2013 Top Performance awards

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Sprint Cup Series:

Top Driver - Jimmie Johnson (Honorable Mention - Matt Kenseth)
Comeback Driver of the Year - Kurt Busch (Kyle Busch)
Top Team - Hendrick Motorsports (Joe Gibbs Racing)
Top Breakthrough Performance - Joey Logano (Brian Vickers)
Top Race - Aaron's 499 at Talladega (Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway, IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol)

Nationwide Series:

Top Driver - Austin Dillon (Kyle Busch, Sam Hornish Jr.)
Comeback Driver of the Year - Regan Smith (Trevor Bayne)
Top Team - Penske Racing (Joe Gibbs Racing)
Top Breakthrough Performance - Kyle Larson (Brian Scott)
Top Races - Nationwide Children's Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio, Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300 at Bristol, DuPont Pioneer 250 at Iowa

Camping World Truck Series:

Top Driver - Matt Crafton (Ty Dillon, James Buescher)
Comeback Driver of the Year - Johnny Sauter
Top Team - Kyle Busch Motorsports (ThorSport Racing)
Top Breakthrough Performance - Darrell Wallace Jr. (Jeb Burton)
Top Races - Mudsummer Classic at Eldora, Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-me...print-cup-season-review-top-performances.html

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-me...-nationwide-series-2013-top-performances.html

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-me...world-truck-series-top-performances-2013.html
 
Johali said:
Nope, he wasn't a full time NNS driver, In My Opinion the top driver in any series should be entered as driving for the championship, not a cup driver dropping down to the minor's. Dillon win's it.
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If the majority of fans feel the same way you do, then they need to exclude Kyles name completely, and explain that he is not eligible for the top driver award. Because, by giving him second place will give the people that isn't into Nascar as deep as we all are, the opinion that Dillon is a better driver then Kyle, and we all know that is not true. I only see two options...either Kyle is not eligible, or Kyle wins the top driver award. I was glad to see that Alex Bowman was second for the top break through performance award.
 
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Nitro Dude said:
either Kyle is not eligible, or Kyle wins the top driver award.
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Exactly. He's obviously eligible since he got HM, and he clearly had the best season. The only explanation, IMO, is that NASCAR is more uneasy about the Buschwhacker debate than they let on. Naming Kyle DOTY when they switched up the championship format a couple of years ago to avoid this would probably not go over too well with fans.
 
Nitro Dude said:
If the majority of fans feel the same way you do, then they need to exclude Kyles name completely, and state that he is not eligible for the top driver award. Because, by giving him second place will give the people that isn't into Nascar as deep as we all are, the opinion that Dillon is a better driver then Kyle, and we all know that is not true. I only see two options...either Kyle is not eligible, or Kyle wins the top driver award.
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I just did a little looking around and It seems that the series champion for each of the three series is always chosen as the Top Driver and since kybu was not the series champion he could not be the top driver, It's as simple as that. And also we should know in four or five years who the better driver is, kybu or Austin Dillon.
 
Johali said:
I just did a little looking around and It seems that the series champion for each of the three series is always chosen as the Top Driver and since kybu was not the series champion he could not be the top driver, It's as simple as that. And also we should know in four or five years who the better driver is, kybu or Austin Dillon.
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I do good to think about tomorrow...i sure hope you don't expect me to think about 4 years ahead.:D
 
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