Photo Credit: ARCA Racing Series
(INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – December 14, 2014) – Grant Enfinger didn’t win the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards championship, but it wasn’t for a lack of effort. The Fairhope, Ala. native won six times, won a Menards Pole Award and led more than 1,000 laps on the season.
Enfinger was honored for his runner-up finish in the final point standings Saturday during the ARCA Racing Series post-season, national championship awards banquet at the Indiana Convention Center. Enfinger also took home another honor – the H.G. Adcox Sportsmanship Award.
“This is definitely an honor,” Enfinger said in accepting the award from Bobby Thomsen, ARCA’s Technical Services Director. “I’m blessed to be a part of the ARCA family.”
In presenting Enfinger the award, Thomsen called him a ‘down-to-earth’ person, who would readily help fellow competitors, no matter the circumstances.
Enfinger, who also won the Bill France Four Crown championship and was honored for that Saturday as well, began the season with three consecutive wins and would go on to win three more races before the season ended. He began the year with Team BCR, then moved to GMS Racing to finish out the season and compete for the championship. He was never lower than second in the driver point standings all season.
“He gave it a great run,” said 10-time ARCA champion Frank Kimmel.
Enfinger said the support he had all year was great.
“It’s unbelievable how much support I’ve had the whole year,” he said.
Here’s a list of the winners of the HG Adcox Sportsmanship Award:
2014 Grant Enfinger
2013 Thomas Praytor
2012 Greg Hackenbracht
2011 Nick Ramey
2010 Chad McCumbee
2009 Joey Coulter
2008 Dexter Bean
2007 Kevin Cywinski
2006 Brad Smith
2005 Brandon Knupp
2004 Brent Sherman
2003 Jason Jarrett
2002 Shelby Howard
2001 James Hylton
2000 Wayne Hixson
1999 Chuck Weber
1998 Ed Rensi
1997 Jeff Finley
1996 Ed Dixon
1995 Dill Whittymore
1994 Terry Shirley
1993 Bob Keselowski
1992 Bobby Massey
1991 Mark Gibson
1990 Glenn Brewer
1989 Bob Dotter
1988 Grant Adcox
1987 Lee Raymond
1986 Roulo Brothers
1985 Bosco Lowe
1984 Bob Brevak
1983 Jerry Churchill
1982 Marvin Smith
1981 Larry Smith
1973 Wayne Watercutter
1968 Don Violet
1967 Leon Van Atta
1965 Paul Wensink
1963 Jim Cushman
