Driver of the Year

The Driver Of the Year Award is an American award founded in 1967 by Martini & Rossi.^[1] The award is presented to drivers competing in United States motorsport on four wheels.^[2] Today it is privately owned and the voting panel consists of automotive and racing journalists in the United States. Mario Andretti won the first award in 1967. Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon have won the award four different times, the most in its history.^[3] Johnson won the award most recently in 2010.^[3]

Winners

All the following is referenced by,^[4][5] and.^[6]

1967: Mario Andretti 1968: Mark Donohue 1969: Lee Roy Yarbrough 1970: Al Unser, Sr. 1971: Richard Petty 1972: Bobby Allison 1973: David Pearson 1974: Bobby Unser 1975: A.J. Foyt 1976: David Pearson 1977: Cale Yarborough 1978: Mario Andretti 1979: Darrell Waltrip 1980: Johnny Rutherford 1981: Darrell Waltrip 1982: Darrell Waltrip 1983: Bobby Rahal 1984: Mario Andretti 1985: Bill Elliott 1986: Bobby Rahal 1987: Dale Earnhardt 1988: Bill Elliott

1989: Emerson Fittipaldi 1990: Al Unser, Jr 1991: Michael Andretti 1992: Bobby Rahal 1993: Nigel Mansell 1994: Dale Earnhardt 1995: Jeff Gordon 1996: John Force 1997: Jeff Gordon 1998: Jeff Gordon 1999: Dale Jarrett 2000: Bobby Labonte 2001: Jeff Gordon 2002: Cristiano da Matta 2003: Ryan Newman 2004: Greg Anderson 2005: Tony Stewart 2006: Jimmie Johnson 2007: Jimmie Johnson 2008: Tony Schumacher 2009: Jimmie Johnson 2010: Jimmie Johnson

References

1. ^ "AUTO RACING – Driver Of The Year History". Auto-racing.speedtv.com. http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/driver_of_the_year_history/. Retrieved 2010-12-17. 
2. ^ The Associated Press. "Johnson named Driver of the Year for fourth time – Dec 15, 2010". Nascar.Com. http://www.nascar.com/news/101215/jjohnson-driver-of-the-year/index.html. Retrieved 2010-12-17. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Network, Sports. "Johnson voted Driver of the Year for fourth time – Sports: Nextel | Tri-City Herald : Mid-Columbia news". Tri-City Herald. http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/12/15/1292758/johnson-voted-driver-of-the-year.html#storylink=mirelated. Retrieved 2010-12-17. 
4. ^ "Racin’ Today " DOTY". Racintoday.com. http://www.racintoday.com/driver-of-the-year. Retrieved 2010-12-17. 
5. ^ "Racin’ Today " Jimmie Johnson Earns Third DOTY Award". Racintoday.com. 2009-12-16. http://www.racintoday.com/archives/12737. Retrieved 2010-12-17. 
6. ^ "Racin’ Today " Jimmie Johnson Becomes Four-Time DOTY Winner". Racintoday.com. http://www.racintoday.com/archives/23432. Retrieved 2010-12-17. 

External links

• Driver of the Year web page