08/21/2026
We are so proud of the dedication and perseverance Luke has put in to improving his driving. We are honored to have him nominated for the 2026 Most Improved Driver Scuffy Award!
The Final Scuffy to announce tonight is the Most Improved award, now presented by Lakeside Mobile Tire Inc.
The nominations so far are:
Colton Clark: this kid was going laps down in the features last year and this year contending for and winning features.
Kyle Abbott: this driver was unable to finish heat races in 2025, but has gone from that to completing most of his races in 2026, and being a solid 4th in points at the time of this writing.
Ryan Armstrong: no question one of the biggest improvements, coming from being unable to run many laps at all to contending for a feature win his first start in a new car, after winning a heat. Ran into problems throughout the year, but came back strong each time.
Cory Whittam: failed to make multiple A mains in the Crate Sprints in 2025, to making A mains, winning B Main features, and even leading laps in the A main feature, being laps away from his first win!
Paige Stevenson: she was struggling for speed out in the bone stocks, only to see her speed improve vastly, and her compete during the feature races, not just ride around.
Len Sterritt: to come from being a middle pack racer to a weekly top 5 contender for wins is a huge improvement, and one that may not have been expected. Weekly showcases the speed the Sterritt Racing team has against some of the most well funded bone stock teams at Delaware.
Dave Bragg: has steadily climbed up the ranks in mini stocks to become a weekly threat to podium and win heat races where last season was a bit more towards the middle pack!
Cody Coburn: has been able to win heat this year, run with the top five, and has surpassed his top 5 finish count from last season, improving his stats vastly.
Freddy Hancock: when racing at Full Throttle, was always towards the rear of the pack in the past, but has improved greatly to run in the top 10 weekly, and even has been able to record some top 5 finishes, whilest also travelling to other tracks and making the A main.
Ryan Clark: coming from where we didn't know if he would continue racing to being a podium threat each week, and surpassing his totals from 2025 already and the season isn't over yet. Currently 7th in points and showing more comfort running up front!
Luke Cuthbertson: wow! used to be behind the pack in features, going laps down, to now running just off the lead pack! Occasionally a lap down, but incredible improvement considering he's 8 and most racers are 15+.