1971 Awards & Honors
SPEEDBOWL BANQUET AWARDS
Ocean Beach Park – New London, CT
Saturday November 13, 1971
| AWARD A | MODIFIEDS | # | SPORTSMAN SEDANS | # |
| TRACK CHAMPION | Joe Trudeau | 11 | Bob Gada | 36 |
| OWNER CHAMPION | Charles Smith | 11 | Lawrence Gada | 36 |
| ROOKIE OF THE YEAR | Don Steiner | 6 | n/a | |
| SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR | Jerry Glaude | 716 | n/a | |
| MOST IMPROVED DRIVER | Mike Beebe | 09 | n/a | |
| MOST POPULAR DRIVER | Jerry Glaude | 716 | Mike Daignault | 76 |
| Outstanding Comeback Recognition | Larry Clark – #25 Daredevil |
| Special Sportsmanship Award B | Jerry Glaude – #716 Modified |
A As reported in The New London Day on November 14, 1971 “Other trophies went to Jiggs Beetham, Bob Potter and Angie Cerase”; however the article does not elaborate further on what those trophies represented.
B during early season race when Wayne “Mysterious” Smith’s car hit wall between turns 1 &2 and then burst into flames, Jerry Glaude stopped his car, grabbed his fire extinguisher and began to dowse the flames until track safety unit arrived. Smith was not seriously injured and the track recognized Glaude’s efforts with this special recognition