NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award

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The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is an award for the best newcomer (rookie) in a NASCAR series.

history

The Rookie of the Year Award was first presented in the top division of NASCAR, today's Cup Series , in 1954. The winner of the award was Blackie Pitt. From 1958 to 1973, NASCAR officially selected a Rookie of the Year every year , but at that time there was no special point system that made it clear which driver was Rookie of the Year . It so happened that NASCAR officials met for a meeting to choose the driver they thought was the best. NASCAR has been using a clear, unmistakable point system since 1974, so that everyone can clearly see who is receiving the Rookie of the Year award.

Point system

Basic rules

The newcomers will receive points for the 17 best races they have had during a NASCAR Cup season.

• The best-placed newcomer receives ten points, the second-best nine, the third-best eight, etc.
• Every newcomer who registers for a race before the registration deadline receives at least one point, regardless of whether you ultimately qualify or where you end up in the race.

Bonus points

Bonus points are awarded in the following cases:

• When a rider in the top 10 finishes his race. He would then get ten points for first place, nine points for second place, and so on.
• After each segment. The NASCAR season is divided into three segments: segment 1 are the first ten races, segment 2 are the ten races that follow, and segment 3 are the remaining races of the season. In the Sprint Cup this would be 16 races, in the Craftsman Truck Series only five.
• The best-placed newcomer in the overall driver standings at the end of the season receives ten additional points. This does not necessarily have to be the best-placed driver in the rookie standings, as the point systems are very different.

Body

In the last week of the season, a five-member panel of drivers and NASCAR officials meets. Relatives and team members of the contenders for the Rookie of the Year title are not allowed to participate. This committee evaluates the newcomers on the following criteria:

• Conduct towards officials
• Conduct on the racetrack
• Personal appearance and conduct in the press

Should it be necessary to take action, this body will possibly punish a driver lightly so as not to endanger NASCAR's reputation.

conditions

Drivers must meet the following requirements to be considered Rookie of the Year :

• The driver must not have driven more than seven races in any previous season.
• A driver who has driven more than five races in a higher series cannot compete for the Rookie of the Year in a smaller series, such as the Nationwide Series or Craftsman Truck Series.
• If a driver has not registered for at least eight races by the 20th race of the season, he will be removed from the ranking.
• If a newcomer competes for a team for which he did not qualify, which could occur, for example, if the regular driver of the respective car is injured or ill, then this driver will not receive any points for the rookie classification. However, he receives the full number of points in the overall driver ranking.

Award winners of the individual series

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†	is not considered a contender in the rookie classification , but drove more than seven races.
‡	was a contender, but did not finish the season, so that he was removed from the classification.
*	drove no more than seven races during the season and would therefore be contenders for the title again.
±	died during the rookie season
O	died during his rookie season and was posthumously crowned a rookie .
æ	Didn't receive an official rookie award

season	winner	More contenders
2019	Daniel Hemric	Ryan Preece , Matt Tifft
2018	William Byron	Darrell Wallace Jr. , Ross Chastain †
2017	Erik Jones	Daniel Suárez , Ty Dillon , Corey LaJoie †, Gray Gaulding
2016	Chase Elliott	Chris Buescher , Ryan Blaney , Brian Scott , Jeffrey Earnhardt , Ty Dillon †
2015	Brett Moffitt	Matt DiBenedetto , Jeb Burton , Alex Kennedy , Tanner Berryhill *, Ryan Blaney †, Brian Scott †
2014	Kyle Larson	Austin Dillon , Justin Allgaier , Cole Whitt , Michael Annett , Alex Bowman , Ryan Truex , Parker Kligerman , Trevor Bayne †
2013	Ricky Stenhouse Junior	Danica Patrick , Timmy Hill ; Trevor Bayne †, Austin Dillon †
2012	Stephen Easily	Josh Wise , Timmy Hill *, Trevor Bayne †, Danica Patrick †
2011	Andy Lally	Brian Keselowski *, TJ Bell *, Trevor Bayne †
2010	Kevin Conway	Landon Cassill †, Terry Cook *
2009	Joey Logano	Scott Speed , Brad Keselowski †, Max Papis ‡, Dexter Bean *
2008	Regan Smith	Sam Hornish junior , Patrick Carpentier ‡, Michael McDowell ‡, Aric Almirola †, Marcos Ambrose †, Dario Franchitti ‡, Jacques Villeneuve *
2007	Juan Pablo Montoya	David Ragan , Paul Menard , David Reutimann , AJ Allmendinger
2006	Denny Hamlin	Clint Bowyer , Martin Truex Jr. , Reed Sorenson , JJ Yeley , David Stremme , David Gilliland †, Chad Chaffin ‡, Brent Sherman *
2005	Kyle Busch	Travis Kvapil , Boris Said †, Mike Garvey ‡, Stanton Barrett ‡, Carl Long †, Eric McClure *
2004	Kasey Kahne	Brendan Gaughan , Brian Vickers , Scott Wimmer , Scott Riggs , Johnny Sauter ‡, Kirk Shelmerdine †, Carl Edwards †
2003	Jamie McMurray	Greg Biffle , Tony Raines , Casey Mears , Jack Sprague ‡, Larry Foyt , Christian Fittipaldi †, Hideo Fukuyama *.
2002	Ryan Newman	Jimmie Johnson , Shawna Robinson *, Carl Long *, Hermie Sadler †
2001	Kevin Harvick	Kurt Busch , Casey Atwood , Jason Leffler , Ron Hornaday Jr. , Andy Houston ‡, Bobby Hamilton jr. †
2000	Matt Kenseth	Dale Earnhardt Jr. , Dave Blaney , Scott Pruett , Stacy Compton , Mike Bliss , Ed Berrier ‡, Jeff Fuller *
1999	Tony Stewart	Elliott Sadler , Buckshot Jones ‡, Stanton Barrett *, Dan Pardus *, Mike Harmon *
1998	Kenny Irwin Jr.	Kevin Lepage , Jerry Nadeau , Steve Park , Dennis Setzer †
1997	Mike Skinner	David Green , Robby Gordon ‡, Jeff Green , Lance Hooper †
1996	Johnny Benson	Gary Bradberry ‡, Randy MacDonald *, Stacy Compton *
1995	Ricky Craven	Robert Pressley , Randy LaJoie ‡, Elton Sawyer ‡, Steve Kinser *, Davy Jones *
1994	Jeff Burton	Steve Grissom , Joe Nemechek , Loy Allen Jr. , John Andretti , Jeremy Mayfield , Mike Wallace , Ward Burton , Rich Bickle †, Billy Standridge †
1993	Jeff Gordon	Bobby Labonte , Kenny Wallace , PJ Jones ‡, Todd Bodine †
1992	Jimmy Hensley	Andy Belmont ‡, Dave Mader III *, Bob Schacht †
1991	Bobby Hamilton	Ted Musgrave , Stanley Smith ‡, Wally Dallenbach jr. ‡, Sammy Swindell *
1990	Rob Moroso Ø	Jack Pennington ‡, Jerry O'Neil ‡, Jeff Purvis *
1989	Dick Trickle	Hat Stricklin , Larry Pearson , Jimmy Spencer , Rick Mast ‡, Ben Hess ‡, Chad Little ‡, Butch Miller ‡, Mickey Gibbs ‡
1988	Ken Bouchard	Ernie Irvan , Brad Noffsinger ‡, Jimmy Horton ‡
1987	Davey Allison	Dale Jarrett , Steve Christman , Rodney Combs ‡, Derrike Cope ‡, Mark Stahl †, Brett Bodine †, Jerry Cranmer *
1986	Alan Kulwicki	Michael Waltrip , Chet Fillip †, Pancho Carter †, Davey Allison *, Jim Sauter †, Jerry Cranmer *, Rick Baldwin *, Jonathan Lee Edwards *, Wayne Kramer (racing driver) *
1985	Ken Schrader	Eddie Beer Swale , Don Hume †
1984	Rusty Wallace	Greg Sacks , Phil Parsons , Clark Dwyer , Tommy Ellis †, Doug Heveron †, Dean Combs †, Terry Schoonover ±
1983	Sterling marlin	Trevor Boys †, Ronnie Hopkins ‡, Ken Ragan ‡, Bobby Hillin jr. ‡, Mike Potter †
1982	Geoff Bodine	Mark Martin , Brad Teague ‡, Rick Wilson †
1981	Ron Bouchard	Morgan Shepherd , Tim Richmond , Mike Alexander ‡, Johnny Rutherford †, Elliott Forbes-Robinson ‡, Joe Ruttman ‡, Stan Barrett ‡, Connie Saylor ‡, Gary Balough ‡
1980	Jody Ridley	Lake Speed ‡, Kyle Petty ‡, Slick Johnson ‡
1979	Dale Earnhardt	Joe Millikan , Terry Labonte , Harry Gant
1978	Ronnie Thomas	Roger Hamby , Blackie Wangerin , Baxter Price , Al Holbert
1977	Ricky Rudd	Sam Sommers , Janet Guthrie ‡, Tighe Scott , Tommy Gale ‡, Gary Myers ‡
1976	Skip Manning	Terry Bivens , Neil Bonnett , Jimmy Means , Bill Elliott , John A. Utsman
1975	Bruce Hill	Carl Adams , Bruce Jacobi , Grant Adcox , Chuck Bown , DK Ulrich , Joe Mihalic , Travis Tiller , Ferrel Harris , Dick May
1974	Earl Ross	Richie Panch , Jackie Rogers , Ramo Stott
1973	Lennie Pond	Darrell Waltrip , Johnny Barnes
1972	Larry Smith	David Sisco , Doc Faustina
1971	Walter Ballard	Maynard Troyer , Richard Brown , DK Ulrich
1970	Bill Dennis	Joe Frasson , Jim Vandiver , Talmadge Prince ±
1969	Dick Brooks	Buddy Young , Hoss Ellington
1968	Pete Hamilton	Dave Marcis , Don Tarr
1967	Donnie Allison	Charlie Glotzbach , Paul Dean Holt
1966	James Hylton	Bill Seifert , Frank Warren
1965	Sam McQuagg	Henley Gray , Clyde Lynn , Dick Hutcherson
1964	Doug Cooper	JT Putney , Buddy Arrington
1963	Billy Wade	Bobby Isaac , Larry Manning , JD McDuffie
1962	Thomas Cox	Cale Yarborough , Ed Livingston
1961	Woodie Wilson	Wendell Scott , Lee Reitzel
1960	David Pearson	Gerald Duke , Paul Lewis
1959	Richard Petty	Fritz Wilson , Buddy Baker , Bob Burdick
1958	Shorty Rollins
1957	Ken Rush æ
1954	Blackie Pitt æ

Xfinity Series

season	winner	More contenders
2019	Chase Briscoe	John Hunter Nemechek , Noah Gragson , Justin Haley , Brandon Brown
2018	Tyler Reddick	Christopher Bell , Austin Cindric , Alex Labbe , Kaz Grala , Spencer Boyd , Vinnie Miller , Chad Finchum , Josh Bilicki , Matt Mills †
2017	William Byron	Cole Custer , Daniel Hemric , Matt Tifft , Spencer Gallagher , Ben Kennedy
2016	Erik Jones	Brennan Poole , Brandon Jones , Ryan Preece , Garrett Smithley , Ray Black Jr. , BJ McLeod , Cody Ware *, Corey LaJoie †, Matt Tifft †, Spencer Gallagher †
2015	Daniel Suarez	Darrell Wallace Jr. , Ross Chastain , Cale Conley , Harrison Rhodes , Peyton Sellers , Josh Reaume , Ryan Blaney †, Ben Rhodes †, Mario Gosselin †, Dylan Lupton †, Derek White †, Jimmy Weller III †, Erik Jones †, BJ McLeod †
2014	Chase Elliott	Ty Dillon , Chris Buescher , Ryan Reed , Dylan Kwasniewski , Dakoda Armstrong , Ryan Sieg , Tanner Berryhill , Chad Boat , Tommy Joe Martins , Harrison Rhodes *, David Starr †, Carlos Contreras †, Josh Reaume †, Ryan Ellis †, Ryan Blaney †, Cale Conley †
2013	Kyle Larson	Alex Bowman , Nelson Piquet junior , Jeffrey Earnhardt , Kevin Swindell , Dexter Stacey , Hal Martin , Juan Carlos Blum , Ty Dillon †
2012	Austin Dillon	Cole Whitt , Jason Bowles , Brad Sweet , Johanna Long , Joey Gase , Casey Roderick , Benny Gordon , Jamie Dick †, Josh Richards †, Travis Pastrana †, Daryl Harr †, Tim Schendel †, Ryan Blaney †
2011	Timmy Hill	Blake Koch , Ryan Truex , Jennifer Jo Cobb , Charles Lewandoski
2010	Ricky Stenhouse Junior	Brian Scott , Colin Braun , James Buescher ‡, Parker Kligerman ‡, Tayler Malsam †, Danica Patrick †
2009	Justin Allgaier	Brendan Gaughan , Michael Annett , Michael McDowell , Erik Darnell ‡, Scott Lagasse jr. ‡, John Wes Townley , Trevor Bayne †, Shelby Howard †, Ken Butler III ‡, Matt Carter †, Kevin Conway †, Jeremy Clements †, Terry Cook ‡, Peyton Sellers ‡, Marc Davis *
2008	Landon Cassill	Joey Logano †, Bryan Clauson ‡, Josh Wise †, Dario Franchitti ‡, Cale Gale ‡, Brian Keselowski ‡, Chase Miller ‡, Danny Efland †, Brandon Whitt †, Patrick Carpentier ‡, Justin Hobgood †
2007	David Ragan	Marcos Ambrose , Brad Keselowski , Kyle Krisiloff , Kelly Bires †, Brad Coleman ‡, Juan Pablo Montoya ‡, Richard Johns †, Robert Richardson ‡, Bobby East †, DJ Kennington †, Brett Rowe †, Justin Diercks *, Sam Hornish jr. ‡, Timothy Peters *, Bobby Santos III *, Alex Garcia *, Brian Conz *
2006	Danny O'Quinn	John Andretti , Todd Kluever , Burney Lamar ‡, Mark McFarland ‡, Stephen Leicht †, Auggie Vidovich II †, David Reutimann †, Steve Wallace †, Aric Almirola †, Shane Huffman †, David Gilliland ‡, Tracy Hines ‡, Joel Kauffman ‡ , AJ Foyt IV *, Carl Long *, Jorge Goeters *, Kevin Conway *, Chris Wimmer *
2005	Carl Edwards	Reed Sorenson , Denny Hamlin , Jon Wood , Brent Sherman , Kertus Davis , Michel Jourdain jr. ‡, Tyler Walker ‡, Kevin Hamlin †, Brandon Miller ‡, Paul Wolfe ‡, Ryan Hemphill ‡, Jerry Robertson †, Boston Reid *, AJ Fike *, Eric McClure † Blake Feese *, Kim Crosby *, Donnie Neuenberger *
2004	Kyle Busch	Paul Menard ‡, Clint Bowyer ‡, JJ Yeley ‡, Travis Geisler ‡, Stan Boyd ‡ Aaron Fike †, Billy Parker ‡
2003	David Stremme	Coy Gibbs , Joey Clanton ‡, Chad Blount ‡, Jason White ‡, Chase Montgomery ‡, Regan Smith ‡, Martin Truex jr. † Damon Lusk ‡, Chris Bingham ‡
2002	Scott Riggs	Johnny Sauter , Shane Hmiel , Kerry Earnhardt , Casey Mears , Brian Vickers , Kasey Kahne ‡, Larry Gunselman †, Dan Pardus ‡, Brian Weber †, Joe Buford †
2001	Greg Biffle	Scott Wimmer , Jamie McMurray , Larry Foyt , Kelly Denton ‡, Tim Sauter ‡, Marty Houston ‡, Christian Elder ‡, David Donohue ‡, Bill Hoff †
2000	Kevin Harvick	Ron Hornaday Jr. , Jimmie Johnson , Jay Sauter , Michael Ritch , PJ Jones , Jason Schuler †, Ricky Hendrick †, Anthony Lazzaro ‡, Mike Stefanik ‡, Mike Borkowski ‡, Derrick Gilchrist ‡, Jay Fogleman *, Dave Steele *
1999	Tony Raines	Hank parker jr. , Adam Petty , Bobby Hamilton Jr. ‡, Tony Roper ‡, Kelly Denton * Phillip Morris *, Kerry Earnhardt *, Skip Smith *
1998	Andy Santerre	Dave Blaney ‡, Blaise Alexander , Kevin Grubb , Wayne Grubb , Casey Atwood ‡, Mike Cope ‡, Matt Hutter ‡, Lance Hooper ‡, Jason Jarrett ‡, Kevin Schwantz ‡
1997	Steve Park	Matt Kenseth ‡, Johnny Chapman ‡, Mark Krogh ‡, Jeff Krogh ‡, Lyndon Amick ‡, Tim Steele †, Dale Earnhardt jr. ‡, Tim Bender ‡, Stanton Barrett †, Ted Christopher †
1996	Glenn Allen Jr.	Mike Dillon , Elliott Sadler †, Shane Hall ‡ Mark Green ‡, Mike Harmon †, Tony Stewart ‡, Ron Barfield †
1995	Jeff Fuller	Curtis Markham , Buckshot Jones ‡, LW Miller ‡ David Bonnett ‡,
1994	Johnny Benson	Dennis Setzer , Kevin Lepage , Stevie Reeves , Randy Porter ‡, Dirk Stephens ‡, Johnny Rumley ‡, Mike Garvey ‡, Robbie Reiser ‡, Chad Chaffin ‡, Michael Ritch *, Kirk Shelmerdine *, Mike Stefanik *
1993	Hermie Sadler	Joe Bessey , Tim Fedewa , Roy Payne Nathan Buttke ‡, Jason Keller ‡, Michael Ritch *, Tom Hessert *, Alan Russell *, Ken Wallace *, Page Jones *
1992	Ricky Craven	Shawna Robinson ‡, Robert Huffman , Randy MacDonald *, Greg Trammell *
1991	Jeff Gordon	David Green , Tracy Leslie , Troy Beebe , Cecil Eunice , Richard Lasater , Jeff Green ‡, Mike Wallace ‡, Mike Oliver ‡, Mike McLaughlin ‡, Rich Burgess *, Shawna Robinson *
1990	Joe Nemechek	Bobby Moon , Ward Burton , Jack Sprague ‡, Dana Patten , Davey Johnson ‡, Dave Mader III ‡, Ed Ferree ‡, Frank Fleming ‡, Clifford Allison *
1989	Kenny Wallace	Bobby Hamilton , Jeff Burton , Dave Rezendes , Robert Pressley , Brandon Baker , Dave Simpson ‡, Ed Ferree *, Jeff Spraker †, Tom Harrington *

Camping World Truck Series

season	winner	More contenders
2019	Tyler Ankrum	Sheldon Creed , Harrison Burton , Tyler Dippel , Gus Dean , Spencer Boyd , Brennan Poole , Natalie Decker , Anthony Alfredo
2018	Myatt Snider	Todd Gilliland , Dalton Sargeant , Justin Fontaine , Bo LeMastus , Robby Lyons
2017	Chase Briscoe	Grant Enfinger , Noah Gragson , Austin Cindric , Kaz Grala , Cody Coughlin , Stewart Friesen , Wendell Chavous
2016	William Byron	Christopher Bell , Cole Custer , Ben Rhodes , Rico Abreu , Austin Wayne Self , Matt Tifft , Grant Enfinger *, Cody Coughlin *, Ryan Truex †, Tommy Joe Martins †, Brandon Brown †
2015	Erik Jones	John Hunter Nemechek , Cameron Hayley , Daniel Hemric , Brandon Jones , Spencer Gallagher , Ray Black Jr. , Korbin Forrister , Austin Theriault , Justin Boston , Wendell Chavous *, Cody Ware *, Jordan Anderson †, Tyler Tanner †, Ryan Ellis †
2014	Ben Kennedy	Tyler Reddick , Mason Mingus , Tyler Young , Gray Gaulding , Chase Pistone *, Erik Jones †, Justin Jennings †
2013	Ryan Blaney	Darrell Wallace Jr. , Jeb Burton , Germán Quiroga , Brennan Newberry , Ryan Truex *
2012	Ty Dillon	Cale Gale , Ross Chastain , John Wes Townley , Dakoda Armstrong , Bryan Silas , Max Gresham , Paulie Harraka , Caleb Holman *, John King *, Jeb Burton *, Dusty Davis *, Tyler Young *, TJ Duke *, Tim George junior † , Jeff Agnew †
2011	Joey Coulter	Nelson Piquet junior , Cole Whitt , Parker Kligerman , Miguel Paludo , Johanna Long , Blake Feese †, Craig Goess , Josh Richards †, Jeffrey Earnhardt *, Justin Johnson *, Dusty Davis *, Chase Mattioli *, Chris Eggleston *
2010	Austin Dillon	Justin Lofton , Jennifer Jo Cobb , Brett Butler ‡, Narain Karthikeyan †, Brad Sweet †, Clay Greenfield †, Chris Eggleston *, Chris Lafferty †, Dillon Oliver *, Landon Cassill *
2009	Johnny Sauter	Tayler Malsam , James Buescher , Ricky Carmichael ‡, Mario Gosselin †, JR Fitzpatrick ‡, Brian Ickler ‡, Ryan Sieg †, Nick Tucker †, Brent Raymer ‡, Chris Fontaine †, Chris Jones ‡, Chase Austin *, Ryan Hackett *
2008	Colin Braun	Donny Lia , Brian Scott , Justin Marks ‡, Marc Mitchell ‡, Scott Speed ‡, Andy Lally ‡, Ryan Lawler †, Keven Wood †, JC Stout †, Phillip McGilton *, Norm Benning †
2007	Willie Allen	Tim Sauter , Joey Clanton , Jason White , Blake Bjorklund
2006	Erik Darnell	Chad McCumbee , Marcos Ambrose , Aric Almirola , Bobby East , Kerry Earnhardt , Erin Crocker , Boston Reid ‡, Joey Miller ‡, Robert Richardson , Kraig Kinser ‡, Scott Lagasse jr. ‡, Ryan Moore ‡, Chase Miller †, Michel Jourdain jr. *, Sean Murphy *, JR Patton *, Tam Topham *
2005	Todd Kluever	Kyle Busch †, Timothy Peters ‡, Shigeaki Hattori ‡, Clay Rogers *, Regan Smith ‡, Jimmy Kite *, Nick Tucker *, Kerry Earnhardt *
2004	David Reutimann	Tracy Hines , Robert Huffman , Brandon Whitt , Chase Montgomery , Shane Sieg ‡, Kelly Sutton ‡, Ken Weaver ‡, David Ragan †, Deborah Renshaw †, Chris Wimmer ‡, Shelby Howard ‡, Brad Keselowski ‡
2003	Carl Edwards	Jody Lavender , Randy Briggs ‡, Tina Gordon ‡, TJ Bell ‡, Doug Keller ‡, Kenny Hendrick †, Teri MacDonald *
2002	Brendan Gaughan	Bill Lester , Jason Small
2001	Travis Kvapil	Ricky Hendrick , Matt Crafton , Billy Bigley , Jon Wood ‡, Bobby Dotter , Willy T. Ribbs , Brian Rose , Nathan Haseleu ‡, Larry Gunselman , Chuck Hossfeld ‡, Jonathon Price †, Ricky Sanders ‡
2000	Kurt Busch	Carlos Contreras , Scott Riggs ‡, Rick Ware ‡, Wayne Edwards ‡, Coy Gibbs ‡, Mark Petty ‡, Kenny Martin ‡, Donny Morelock *, JD Gibbs *
1999	Mike Stefanik	Scott Hansen , David Starr , Marty Houston ‡, Tim Steele ‡, Ryan McGlynn ‡, Phil Bonifield ‡, Ernie Cope *, Mike Clark *, Nipper Alsup *, Randy Nelson *
1998	Greg Biffle	Andy Houston , Scot Walters , Wayne Anderson ‡, Kevin Cywinski ‡, Randy MacDonald †, Dominic Dobson ‡, BA Wilson †, Randy Nelson *, Billy Pauch *, Joe Bush *, Tommy Archer *, Mike Cope *, Freddie Query *, Andy Michner *, W. David Stacy *, Jimmy Davis *, Monty Kline *
1997	Kenny Irwin Jr.	Rick Crawford , Stacy Compton , Tony Raines , Boris Said , Tony Roper , Tammy Jo Kirk ‡, Rob Rizzo ‡, Brian Cunningham †, Lonnie Rush jr. ‡, Kelly Denton ‡, Mike Cope ‡, Andy Genzman *, Toby Porter *, David Smith *
1996	Bryan Reffner	Doug George , Lance Norick , Bobby Gill ‡, Jay Sauter ‡, Lonnie Cox ‡, Charlie Cragan †, Ron Barfield †, Mark Gibson †, Rick Johnson ‡, Randy Renfrow †, Dan Press ‡