NSD TrackChaser Awards

National Speedway Directory has been a supporter of the TrackChaser group for many years, both under the original owner Allan E. Brown and now under the current owner Tim Frost. The TrackChaser Group extends their sincerest appreciation to Allan and Tim for honoring our group members.

Allan Brown and Tim Frost

Copies of the 2018 (38th Edition) NSD as well as Allan Brown's 2017 (4th Edition) of the "History of America's Speedways" are available.

You can order both books at the Speedwaysonline store.

National Speedway Directory
2504 Lake Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091
Phone: (847) 853-0294 | FAX (847) 853-8763
twfrost@speedwaysonline.com

Beginning in 2011, the National Speedway Directory has honored the top five TrackChasers in the group who visited the most new tracks during the current year.

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2025 Winners

Name	Hometown	New Tracks
Bryan Davis Keith	Winchester, VA	109
Nick Walters	Champaign, IL	66
Doug Stiles	Tom's River, NJ	60
Brenda Tomasello	Tom's River, NJ	60
Jeremy Vogel	Lima, OH	58

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2024 Winners

Name	Hometown	New Tracks
Bryan Davis Keith	Winchester, VA	118
Nick Walters	Champaign, IL	67
Bob Taylor	Grayville, IL	35
Wendy Quinn	Palmyra, NY	34
Vince Sadowski	Fort Walton Beach, FL	34

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2023 Winners

Name	Hometown	New Tracks
Bryan Davis Keith	Winchester, VA	105
Brian Dolphy	O'Fallon, IL	65
Dirk Stahlecker	Cambridge, MA	51
Nick Walters	Champaign, IL	49
Sue Dolphy	O'Fallon, IL	33

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2022 Winners

Name	Hometown	New Tracks
Bryan Davis Keith	Winchester, VA	77
Vince Sadowski	Fort Walton Beach, FL	58
Brian Dolphy	O'Fallon, IL	56
John Simpson	Sedalia, MO	45
Dirk Stahlecker	Cambridge, MA	38

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2021 Winners

Name	Hometown	New Tracks
Brian Dolphy	O'Fallon, IL	115
John Simpson	Sedalia, MO	76
Sue Dolphy	O'Fallon, IL	65
Vince Sadowski	Fort Walton Beach, FL	48
Jeremy Vogel	Lima, OH	45

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2020 Winners

Name	Hometown	New Tracks
Brian Dolphy	O'Fallon, IL	102
Sue Dolphy	O'Fallon, IL	51
Nick Walters	Champaign, IL	37
Elaine Hickey	Tiverton, RI	27
Vince Sadowski	Fort Walton Beach, FL	25
John Simpson	Sedalia, MO	25
Dirk Stahlecker	Cambridge, MA	25
Fred Wilcox III	Ithaca, NY	25

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2019 Winners

Name	Hometown	New Tracks
Ben Turner	Westminster, MD	209
Brian Dolphy	O'Fallon, IL	103
Vince Sadowski	Fort Walton Beach, FL	67
Edward Corrado	Monterey, CA	65
Sue Dolphy	O'Fallon, IL	62

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2018 Winners

Name	Hometown	New Tracks
Brian Dolphy	O'Fallon, IL	104
Guy Smith	Effort, PA	54
Edward Corrado	Monterey, CA	53
Sue Dolphy	O'Fallon, IL	53
Dan Shultz	Laureldale, PA	51

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2017 Winners

Name	Hometown	New Tracks
John Ritter	Rocky Mount, VA	103
Ben Turner	Westminster, MD	77
Brian Hickey	Tiverton, RI	62
Roland Vanden EyndeBelgium	55
Guy Smith	Effort, PA	52

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2016 Winners

Name	Hometown	New Tracks
Guy Smith	Effort, PA	68
Dan Shultz	Laureldale, PA	61
Edward Corrado	Monterey, CA	59
Vince Sadowski	Fort Walton Beach, FL	59
Roland Vanden Eynde	Belgium	56

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2015 Winners

Name	Hometown	New Tracks
Jack Erdmann	DePere, WI	81
Guy Smith	Effort, PA	63
Edward Corrado	Monterey, CA	58
Roland Vanden Eynde	Belgium	51
John Lehmann	Kirkville, NY	47

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2014 Winners

Name	Hometown	New Tracks
Edward Corrado	Monterey, CA	117
Roland Vanden Eynde	Belgium	68
Brian Hickey	Tiverton, RI	57
Gordy Killian	Wyomissing, PA	55
Guy Smith	Effort, PA	55

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2013 Winners

Name	Hometown	New Tracks
Jeff Sands	Reading, PA	85
Mike Knappenberger	Reading, PA	71
Guy Smith	Effort, PA	61
Roland Vanden Eynde	Belgium	60
Edward Corrado	Monterey, CA	44

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2012 Winners

Name	Hometown	New Tracks
Mike Knappenberger	Reading, PA	102
Roland Vanden Eynde	Belgium	59
Guy Smith	Effort, PA	58
Pam Smith	Effort, PA	50
Brian Hickey	Tiverton, RI	40

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2011 Winners

Name	Hometown	New Tracks
Guy Smith	Effort, PA	82
Ed Esser	Madison, WI	78
Pam Smith	Effort, PA	76
Roland Vanden Eynde	Belgium	73
Mike Knappenberger	Reading, PA	62

Year	Name
2010	Name removed at winner's request
2009	Bing Metz
2008	Mike Knappenberger
2007	Name removed at winner's request
2006	Name removed at winner's request
2005	Name removed at winner's request
2004	Name removed at winner's request
2003	Ed Esser
2002	Andy Sivi
2001	Andy Sivi
2000	Andy Sivi
1999	Gordy Killian
1998	Jack Erdmann
1997	Will White
1996	Mark Kelly
1995	Jack Erdmann
1994	Jack Erdmann
1993	Jack Erdmann
1992	Guy Smith
1991	Jack Erdmann
1990	Andy Sivi
1989	Guy Smith
1988	Andy Sivi
1987	Guy Smith
1986	Guy Smith
1985	Robert Helmick
1984	Allan Brown
1983	Allan Brown
1982	Allan Brown
1981	Allan Brown
1980	Allan Brown

Recognizing the TrackChaser Group Member Who Has Seen Racing at the Most Different Tracks in a Lifetime.

This award was established by Allan Brown, then owner of the NSD, and Guy Smith, founder of the TrackChaser group. The award was named after Pappy Hough, first person we knew of to visit over 500 tracks.

Hough Cup

Name	Home State	Years
Roscoe "Pappy" Hough	New Jersey	1980–1994
Allan Brown	Michigan	1995–1997
Rick Schneider	New York	1998–2005
Randy Lewis	California	2006–2010
Ed Esser	Wisconsin	2011
Guy Smith	Pennsylvania	2012–

TrackChaser Awards Presented by National Speedway Directory

Allan Brown Memorial TrackChaser Annual Awards

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Annual Winners 1980–2010

The Roscoe "Pappy" Hough Memorial TrackChaser World Cup

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