Squier-Hall Award

The Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence is an award in the NASCAR Hall of Fame that is presented to a member of the media for their contributions to NASCAR. The award has been presented each year since 2013. It is named after Ken Squier and Barney Hall, who were the inaugural recipients of the award.

Recipients

YearPersonImageRole
2013Ken Squier &
Barney Hall

(Hall)
(Squier not pictured)
Squier: NASCAR on CBS and NASCAR on TBS play-by-play announcer
Founder of and commentator for Motor Racing Network
Hall: Commentator for Motor Racing Network
2014Chris Economaki NASCAR on CBS and NASCAR on ESPN/ABC commentator
Founder of National Auto Racing News (now Speed Sport)
2015Tom HigginsNASCAR writer for The Charlotte Observer[1]
2016Steve Byrnes NASCAR on Fox pit reporter and NASCAR Race Hub host
2017Benny PhillipsNASCAR writer for the High Point Enterprise and Stock Car Racing Magazine[2]
NASCAR on TBS reporter
2018Norma "Dusty" BrandelNASCAR writer for the Hollywood Citizen-News[3]
2019Steve WaidNASCAR writer for the Martinsville Bulletin, Roanoke Times & World News, the Grand National Scene magazine, and NASCAR Illustrated[4]
2020Dick Berggren NASCAR on CBS, TNN, ESPN and Fox pit reporter
Editor of Speedway Illustrated
2021Bob Jenkins NASCAR on ESPN play-by-play
The award was not given out in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic postponing the induction ceremony of the 2021 recipient.
2023T. Taylor WarrenPhotographer who took the picture of the 1959 Daytona 500 photo finish
Photographer for the first 50 Daytona 500's (1959–2008)
2024Shav GlickNASCAR writer for the Los Angeles Times[5]

References

Official website