Awards
THE RRDC MARK DONOHUE AWARD
Each year since 1971, the Road Racing Drivers Club has honored the one driver in the annual SCCA National Championship Runoffs who RRDC members feel exhibited the outstanding performance of the weekend in terms of personal spirit and performance behind the wheel.
Winning the Donohue Award comes with automatic regular membership in the RRDC. It is not necessary to be a Runoffs champion to win the award.
The award is named for RRDC member and former president Mark Donohue, who won his first National Championship in the SCCA E Production class in 1961 and went on to become one of the USA’s greatest racing drivers.
Mark won the Indy-500, the Can-Am Championship, multiple Trans-Am Championships, and the IROC Championship.
Mark Donohue Award Winners
| 1971–Larry Campbell | 1995–Tom Van Camp |
| 1972–David Weitzenhof | 1996–Jacques Lazier |
| 1973–Gary Rodrigues | 1997–Pete Peterson |
| 1974–Bill Jobe | 1999–Warren Stilwell |
| 1975–Dan Pohlabel | 2000–Andy McDermid |
| 1976–Damon Pleasant | 2001–David Finch |
| 1977–Tom Robertson | 2002–Justin Pritchard |
| 1978–Mike Mokler | 2003–Mike Andersen |
| 1979–Bill Coykendall | 2004–John Saurino |
| 1980–Dennis Wilson | 2005–Kris Skavnes |
| 1981–Don Courtney | 2006–Jesse Prather |
| 1982–Bob Lobenberg | 2007–Brian Linn |
| 1983–Hardy Prentice | 2008–Chris Keller |
| 1984–Doug Peterson | 2009–Michael Varacins |
| 1985–Scott Atchison | 2010–Peter Shadowen |
| 1986–Louis Rettenmeier | 2011–Kevin Fandozzi |
| 1987–Duane Davis | 2012–Cliff White |
| 1988–Paul Spruell | 2013–Lawrence Loshak |
| 1989–Bill Noble | 2014 – Jeremy Grenier |
| 1990–Keith Scharf | 2015 – Calvin Stewart |
| 1991–Richard Schroebel | 2016 – Neil Verhagen |
| 1992–Steven Davis | 2017 – Eric Prill |
| 1993–Greg Ray | 2018 – Clay Russell |
| 1994 – Allen May | 2019 – Broderick Bauguess |
THE BOB AKIN MEMORIAL MOTORSPORTS AWARD
The Bob Akin Award honors the person who best exemplifies the very best in sportsmanship and tradition in road racing – characteristics for which Bob was universally respected. It is the highest honor available to amateur and semi-professional competitors, recognizing both success on the track and contributions to the sport.
Bob was a highly successful businessman, Porsche team owner and driver, vintage racer, as well as a former RRDC President.
He co-drove to 1979 and 1986 overall wins in the famed 12-Hours of Sebring, and also raced in the 24-Hours of Le Mans six times – finishing 4th in 1986.
The Bob Akin Memorial Motorsports Award consists of a permanent Steuben glass trophy, inscribed with the name and year of award of each recipient, and permanently displayed at the International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen.
Bob Akin Award Winners
| 2003 – Sam Posey | 2012 – Miles Collier |
| 2004 – Charlie Gibson | 2013–Peter Sachs |
| 2005 – John Fitch | 2014 – Bill Warner |
| 2006 – Jim Haynes | 2015 – Judy Stropus |
| 2007 – Cameron Argetsinger | 2016 – Murray Smith |
| 2008 – Jim Downing | 2017 – Archie Urciuoli |
| 2009 – Steve Earle | 2018 – Jeff Zwart |
| 2010 – Augie Pabst | 2019 – Rob Dyson |
| 2011–Don Knowles |
THE PHIL HILL AWARD
Each year, The Phil Hill Award is presented to the person who the RRDC feels has rendered outstanding service to road racing. The recipient may be a driver, entrant or outstanding member of a sanctioning body.
The award is named in honor of America’s first Formula One World Champion and is not only a tribute to his masterful accomplishments on the race track – it also recognizes his contributions as a great ambassador for the sport.
The Phil Hill Award is presented at the annual RRDC dinner prior to the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona race.
Phil Hill Award Winners
| 1993 – John Bishop | 2007–Skip Barber |
| 1994 – Juan Manuel Fangio II | 2008–Roger Penske |
| 1995 – Leo Mehl | 2009–Bob Bondurant |
| 1996 – Charlie Slater | 2010–Nick Craw |
| 1997 – Danny Sullivan | 2011–Rick Mears |
| 1998 – Rob Dyson | 2012–George Follmer |
| 1999 – Bob Fergus | 2013–Peter Brock |
| 2000 – Elliott Forbes Robinson | 2014–Hurley Haywood |
| 2001 – Bill France | 2015 – Scott Pruett |
| 2002 – Jim Downing | 2016 – Chip Ganassi |
| 2003 – Derek Bell | 2017 – David Hobbs |
| 2004 – Brian Redman | 2018 – Bobby Rahal |
| 2005 – Jim France | 2019 – Jack Roush |
| 2006–Roger Werner |