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NASCAR/Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award

12/4/2008

CRESCO, IA (December 4, 2008) — Each week during the 2008 NASCAR season, the NASCAR/Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award was presented to drivers in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, Craftsman Truck Series, Camping World Series East and West, the Whelen Modified Tour and the Whelen Southern Modified Tour.
 
The award was presented to a driver who demonstrated the most improvement in terms of finishing position from race to race.

Following the 2008 season, drivers were awarded the Year End NASCAR/Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award at their respective awards banquets. Winners included:

Jason Leffler – Nationwide Series
Ron Hornaday, Jr. – Craftsman Truck Series
Eddie MacDonald – Camping World East Series
Austin Cameron – Camping World West Series
Ronnie Silk – Whelen Modified Tour
Andy Seuss – Whelen Southern Modified Tour

Featherlite is in its fifth year of awarding the NASCAR/Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award. The 2008 season also marked the 15th year of Featherlite’s NASCAR sponsorship.

Weekly Winners

Nationwide Series
Jason Leffler – Homestead/Miami
Mike Bliss – Phoenix
Brad Keselowski – Texas
Chase Miller – Memphis
Andrew Ranger – Charlotte
Kelly Bires – Kansas City
Jason Leffler – Dover
Brad Keselowski – Richmond
Marcos Ambrose – Fontana
Steve Wallace – Britsol
Jason Keller – Brooklyn, Mich.
Brad Coleman – Watkins Glen
Kelly Bires – Montreal
Mike Bliss – Indianapolis
Jason Leffler – Madison, Ill.
Mark Green – Chicago
Brad Coleman – Daytona
David Stremme – Loudon
Chase Miller – Milwaukee
Joey Logano – Sparta, Ky.
Landon Cassill – Nashville
Kelly Bires – Dover
Brad Keselowski – Charlotte
Marcos Ambrose – Darlington
Johnny Sauter – Richmond
Kertus Davis – Talladega
Mike Bliss – Phoenix
Marcos Ambrose – Mexico City
Jason Keller – Ft. Worth
Bryan Clauson – Nashville
Kertus Davis – Bristol
Jason Leffler – Atlanta
Dario Franchitti – Las Vegas
Jason Keller – Fontana
Dario Franchitti – Daytona

Craftsman Truck Series
Ron Hornaday, Jr. – Homestead-Miami
Erik Darnell – Phoenix
Terry Cook – Texas
Ron Hornaday, Jr. – Atlanta
Rick Crawford – Martinsville
Todd Bodine – Talladega
Donny Lia – Las Vegas
David Starr – Loudon
Ron Hornaday, Jr – Madison, Ill.
Rick Crawford – Bristol
Chad McCumbee – Nashville
Shelby Howard – Indianapolis
Colin Braun – Sparta, KY
Brian Scott – Memphis
Erik Darnell – Brooklyn, Mich.
Jack Sprague – Milwaukee
Todd Bodine – Ft. Worth
Ron Hornaday Jr., – Dover
Donny Lia – Mansfield, Ohio
Erik Darnell – Charlotte
Chad McCumbee  – Kansas City
David Starr – Martinsville
Jon Wood – Atlanta
Terry Cook – Fontana
Andy Lally – Daytona

Camping World Series East
Trevor Bayne  - Stafford Springs, Conn.
Jody Lavender – Dover, Del.
Eddie MacDonald – Loudon, N.H.
Brian Ickler – Mansfield, Ohio
Jeff Anton – Lakeville, Conn.
Ricky Carmicheal – Lowville, N.Y.
Peyton Sellers – Nashville
Jeffrey Earnhardt – Thompson, Conn.
Eddie MacDonald – Loudon, N.H.
Trevor Bayne – Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Eddie MacDonald – South Boston, Va.
Jeffrey Earnhardt – Newton, Iowa
Jamie Hayes – Greenville, S.C.

Camping World Series West
Todd Souza – Roseville, Calif.
Austin Cameron – Tracy, Calif.
Jason Bowles – Irwindale, Calif.
Austin Cameron – Tooele, Utah
Jeff Jefferson – Monroe, Wash.
Daryl Harr – Roseburg, Ore.
David Mayhew – Irwindale, Calif.
Jamie Dick – Sonoma, Calif.
Brett Thompson – Dacano, Colo.
David Mayhew – Kyle, Texas
Brett Thompson – Phoenix
Jason Patison – Roseville, Calif.

Whelen Modified Tour
Eric Beers – Stafford Springs, Conn.
Richard Savary – Thompson, Conn.
Mike Stefanik – Chemung, N.Y.
Reggie Ruggiero – Martinsville, Va.
Jimmy Blewett – Loudon, N.H.
Todd Szegedy – Thompson, Conn.
Eric Beers – Mansfield, Ohio
Ronnie Silk – Thompson, Conn.
Ryan Preece – Riverhead, N.Y.
Ed Flemke, Jr. – Stafford Springs, Conn.
Glen Reen – Williamson, N.Y.
Ed Flemke, Jr. – Loudon, N.H.
Ronnie Silk – Thompson, Conn.
Ryan Preece – Stafford Springs, Conn.
Jamie Tomaino – Stafford Springs, Conn.
Joe Hartmann – Thompson, Conn.

Whelen Southern Modified Tour
Jason Myers – Asheboro, N.C.
Andy Seuss – Asheboro, N.C.
Brian Loftin – Martinsville, Va.
L.W. Miller – Kenly, N.C.
Andy Seuss – Asheboro, N.C.
George Brunnhoelzl – Braselton, Ga.
Dean Ward – Asheboro, N.C.
Tim Brown – Winston-Salem, N.C.
Andy Seuss – Asheboro, N.C.
Burt Myers – Altamahaw, N.C.
Thomas Stinson – Asheboro, N.C.


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