Winners Chosen for Inside Track Readers’ Choice Award Canadian Racing Legend Ron Fellows on top in four categories once again TORONTO, ON – The votes for the fifth-annual Inside Track Readers’ Choice Awards, presented by Castrol, have been tallied, and the winners were announced in the July 2007 issue of Inside Track Motorsport News. In a return to the format used in previous years, Inside Track supplied a list of potential nominees in most of the 12 categories representing various popular forms of racing in Canada, along with space for write-in nominations. Inside Track wanted to ensure that every single Canadian racer had the chance to win, regardless of whether or not they were a ‘popular’ choice. The category winners are: Stock Car Racer of the Year – J.R. Fitzpatrick (CASCAR); Up & Coming Stock Car Racer of the Year – Tyler Brown (Delaware Late Model); Road Racer of the Year – Ron Fellows (ALMS, SPEED GT); Up & Coming Road Racer of the Year – Robert Wickens (Formula BMW USA); Motorcycle Racer of the Year – Jordan Szoke (Parts Canada Superbike Championship); Up & Coming Motorcycle Racer of the Year – Brett McCormick (SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike); Drag Racer of the Year – Daniel Mercier (NHRA Northeast); Kart Racer of the Year – Scott Campbell (RotaxMax Team Canada) and Rally Racer of the Year – Antoine L’Estage (Canadian Rally Championship). Ron Fellows picked up a trio of additional awards. For the third time in Inside Track Readers’ Choice Awards history, he was chosen as Overall Canadian Racer of the Year, previously taking that title in 2004 and 2005. Also, he was once again selected as the Canadian Racer of the Year Competing at the highest Levels of International Competition and Most Deserving of Induction in the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame. Inside Track Motorsport News is Canada’s top racing magazine, and the Readers’ Choice Awards are a key component of the magazine’s commitment to shine a bright light on this country’s current and future stars. The program is supported by title sponsor Castrol Canada, and the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame has incorporated several Readers’ Choice Award winners into their induction celebrations. All voting for the Inside Track Readers’ Choice Awards, presented by Castrol was conducted via a controlled balloting procedure at the official Inside Track web site (www.insidetracknews.com). Polls closed at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2007. Previous Overall Canadian Racer of the Year winners include CASCAR driver Steve Robblee (2002) and former Champ Car champion Paul Tracy (2003). Inside Track Readers’ Choice Awards, Presented by Castrol 2006 Winners based on voting in the Winter / Spring of 2007 Overall Canadian Racer of the Year 1. Ron Fellows 2. Pat O’Brien 3. John Flemming Stock Car Racer of the Year 1. J.R. Fitzpatrick 2. Pat O’Brien 3. John Flemming Up & Coming Stock Car Racer of the Year 1. Tyler Brown 2. Mat Williamson 3. Shawn Press Road Racer of the Year 1. Ron Fellows 2. Paul Tracy 3. Scott Maxwell Up & Coming Road Racer of the Year 1. Robert Wickens 2. Kevin Lacroix 3. Jamie Holtom Motorcycle Racer of the Year 1. Jordan Szoke 2. Ethan Barkley 3. Dusty Klatt Up & Coming Motorcycle Racer of the Year 1. Brett McCormick 2. Karl Daigle 3. Dean Wilson Drag Racer of the Year 1. Daniel Mercier 2. Derek Malcolm 3. Remi Weeks Kart Racer of the Year 1. Scott Campbell 2. Pierre Luc Ouellette 3. Mike Vincec Rally Racer of the Year 1. Antoine L’Estage 2. Frank Sprongl 3. Aaron Neumann Canadian Racer of the Year Competing at the Highest Levels of International Competition 1. Ron Fellows 2. Miguel Duhamel 3. Bruno Spengler Most Deserving of Induction in the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame 1. Ron Fellows 2. Pat O’Brien 3. Scott Fraser Inside Track Communications fast facts: Inside Track Communications is the industry leader in motorsports publications. Based in Toronto, Ontario, Inside Track Communications publishes Inside Track Motorsport News (www.insidetracknews.com), Inside Karting, Inside Motorcycles (www.insidemotorcycles.com), and Inside MotoX (www.insidemotocross.ca). For more information on the Readers’ Choice Awards, contact David Weber at (519) 869-4969.