Andy Santerre

American race car driver and team owner

NASCAR driver

Andy Santerre

Born|  (1968-09-07) September 7, 1968 (age 56)
Cherryfield, Maine, U.S.
Achievements| 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 NASCAR Busch North Series Champion
Awards| 1998 NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
68 races run over 9 years
Best finish| 20th (1998)
First race| 1993 NE Chevy 250 (New Hampshire)
Last race| 2002 Stacker 2 200 (Nazareth)
First win| 1999 NAPA Autocare 250 (Pikes Peak)
| Wins | Top tens | Poles

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1 | 7 | 1
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish| 88th (2000)
First race| 2000 Bully Hill Vineyards 150 (Watkins Glen)
| Wins | Top tens | Poles

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0 | 0 | 0

Anthony Lee Santerre (born September 7, 1968) is an American former stock car racing driver. He competed in the NASCAR Busch Series and was a four-time champion of the NASCAR Busch North Series.

## Personal life

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At the age of 19, Santerre was diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome, which had him hospitalized for several months.[1]

## Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series career

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Andy Santerre made his Busch debut in 1993, driving for his own #15 O'Connor Buick team. He ran his first and only race of the year at NHIS, starting the race in 11th position and finishing the race in 14th.

Santerre made two starts in 1994. He ran the #51 Chevy at Nazareth and finished 18th. The next time out, running the #1 Primetime Van Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, Santerre set his best qualifying effort to that point of 8th in the field at Watkins Glen International. However, he only ran four laps and finished 39th with transmission problems.

All three of those races, however, were combination Busch North-Busch Grand National Series races, a procedure popular in NASCAR until the Winston West and Busch North Series were combined into a single rules package, to increase car counts in regional races.

Santerre made a Busch Series start in 1996 while earning points a Busch North driver, when he drove the #35 Ford for Mike Laughlin Jr. at Daytona. He started deep in the pack in 40th, but had a 22nd-place finish.

Santerre made his official Busch Series debut in a one-off appearance in 1997. All Busch Series finishes through 1996 for Santerre were 'combination races' with the Busch North Series. Once again driving for Laughlin, Santerre started the #45 Hunters Specialties Chevy at New Hampshire. He started 16th and upped his position by one to 15th. Also, Santerre led his first lap of Busch Series competition during a green flag pit cycle.

Santerre, after numerous wins in the Busch North Series, moved South in 1998, where he would win Rookie of the Year with Innovative Motorsports. However, despite the award, it was still a tough season. Santerre's best finishes were a 4th at Gateway and a 10th at Richmond. He had a pole at Richmond and finished 20th in overall points, despite missing two races.

Santerre began 1999 with a broken leg at Daytona, and was not able to return to the #47 Chevy for 16 races, returning with a 30th at the Glen. Yet, just three races later, Santerre took control late in the race at Pikes Peak. Leading seventeen laps, earned his first career victory. Despite this, Santerre was released four races later.

Santerre ran seventeen races in 2000, sharing a ride Kenny Wallace in the #25 Lance Snacks Chevy for Team Rensi Motorsports. His best finish was at Pikes Peak, where he had a third-place finish. He also tallied on three other top-10s. Also in 2000 Santerre made his only career Craftsman Truck Series start. Driving the #57 Whelen Ford, Santerre made the 2000 Watkins Glen race. Once again, Santerre made a good debut. He started 21st, ran on the lead lap and finished 16th.

In 2001, Santerre ran 13 races for three teams. Running for the #01 EJP team, #11 Channellock team and the #31 Whelen team. For the third straight year, the #11 Chevy at Pikes Peak recorded Santerre's best finish of the year of 13th place. Overall, Santerre had four top-20 finishes.

Santerre made his last two starts in 2002. He earned a 38th at New Hampshire and 36th at Nazareth. At that point, Santerre dropped all Busch Series racing and went back to the North Series.

## Busch North Series / East Series career

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Santerre stayed in the Charlotte area, and based his Busch North team in the middle of Charlotte, becoming a four-time champion of the Busch North Series, holding the record for most series championships, and winning them consecutively from 2002 to 2005.

At the end of the 2005 season, he stepped out of the car and concentrated on managing Grizco Racing, a Busch East Series team owned by Steve and Peg Griswold, which became Andy Santerre Motorsports. With driver Sean Caisse, the team finished second to Mike Olsen, the grandson of popular Northeastern driver Stub Fadden, in the 2006 Busch East Championship. Caisse also drew the attention of Kevin Harvick, who signed him to a driver development contract.

In 2007, Caisse was joined by Jeffrey Earnhardt, son of Kerry Earnhardt and grandson of Dale Earnhardt, to race in a second Santerre Camping World East car under NASCAR's new rule reducing the minimum age in the Grand National and Whelen Modified divisions to 16. Caisse won four races and finished second in points to champion and rookie of the year Joey Logano. Earnhardt would place fifth in the standings. Caisse and Earnhardt would move on from Andy Santerre Motorsports to pursue other opportunities.

In 2008, Richard Childress' grandson and RCR development driver 17-year-old Austin Dillon signed on to drive the No. 3 Garage Equipment Supply Chevrolet for Andy Santerre Motorsports.

After running his own team in the Camping World East/K&N Pro Series East series for several years, Santerre spent two years as competition director for Rev Racing, and in 2012 joined Hattori Racing Enterprises in that position.[2] After the 2012 season, he accepted a non-racing job offer in his native Maine, announcing his semi-retirement from racing activities.[2]

## Motorsports career results

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### NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

#### Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch Series results

Year  | Team  | No.  | Make  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | 23  | 24  | 25  | 26  | 27  | 28  | 29  | 30  | 31  | 32  | 33  | 34  | NBSC | Pts
1993 | Charles O'Connor  | 15  | Buick | DAY | CAR | RCH | DAR | BRI | HCY | ROU | MAR | NZH | CLT | DOV | MYB | GLN | MLW | TAL | IRP | MCH | NHA
14 | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | ROU | CLT | MAR | CAR | HCY | ATL |  | 93rd  | 121
1994 | H&H Motorsports | 51  | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | MAR | DAR | HCY | BRI | ROU | NHA | NZH
18 | CLT | DOV | MYB |  | 82nd  | 155
Team Goewey | 1  | Olds |  | GLN
39 | MLW | SBO | TAL | HCY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | MAR | CAR |
1996 | Laughlin Racing | 35  | Ford | DAY
22 | CAR | RCH | ATL | NSV | DAR | BRI | HCY | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW | NHA | TAL | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | HOM |  | 88th  | 97
1997 | 45  | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | LVS | DAR | HCY | TEX | BRI | NSV | TAL | NHA
15 | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | GLN | MLW | MYB | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAL | CAR | HOM |  | 85th  | 118
1998 | Innovative Motorsports | 47  | Chevy | DAY
25 | CAR
25 | LVS
26 | NSV
16 | DAR
37 | BRI
11 | TEX
19 | HCY
29 | TAL
38 | NHA
17 | NZH
34 | CLT
DNQ | DOV
37 | RCH
43 | PPR
22 | GLN
12 | MLW
23 | MYB
13 | CAL
34 | SBO
15 | IRP
29 | MCH
36 | BRI
16 | DAR
20 | RCH
10 | DOV
38 | CLT
DNQ | GTY
4 | CAR
23 | ATL
21 | HOM
40 |  | 20th  | 2598
1999 | DAY
42 | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | TEX | NSV | BRI | TAL | CAL | NHA | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV
DNQ | SBO
DNQ | GLN
30 | MLW
13 | MYB
DNQ | PPR
1 | GTY
19 | IRP
35 | MCH | BRI
13 | DAR
DNQ | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO |  | 57th  | 702
Labonte Motorsports | 44  | Chevy |  | HOM
DNQ |
2000 | Team Rensi Motorsports | 25  | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS
30 | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX
20 | NSV
15 | TAL | CAL
21 | RCH | NHA
6 | CLT | DOV
39 | SBO
10 | MYB
19 | GLN
27 | MLW
14 | NZH
23 | PPR
3 | GTY | IRP
10 | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM
32 | PHO | HOM |  | 34th  | 1498
2001 | Santerre-Reece Motorsports | 01  | Chevy | DAY | CAR
23 | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI
31 | TEX | NSH
33 | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA
27 | NZH | CLT | DOV | KEN | MLW | GLN
18 | CHI |  | 44th  | 928
HighLine Performance Group | 11  | Chevy |  | GTY
16 | PPR
13 | IRP
17 | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV |
Marsh Racing | 31  | Chevy |  | KAN
32 | CLT | MEM | PHO
42 | CAR | HOM
38 |
2002 | Santerre Racing | 01  | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA
38 | NZH
36 | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | 96th  | 104

#### Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results

Year  | Team  | No.  | Make  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | 23  | 24  | NCTC | Pts
2000 | Santerre Racing | 57  | Ford | DAY | HOM | PHO | MMR | MAR | PIR | GTY | MEM | PPR | EVG | TEX | KEN | GLN
16 | MLW | NHA | NZH | MCH | IRP | NSV | CIC | RCH | DOV | TEX | CAL | 88th  | 115

## References

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1. ^ Brooks, Melanie (April 1, 2011). "My Maine Home". Bangor Metro. Bangor, Maine. Archived from the original on 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
2. ^ a b Mahoney, Larry (January 18, 2013). "Andy Santerre leaves auto-racing job to return to Maine". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, ME. Retrieved 2013-08-02.

## External links

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* Andy Santerre driver statistics at Racing-Reference

Sporting positions

Preceded by

Mike Olsen

|  NASCAR Busch North Series champion
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005  | Succeeded by

Mike Olsen

Achievements
Preceded by

Steve Park

|  NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year
1998  | Succeeded by

Tony Raines

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* t
* e

NASCAR Rookies of the Year

NASCAR Cup Series|

* 1954: Pitt
* 1957: Rush
* 1958: Rollins
* 1959: Petty
* 1960: Pearson
* 1961: Wilson
* 1962: Cox
* 1963: Wade
* 1964: Cooper
* 1965: McQuagg
* 1966: Hylton
* 1967: Do. Allison
* 1968: P. Hamilton
* 1969: Brooks
* 1970: Dennis
* 1971: Ballard
* 1972: L. Smith
* 1973: Pond
* 1974: Ross
* 1975: B. Hill
* 1976: Manning
* 1977: Rudd
* 1978: Thomas
* 1979: Earnhardt
* 1980: Ridley
* 1981: R. Bouchard
* 1982: Bodine
* 1983: Marlin
* 1984: R. Wallace
* 1985: Schrader
* 1986: Kulwicki
* 1987: Da. Allison
* 1988: K. Bouchard
* 1989: Trickle
* 1990: Moroso
* 1991: B. Hamilton
* 1992: Hensley
* 1993: Gordon
* 1994: J. Burton
* 1995: Craven
* 1996: Benson
* 1997: Skinner
* 1998: Irwin
* 1999: Stewart
* 2000: Kenseth
* 2001: Harvick
* 2002: Newman
* 2003: McMurray
* 2004: Kahne
* 2005: Ky. Busch
* 2006: Hamlin
* 2007: Montoya
* 2008: R. Smith
* 2009: Logano
* 2010: Conway
* 2011: Lally
* 2012: Leicht
* 2013: Stenhouse Jr.
* 2014: Larson
* 2015: B. Moffitt
* 2016: Elliott
* 2017: Jones
* 2018: Byron
* 2019: Hemric
* 2020: Custer
* 2021: Briscoe
* 2022: Cindric
* 2023: Gibbs
* 2024: Hocevar

NASCAR Xfinity Series|

* 1989: K. Wallace
* 1990: Nemechek
* 1991: Gordon
* 1992: Craven
* 1993: Sadler
* 1994: Benson
* 1995: Fuller
* 1996: Allen Jr.
* 1997: Park
* 1998: Santerre
* 1999: Raines
* 2000: Harvick
* 2001: Biffle
* 2002: S. Riggs
* 2003: Stremme
* 2004: Ky. Busch
* 2005: Edwards
* 2006: O'Quinn Jr.
* 2007: Ragan
* 2008: Cassill
* 2009: Allgaier
* 2010: Stenhouse Jr.
* 2011: T. Hill
* 2012: A. Dillon
* 2013: Larson
* 2014: Elliott
* 2015: Suárez
* 2016: Jones
* 2017: Byron
* 2018: Reddick
* 2019: Briscoe
* 2020: H. Burton
* 2021: Gibbs
* 2022: A. Hill
* 2023: S. Smith
* 2024: Love

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|

* 1996: Reffner
* 1997: Irwin
* 1998: Biffle
* 1999: Stefanik
* 2000: Ku. Busch
* 2001: Kvapil
* 2002: Gaughan
* 2003: Edwards
* 2004: Reutimann
* 2005: Kluever
* 2006: Darnell
* 2007: Allen
* 2008: Braun
* 2009: Sauter
* 2010: A. Dillon
* 2011: Coulter
* 2012: T. Dillon
* 2013: Blaney
* 2014: Kennedy
* 2015: Jones
* 2016: Byron
* 2017: Briscoe
* 2018: Snider
* 2019: Ankrum
* 2020: Z. Smith
* 2021: C. Smith
* 2022: Heim
* 2023: Sanchez
* 2024: L. Riggs

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* t
* e

ARCA Menards Series East Champions

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1987  J. Kourafas
1988  J. Aube
1989  J. Aube
1990  J. Aube
1991  R. Craven
1992  D. McCabe
1993  D. McCabe
1994  D. Shaw
1995  K. Moore
1996  D. Dion

1997  M. Stefanik
1998  M. Stefanik
1999  B. Leighton
2000  B. Leighton
2001  M. Olsen
2002  A. Santerre
2003  A. Santerre
2004  A. Santerre
2005  A. Santerre
2006  M. Olsen

2007  J. Logano
2008  M. Kobyluck
2009  R. Truex
2010  R. Truex
2011  M. Gresham
2012  K. Larson
2013  D. Kwasniewski
2014  B. Rhodes
2014  W. Byron
2016  J. Haley

2017  H. Burton
2018  T. Ankrum
2019  S. Mayer
2019  S. Mayer
2021  S. Smith
2022  S. Smith
2023  W. Sawalich
2024  W. Sawalich

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* e

Team Rensi Motorsports

Years active|

1997–2012

Personnel|

* Ed Rensi
* Sam Rensi
* Ronnie Russell
* Gary Weisbaum

Former drivers|

* Kelly Bires
* David Blankenship
* Johnny Borneman III
* Chad Chaffin
* Ricky Craven
* David Donohue
* Tim Fedewa
* Chad Finley
* Jeff Finley
* Rick Fuller
* Mark Gibson
* David Gilliland
* Bobby Hamilton Jr.
* Jimmy Hensley
* Ron Hornaday Jr.
* Andy Houston
* Shelby Howard
* Matt Hutter
* Richard Johns
* D. J. Kennington
* Scott Lagasse
* Kevin Lepage
* Tracy Leslie
* Ashton Lewis Jr.
* Mike Lorz
* Eric McClure
* Mike McLaughlin
* Butch Miller
* Ryan Newman
* Elliott Sadler
* Boris Said
* Sammy Sanders
* Andy Santerre
* Jay Sauter
* Ken Schrader
* Randy Tolsma
* Billy Venturini
* Kenny Wallace
* Mike Wallace
* Vince Whitmire

NASCAR Hall of Fame|

* Ron Hornaday Jr.

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* t
* e

Trail Motorsports

Years active|

2001–2009

Personnel|

* Armando Fitz
* Mimi Fitz
* Terry Bradshaw
* Art Shelton
* Patrick Sheltra

Former drivers|

* Blaise Alexander
* Willie Allen
* Casey Atwood
* Chase Austin
* Stanton Barrett
* Johnny Benson
* Kelly Bires
* Dave Blaney
* Mike Bliss
* Chad Blount
* Todd Bodine
* Patrick Carpentier
* Carlos Contreras
* Ricky Craven
* Erin Crocker
* Kertus Davis
* Marc Davis
* Michael Dokken
* Kerry Earnhardt
* Jeff Falk
* Tim Fedewa
* Blake Feese
* A. J. Foyt IV
* Robby Gordon
* Mark Green
* Kevin Hamlin
* Mario Hernandez
* Tracy Hines
* Marty Houston
* Jarit Johnson
* Joel Kauffman
* Frank Kimmel
* Scott Lagasse Jr.
* Randy LaJoie
* Charles Lewandoski
* Steadman Marlin
* Sterling Marlin
* Ted Musgrave
* Ryan Newman
* Rubén Pardo
* Andrew Ranger
* David Reutimann
* Josh Richeson
* Jason Rudd
* Andy Santerre
* Johnny Sauter
* David Stremme
* Mike Skinner
* Reed Sorenson
* Mark Voigt
* Kenny Wallace
* Scott Wimmer
* Josh Wise
* Paul Wolfe

NASCAR Hall of Fame|

* Ron Hornaday Jr.

Formerly known as HighLine Performance Group, FitzBradshaw Racing and Fitz Motorsports

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* e

Innovative Motorsports

Years active|

1998–2004

Personnel|

* George DeBidart

Former drivers|

* Todd Bodine
* Ward Burton
* Carlos Contreras
* Ricky Craven
* Kerry Earnhardt
* Jeff Green
* Shane Hmiel
* Robert Huffman
* Randy LaJoie
* Butch Leitzinger
* Chad Little
* Mike McLaughlin
* Philip Morris
* Mike Olsen
* Hank Parker Jr.
* Elliott Sadler
* Hermie Sadler
* Andy Santerre
* Regan Smith
* Mike Swaim Jr.
* Kenny Wallace

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* t
* e

ARCA Menards Series Rookie of the Year

ARCA Menards Series|

* 1957: B. Granger
* 1958: P. Wesnick
* 1959: B. Bower
* 1961: V. Oakes
* 1962: C. Mills
* 1964: C. Glotzbach
* 1965: B. Parsons
* 1966: D. Dayton
* 1967: N. Meyers
* 1968: C. Hamm
* 1969: L. Ashley
* 1970: Tom Bowsher
* 1971: A. Arnold
* 1972: D. Clark
* 1973: B. Gould
* 1974: J. Huffin
* 1975: C. Paxton
* 1976: T. Meinburg
* 1977: B. Green
* 1978: B. Slawinski
* 1979: S. Ellis
* 1980: S. Stovall
* 1981: G. Blankenship
* 1982: L. Raymond
* 1983: B. Venturini
* 1984: D. Allison
* 1985: D. Simko
* 1986: M. Gibson
* 1987: D. Weltmeyer
* 1988: B. Gerhart
* 1989: G. Taylor
* 1990: G. Brewer
* 1991: R. Payne
* 1992: F. Kimmel
* 1993: J. Mayfield
* 1994: G. Bradberry
* 1995: D. Whittymore, H. DeVane
* 1996: B. Alexander
* 1997: J. Baltes
* 1998: B. Baird
* 1999: R. Cox
* 2000: B. Ross
* 2001: J. Jarrett
* 2002: C. Blount
* 2003: B. Eversole
* 2004: T. J. Bell
* 2005: J. Miller
* 2006: B. Bjorklund
* 2007: M. McDowell
* 2008: M. Carter
* 2009: P. Kligerman
* 2010: D. Armstrong
* 2011: C. Buescher
* 2012: A. Bowman
* 2013: J. Boston
* 2014: A. Self
* 2015: K. Weatherman
* 2016: D. Sargeant
* 2017: R. Herbst
* 2018: Z. Smith
* 2019: T. Vigh Jr.
* 2020: H. Deegan
* 2021: N. Sanchez
* 2022: D. Dye
* 2023: J. Love
* 2024: L. Scott

ARCA Menards Series East|

* 1989: R. Lamell
* 1990: R. Craven
* 1991: T. Hirschman Jr.
* 1992: C. Markham
* 1993: A. Santerre
* 1994: J. Marquis
* 1995: B. Butler
* 1996: B. Leighton
* 1997: T. Gordon
* 1998: J. Taylor
* 1999: M. Bruno
* 2000: M. Johnson
* 2001: B. Hoar
* 2002: R. Harrison
* 2003: R. Moore
* 2004: R. Seaman
* 2005: S. Caisse
* 2006: R. Pardo
* 2007: J. Logano
* 2008: A. Dillon
* 2009: R. Truex
* 2010: B. Wallace
* 2011: A. Bowman
* 2012: K. Larson
* 2013: J. Little
* 2014: B. Rhodes
* 2015: W. Byron
* 2016: H. Baize
* 2017: C. Purdy
* 2018: T. Ankrum
* 2019: S. Mayer
* 2020: T. Gibbs
* 2021: S. Smith
* 2022: L. Honeyman
* 2023: W. Sawalich
* 2024: C. Zilisch

ARCA Menards Series West|

* 1971: D. Kranzler
* 1972: C. Adams
* 1973: R. White
* 1974: M. James
* 1975: D. Puskarich
* 1976: G. Johnson
* 1977: P. Mintey
* 1978: R. McCray
* 1979: T. Williamson
* 1980: D. Waterman
* 1981: J. Bown
* 1982: J. Reich
* 1983: R. Esau
* 1984: D. Cope
* 1985: G. Steurer
* 1986: C. Little
* 1987: R. Calczynski
* 1988: B. Howard
* 1989: B. Sedgwick
* 1990: M. Chase
* 1991: B. Jac Shaw
* 1992: R. Carelli
* 1993: D. Stephens
* 1994: D. George
* 1995: E. Cope
* 1996: L. Hooper
* 1997: G. Smith
* 1998: A. Cameron
* 1999: J. Small
* 2000: M. Duncan
* 2001: M. Reed
* 2002: M. David
* 2003: S. Lynch
* 2004: D. Gilliland
* 2005: A. Lewis
* 2006: P. Sellers
* 2007: J. Bowles
* 2008: J. Barkshire
* 2009: P. Harraka
* 2010: L. Martinez Jr.
* 2011: D. Kwasniewski
* 2012: A. Dyne
* 2013: D. Lupton
* 2014: J. Bickford
* 2015: N. Gragson
* 2016: T. Gilliland
* 2017: D. Kraus
* 2018: H. Deegan
* 2019: J. Jones
* 2020: J. Love
* 2021: J. Drew
* 2022: T. Reif
* 2023: S. Hingorani
* 2024: E. Johnson Jr.

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