A Prestigious List of Race of Champions Winners
With a history dating back to the 1950s, some of the all-time greats in racing are etched onto the Al Gerber Trophy. NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees Richie Evans, Ray Hendrick, and Mike Stefanik are past Race of Champions winners, along with past NASCAR Cup Series competitors such as 1986 Daytona 500 winner Geoff Bodine, named one of NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers in 2023, and his brother, Brett, Jimmy Spencer, and Greg Sacks.
Beyond those names, the list of Race of Champions winners is a “Who’s Who” of Modified heroes. Reggie Ruggiero, George Kent, Jr., Maynard Troyer, Tony Hirschman – these are just some of the legends who have won the Race of Champions.
Today’s Modified stars have also gone to victory lane in the prestigious event, adding their names to the record books. Earlier this year, Jake Lutz won the makeup of the 72nd Race of Champions at Lake Erie Speedway. NASCAR Xfinity Series competitor Patrick Emerling won the event in 2023.
Matt Hirschman has dominated the event in the past decade-plus, establishing himself as the winningest driver in the history of the Race of Champions. Before Hirschman, Dutch Hoag’s five “National Open” wins at Langhorne made him the winningest driver in the event. Hirschman blew past that mark with nine wins in the event, his first coming in 2012 and his most recent coming one year ago.
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