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Iowa Speedway News Release: 'NASCAR Honors Those 'Behind The Scenes' At Annual Summit'
From Homestead to Las Vegas, a bevy of NASCAR awards have been given out in the past two months. And this past weekend, a few more accolades were distributed to a number of industry personnel who are integral to every NASCAR race weekend.
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These individuals perfect their craft behind the scenes, and earlier this week, NASCAR recognized industry leaders in track services, safety and security at the annual NASCAR Track Services Summit held in Concord, N.C.
Several awards were handed out to honorees who displayed excellence in their respective fields during the 2012 NASCAR race season. Among them was Iowa Speedway Director of Operations, Tyler Clement, who was honored with the ‘NASCAR Security Award for Excellence’ by NASCAR’s operational executives.
"I am very proud to accept this award on behalf of everyone on our outstanding security staff at Iowa Speedway," Clement said. "This honor it is shared by the dedicated men and women that I am privileged to work with and around, and I am very fortunate to have such an excellent staff working our events at the track."
Other award winners included:
JIM BOCKHOVEN TRACK SERVICES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD … Dr. Jerry Petty, Charlotte Motor Speedway & Carolinas Medical Center
TRACK SERVICES MISSION AWARD … Ruben Rayneri, Homestead-Miami Speedway
TRACK SERVICES INNOVATION AWARD … Robert Garland, Darlington Raceway
EXCELLENCE IN TRACK SERVICES AWARD … Jay Donnay, Homestead-Miami Speedway
NASCAR SECURITY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE … Billie Hodges, Talladega Superspeedway
NASCAR SECURITY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE … Dawn Klister, Road America
NASCAR MEDICAL LIAISON AWARDS
(Nursing Director Award) … Shelby Lash, Homestead-Miami Speedway
(Above and Beyond Award) … Michelle Robertson, New Hampshire Motor Speedway
The annual NASCAR Summit serves as the only annual meeting for representatives from the facilities hosting NASCAR events. The summit addresses topics related to operations, large-event/venue security, access control, risk management, training, fire suppression, extrication and emergency medical services.
In addition to the contingent from Iowa Speedway, NASCAR welcomed representatives from all tracks that host the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and GRAND-AM Road Racing as well as NASCAR Home Tracks that host developmental series events.
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