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0209 AARWBA Newsletter ImPRESSions© The Official Newsletter Of The American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association February 2009 Vol. 42 No. 2 Page 5 - Photos from the 2009 All-America Team dinner presented by AARWBA Member Media Contests Sponsored by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway & IndyCar Series Exclusively for members of the American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association Details on page 4 In This Issue: AARWBA President Dusty Brandel honors - Titus To Schumacher Page 2 Tony Schumacher with the Jerry Titus Award. - Member Media Contests Page 4 Schumacher, who edged out NASCAR Sprint Cup - All-America Dinner Photos Page 5 - Have You Been To Indy? Page 9 champion Jimmie Johnson by a single vote, is a - Featured Artist Page 9 two-time winner and a six-time AARWBA - News & Notes Page 10 Horsepower Trophy honoree. - My Interesting Day Page 11 (Ron Lewis Photo) - AA Team Election Results Page 12 American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association, Inc. (www.aarwba.org) “Dedicated To Increasing Media Coverage Of Motor Sports” phy winner at 39 Saturday night's Tro- Memorial Jerry Titus becameatwo-time season, a NHRAdragracing onship capped record-setting whose Tony Schumacher, champi- fifth consecutive “Given the history-making season theU.S. season thehistory-making “Given the Jerry Titus winner, tobenamed Trophy “It’s a thrill victories. of 56 total all-timeTopFuel surpassedJoe Amato’s Schumacher Greg Anderson’s mark.Alongtheway, single-season tied wins round records. His 76 are wins. All round consecutive 11 straightfinalroundsandhad31 in 24events,hadsevencons ished with15winsoutof appearances 18 final-round He Fuelclass. fin- the Top dominated Schumacher and at-large. drag racing, shor road racing, categori fromseven Team electdriverstothe AARWBA members annually -offers. motorsports media professionals of organization andlargest BA -thecountry'soldest honorAARW- an AARWBAmember. 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