NASCAR Rookie of the Year

2010 NASCAR Rookie class from left to right Kevin Conway, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Austin Dillon, Justin Lofton, Terry Cook, Colin Braun, and Brian Scott. The ones absent are Jennifer Jo Cobb, Brett Butler, and James Buescher.

The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. Each of NASCAR's national and regional touring series selects a RotY winner each year.

History of the Award: Grand National/Winston Cup/Nextel Cup/Sprint Cup

The Rookie of the Year award for NASCAR's premier series was first presented to a driver named Blackie Pitt by Houston Lawing, NASCAR'S Public Relations director, in 1954. While it wasn't an official award, it would help set the standard for the top rookie prize.

From the 1958 through the 1973 seasons, NASCAR did not have an official points system to determine the Rookie of the Year. NASCAR's officials merely gathered together to select a winner. Naturally, this policy came under controversy, as officials didn't consider former champions from rival racing series. This system came to an end in 1973 after Lennie Pond was controversially chosen over Darrell Waltrip for the honor, even though Pond scored more points, although he ran 23 compared to Waltrip's 19 races. Since 1974, the Rookie of the Year points system described below has been used, even if it meant the winner was not the highest finisher in championship points.

The award is currently sponsored by Sunoco. Drivers competing for the award must display the Sunoco contingency decal.

Rookie Points System

Main Rookie Points

Rookie of the year candidates earn points for their best seventeen (Sprint Cup), sixteen (Nationwide), or fourteen (Camping World Truck) races of the season. All other points are based on a ten-to-one system.

1. The highest finishing rookie earns ten points, the second highest finishing rookie earns nine points, etc.
2. One point is granted to all rookies who enter an event prior to the entry deadline, regardless of finishing position or even if they don't qualify. All rookies with teams that enter past the regular entry deadline ("post entry") do not receive this point.

Rookie Bonus Points

Bonus points are also awarded to drivers in the following circumstances:

1. A rookie candidate finishes in the top ten in a race. If that candidate wins, he/she earns ten bonus rookie points. If that candidate finishes second, he/she earns nine bonus rookie points, etc.
2. "Segment Bonus Points." The season is divided into three segments, the first segment being after the first ten races of the season, the second segment being after the second ten races of the season, and the third segment being the rest of the schedule. The candidate with the most championship points in each segment earns ten bonus rookie points, the candidate with the second-most championship points earns nine, etc. The system is different slightly in the Camping World Truck Series because only has 22 races, compared to the other two series, are run in their season.
3. The rookie driver who finishes highest in the championship standings at season's end will receive an additional ten bonus rookie points.

Panel

There is a five-member panel composed of the preceding year's Series Champion, officials, etc. that meet during the final week of the season. They evaluate that year's candidates on the following criteria:

1. Conduct with officials
2. Conduct and awareness on the racetrack
3. Personal appearance and conduct with the media

The panel may penalize rookies for any conduct that may be detrimental to NASCAR.

Anyone involved with a rookie candidate (such as a teammate or car owner) may not serve on that year's panel and will be replaced by another person in that category. In case of the Series Champion, it is the preceding year's Series Champion. In 2002, 2000 champion Bobby Labonte served a second consecutive term on the Cup rookie panel as NASCAR disqualified 2001 champion Jeff Gordon from the position because of his equity ownership in Jimmie Johnson's #48 car.

Eligibility

Drivers must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible to run for or receive the Rookie of the Year award.

1. Must have run no more than five (prior to 2001) or seven (2001–present) races in any previous season.
   1. Effective 2011, with the series declaration rule, the rule was modified slightly. The race limit now refers only to any previous season in which they have declared they will race for driver points in that series. If they have not run for points in that series, their eligibility remains intact, regardless of how many races they ran in a season.
2. Drivers who compete in more than five races in a higher NASCAR-sanctioned series are not eligible for the award in a lower series, if they have not declared for the higher series.
3. If a driver does not start eight races before the end of Race 20 on the schedule, they will immediately become ineligible to earn rookie points for the rest of that season and starting in 2011, remained declared for that series. Drivers may change series declaration in order to avoid this.
4. A driver may not receive rookie points if he/she starts a race for a team that he/she did not qualify with. However, he/she is still eligible for championship points in that race.

There have been a few cases before the 2011 rule change where aspiring Sprint Cup drivers have sacrificed their future eligibility to be Rookie of the Year candidates by driving part-time schedules including more than seven Cup races. For example, in 2009, Brad Keselowski ended up running 15 races, including a win at Talladega. Two other famous drivers who did the same thing are Carl Edwards (13 Cup races in 2004), and Marcos Ambrose (11 races in 2008.)

On the other hand, 2007 Rookie of the Year winner Juan Pablo Montoya was eligible even though he had previously been the 1999 Rookie of the Year in the CART series (which at the time was the top level of open wheel racing.)

The 2009 Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year was Johnny Sauter, who ironically was a veteran of both the Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup Series. He had never run more than three truck races in any previous season, and made no 2009 starts at all in either of the two higher-level series, hence he was eligible for the truck series' rookie award. The 2006 Nationwide Series RoTY runner-up John Andretti was a veteran of the Cup Series but had made only one prior Nationwide Series start, making him eligible for the award.

In 1992, Ricky Craven, the Busch Series Rookie of the Year, actually had run seven races when the limit was five in 1991. However, Craven was only credited with two Busch-only starts, as the other five starts were in combination races with the Busch North Series (now the K&N Pro Series East), which he was a full-time regular at the time. The races were registered in the Busch North Series, so he could enter the race in that series and not compromise his eligibility in the "South" series.

Beginning in 2011, drivers that are ineligible for points in one series cannot earn Rookie points in that series. For example, Trevor Bayne ran 18 races in 2011. However, due to him declaring to run for the Nationwide championship, Bayne was also ineligible to declare for ROTY in 2011. Under revised NASCAR rules on rookie eligibility, Bayne, once he declares as a Sprint Cup driver, will be eligible for the rookie title. Danica Patrick ran 10 races in 2012 in Sprint Cup, though she declared she would race for the Nationwide championship, allowing her in 2013 to declare in Sprint Cup, and race as a rookie.

NASCAR Sprint Cup

2013 candidates

• Timmy Hill
• Danica Patrick
• Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.

History of Sprint Cup RotY Awards

Below is a list of all winners, and known runner-ups. (Note: some of the drivers listed here are not confirmed as ROY contenders, and competed in more than the maximum number of races to be eligible for ROTY honors.)

¶	Did not declare for ROTY and ran more than seven races (or 10 in the Truck Series 2013-), but did not run for series points (2011-) and is still eligible for the award.
†	Did not declare for ROTY, but ran more than five (or seven as of 2001, or ten in the Truck Series 2013-) races (while eligible for series points, 2011-) and are completely ineligible for the award.
*	Declared for ROTY, but did not make minimum five (or seven as of 2001) races, still eligible
Ø	Died during rookie season, received award posthumously
æ	Did not receive an official award
±	Died during rookie season and was unable to complete the schedule

Year	Winner	Runner(s) Up
2012	Stephen Leicht	Josh Wise, Timmy Hill*, Trevor Bayne¶, Danica Patrick¶
2011	Andy Lally	Brian Keselowski*, T. J. Bell*, Trevor Bayne¶
2010	Kevin Conway	Terry Cook*, Landon Cassill†
2009	Joey Logano	Scott Speed, Max Papis, Dexter Bean*, Brad Keselowski†
2008	Regan Smith	Sam Hornish, Jr., Patrick Carpentier, Michael McDowell, Dario Franchitti, Jacques Villeneuve*, Aric Almirola†, Marcos Ambrose†
2007	Juan Pablo Montoya	David Ragan, Paul Menard, David Reutimann, A. J. Allmendinger, Brandon Whitt*
2006	Denny Hamlin	Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex, Jr., Reed Sorenson, J. J. Yeley, David Stremme, Chad Chaffin, Brent Sherman*, David Gilliland†
2005	Kyle Busch	Travis Kvapil, Boris Said†, Mike Garvey, Stanton Barrett, Eric McClure*, Carl Long†
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, Hideo Fukuyama*, Christian Fittipaldi†
2002	Ryan Newman	Jimmie Johnson, Shawna Robinson*, Carl Long*, Hermie Sadler†
2001	Kevin Harvick	Kurt Busch, Casey Atwood, Jason Leffler, Ron Hornaday, 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, Jr.	Gary Bradberry, Randy MacDonald*, Stacy Compton*, Steve Seligman*
1995	Ricky Craven	Robert Pressley, Randy LaJoie, Elton Sawyer, Steve Kinser*, Davy Jones*, Mike Chase*
1994	Jeff Burton	Steve Grissom, Joe Nemechek, Loy Allen, Jr., John Andretti, Jeremy Mayfield, Mike Wallace, Ward Burton, Rich Bickle, Rodney Orr±, Billy Standridge†
1993	Jeff Gordon	Bobby Labonte, Kenny Wallace, P. J. 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 MorosoØ	Jack Pennington, Jerry O'Neil, Jeff Purvis*
1989	Dick Trickle	Hut 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, Jerry Cranmer*, Mark Stahl†, Brett Bodine†
1986	Alan Kulwicki	Michael Waltrip, Davey Allison*, Jerry Cranmer*, Rick Baldwin*, Jonathan Lee Edwards*, Wayne Kramer*, Chet Fillip†, Pancho Carter†Jim Sauter†
1985	Ken Schrader	Eddie Bierschwale, Don Hume†
1984	Rusty Wallace	Greg Sacks, Phil Parsons, Clark Dwyer, Terry Schoonover±, Tommy Ellis†, Doug Heveron†, Dean Combs†
1983	Sterling Marlin	Ronnie Hopkins, Ken Ragan, Bobby Hillin, Jr., Trevor Boys†, Mike Potter†
1982	Geoff Bodine	Mark Martin, Brad Teague, Rick Wilson†
1981	Ron Bouchard	Morgan Shepherd, Tim Richmond, Mike Alexander, Elliott Forbes-Robinson, Joe Ruttman, Stan Barrett, Connie Saylor, Gary Balough, Johnny Rutherford†
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, Johnny Ray
1975	Bruce Hill	Carl Adams, Bruce Jacobi, Grant Adcox, Chuck Bown, 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, D. K. Ulrich
1970	Bill Dennis	Joe Frasson, Jim Vandiver, Talmadge Prince±
1969	Dick Brooks	Buddy Young, Hoss Ellington
1968	Pete Hamilton	Dave Marcis, Dr. Don Tarr
1967	Donnie Allison	Charlie Glotzbach, Paul Dean Holt
1966	James Hylton	Bill Seifert, Frank Warren
1965	Sam McQuagg	Henley Gray, Clyde Lynn
1964	Doug Cooper	J.T. Putney, Buddy Arrington
1963	Billy Wade	Bobby Isaac, Larry Manning, J. D. McDuffie
1962	Thomas Cox	Cale Yarborough, Ed Livingston
1961	Woody 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
1954	Blackie Pitt æ

NASCAR Nationwide Series

2011 Rookie of the Year Timmy Hill.

2013 contenders

• Juan Carlos Blum
• Alex Bowman
• Jeffrey Earnhardt
• Kyle Larson
• Hal Martin
• Nelson Piquet, Jr.
• Dexter Stacey
• Kevin Swindell

History of Nationwide Series RotY Awards

Year	Winner	Runner(s) Up
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, Tim Andrews†
2010	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	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, Jr., Bobby East†, D. J. Kennington†, Brett Rowe†, Justin Diercks*, Sam Hornish, Jr., Timothy Peters*, Bobby Santos III*, Alex García*, 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, A. J. 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*, A. J. Fike*, Eric McClure† Blake Feese*, Kim Crosby*, Donnie Neuenberger*
2004	Kyle Busch	Paul Menard, Clint Bowyer, J. J. 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, Jimmie Johnson, Jay Sauter, Michael Ritch, P. J. 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, Chris Diamond, Jimmy Foster, Jeff McClure, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Tim Bender, Doug Reid III, Stanton Barrett, David Hutto*, Tim Steele†, Ted Christopher†
1996	Glenn Allen, Jr.	Mike Dillon, Shane Hall, Mark Green, Tony Stewart, Mike Harmon, Jerry Nadeau*, Johnny Chapman*, Tim Bender*, Pete Orr*, Andy Hillenburg*, Jimmy Kitchens*, Greg Clark*, Mike Laughlin, Jr.*, Elliott Sadler†, Ron Barfield, Jr.†
1995	Jeff Fuller	Curtis Markham, Buckshot Jones, L.W. Miller, David Bonnett
1994	Johnny Benson, Jr.	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*

^{^} Craven started seven races in 1991 (the limit was five) but was charged with only two starts. The other five starts were in combination races with the Busch North Series, where he raced as a regular. Both 1991 Busch Series wins were in combination races as a North driver.

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

2013 contenders

• Ryan Blaney
• Jeb Burton
• Brennan Newberry
• Germán Quiroga
• Ryan Truex
• Darrell Wallace, Jr.

History of Camping World Truck Series RotY Awards

Year	Winner	Runner(s) Up
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*, T. J. Duke*, Tim George, Jr.†, Jeff Agnew†
2011	Joey Coulter	Nelson Piquet, Jr., 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†, Mike Garvey†, Clay Greenfield†, Chris Eggleston*, Chris Lafferty†, Dillon Oliver*, Landon Cassill*
2009	Johnny Sauter	Tayler Malsam, James Buescher, Ricky Carmichael, Mario Gosselin†, J. R. 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†, J. C. Stout†, Phillip McGilton*, Norm Benning†
2007	Willie Allen	Tim Sauter, Joey Clanton, Jason White, Ryan Mathews†, Aaron Fike, Blake Bjorklund, Clay Rogers†, Josh Wise†, Scott Lynch†, Tyler Walker, Kelly Bires*, Peter Shepherd*, Kevin Hamlin*, Casey Kingsland*, Brian Sockwell*
2006	Erik Darnell	Chad McCumbee, Marcos Ambrose, Aric Almirola, Bobby East, Kerry Earnhardt, Erin Crocker, Boston Reid, Joey Miller, Robert Richardson, Jr., Kraig Kinser, Scott Lagasse, Jr., Ryan Moore, Chase Miller†, Michel Jourdain, Jr.*, Sean Murphy*, J. R. Patton*, Tam Topham*
2005	Todd Kluever	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, T. J. Bell, Doug Keller, Kenny Hendrick†, Teri MacDonald*
2002	Brendan Gaughan	Bill Lester, Jason Small, Dana White, Trent Owens*, Rodney Sawyers*, Loni Richardson*, Aaron Daniel*, Randy Briggs*, Angie Wilson*, Donnie Neuenberger*
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*, J. D. 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, B. A. 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, Kevin Harvick, 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, Jr., Mark Gibson†, Rick Johnson, Randy Renfrow†, Dan Press, Butch Gilliland, Joe Gaita*, Kevin Harvick* Dave Smith*, Joe Madore*, Steve Mendenhall*, Rodney Combs, Jr.*, Terry McCarthy*, Jerry Robertson*, Doug Thorpe, Jr.*, Rick Markle*

See also

• Whelen Modified Tour (includes list of WMT RotY award winners)

References

Notes

Citations

• NASCAR.com
• Jayski's Rookie Section
• Racing Reference
• Racing Thrills
• NASCAR Chronicle by Greg Fielden & Consumer Guide.