A number of drivers and others were honored Saturday night, January 30th, during the Casino
Speedway 2009 Season Awards Banquet at the 2nd Street Station.
The honorees included 2009 Casino Speedway track champions... Marlin Snell & Aaron Meister of Milbank, Casino cruisers; Wade Tirrel of White, WISSOTA Street Stock; Kent Arment of Aberdeen, WISSOTA Modified & Chad Becker of Aberdeen, WISSOTA Late Model.
Other Casino Speedway honorees included:
- Fans fo the year - Gary & Corrine Johnson of Watertown.
- Hidden Hero Award - Kevin Konold of Clear Lake.
- Promoter of the Year - Tom Boldt of Watertown.
- Albert DeVille Memorial Award - Kent Arment.
- Rookies of the Year - Zach LaQua
of Watertown, street stock; David Orr of
Bristol, modified; Ryan Engels of
Arlington, late model & John Petersen
of White, cruisers.
- Hard Luck (Drivers) - Al Schmidt
of Watertown, street stock & Curt Kranz
of Watertown, modified.
- Pit Crews of the Year - Tony
Konold of Clear Lake, street stock; Joel
Waba of Watertown, modified & Chad
Becker of Aberdeen, late model.
- Most Improved Drivers - Jason
Grabow of Milbank, street stock; Ryan
Engels of Arlington, modified & Shawn
Malsam of Aberdeen, late model.
- Sportsmen of the Year - Curt
Parliament of Hazel, cruisers; Wade
Tirrel of White, street stock; Joel Waba of
Watertown, modified & Scott Olson of
Watertown, late model.
The drivers who finished 2nd through 5th in the final season
point standings per class were also honored for their outstanding seasons. They included:
- Cruisers: 2nd. Nathan Smith,
Mobridge; 3rd. Jeff McGuire, Watertown;
4th. Bradley and Andy Rossow, Florence; 5th.
Mike McGuire, Watertown.
- Street Stock: 2nd. Jason Grabow,
Milbank; 3rd. David Orr, Bristol; 4th. Tony
Konold, Clear Lake; 5th. Troy Randall,
Watertown.
- Modified: 2nd. Ryan Engels,
Arlington; 3rd. Todd Stark, Watertown; 4th.
Joel Waba, Watertown; 5th. Scott Hansen,
Garden City.
- Late Model: 2nd. Shawn Malsam,
Aberdeen; 3rd. Kent Arment, Aberdeen; 4th.
Bryan Berger, Ortley; 5th. Chad Williamson,
Watertown.
The 2010 Casino Speedway season kicks off with the Annual Car Show on Sunday, April 18th at the Codington County Extension Building. The doors are open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m...
