Joe Littlejohn Award
The
Joe Littlejohn Award is presented each year to a person or persons, or an organization,
in recognition for or outstanding service to the NMPA. The recipient is determined
by the president of the NMPA. It is named after the former track owner from
Spartanburg, S.C. Littlejohn is credited with two career NASCAR starts, but
raced extensivey before the formation of NASCAR.
Year Recipient
2007 Kenny Bruce, NASCAR Scene
2006 Rea White, NASCAR
Scene
2005 Jim Hunter, NASCAR
2004 Denny Darnell, R.J.
Reynolds Tobacco Co.
2003 Bill Joyner, ConocoPhillips
2002 Ed Shull, Gatorade
2001 Steve Waid, Stree & Smiths
Sports Group
2000 Len Thatcher & Michael
Payne, NASCAR Stats
1999 Dick Thompson, Martinsville
Speedway
1998 Drs. Joe & Rose
Mattioli, Pocono Raceway
1997 Steve & William
McCall, Darlington Raceway
1996 Sharon Post
1995 Bill Kiser, Darlington
Raceway
1994 Kevin Triplett, NASCAR
1993 Bridget Holloman,
Darlington Raceway
1992 Jim Foster, International
Speedway Corp.
1991 Judy Tucker
1990 Wayne Estes, Ford;
Ray Cooper, Chevrolet
1989 Bob Latford, Budweiser
Racing
1988 Harold Pearson, Richmond
Times-Dispatch
1987 Bob Kelly, R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Co.
1986 Bob Moore, R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Co.
1985 Goody’s Manufacturing
Co.
1984 Phil Nicholas, Gatorade
1983 Charlotte Motor Speedway
1982 Bob Moore, R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Co.; Pat Howell
1981 B.J. Currie
1980 Ralph Salvino, STP;
Ralph Seagraves, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.; Art Hammerstrom,
Union Oil Co.
1979 Alexis Leras, NASCAR
News Bureau; Purolator
1978 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Co.
1977 Benny Phillips, High
Point Enterprise
1976 R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Co.
1975 Jeff Byrd, R.J. Reynolds
Tobacco Co.
1974 Herman Hickman, North
Carolina Speedway
1973 Coca-Cola
1972 Union Oil Co.
1971 Bill Kiser, Darlington
Raceway
1970 Joe Littlejohn
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