Rookies of the Year have been awarded at the Speedbowl since the late 1950’s. The earliest one we could verify went to NEAR Hall of Famer Billy Harman for the Modified division back in 1959. Generally, the rookie with the most championship points recieves the ROY honors, and while we haven’t been able to verify them all yet, we believe it’s been given out every year in most divisions. With a few exceptions, when it wasn’t given out due to lack of eligible drivers, the Rookie of the Year has been given out for every Saturday point division since 1986 and every Wednesday division since 2004.
SATURDAY DIVISION RECIPIENTS
| YEAR | SK MODIFIED | LATE MODEL | STREET STOCK | MINI STOCK | SK LIGHT | TRUCK | LEGEND CAR |
| 2025 | |||||||
| 2024 | Josh Zentek | Devin DeShaies | David Ciatsko | John Curry Jr | Eddie Gomarlo | Austin Long | Leilani Daniels |
| 2023 | Troy Talman | Emma Monahan | Austin Flanagan | Aiden Sullivan | Tyler Chapman | Brody Monahan | Nick Bulkeley |
| 2022 | R.J. Marcotte | Doug Curry | Tom Musante | Sam Mesick | Nick Hovey | Ed Ryan Jr | Dylan Freeman |
| 2021 | Anthony Flannery | Isaiah Newcomb | Doug Curry | Hailey Beal | R.J. Marcotte | Mercedes Caron | Brody Monahan |
| 2020 | Anthony Bello | Tyler Tomassi | Zack Mead | Kevin Moore | Charlie McDougall | Ken Cassidy Jr | Corey Fanning |
| 2019 | track closed | track closed | track closed | track closed | track closed | track closed | track closed |
| 2018 | Andrew Molleur | Brian Norman | Ian Polland | J.T. Suprenant | Jon Puleo | Lucas Leone | Anthony Bello |
| 2017 | Josh Zentek | Tyler Chapman | Bo Norman | Matt Brown | Wayne Burroughs Jr | Jim Boyle | Corey Caddick |
| 2016 | Paul Buzel | Mikey Flynn | Shawn Gaedeke | Jacob Perry | Cory DiMatteo | Todd Taylor | Jon Puleo |
| 2015 | Dylan Izzo | Matt Carlson | Corey Coates | Jordan Hadley | Josh Galvin | — | not awarded |
| 2014 | Paul Kusheba IV | Nick Sowa | Brandon Fisher | Pete Zaikarite Jr | Crystal Serydynski | — | Caterina LaBelle |
| 2013 | Corey Coates | Chris Garside | Ryan Waterman | not awarded | Jeff Fialkovich | — | Mike Christopher Jr |
| 2012 | Ed Puleo | Anthony Ryan Jr | Tim Morse | Joe Fogerasi | Corey Barry | — | Stephen Kopcik |
| 2011 | Randy Churchill Jr | Anthony Flannery | Mike Caprio | Garrett Denton | Chris Correll | — | Taylor Martin |
| 2010 | Kyle James | Jason Palmer | Norm Sears | Steve Violette | ?? | Corey Coates | Joey Mucciacciaro |
| 2009 | Joe Perry | Brian Andronaco Jr | Steve Barrett | Greg Moran | not awarded | Brad Caddick | Anthony Flannery |
| 2008 | Rich Hammann | Joe Curioso III | Mark Cooper | Ray Christian III | Rick Williams | — | Joey Cipriano III |
| 2007 | Glenn Pressel III | Rich Staskowski | Ed Lamb Jr | Andrew Becker | Chris Druin Jr | — | Daniel Bisignano |
| 2006 | Jeffrey Paul | Timmy Jordan | Joe Bertholet | Mark Panaroni | ?? | — | Art Moran Jr |
| 2005 | Diego Monahan | Jay Lozyniak | Rich Staskowski | Ken Cassidy Jr | Dean Christensen | — | Michael Gervais Jr |
| 2004 | Mark Pane | Joe Perry | Joe Curioso III | Joe Godbout III | not awarded | — | Jeffrey Paul |
| 2003 | Chris Pasteryak | Tommy Silva | Jonathon Avery | Dave Barach | — | — | not awarded |
| 2002 | Dennis Charette | Diego Monahan | Tommy Silva | Timmy Jordan | — | — | not awarded |
| 2001 | Mike Parker | Shawn Podziewski | Dwayne Dorr | Eric Bourgeois | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Ed Reed Jr | Corey Hutchings | Diego Monahan | Alan Eastman | — | — | — |
| 1999 | Billy Sharp | Dennis Perry | Bill Baroni | Bruce Thomas Jr | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Ed Dachenhausen | Joe Coates | Shawn Monahan | Mike Parker | — | — | — |
| 1997 | Mike Holdridge | Paul Dorothy | John Beetham | Jeff Miller | — | — | — |
| 1996 | John Brouwer Jr | Ed Reed Jr | Ed Puleo | Jimmy Pont | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Eric Berndt | ?? | Ed Gertsch Jr | Rob Oloski | — | — | — |
| 1994 | Todd Ceravolo | Tom Fearn | Joe Cambino | not awarded | — | — | — |
| 1993 | Scott Spaulding | Tom Fern | Rob Lozyniak | not awarded | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Scott Poirer | David Blain | Jim Bruce | not awarded | — | — | — |
| 1991 | Bert Marvin | Tom Gaudreau | Rick Lenda | not awarded | — | — | — |
| 1990 | Dennis Gada | George Dorothy | Mike Holdridge | not awarded | — | — | — |
| 1989 | Lloyd Agor | Danny Field | Richard Chandler | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Butler | |||||||
| 1988 | John Jensen | John Brouwer Jr | not awarded | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | Art Moran Jr | Al Rondeau | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Dave Dada | Dave Wheeler | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | not awarded | not awarded | — | — | — | — | — |
| MODIFIEDS | SUPER STOCKS | ||||||
| 1984 | not awarded | ?? | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | Bobby Gada | ?? | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Fox | |||||||
| 1982 | Harry Rice | ?? | — | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Lajoie | |||||||
| 1981 | Ed Yindra | ?? | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Dave Germano | ?? | DAREDEVIL/GRAND AM | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Bruce D’Allesandro | ?? | Charles Andrade Jr | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Howie Nye | ?? | Ed Yindra | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | Rick Erlandson | not awarded | not awarded | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | John Bunnell | — | ?? | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | Dave Romano | — | ?? | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | ?? | — | ?? | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | ?? | — | ?? | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 | ?? | — | ?? | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | Don Steiner | — | ?? | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Don Bunnell | — | Larry Gada | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | ?? | — | ?? | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | Mark Geer | — | Don Bunnell | — | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Jerry Glaude | BOMBERS | ?? | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | Keith Armbrust | ?? | ?? | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Scrivener | |||||||
| 1965 | ?? | ?? | not awarded | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | Jerry Dostie | ?? | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | Ed Moody | ?? | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962 | ?? | ?? | NON-FORDS | — | — | — | — |
| 1961 | ?? | ?? | not awarded | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | ?? | ?? | not awarded | — | — | — | — |
| 1959 | Billy Harman | ?? | not awarded | — | — | — | — |
| 1958 | ?? | not awarded | not awarded | — | — | — | — |
| 1957 | ?? | — | not awarded | — | — | — | — |
| 1956 | not awarded | — | not awarded | — | — | — | — |
| 1955 | not awarded | — | not awarded | — | — | — | — |
| 1954 | not awarded | — | not awarded | — | — | — | — |
| 1953 | not awarded | — | not awarded | — | — | — | — |
| 1952 | not awarded | — | not awarded | — | — | — | — |
| 1951 | not awarded | — | not awarded | — | — | — | — |
WEDNESDAY DIVISION RECIPIENTS
| YEAR | LEGEND CARS | SUPER X-CARS | X-CARS | BANDOLEROS |
| 2025 | ||||
| 2024 | ||||
| 2023 | ||||
| 2022 | Riley Paul | Toby Leonard | Wade Robbins | Rodney Dowless Jr |
| 2021 | Isaiah Newcomb | Bill Porter | William Lauber | Brad Strickland |
| 2020 | Zach Martinez | Dominic Abbatiello | Sam Mesick | Milania Shilosky |
| 2019 | track closed | track closed | track closed | track closed |
| 2018 | Tyler Barry | Mitch Bombard | Joshua Cicio | Madelyn Hovey |
| 2017 | Peter Bennett | Jeremy Washburn | Matt Menders | Zach Martinez |
| 2016 | Jon Puleo | Chris Taylor | Dylan Cabral | Talon Prinz |
| 2015 | ?? | Jaysin Beal | ?? | Hailey Desaulniers |
| 2014 | Cassandra Cole | Shane Peele | Rich Nye | Nick Hovey |
| 2013 | Mike Christopher Jr | Marc Shafer | Zac Thomas | Jon Puleo |
| 2012 | Daniel Stolte | Matt Carlson | Mitch Bombard | Andrew Morin |
| 2011 | Nick Lascuola | Ed Ryan | Chris Lee | Jacob Perry |
| 2010 | ?? | ?? | ?? | not awarded |
| 2009 | Anthony Flannery | Steve LaRose | Gary Stone | not awarded |
| 2008 | Mike Alcaro | Alex Canestari | Chris Garside | — |
| 2007 | Ryan Morgan | Steve Barrett | Pete Zaikarite Jr | — |
| 2006 | ?? | ?? | ?? | — |
| 2005 | John Mainetti Jr | Greg Butler | Danny Gervais | — |
| 2004 | Jeffrey Paul | ?? | ?? | — |
| 2003 | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded | — |
| 2002 | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded | — |
| 2001 | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded | — |
KEY: ?? = we have yet to verify the recipient of the award OR verify if the award was actually presented by Speedbowl officials.
Please CONTACT US if you have information on the missing recipients