SPEEDBOWL BANQUET AWARDS
The Travelodge – Niantic, CT
Saturday January 26, 1980
| AWARDS | MODIFIEDS | # | GRAND AMERICANS | # | STREET STOCKS | # |
| TRACK CHAMPION | Rick Donnelly | 111 | Bob Gada | 36 | Ed Yerrington Jr | 32 |
| OWNER CHAMPION | Rick Donnelly | 111 | Bob Hayes | 36 | Jay Stuart | 66 |
| ROOKIE OF THE YEAR | Bruce D’Allesandro | 124 | Charles Andrade Jr | 79 | Rod Sellar | 55 |
| MOST IMPROVED DRIVER | Dick Ceravolo | 31 | Wayne N. Smith | 5 | Steve Topliff | 27 |
| MOST POPULAR DRIVER | George “Moose” Hewitt | 19 | Bob Gada | 36 | Ed Reed | 122 |
SPEEDBOWL BANQUET PHOTOS
(l-r) Grand American Owner Champion Bob Hayes, Harvey Tattersall Jr, Grand American Track Champion Bob Gada 
Modified Champion Rick Donnelly with Harvey Tattersall Jr 
(l-r) Street Stock Track Champion Ed Yerrington Jr, Harvey Tattersall Jr, Street Stock Owner Champion Jay Stuart 
1979 Modified Most Popular Driver George “Moose” Hewitt
