A number of honors were handed out during the Champion’s Week mainstay, highlighted by the Champion Crew Chief Award, which was bestowed to Todd Gordon, crew chief for the championship winning No. 22 Ford with driver Joey Logano.
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| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion Joey Logano poses with the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship trophy in front of the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign during NASCAR Champion's Week |
During his acceptance speech, Gordon detailed the team’s roller-coaster season, including the thrilling win at Martinsville Speedway that locked Logano into the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
“This win allowed everyone at Team Penske to focus on Homestead for three weeks,” Gordon said. “It was awesome to see all 550 Mooresville Employees pulling in the same direction, getting us as prepared as we’d ever been for the Championship race.”
First-year Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron took Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, but he was eager to put his status as a neophyte behind him.
“No more rookie meetings, and that’s a freedom I haven’t had in my short NASCAR career so far,” Byron said. “With that being said, I’m ready to have a little fun tomorrow when I turn 21 and take those rookie stripes off.”
Here is the complete list of Thursday’s award winners from the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards Luncheon:
- Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award: William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Champion Buddy Shuman Award: Grant Lynch, Talladega Superspeedway Chairman
- Busch Pole Award: Kurt Busch, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
- NASCAR Marketing Achievement Award: ExxonMobil’s Mobil 1 brand
- Mechanix Wear Pit Crew of the Year: No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing pit crew
- MOOG Go the Extra Mile Crew Chief of the Year Award: Adam Stevens, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
- MAHLE Clevite Engine Builder of the Year Award: Doug Yates, Roush Yates Engines for performance of No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
- Mobil 1 Performance Award: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford
- American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
- Sunoco Diamond Performance Award: Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
- Goodyear NASCAR Series Champion Award: Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
- Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion Sponsor Award: Shell-Pennzoil
- Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion Crew Crew Award: Todd Gordon, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
- NMPA Myers Brothers Award: NASCAR Chairman and CEO Jim France
Myers Brothers Awards Photos
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| NASCAR driver William Byron accepts the Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award during the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards at the Wynn |
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| Crew Crew Award - Todd Gordon (No. 22 Team Penske Ford) accepts his award during the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards at the Wynn Las Vegas on November 28, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
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| Kevin Harvick driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford accepts the American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award |
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| NASCAR driver Kurt Busch accepts the Busch Pole Award |
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| Joey Logano poses for a photo in front of The Fountains of Bellagio |
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| Joey Logano receives the Goodyear NASCAR Series Champion Award during the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards at the Wynn Las Vegas |
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| Grant Lynch, Talladega Superspeedway Chairman accepts the Champion Buddy Shuman Award during the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards |
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| Adam Stevens, crew chief of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing team accepts the MOOG Go the Extra Mile Crew Chief of the Year Award during the Myers Brothers Awards |
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| Doug Yates accepts the MAHLE Engine Builder of the Year Award during the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards at the Wynn Las Vegas on 11/28/2018 |
So proud of the all the hard work and effort by the talented team at @RoushYates! Winners of the 2018 @MAHLE_AM_NA Engine Builder of the Year Award for both the @MonsterEnergy @NASCAR Cup Series and @NASCAR_Xfinity Series! #NASCARChamps #Horsepower pic.twitter.com/QHrXxTI32n— Doug Yates (@Yates_Doug) November 28, 2018
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