Albany-Saratoga’s Lyle Devore Nominated For 2018 RPM Promoter Of The Year

Story By: RACING PROMOTION MONTHLY – MT. CALVARY, WI – Five of six nominees for Racing Promotion Monthly’s Auto Racing Promoter of the Year are repeat nominees.

The nominees’ include four who promote dirt tracks, and two who promotes paved tracks. Two are affiliated with NASCAR, one with IMCA, one with DIRTcar and two that operate with multiple sanctions and series.

The nominees are: Region One, Eastern Region: Lyle Devore, Albany-Saratoga (N.Y.) Speedway; Region Two, Southeastern Region: Bill & Mayes Massey and Doug Stevens, Senoia (GA) Raceway; Region Three, Central Region: Tom Helfrich, Tri-State (Ind.) Speedway; Region Four, Northern Region: Gregg McKarns, Madison International (Wis.) Speedway; Region Five, Great Plains Region: Toby Kruse, Marshalltown (Iowa) Speedway; Region Six, Southwest and Western Region: Adam Nelson, Meridian (Idaho) Speedway.

The Masseys and Stevens are first-time nominees, Devore, McKarns, and Nelson received second nominations, and Kruse and Helfrich, their third nominations. Helfrich’s renomination comes 20 years after his last previous nomination and Nelson’s after a nine-year hiatus.

Steve Beitler of Skagit (Wash.) Speedway received the award last year.

The Auto Racing Promoter of the Year is short track racing’s most prestigious award. It is awarded each year after voting by promoters. The award was originated in 1976 by the editor of Racing Promotion Monthly. Voting is conducted in two phases: a preliminary ballot in the newsletter nominates candidates in six regions. The six candidates become Regional Promoters of the Year and then appear on a second ballot for final voting. It is the only national award recognizing promotional excellence selected by peers.