With Champion’s Week in full-gear in Las Vegas, NASCAR had its annual Myers Brothers Awards ceremony on Wednesday morning. The ceremony, held one-day ahead of the banquet, recognizes drivers, crews, and partners on their outstanding achievements accomplished all throughout the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
The list of awards handed out include the Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award, Buddy Shuman Award, Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew award and many others.
Below is a complete list of each award handed out:
2017 Sunoco Rookie of the Year (MENCS): Erik Jones
Buddy Shuman Award: Bruton Smith
Overall Coors Light Pole Award: Kyle Busch
Sherwin Williams Fastest Lap Award: Kyle Busch
NASCAR Marking Achievement Award: FOX / NBC
Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew Award: No. 18, Joe Gibbs Racing
Moog Go the Extra Mile Crew Chief of the Year Award: Tony Gibson
Engine Builder of the Year Award: David Wilson, Toyota Racing Development
Mobil 1 Driver of the Year Award: Kyle Larson
Chevrolet Lifetime Achievement Award: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
American Ethanol Award: Martin Truex Jr.
Sunoco Diamond Performance Award: Martin Truex Jr.
Goodyear NASCAR Series Champion Award: Martin Truex Jr.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Crew Chief Award: Cole Pearn
NMPA Myers Brothers Award: Martin Truex Jr. / Sherry Pollex
With today’s ceremony, the engines are just heating up. Later Wednesday will be Victory Lap, where drivers will roar down the Las Vegas Strip, and Glass Case of Emotion live from NATL, which replaced NASCAR’s After the Lap. These events will all air live on NASCAR.com.
The Banquet will air on a one-hour tape-delay starting at 9:00 p.m. ET. on NBCSN.
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