ISMA
Banquet - Saturday, November 11th, 2006 |
ISMA president Howie Lane presents the ISMA Driver of the Year Chris Perley
and Car Owner of the Year Vic Miller their rewards for a record-setting season which
included 10 wins for Perley and one for teammate Bentley Warren, giving Miller an
unprecedented 11 wins in a season. |
| Jim Feeney
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Some of
the ISMA car owners, finishing 11th – 20th received their checks and plaques. Seated:
Bruce Budnick, Jeff Holbrook (35), Bob Haynes Sr. Eddie Bellinger and Gary Lehnert.
Standing Howie Lane, ISMA president and Mark Sammut. |
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Some of
the top ten ISMA car owners were awarded checks and plaques by vice president Jerry
Kritzman: Brian Allegresso (Cicconi 75), Howie Lane (9 & 97), Brad Lichty (84 &
94), Jeff Holbrook (40 & 70), Dan Soule (32) and Vic Miller (11 & 71). |
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Kathy
Harrington (rt) helped to establish a Driver’s Point Fund as ISMA has traditionally
been an owner’s group, and she recognized some of the sponsors including from left,
Bob Ganwer (SUPRS), Luther Gray and Mike Jarret of Helping Hands of America. |
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Some of
the top 20 drivers receiving checks from the newly instituted ISMA driver’s point
fund were, seated from left, Scott Martel, Bob Santos, Brandon Bellinger, Bobby Haynes Jr.
and Vern Romanoski. Standing, Kathy Harrington, Nokie Fornoro, Mike Lichty, Dave McKnight,
Chris Perley, Bobby Magner, Mark Sammut, Dave Trytek. |
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Howie
Lane (standing left) presented the top ten drivers-owners with jackets from Lane Race
Tires (Hoosier). Next to Lane are Vic Miller, Dave McKnight, Chris Perley, Dan Soule and
Nokie Fornoro. Seated are Mike Lichty, Brad Lichty, Bobby Santos, Jeff Holbrook and Bob
Magner. |
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Howie
Lane presented Mike Jarret a plaque denoting his support and sponsorship with many thanks. |
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Colloca
received the ISMA Mechanic of the Year award, sponsored by Dennis and Sue Heppell of Slice
n Go Deli. Colloca helped maintain the three Holbrook supers in competition in 2006. |
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Third
generation driver Brandon Bellinger, earned the ISMA Randy Witkum Memorial Rookie of the
Year award sponsored by Ed Shea. Vice president Jerry Kritzman presented Brandon with a
jacket and a check for $500. |
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The ISMA
Most Improved Driver award was presented to Lou Cicconi as crew chief Brian Allegresso
accepted. Mark Sammut was presenter. |
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ISMA
board member Brad Lichty presented the ISMA Support award to the ISMA Auxiliary. Standing:
Sue Heppell, Kathy Harrington, Mary Lou Kritzman, Lichty, Anne Schaefer, Ellie Chesbro.
Seated: Marsha Gadzera, Debbie Lane, Angela Cullen. |
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Kathy
Harrington, a member of the ISMA Auxiliary, presents Rachel Fink a gift for her support
during the season. |
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Chris
Perley was once again voted the Gater Racing News Fans’ Choice Most Popular Driver
award. Gater columnist Carol D Haynes presented the trophy, subscription and check. |
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Car owner
and ISMA board member Vic Miller presents his driver Chris Perley with the ISMA
Achievement Award. |
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Nokie
Fornoro was awarded the annual ISMA A.J Michaels Memorial award, presented by Bud Skinner. |
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Car owner
Jeff Holbrook who had two cars in the top ten in points and one in the 11th – 20th
spots was presented the Jim Soule Dedication award. Jim’s son Dan and grandson James
did the honors. |
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The Vic
Miller crew was awarded shirts and hats as the 2006 Race Threads Crew of the Year. Front
row: Leo Shea, Jim Curtis, Freddy Leclair and Mike Woodworth. Standing: ISMA Board member
Ray Chesbro, presenter, Vic Miller, Scotty Leclair and Phil Rice Jr. |
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Brad
Lichty (left) received the coveted Jim Shampine Memorial award as voted on by the ISMA
membership and presented by president Howie Lane. |
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Mark
Sammut (rt) presents car owner Brad Lichty with the BS&B Radiator prize given annually
to a member of the top 20 in ISMA points by luck of the draw. |
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Scott
Martel presents driver Dave Trytek (rt) with a new helmet courtesy of Seymour Enterprises. |
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2006 ISMA
champion Chris Perley thanks all those who helped on the way to a record-setting season
for the Vic Miller team. |
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ISMA
Driver of the Year Chris Perley and Car Owner of the Year Vic Miller receive their rewards
for a record-setting season which included 10 wins for Perley and one for teammate Bentley
Warren, giving Miller an unprecedented 11 wins in a season. It was the third ISMA title
for the duo. |
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ISMA
ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET HELD AT TURNING STONE,
HONORS ACHIEVERS |
Verona, NY – With the elegant atmosphere of
the Turning Stone’s Shenandoah Room as the backdrop, the ISMA-Wirtgen group gathered
to honor the 2006 season achievers on November 11. And, it was Vic Miller, Chris Perley
and crew who where the center of attention after their record-breaking season.
The Miller-Perley crew with second driver Bentley Warren picked up eleven wins during the
ISMA-Wirtgen super season, an unprecedented record that even Team Dunigan didn’t
approach in its heyday. Perley and Miller were honored as ISMA Driver and Car Owner of the
Year. The crew was voted Race Threads Crew of the Year. Chris Perley was honored with the
ISMA Achievement award. Perley was also named the Gater Racing News Fans Choice Most
Popular Driver for the sixth straight year. For the whole group it was definitely a year
to remember.
The ceremonies began with the presentation of the top twenty car owners who received
plaques and checks totaling over $50,000. Those owners, from first to twentieth, included
Vic Miller, Dan Sole, Lou Cicconi, Howie Lane, Brad Lichty, Justin Belfiore, Jeff
Holbrook, Mark Sammut, Joe Petro, Bruce Budnick, Ray Graham Jr., Bob Haynes Sr., George
Groves, Clyde Booth and Gary Lehnert.
A newly instituted ISMA Driver’s Point Fund, founded by Kathy Harrington and
sponsored by Helping Hands of America, Sweet Manufacturing Inc., Luther’s Way Out
Grafix, SUPRS, and Inkspot. Drivers receiving checks from the new fund went to Chris
Perley, Nokie Fornoro, Lou Cicconi, Bob Santos, Mike Lichty, Justin Belfiore, Dave
McKnight, Dave Trytek, Bob Magner, Rob Summers, Mark Sammut, Joe Petro, Scott Martel, Jeff
Holbrook, Ray Graham, Bob Haynes Jr., John Torrese, Brandon Bellinger, Mike Ordway and
Gary Lehnert.
John Colloca of Team Holbrook, received the Slice n Go Deli Mechanic of the Year honors
for maintaining three supers. Third generation driver Brandon Bellinger was the Randy
Witkum Rookie of the Year (sponsored by Shea Concrete). ISMA Support Award went to the
ladies of the ISMA Auxiliary for their work throughout the season. The Most Improved
Driver Award went to Lou Cicconi. Kathy Harrington also recognized Rachel Fink with an
effort award.
Three of ISMA’s most coveted awards came last with Brad Lichty winning the Jim
Shampine award, Jeff Holbrook the Jim Soule Dedication award and Nokie Fornoro winning the
A.J. Michaels award.
Randy Ritskes, who was injured at Waterford early in the season, stepped up to say thank
you to the Spaulding Foundation and to ISMA for helping him through the hard times
financially. “I’d just like to let the drivers know that if something happens
there is help. The Spaulding foundation – they didn’t know me from anybody
– sent me a check that got me through and then ISMA came across to make sure I was
taken care of. Thanks to all who helped. If you see the Spaulding Foundation out there
raising money, give them some help. I just wanted to let everyone know that I appreciated
it very much.”
A tentative 17-race schedule was unveiled for 2007, which will take the ISMA organization
from Maine to Canada to Michigan and back.
Master of Ceremonies Bob Gangwer, a long-time race fan from Indiana, closed out the
ceremonies with a note that he was honored to be allowed to begin ISMA announcing duties
in 2006. |
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