The NASCAR Camping World Series West (formerly known as the NASCAR Winston West Series, the NASCAR Grand National Division, Autozone West Series and the NASCAR West Series) is a regional stock car racing division of NASCAR.
The West Series was first formed in 1954 as a proving ground for drivers from the West who could not travel to race in the more traditional stock car racing regions like North Carolina and the rest of the South. Currently, all Camping World West Series races are west of the Mississippi River. Drivers who have raced in the West Series include Kevin Harvick, Brendan Gaughan, David Gilliland and Derrike Cope.
Fans can once again cast their votes for the Most Popular Driver of the Year Award for the NASCAR Camping World Series West. Last year was the first season NASCAR fans were given the opportunity to vote for the most popular driver in this series.
Over 7500 people took advantage of the opportunity and voted via the NASCAR website. The 2008 recipient of the special award was Bill McAnally Racing’s (BMR) Moses Smith, driver of the #16 Hasa Pool Products/White Flyer Toyota Camry.
“I was absolutely surprised when NASCAR announced that I was voted the Most Popular Driver of 2008,” said Smith. “I was excited that I could deliver what the fans want. For me, racing has always been about friends, family, and fans. I would really love to win this special award two years in a row!”
Smith has been a NASCAR Camping World Series West fan favorite since he made the switch from driving open-wheeled cars in 2007. Whatever tracks the series visited, hundreds of Moses Smith fans could be seen and heard in the grandstands cheering for the Hasa team. Moses would like to thank the thousands of Hasa customers who have continued to support him throughout the season.
Fans may vote once per day at (click here to vote) and are encouraged to vote throughout the season. Balloting for the Camping World Series West ends on September 26, 2009. The results of the voting will once again be announced season-end banquet.
Moses has fans on the internet as well! You can vote for Moses by going to Racing News Digest. RND proudly displaces a “Vote For Moses” banner at the top of his website. By the way Racing News Digest has an awesome collection of free NASCAR Widgets!
You can also locate a “Vote For Moses” button on Tailgating Trackside. Tony has an awesome blogtalkradio show and we hope to have Moses on his show for an interview soon.
Everyone knows that the NASCAR Race Mom blog is filled with NASCAR Camping World Series West and Moses Smith updates. That is probably because that is my website, and well . . . I am Moses’ biggest fan and mother.
Last year, every fan vote was crucial. The closest MPD battle was in the NASCAR Camping World Series West where Moses Smith won the award by mere percentage points over teammate Austin Cameron. Of the 7,612 votes tallied, Smith earned 15.409% while Cameron totaled 15.151%.
If you would like a daily reminder to vote, please send your email address to vote@mosessmith.com.
You can follow Moses on twitter at @MosesSmith16. Click here to check out Moses’ Website. You can also join Moses’ street team at @StreetTeam16!
You can follow me on twitter at @zwriter. Lastly, I tweet all the CWSW races live from @mosesrace.
Please remember to vote for Moses daily.
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