racing”became one of thesport’s greatestworld-wide ambassa-dors, was announcedas the first recipientof an honorary JimChapman Award forexcellence in motor-sports public rela-tions.
The ChapmanAward, established in1991, is considered by many in the industry as the high-est honor in racing public relations. It is named in memo-ry of Chapman, the legendary PR executive andinnovator, who worked with Babe Ruth, Dan Gurney,Bobby Unser, Mario Andretti, Bill France Sr. and AvisRent-a-Car founder Warren Avis among many others.Chapman, named Indy Car racing’s “most influentialman” of the 1980s, died in 1996 at age 80.
The announcement was made at the Indianapolis MotorSpeedway during the annual American Auto Racing Writ-ers and Broadcasters Association breakfast meeting.Michael Knight, chairman of the selection committee andone of Chapman’s closest friends, made the presenta-tion.
This first-ever honorary Chapman Award is the result ofseveral suggestions and endorsement of the Chapmanfamily and approval of members of the national mediaselection committee. Vaughn has earned PR awardsfrom NHRA and SEMA and is in several Halls of Fame.
Sheryl Kammer, Chapman’s daughter, said: “I know Dadliked and respected Linda. She would also have to bemuch more than pretty to win Dad’s approval. This firsthonorary Jim Chapman Award is a terrific idea.”
“There is absolutely no question, and I know from myown conversations with him, that Jim had great respectfor Linda,” said Knight, the long-time journalist/publicistand award rights-holder. “Jim was a true ‘people person’and so is Linda.
“Linda went from being Miss Atlanta Speedway and MissPure Firebird to learn and become an accomplished pub-lic relations representative and marketer for Hurst. Shebecame a friend and confidant to drivers and their fami-lies. She helped the media and introduced many journal-ists, including me, to drivers, owners and executives.She probably has been in more victory lanes than any-one on Earth. And she remains one of racing’s greatestinternational ambassadors, making fans for the sport ev-erywhere she’s traveled.”
Established in 1991 by media and publicists within the CARTseries, the Chapman Award originally focused on achievementin CART. After a hiatus of several years, the award was re-sumed in 2004, with eligibility expanded to anyone working inracing PR.
The award honors Chapman’s legacy as one of the public rela-tions profession’s greatest and most innovative professionals.
Chapman was a journalist before entering the PR business in1946, as regional PR director for Ford Motor Co. in Detroit.
Soon thereafter, Chapman hired Ruth as consultant to the auto-maker’s sponsorship of American Legion Junior Baseball. Theytraveled together for more than two years for personal appear-ances and became close friends. In 1950, Chapman left Ford tostart his own PR firm. One of his first clients was Warren Avisand he devoted much of his time to financial PR, which hecalled his “favorite” form of PR.
Chapman’s first venture into motorsports was in 1951, when hejoined with NASCAR founder Bill France to promote the MotorCity 250. The race was part of Detroit’s 250th birthday celebra-tion, a Chapman client. In 1967, Chapman entered Indy Carracing with client Ozzie Olson’s Olsonite sponsorship of DanGurney’s team, which later featured Bobby Unser as driver.
Chapman also directed Olsonite’s sponsorship of the Driver ofthe Year award. He orchestrated all the details, including themedia panel voting, and an annual luncheon at New York City’sfamed ‘21’ Club.
Chapman’s greatest professional acclaim came from 19811992, as director of CART series sponsor PPG Industries’ pro-gram. Chapman was instrumental in raising PPG’s prize fundfrom $250,000 to more than $3.75 million at the time of his re-tirement in February 1993. The all-female PPG Pace Car Driv-ing Team was another Chapman innovation, as were the PPGEditors’ Days, when he brought business and feature writers tothe tracks for lunch, pace car rides, and driver interviews.
In 1982, Chapman negotiated a landmark sponsorship for PPGwith then- Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Joe Cloutier,which formally made the Indy 500 a points-paying event in thePPG Indy Car World Series. That arrangement continuedthrough the 1995 season. In addition to a major contribution tothe prize fund, PPG later became sponsor of the $100,000 Indy500 pole award, and paid a special winner’s bonus in the earlyyears of NASCAR’s Brickyard 400.
Indy Car Racing magazine named Chapman the sport’s “mostinfluential” man of the 1980s, saying he turned “a public rela-tions assignment into an art form.” After his retirement, Chap-man continued to consult PPG, and agreed to Mario Andretti’spersonal request that he serve as honorary chairman of Andret-ti’s “Arrivederci, Mario” farewell tour in 1994.
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Photos from the INDY Breakfast Awards PresentationsAll photos by Mark T. Watson
Dick Mittman presents Charles “Chucky” Lynn theAngelo Angelopolous Sportsmanship Award.
Presented to the 500 Race Participant who best Exemplifies theCreed of Good Sportsmanship!
Chucky has been selling newspapers during the month of May to fansand media and the 500 for over 40 years.
Bruce Bennett Photo Certificates presented by Dusty
Dusty presentsPaul Gohde a
first place certificatefor his On-Line
Column
Dusty presents Louise Ann Noeth with her 1st place certificate
Bob Russo Founders Award went to USAC’s Dick Jordan.AARWBA Charter Member Bill Marvel presented the award
Michael C. Johnson receives a certificate from Dustyfor his award winning On-Line Feature story
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More photos from the INDY Breakfast Awards Presentations
Mike Kitchel, INDYCAR Director of Communications, thanks themedia for their continued support of the Indianapolis 500
Jim Chapman Award Chair, Michael Knight presented the firstrecipient of an honorary Jim Chapman Award for excellence
in motorsports public relations to Linda Vaughn
Patrick Reynolds, (great MC for the breakfast) receives hisProfessional Racing Website Certificate from Dusty.
L. Spencer Riggs gets a Certificate from Dusty for hisMagazine Feature entry.
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Next year, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will cele-brate its greatest milestone with the 100th Running of theIndianapolis 500 Mile Race, which will take place onSunday, May 29, 2016. In preparation for this historicevent, IMS unveiled the logo that will provide a symbolfor the year-long celebration.
"Each year we design a new logo for the Indianapolis500, but this year's effort has been given special consid-eration," said Mark Miles, CEO of Hulman & Co. "Thelogo for the 100th Indianapolis 500 recognizes both ourillustrious past and an even brighter future."
Watch a video explaining the logo here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6vWX538Yg0
Watch a video on the 100th Running here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J47-LNPfERc
This is a once-in-a-century milestone culminating nextMemorial Day weekend with the 100th Running of theIndianapolis 500 Mile Race. Somewhere along the line,the Indianapolis 500 became more than just a race. Ithas taken on a deeper meaning to competitors and fansalike, providing a spectacular example of human prog-ress highlighting the imagination, innovation and driverequired to stake a claim in sporting history.
The Indianapolis 500 Mile Race also means a tremen-dous amount to the city of Indianapolis and the state ofIndiana, and has become a part of the lives of so manyof its residents.
"The Indianapolis community has shown time and timeagain that we rise to the occasion and get behind histori-cal opportunities to generate results that surprise evenourselves," said Allison Melangton, senior vice presidentof events, Hulman Motorsports Corporation.
In 2016, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will celebrateour desire to push forward, to reach farther and to gofaster. With those ideals in mind, preparation for the100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race has
begun as today's drivers will look to eclipse the feats of leg-ends.
2015 Ticket Information: Ticket information is available for allracing events at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2015 -The 99th Indianapolis 500, Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitation-al, Lilly Diabetes 250, Crown Royal Presents the "Your Hero'sName Here" 400 at the Brickyard and Red Bull IndianapolisGP.
Fans have three quick, convenient methods to buy tickets:• Online: Visit www.ims.com/tickets. Tickets are available 24hours per day, seven days per week.• Phone: Call 800-822-INDY or 317-492-6700 between 8 a.m.-5p.m. (ET) Monday through Friday.• In Person: Visit the IMS Ticket Office at the IMS Administra-tion Building at the corner of Georgetown Road and 16th Streetbetween 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (ET) Monday through Friday.
Tickets for groups of 20 or more also are available. Contact theIMS Group Sales Department at 866-221-8775 for more infor-mation.
Information on parking and camping at IMS events is availableat www.ims.com/tickets.
Photo by Chris Owens, courtesy IMS
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Chapman's professional achievements earned him vastrecognition. The mayors of Detroit and Long Beach, Ca-lif., presented him proclamations and the key to eachcity. In 1993, Indiana Gov. Evan Bayh named him Saga-more of the Wabash, the state's highest honor. Heserved as president and/or director of more than 30Michigan and Detroit-area civic and charitable organiza-tions.
Later this year, the national media selection committee,most of who knew Chapman, will nominate and vote forPR representatives from all forms of motorsports for the2015 honor. The award is authorized by the Chapmanfamily.
JIM CHAPMAN AWARD HONOREES:
1991 – Michael Knight1992 – Tom Blattler1993-94 – Deke Houlgate and Hank Ives1995 – Kathi Lauterbach1996 – Marc Spiegel1997 – Mike Zizzo1998 – Tamy Valkosky1999 -- Carol Wilkins2000-2003 – (Award not presented)2004 – Doug Stokes2005 – Susan Arnold2006 – Kevin Kennedy2007 – Dave Densmore and Bob Carlson2008 – Judy Stropus2009 – (Award not presented)2010 -- Jim Hunter2011 -- Bill York2012 -- Judy Kouba Dominick and Nancy Wager2013 -- Anne Fornoro2014 -- Jon Edwards and Elon Werner
CONTACT:Michael Knight480-661-5240 (office) or 602-315-3900 (cell)E-mail: [email protected]: @SpinDoctor500
Jim ChapmanPhoto courtesy of Michael Knight
http://spindoctor500blog.blogspot.com
AARWBA Members:This is YOUR newsletter.
Your editor, Andy Hartwell, would love to hearfrom you. Write in and let him know what you
are up to in the world of motorsports. We needgood news content from professionals like you
that we can share with all the other professionalsin the AARWBA. And this newsletter is a great
vehicle for announcing your recent successes toyour peers!
And you can even have your company or organi-zation sponsor an issue!
Send your words and photos [email protected].
For issue sponsorship information contact:our President, Dusty Brandel, at
Fan holding an American flag at IMS-- Photo by: Chris Owens
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