KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Jason Martin was voted the 2023 Driver of the Year by the North American 360 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers assembled by the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum.
It is the first such award for Martin, who was champion of the American Sprint Car Series.
Martin won nine of the 28 features contested with ASCS and received 12 of the 16 first-place votes cast in the poll.
Others receiving first-place nods were Knoxville Raceway track champion Chase Randall (2), nine-time USCS feature winner and USCS Speedweek champion Derek Hagar and now 15-time USCS champion Terry Gray.
In addition, the Jason Martin Racing No. 36 team earned “Team of the Year” honors in the poll.
Those drivers ranked second through fifth in the poll, respectively, are Randall, three-time ASCS winner Matt Covington, Hagar and Sprint Car Challenge Tour champion Justyn Cox, who tied with URC champion Josh Weller for fifth.
Tulare Trophy Cup champ Corey Day was seventh, with two-time SCCT winner, Shane Golobic, Devil’s Bowl Winternationals victor Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Gray rounding out the top 10.
Jace Park will receive 360 “Rookie of the Year” honors.
Mark Smith of Mach-1 chassis and Daryn Pittman of Ultra Shield Racing Products will receive 360 “Builder/Manufacturer of the Year” honors. It is the third such award for Smith and the first for Pittman.
Michael Rigsby of Flo Sports will receive 360 Media Member of the Yea” honorsPete Walton of USCS will receive his third 360 “Promoter of the Year” Award.
Chase Randall will receive his second straight 360 “Wild Card Award” for 2023 for his exciting performances that resulted in multiple wins.