PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is proud to announce the 2008 nominees for AMA Sports and All-Terrain Vehicle Association (ATVA) end-of-year awards. The winners of these special awards will be announced at the 2008 AMA Sports Awards Banquet on Saturday evening, Nov. 22, at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Leeds, Ala. These riders and representatives of the sport have gone “above and beyond” during the 2008 season and have earned an opportunity to stand among the very best in all the racing disciplines recognized by AMA Sports and the ATVA. In addition, hundreds of champions will be honored at the AMA Sports Awards Banquet, held this year at the stunning Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, which includes a collection of more than 1,200 historic and rare motorcycles, and is located on the grounds of the world-class Barber Motorsports Park road-race course. Tickets to the AMA Sports Awards Banquet are $85 and can be purchased online at www.AmericanMotorcyclist.com. A downloadable registration form is also available. Printed orders can be faxed to: (614) 986-1962, Attn: Cyndi Freeze-Cain; or mailed to: AMA Racing, Attn: Cyndi Freeze-Cain, 13515 Yarmouth Drive, Pickerington, OH 43147. AMA Sports and ATVA Award Nominees AMA Sports Athlete of the Year Nominees Ricky Dietrich, Menifee, Calif. – ISDE Darryn Durham, Butler, Pa. – Motocross PJ Larsen, Stanley, N.C. – Motocross Jason Raines, Belfair, Wash. – Hare Scrambles Stephen Vanderkuur, Davison, Mich. – Ice Race, Flat Track AMA Sports Vet/Senior Rider of the Year Nominees Doug Dubach, Tustin, Calif. – Motocross Rex Fisher, Warren, Ore. – Flat Track Jeff Fredette, Beecher, Ill. – ISDE AMA Sports Female Rider of the Year Nominees Ashley Fiolek, Saint Augustine, Fla. – Motocross Amanda Mastin, Whitehouse, Ohio – Enduro, ISDE Leslie Porterfield, Dallas, Texas – Land Speed Racing AMA Sports Youth Rider of the Year Nominees JR Addison, Bucyrus, Ohio – Flat Track Anson Maloney, Cedar Ridge, Calif. – Hare Scrambles Joey Savatgy, Thomasville, Ga. – Motocross Clint Shobert, Wolfforth, Texas – Road Race AMA Sports Journalist of the Year Nominees Dick Lague Mark Kariya Shan Moore AMA Sports Motocross Organizer of the Year Nominees Freestone County Raceway MX Sports Unlimited Sports MX Inc.. Victory Sports AMA Sports Off-Road Organizer of the Year Nominees NEPG (National Enduro Promotions Group) Pro-Motion Motorsports LLC Racer Productions AMA Sports Track Racing Organizer of the Year Nominees Belleville Enduro Team Inc. Du Quoin State Fairgrounds Pioneer MC ATVA Athlete of the Year Nominees Bill Ballance, Smiths Grove, Ky. – GNCC Michael Coburn, Garretson, S.D. – Extreme ATVA Dirt Track Cody Gibson, Englewood, Tenn. – ATV Motocross Harold Goodman, Romulus, Mich. – Extreme ATVA Dirt Track ATVA Amateur Rider of the Year Nominees Thomas Brown, Sanger, Texas – ATV Motocross Jordan Gallagher, Fenwick, Mich. – ATV Motocross Casey McKibben, Avon Park, Fla. – Extreme ATVA Dirt Track Donald Ockerman, Marshall, Ill. – GNCC ATVA Vet/Senior Rider of the Year Nominees Brian Jenkins, Warren, Ohio – ATV Motocross Ken Marcou, Millston, Wis. – Extreme ATVA Dirt Track Thomas Wright, Tabernacle, N.J. – GNCC ATVA Female Rider of the Year Nominees Heather Byrd, Union City, Tenn. – ATV Motocross Traci Cecco, Shamokin, Pa. – GNCC Paula Shank, Petersburg, Va. – Extreme ATVA Dirt Track ATVA Youth Rider of the Year Nominees Walker Fowler, Rogers, Ohio – GNCC Lake Kuba, Charlotte, Mich. – Extreme ATVA Dirt Track Jeffrey Rastrelli, Palm City, Fla. – ATV Motocross Jesse Skvarek, Jefferson, Ohio – ATV Motocross ATVA Organizer of the Year Nominees Ozark MT ATV Raceway Pleasure Valley Raceway Racer Productions Red Bud Recreation Inc. Victory Sports