Award nominees announced for 2019 AMA Championship Banquet
Voting for AMA Racers of the Year is open to AMA members
PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association has announced the nominees for the 2019 AMA Championship Banquet awards. The awards recognize individuals and organizations that excelled in AMA-sanctioned competition and recreational activity in 2019.
“The AMA Championship Banquet honors this year’s national and regional champions and recognizes individuals and clubs who have gone above and beyond to support and protect the motorcycling lifestyle,” AMA Director of Racing Kevin Crowther said. “We are grateful for the opportunity to recognize the accomplishments of motorcycle and ATV competitors, volunteers and advocates across the nation, and we invite the motorcycling community to come and enjoy this very special event.”
AMA members help choose the winners of selected racing categories, including the coveted AMA Athlete of the Year awards.
AMA members may visit www.surveymonkey.com/r/22CK9RK to cast votes for the 2019 AMA Racing Awards. Voting ends at midnight Sunday, Nov. 17.
The special award winners will be announced at the 2019 AMA Championship Banquet on Dec. 7 at the Hilton Columbus Downtown in Columbus, Ohio. The event is part of the 2019 AMA Legends & Champions Weekend, Dec. 6-7.
Among those recognized at the banquet are top clubs and promoters in competition and recreational riding categories. AMA volunteers also will be recognized in the areas of Rights, Riding and Racing.
Class champions from national and regional motorcycle and ATV championships will be honored with AMA National No. 1 plates at the banquet, while second- and third-place finishers also receive awards.
The AMA Championship Banquet recognizes hundreds of top racers from across the country in disciplines ranging from flat track to motocross to woods racing and everything in between.
Recreational organizers will be recognized in road-riding and off-road categories. The AMA Club of the Year and the AMA Media Award also will be presented.
To reserve your space at the event, visit www.americanmotorcyclist.com/champbanquet/. Tickets are $75 each. AMA Life Members receive a $10 discount and children 4 years old and younger are free.
Reservations can be made through Nov. 20 at a special rate. Visit https://aws.passkey.com/e/49921089.
The banquet includes dinner and door prizes.
Visit www.americanmotorcyclist.com/champbanquet/ to learn more.
2019 AMA Racing Award Nominees
AMA Athlete of the Year: National Championship Series
Jacob Argubright — Champion, AMA National Hare & Hound Championship Series
Steward Baylor — Champion, AMA National Enduro Championship Series
Walker Fowler — Champion, AMA Grand National Cross Country ATV Series
Jett Lawrence — Champion, Supercross Futures 250 Futures Class
Kailub Russell — Champion, AMA Grand National Cross Country Series
Patrick Smage — Champion, AMA/NATC MotoTrials National Championship Series
AMA Athlete of the Year: Grand Championships
Trevor Brunner — Nicky Hayden AMA Flat Track Horizon Award Winner
Blake Davis — Nicky Hayden AMA Road Race Horizon Award Winner
Ryder LeBlond — Amateur Champion, AMA Extreme Off-Road Grand Championship
Jalek Swoll — Nicky Hayden AMA Motocross Horizon Award Winner
AMA ATV Athlete of the Year
Bryce Ford — AMA ATV Motocross National Championship Series
Walker Fowler — AMA Grand National Cross Country Series
Traci Pickens — AMA Grand National Cross Country Series
Tyler Wesolowski — AMA Grand Prix ATV National Championship
Landon C. Wolfe — AMA Grand National Cross Country Series
AMA Veteran/Senior Racer of the Year
Russell Bobbitt — AMA National Enduro Championship Series
Mike Brown — AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship
Sam Forrester — AMA Grand National Cross Country Series
Martin Howell — AMA National Enduro Championship Series
Paul Krause — AMA National Enduro Championship Series
Sam Markley — AMA Senior Off-Road Vintage Grand Champion
J.R. Schnabel — AMA Ice Race National Championship
AMA Youth Racer of the Year
Joseph R. Cunningham — AMA Grand National Cross Country Series
A.J. Engnes — AMA Hillclimb Grand Championship
Will Myers — AMA/NATC East Youth Trials Championship; AMA/NATC West Youth Trials Championship
Mikayla Nielsen — AMA Grand Prix National Championship Series; AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship
Lake Plowman — AMA National Enduro Championship Series
Maxiumus Vohland — AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship
AMA Female Racer of the Year
Jazzmyn Canfield — AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship
Tayla Jones — AMA Grand National Cross Country Series
Mikayla Nielsen — AMA Grand Prix National Championship Series; AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship
Traci Pickens — AMA Grand National Cross Country Series
Brandy Richards — AMA Hare & Hound National Championship Series
Mackenzie Tricker — AMA National Enduro Championship Series
2019 AMA Organizer Award Nominees
AMA Motocross Organizer of the Year
2X Promotions, Porterville, Calif.
Group Effort Events, Jacksonville, Fla.
Motosports Enterprises LTD (Byron Motorsports Park), Byron, Ill.
AMA Off-Road Organizer of the Year
Arizona Motorcycle Riders Association, Mesa, Ariz.
Florida Trail Riders, Debary, Fla.
Full Gas Sprint Enduro, Granite Falls, N.C.
AMA Track Racing Organizer of the Year
American Sportbike Racing Association (ASRA) LLC, Fort Worth, Texas
Deliciate Promotions LLC, Poulsbo, Wash.
Steve Nace Racing Promotions, West Paducah, Ky.
AMA ATV Organizer of the Year
ATV Promoters Group, Morgantown, W.Va.
Iowa ATV Hare Scramble Series, Carlisle, Iowa
AMA Recreational Road Riding Organizer of the Year
American Legion Riders Post 174, Wayne, N.J.
Azratpack, Buckeye, Ariz.
Dawn Patrol MC, Bridgewater Township, N.J.
AMA Recreational Off-Road Organizer of the Year
Central Coast MC Association, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
K T Riders, Hopkinsville, Ky.
Touratech USA, Seattle, Wash.
AMA Club of the Year
Hi-Winders, Millville, Minn.
Square Deal Riders, Port Crane, N.Y.
Walden MX, Kingston, N.Y.
AMA Media Award
David Swarts (Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology)
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Photos by Grumpy
2019 AMA Volunteer Award Nominees
AMA Volunteer of the Year — RightsMatt Bucher, Swanton, Ohio
Tom Cowher, Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Paul Slavik, Huntington Beach, Calif.
AMA Volunteer of the Year — Riding
Matt Bucher, Swanton, Ohio
Kent Fyfe, Etiwanda, Calif.
Kory Young, Hebron, Ohio
AMA Volunteer of the Year — Racing
Ryan Knapp, Columbia, Md.
Christopher Kirk, Hutchinson, Kan.
Kory Young, Hebron, Ohio
About the American Motorcyclist Association
Founded in 1924, the AMA is a not-for-profit member-based association whose mission is to promote the motorcycle lifestyle and protect the future of motorcycling. As the world’s largest motorcycling rights and event sanctioning organization, the AMA advocates for riders’ interests at all levels of government and sanctions thousands of competition and recreational events every year. The AMA also provides money-saving discounts on products and services for its members. Through the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Pickerington, Ohio, the AMA honors the heroes and heritage of motorcycling. For more information, visit www.americanmotorcyclist.com.
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