Best Actor in a Leading Role

Short Track Driver of the Year

Best Cinematography

Photo of the Year (in order by row)

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Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Short Track Local Driver of the Year

Breakthrough Performance Actor

Rookie of the Year presented by JEGS

Most Improved Actor

Most Improved Driver

Best Set Design

Short Track of the Year

Best Performance in a Touring Role

Touring Series of the Year

Biggest Box Office Success

Short Track Event of the Year

Best Director

Short Track Promoter of the Year

Driver Achievement Award

Comeback Driver of the Year

Scene-Stealing Performance

Best Personality

Best Villain

Short Track Bad Boy

Best Surprise Ending

Surprise Moment of the Year

Feel-Good Moment

Best Feel-Good Moment of the Year

Technical Achievement Award

Best Track/Series Website

Best Actor Promotion

Best Driver Social Media

Achievement in Sound Production

Short Track Announcer of the Year

"Let's Go Out to the Lobby and Get Ourselves a Snack"

Best Short Track Food

Best Dramatic Scene

Best Short Track Finish of the Year

(Scroll to below all videos to vote for your favorite)

Babb & MacDonald Collide in ACT Race at Seekonk

Big-Block Last-Lap Thriller at Weedsport

Craig, Sargeant Clash in PASS Race at Anderson (SC)

Crazy Finish to SpeedFest SLM Race at Crisp Motorsports Park

Dirt Modified Flip & Win at Thunder Mountain

Gateway Nationals Friday Finish in St. Louis

Griffith & Sargeant Tangle on Final Lap at Seekonk

Late Model Stock Car Big One at Martinsville

Lucas Oil LM Dirt Series Show-Me 100 at Lucas Oil Speedway

Majeski & Burton Battle at New Smyrna

Best Studio Promotion

Best Track/Series Social Media

McKennedy Wins VMRS Firecracker 100 at Monadnock

PASS North Tie at Oxford Plains

Riverhead's Closest Modified Finish in Years

Snowball Derby at Five Flags

South Punts Pollard, Nasse Wins Baby Rattler at South Alabama

Super DIRTcar Series Photo Finish at Albany-Saratoga

Swapping the Lead at Millbridge

Three-Wide PASS Finish at Oxford Plains

Vermont Governor's Cup - 0.001 Seconds at the Line

Wild Finish for Granite State Pro Stocks at Claremont

Bobby Pierce Jr. (22 wins, Hell Tour champion & World 100 winner)
Burt Myers (NWSMT & SMRS title, five total wins, 19 top fives in 21 races, BGS champion)
Chase Briscoe (ARCA Champion, six wins, six poles, 14 top fives)
Cody Coughlin (Won ARCA/CRA Super Series Title and JEGS Title, six total wins)
Derek Thorn (SRL Champion, five Wins, second at All American 400)
Donny Schatz (WoO Sprint Car Champ, 27 Total Wins)
Doug Coby (NWMT Champ, five wins, nine poles, 10 top 10s)
Erick Rudolph (26 total wins, Indoor Racing champion, SDCS winner)
Jeremy Doss (Pacific Challenge Series champion, Montana 200 Winner)
Josh Richards (WoO Late Model Champ, 29 total wins)
Matt Hirschman (Turkey Derby Sweep, SBM 125, Race of Champions Winner, 12 wins)
Matt Sheppard (SDCS champion, RoC Dirt Champ, 27 total wins)
Nick Hoffman (Modified Nationals Champion, 14 total wins)
Patrick Emerling (RoC Modified Champion, 14 wins, US Open 125 winner)
Sam Haefertepe Jr. (ASCS Champion, 10 total wins) 
Scott Bloomquist (21 Wins, Firecracker 100, Jackson 100, Gateway winner, several big wins)
Stewart Friesen (Second in SDCS points, SuperDIRT Week Big Block Winner, STSS champion)
Tanner Thorson (USAC Midget Champ, 16 wins, National Midget Driver of the Year)
Todd Gilliland (K&N West champion, six wins, six poles, one K&N East win)
Ty Majeski (Rattler 250, ARCA MT champion, Speedweeks champ, 28 wins, five track records)

A Wild Ride at Galesburg (RW Motorsports Marketing)
Blewett at Brother's Memorial Race (Mark Keeler)
Calm Before the Derby Qualifying (Evan Canfield)
Covered in Mud at Thunder Mountain (Daryl Canfield)
Friesen Fist Bump (Rick Sweeten)
High Above During the Snowball Derby (Bruce Nuttleman)
Kenseth/Jones Contact at Slinger (Kim Kemperman)
Lake Climbs the Fence at Berlin (HD Photos)
Landers Goes For a Wild Ride (Heath Lawson)
Legends Car Flip at Waterford (Laura Crowell)
Magic Moment at Martinsville (Chris Owens)
Modifieds Get Tangled Up at Thompson (Geoffrey Bolte)
Not-So-Friendly Words at Baby Rattler (Cale Thompson)
Out of the Ballpark at Shady Bowl (Scott McIlwain)
Outlaw Compact on Fire at Stateline (Sandra Allen)
Spint Car in the Snow at Lorain (Tony Staniszewski)
Sportsman Mod Flip at Lancaster (Duane Canfield)
Street Stock Flip at Speedway 51 (Alan Plummer)
Super Late Model Drifiting at Beech Ridge (John Miller)
Wild Ride Over Banking at Thunder Road (Alan Ward)

Casey Johnson (Red White Blue champion, Madison Triple Crown champion)
Casey Roderick (Montgomery PLM & Blizzard Series champion)
Chase Purdy (10 Late Model wins in the state of South Carolina)
Cory Hedgecock (NeSmith Late Model Champ, 20 total wins)
Dalton Zehr (Track titles at Marshfield, State Park and Golden Sands)
Greg Hodnet (PA Sprint Car Champ, 24 total wins)
Jacob Goede (Elko track champion, three total wins)
Jesse Dutilly (Won 10 times in 15 races - all 100 lap events)
Jon McKennedy (MRS Champ, eight wins, two SMRS wins, 10 total wins)
Keith Rocco (Second in NWAAS, 14 wins, Thompson & Waterford track champion)
Kenny Tremont (17-time dirt winner in 2016)
Lee Pulliam (Motor Mile champion, 16 wins, SoBo 200 Winner, second at Martinsville)
Matt Bowling (NWAAS National champion, South Boston champion, 14 wins)
Max Blair (31 Dirt LM wins, Winternationals, & Johnny Grum Classic 40 winner)
Nick Smith (Dominion track champion, 12 wins)
Nick Sweet (ACT champion, Milk Bowl, Merchants Bank, Labor Day winner)
Patrick Thomas (Swept Sportsman Smyrna WS, won 10 of 19 and track title)
Rowan Pennink (Stafford SK Champ, seven total wins)
Trevor Huddleston (Sixth in NWAAS points, Irwindale champion, 11 total wins)
Tyler Roahrig (Main Event winner, Glass City 200, Summer Sizzler winner)

Alex Prunty (SLM - four wins at Slinger, fourth in points, KDDP champ)
Billy Moyer, Jr. (WoO Late Model Rookie of the Year, fifth in Points)
Carson Macedo (USAC Midgets fifth in points 15 top 10's)
Casey Johnson (Tundra Champ, Red White Blue Champ, Third ARCA MT points)
Christian Eckes (Won Snowball Derby, Thanksgiving Classic SLM, MB 400 LMSC)
Christian McGhee (Third in SRL points, four Irwindale Wins)
Cole Anderson (Won RedEye 100 & Orange Blossom, two SSS wins, Speedweeks PLM win)
Colton Flinner (Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, 33 Starts - 12th in points )
Dalton Armstrong (CRA Super Series, second in points, two wins, Redbud winner)
Derek Griffith (PASS Top Rookie, one win, seventh in points, eight top fives)
Derek Kraus (ARCA MT, fourth in points, Dells winner, four top 10s)
Garrett Hall (Two PASS North Wins, 7 top 10s in 11 races, fifth in Beech Ridge points)
Josh Baughman (ASCS - Winner, 10th in points, 15 top 10s in 25 starts)
Kodie Connor (PASS South - Second in points, four top 10s)
Kyle Bonsignore (Top WSMT Rookie, seventh in points, one pole, nine top 10's
Matthew Swanson (NWMT, ninth in points, seven top 10's)
Max McLaughlin (Super DIRTcar Series, 13th in points)
Michael Ostdiek (Second in Big 8 Points, winner at State Park, four Elko wins)
Raphael Lessard (CARS SLM Champion. third at AA400, led Winchester 400 late)
Travis Thirkettle (Lucas Oil Modfieds, two wins, eighth in points, five top 10s)

Blake Hahn (Fourth in ASCS points, three wins, 37 top 10s)
Bobby Measmer Jr. (SMRS & WSMT wins, fifth in WSMT points)
Bobby Pierce Jr. (22 Dirt LM wins, Hell Tour Champion & World 100 Winner)
Brandon Sheppard (Fourth in Lucas Oil LM points, eight total win)
Bret Holmes (Several strong LM runs, eight top 10's, six ARCA top 10s)
Christian Eckes (Won Snowball Derby, Thanksgiving Classic SLM, MB 400 LMSC)
Dalton Armstrong (Second in CRA Super Series points, two wins, Redbud 300 winner)
Danny Creeden (Dirt Mods, Thunder Mtn Speedway - NY)
John Smith (Second in SMRS points, four wins)
Justin Haers (SDCS podium finishes at World Finals)
Kyle Strohl (RoC Winner, third in Mahoning Valley points, three wins)
Kyle Tellstrom (Lucas Oil Mods winner, fourth in points)
Matt Bowling (NWAAS National champion, South Boston champ, 14 wins)
Matt Craig (PASS South Champ, CARS Tour winner)
Max Zachem (Fifth in NWMT points, 11 top 10s)
Spencer Davis (K&N East winner)
Tayler Riddle (SLM - Summer Showdown Winner)
Tayor Miinch (Second in Lucas Oil Mods points, second in Irwindale points, three wins)
Timmy Solomito (Four NWMT wins)
Tyler Rypkema (Fifth in RoC points 10 top 10s)

Beech Ridge (ME)
Berlin (MI)
Dells Raceway Park (WI)
Eldora (OH)
Evergreen (WA)
Five Flags (FL)
Kern County (CA)
Lebanon I-44 (MO)
Lucas Oil Speedway (MO)
Madison (WI)
Mahoning Valley (PA)
Millbridge (NC)
Nashville (TN)
Oswego (NY)
Seekonk (MA)
South Boston (VA)
Thompson (CT)
Tucson (AZ)
Wall Stadium (NJ)
Weedsport (NY)
Williams Grove (PA)

ACT
ARCA Midwest Tour
ASCS
CARS Tour
CRA
DIRTcar UMP Mods
Granite State Pro Stock Series
Lucas Oil Late Model Series
Lucas Oil Modifieds
NASCAR K&N Pro Series
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
North East Mini Stock Tour
Northwest Super Late Model Series
PASS
Race of Champions
Southern Super Series
SRL Southwest Tour
Super DIRTcar Series
USAC
World of Outlaws Sprint Cars

All American 400
Chili Bowl
Gateway Dirt Nationals
Kalamazoo Klash
Knoxville Nationals
Martinsville 300
Milk Bowl
Montana 200
New Smyrna World Series
Oktoberfest
Oxford 250
Race of Champions
Slinger Nationals
Snowball Derby
Summer Showdown
Super DIRT Week
Thompson World Series
Winchester 400
Winter Showdown
World 100
World Finals

Brett Deyo (Short Track Super Series)
Brian Olsen & Larry Collins (SRL)
Dan Robinson (Lucas Oil Speedway - MO)
Eddie & Connie Patridge (Riverhead Raceway - NY)
Emmett Haun (Chili Bowl - ASCS)
Gary Howe (Kalamazoo)
Glenn Luckett & RJ Scott (CRA)
Gregg McKarns (ARCA MT)
Greg Scheidecker (Lucas Oil Mods)
Jack McNally (CARS Tour)
Joe Skotnicki (RoC)
Kim Brown (New Smyrna)
Mike Perotte (SDCS)
Renee Hackett (SMRS)
Rick Schwaille (Lucas Oil Late Models)
Stan Narrison (Montgomery Motor Speeway - AL)
Tim Bryant (Snowball Derby & Five Flags Speewdway - FL)
Tim Packman (Lancaster, NY)
Tom Curley (ACT/Thunder Road)
Tom Mayberry (PASS & Oxford Speedway)

Barry Gray (Rebounded to win GSPSS title)
Casey Roderick (Five Flags and Montgomery Track Champ)
Cody Coughlin (Returned to SLM, PLM and won JEGS & CRA titles)
Cole Williams (Won PLM title at Fairgrounds Speedway)
David Gravel (Nine WoO Sprint Car wins, third in Points)
Derrick Ramey (SE Dirt Modfieid Champ, one win, finished all 14 races top 10)
Donnie Wilson (Returned to win SSS title, his first in 14 years)
Gary Tomkins (Super DIRTcar Series Hall of Fame 100 Winner)
Jeff Choquette (Several PLM, SLM wins, second in Gov Cup after sitting out 2015)
Jimmy Blewett (Returned to WMT, won a race and finished sixth in points)
Justin Bonsignore (Rebounded to finish second in WMT points)
Mike Hopkins (Contended for PASS title until midseason and won races)
Mike Leaty (Third in RoC points, his best yet, one win)
Ryan Partridge (Three K&N West wins, second in points, led nearly 800 laps)
Scott Dragon (Won the King of the Road title by one point after year off)
Scott Payea (Three ACT wins, second in points after three years off)
Tim Fuller (Third in Super DIRTcar Series points, four total wins, 358 winner at SDW)
Timmy Jedrzejek (Five ISMA top-five finishes)
Travis Braden (Won both Late Model races Winchester 400 weekend)
Wayne Johnson (Third in Lucas Oil Sprints, three wins)

Andy Jankowiak (Race of Champions)
Andy Seuss (NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour)
Chris Ferguson (Dirt Late Models)
Cole Williams (Pro Late Models)
Dave Farrington, Jr. (Beech Ridge/PASS)
David Rogers (Super Late Models)
Hannah Newhouse (Super Late Models)
Kaz Grala (K&N East/Super Late Models)
Kenny Tremont (Dirt Modifieds)
Kenzie Ruston (Southern Super Series)
Matthew Hicks (Lucas Oil Modifieds)
Matthew Ostdiek (Big 8 Series)
Noah Gragson (K&N West)
Owen Riddle (Super Late Models)
Patrick Laperle (Serie ACT)
Taylor Jorgensen (Pro Trucks)
Tim McCreadie (Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series)
Timmy Solomito (NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour)
Travis Benjamin (PASS North)
Zane Smith (Super Late Models)

Alex Papini (Rockford Speedway)
Austin Barnes (Lucas Oil Modifieds)
Austin Kochenash (Mahoning Valley Speedway)
Brad Babb (ACT)
Dalton Sargeant (Super Late Models)
Doug Coby (NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour)
Earl Paules (Mahoning Valley Speedway)
Jim Mardis (Lucas Oil Modifieds)
John Holleman (Bowman Gray Speedway)
John Hunter Nemechek (Super Late Models)
JR Bertuccio (Tour-type Modifieds)
Keith Rocco (SK Modifieds)
Lee Pulliam (Late Model Stock Cars)
Matt Craig (PASS South)
Peyton Sellers (Late Model Stock Cars)
Robert Ballou (USAC Midgets)
Rodney Sanders (USMTS)
Scott Bloomquist (Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series)
Stephen Nasse (Super Late Models)
Steve Wallace (Super Late Models)

AJ Diemel Wins LOLMDS at Oshkosh
All American 400 Back to True Distance & SLMs
Bobby Pierce Summer Dominance
Brett Hearn Winless Streak on SDCS
Bristol US Nationals of Short Track Racing Announcement
Cody Coughlin Dual CRA Titles
Cole Anderson's Hot Streak
Columbus Motor Speedway Closing
Elko Speedway Drops SLM
Friesen Beats Hearn at Eastern States
Glass City 200 Split to Two Races in 2017
Jason Johnson Wins at Knoxville
Jay Jay Day Wins PLM race at Montgomery in First Start
Mike Looney's Upset Win at Martinsville
Otto Sitterly Winless at Oswego
Ralph Nason Sells Unity Raceway
Snowball Derby Finish Between Eckes, Majeski, and Nemechek
Super DIRT Week Moved to Oswego
Tire-Gate from Eldora in Dirt Late Models
NASCAR Southern Mod Tour Comes to an End

Andy Seuss Wins North-South Shootout With Baby in Victory Lane
Augie Grill Dances Like a Child After Snowflake Win
Bobby Pierce Wins the World 100
Bradley McCaskill Wins at So Nat'l After Being Burned Earlier in Year
Christian Eckes Wins the Snowball Derby
Deac McCaskill Emotional After Clinching CARS Tour Title
Derrick Ramey Pays Tribute to Fallen Friend by Winning Title
Dominion Raceway Grand Opening
Erik Jones Wins Berlin After Dad's Passing
Father Dale Grubba Night at State Park Speedway
Gary Terry Follow Your Dreams Memorial Race at Kzoo
Landers Flips at Tri-City - Banged Up - Wins Next Night at Wheatland
Matt Sheppard Wins in New Car - Week After Flipping
Mike Looney Wins Martinsville
62-Year-Old Bill Ashton Wins Super Cup Race at Jennerstown
Patridges Revitalize Riverhead Raceway
Racing returning to Lake Erie / Will Thomas winning in return to asphalt
Stewart Friesen - A 5x Super DIRT Week winner
Ted Christopher Brings Brady Ride Out
Travis Braden Wins Winchester 400

ARCA Midwest Tour
Berlin Raceway
CARS Tour
Champions Racing Association (CRA)
Chili Bowl
Colorado National Speedway
Evergreen Speedway (WA)
Lancaster National Speedway (NY)
Lucas Oil ASCS
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
NASCAR Home Tracks
New Smyrna Speedway (FL)
Southern National Motorsports Park (NC)
Southern Super Series
SRL Southwest Tour
Super DIRTcar Series
Top Speed Mods
USAC
USMTS
World of Outlaws

Alex Prunty (Twitter)
Amber Balcean (Twitter)
Cole Williams (Twitter)
Dalton Sargeant (Twitter)
Derek Griffith (Facebook)
Jacob Gomes (Twitter)
Jeremy Doss (Facebook)
Jonathan Davenport (Instagram)
Justin Bonsignore (Facebook & Twitter)
Karsyn Elledge (Twitter)
Kyle Tellstrom (Twitter)
Max McLaughlin (ALL)
Nick Hoffman (Twitter)
Noah Gragson (Twitter)
Stephen Nasse (Twitter)
Steve Apel (Twitter)
Timmy Solomito (Facebook)
Ty Makjeski (Twitter)
Tyler Ankrum (Twitter)
Zane Smith (Instagram)

Adam Otwell (Montgomery Motor Speewday)
Alan Dietz (PASS South)
Andy Austin (Beech Ridge)
Ben Dodge (Stafford Motor Speedway)
Blake Anderson (All-Star Sprints)
Bryan Hulbert (Chili Bowl & ASCS)
Carol Houssock (Chemung Speedrome)
Casey LaJoie (Cherokee & Millbridge Speedways)
Dave Buchanan (Lancaster National Speedway)
Dino Oberto (Mahoning Valley Speedway)
Eric Huenefeld (ARCA MT/Rockford Speedway)
Jacob Seelman (Must-See Sprints / Millbridge Speedway)
James Essex (Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series)
Jeremy Anders (NW SLM)
John Spence, Sr. (Valenti Modified Racing Series)
Johnny Gibson (WoO)
Marco Thomas (Oxford Plains Speedway & PASS)
Robbie Harvey (Five Flags Speedway)
Shane Andrews (Northeast Dirt Tracks)
Tim Baltz (SDCS)
Tyler Morse (Star Speedway)

BBQ at Kern County Raceway Park (CA)
Bologna Burger at South Boston (VA)
Cheese Curds at State Park Speedway (WI)
Clam Chowder at White Mountain (NH)
Hot Dogs at Martinsville (VA)
Ice Cream at Magnolia Motor Speedway (MS)
Italian Sausage at Five Flags Speedway (FL)
Lobster Rolls at Oxford (ME)
Philly Cheese Steak at Wake County Speedway (NC)
Pit Stop Burger at WIR (WI)
Pizza Burger at Eldora (OH)
Pizza Logs at Devil's Bowl (VT)
Pork Tenderloin at Lucas Oil Speedway (MO)
Poutine at Autodrome Chaudiere (QC)
Steak on a Stick at Kalamazoo Speedway (MI)
Steak Sandwich at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville (TN)
The Wurst (Bratwurst) at the Chili Bowl (OK)
Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches at Bubba Raceway (FL)
Walking Tacos at Millbridge (NC)
White Knuckle Nuggets at Beech Ridge (ME)

Babb & MacDonald Collide in ACT Race at Seekonk
Big-Block Last-Lap Thriller at Weedsport
Craig, Sargeant Clash in PASS Race at Anderson (SC)
Crazy Finish to SpeedFest SLM Race at Crisp Motorsports Park
Dirt Modified Flip & Win at Thunder Mountain
Gateway Nationals Friday Finish in St. Louis
Griffith & Sargeant Tangle on Final Lap at Seekonk
Late Model Stock Car Big One at Martinsville
Lucas Oil LM Dirt Series Show-Me 100 at Lucas Oil Speedway
Majeski & Burton Battle at New Smyrna
McKennedy Wins VMRS Firecracker 100 at Monadnock
PASS North Tie at Oxford Plains
Riverhead's Closest Modified Finish in Years
Snowball Derby at Five Flags
South Punts Pollard, Nasse Wins Baby Rattler at South Alabama
Super DIRTcar Series Photo Finish at Albany-Saratoga
Swapping the Lead at Millbridge
Three-Wide Finish PASS Finish at Oxford Plains
Vermont Governor's Cup - 0.001 Seconds at the Line
Wild Finish for Granite State Pro Stocks at Claremont

All-Star Sprints
ASCS
CARS Tour
Columbus Motor Speedway (OH)
Devil's Bowl Speedway (VT)
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Madison Int'l Speedway (WI)
NASCAR Home Tracks
Oswego Speedway (NY)
PASS
Short Track Super Series
Southeast Dirt Modified Series
South Boston Speedway (VA)
SRL
Stafford Motor Speedway (CT)
State Park Speedway (WI)
Super DIRTcar Series
USAC
USMTS
World of Outlaws