HUNTSVILLE, AL—The O’Reilly SAS Dirt Racing Series held it’s 20th Annual Series awards banquet At Thunderworld USA in Knoxville, TN., which honored the 2003 and first four time series champion Clint Smith of Senoia, GA., as well as the 2003 BTW/Late Model America/Body Built Fabrication Rookie of the Year Jeff Cooke of Spartanburg, SC.

Series President B J Parker announced that is was not going to sell his series despite rumors and that it was business as usual for the upcoming 2004 season and that the 2004 schedule would be released in the near future. The opening date for the series will be on Saturday & Sunday afternoon March 6-7 at the Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney, SC., a 75 lap $10,000 to win event.

The following is a list of the awards winners alone with the top ten in series points

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2003 Engine Builder of the Year - Clements Race Engines

2003 Chassis Mfg. Champion - Mastersbilt Race Cars

Appleton Rack and Pinions Most Improved - Royce Bray

PPM Products Hard Charger - Mike Head

Ringers Gloves / Litening Jacks Crew Chief of the Year - Scott Fegter

Pace Race Jacks Pit Crew of the Year - Clint Smith Racing / Jason McConnell Crew Chief

Car Owner of the Year - Jerry Passmore / JP Motorsports - Clint Smith Racing

Car Sponsor of the Year - Armstrong Refrigeration / Joanne Armstrong - Bryan Hendrix Racing

Behind the Wheel/Late Model America Rookie of the Year presented by Boyd Built Fabricators - Jeff Cooke

Top 10 in 2003 Points

1 - Clint Smith - 1 win

2 - Jeff Cooke - 1 win

3 - Duayne Hommel - 9 wins

4 - Mike Head

5 - Royce Bray

6 - Terrance Nowell - 1 win

7 - Bryan Hendrix

8 - Chris Madden - 4 wins

9 - Jody Summerville

10 - Jeremy Clements








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