HUB: Champions Week In N.C.

CONCORD, N.C. – Track, state, national and touring series champions will gather in the hub of NASCAR racing as the 2009 season draws to a close with the a special week of activities that will culminate with the annual awards banquets.

A full week of events is on tap for the champions prior to the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Banquet on Friday, Nov. 13, and NASCAR Night of Champions Touring Series Awards Gala on Saturday, Nov. 14. The following links will provide all information pertaining to the events of the week.

Morris Crowned Champ At Whelen All-American Series Banquet

CONCORD, N.C. – A week of activities and celebration in the hub of NASCAR racing concluded Friday evening as Philip Morris was crowned national champion at the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Awards Banquet in the Embassy Suites and Concord Convention Center.

CHAMPIONS PROFILE: Family keeps Morris moving forward

The sheer statistics border on the absurd.

In the last 10 years, 203 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model races and an astounding 90 victories. Ten career track championships, eight of which have come at his home track of Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va. And three national championships in the last four seasons.

Yet, Philip Morris remains remarkably nonplussed about the whole affair.

CHAMPION CREW CHIEF PROFILE: Chad McCoy

While winning NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national championships is not new to Philip Morris, celebrating this year’s title will have a different feeling for his crew chief. Although Morris will celebrate his third national crown it will be the first for his crew chief.

Chad McCoy has been a member of Morris’ team since 2001 but took over the job as full-time crew chief earlier this season when car chief Neil Perkins took a job with another team. While he says he has the title of crew chief, McCoy is quick to credit the rest of the crew.

NASCAR Announces Recognition Program For NWAAS Divisions 2-5

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR announced Thursday the implementation of a points system designed to recognize the accomplishments of the drivers in the support divisions at its NASCAR Whelen All-American Series tracks.

The program will begin in 2010 and will focus on the divisions at each track below their respective Feature Division. The top 100 drivers in each of eight groups will be designated as a “NASCAR Finalist” at the conclusion of the season.

The groups will be Divisions 2-5 for both asphalt and dirt tracks.

Champions On The Go At Hub Of Stock-Car Racing

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – NASCAR champions from coast to coast are busy with a week of activities at the hub of stock-car racing, leading up to a special two-night end-of-year celebration in the Concord (N.C.) Convention Center.

NASCAR Touring And Weekly Series Champions Week Underway

CONCORD, N.C. – Champions Week is underway in the center of NASCAR racing as six 2009 series champions converge on the Charlotte area for a week of activities leading up to the NASCAR Touring Series Awards Gala and NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Awards Banquet.

News & Notes: Morris Cements Place In History With Third Title

Philip Morris is used to battling for the championship on the final race of the season. Each of his first two national championships — in 2006 and 2008 — featured must-win scenarios when he took the track for that last race.

This time, however, it was Morris’ reign at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va., that was on the line as he held a slim two-point lead over rival Frank Deiny Jr. Morris took care of business with a second-place finish to claim his seventh track championship at the .416-mile oval.

Experience Adding Up As Urlin Wins Ontario Rookie Award

Canadian Jonathan Urlin has an extraordinary amount of diverse racing experience under his belt, from go-karts to IRL Firestone Indy Lights. He says despite his experience and racing pedigree as a second-generation driver, his rookie season as a NASCAR Late Model driver was a lot tougher than he expected.

Royle Steps Up To 2009 Minnesota NASCAR State Championship

A fourth-generation driver won the 2009 Minnesota State NASCAR Whelen All-American Series championship.

Adam Royle, 28, of Northfield, Minn., won the state title as well as the NASCAR Late Model track championship at Raceway Park in Shakopee, Minn. He also finished third in points at nearby Elko (Minn.) Speedway.