Norm Froscher
Gainesville, Florida
Norm Froscher, Motorsports
Writer of 50 Years, Honored
A
free-lance magazine writer, Norm Froscher is in his 50th year writing,
having began as a newspaper sports writer upon graduation from the
University of Florida in 1953.
Through the years,
Froscher, as a writer and editor, has been honored with the Ray
Marquette Memorial Award, the Bloys Britt Memorial Writing Award (both
for motorsports writing excellence), the NHRA media award , and a
winner of national annual press competitions in both auto racing and
thoroughbred
horse racing.
The media center at
Gainesville Raceway is named in his honor. He's past president of the
American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association, and the
Florida Sports Writers Association.
Most recently, last month
he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Driver of the
Year Foundation and presented a $2,000 Maurice LeCroix Swiss wristwatch
by 12-time NHRA drag racing champion John Force and Barry
Schmoyer, Driver of the Year president (see photo below).
Froscher joins Chris
Economaki as the only two racing journalists to be so honored at this
time.
Froscher’s latest
honor was having one of his earlier stories included in the new book
“Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul”.
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Froscher's
columns will appear from time-to-time on
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Froscher
"Hit For The Cycle"
Free Lance magazine writer Norm Froscher of
Gainesville, FL, has again been honored for
contributions and recent success in motorsports
writing competition.
Froscher recently "hit for the cycle" in the
American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters
competition, scoring a first, a second and two
thirds and an honorable mention for which he
received cash awards and certificates. He is a
past president of the motorsports media group
and also past president of the Florida Sports
Writers and Broadcasters Assn.
Earlier in the year he was a winner in the
Ford Motorsports Excellence
competition for a story on Craftsman Truck
Series competitor Erik Darnell in Racing
Milestones, titled "X-Man Revealed".
His most recent single honor came from
Bristol "Thunder Valley" Dragway when President
and General Manager Jeff Byrd had him as a guest
and presented him a large plague honoring his
"Many contributions to NHRA Drag Racing" prior
to an event.
Froscher, a former newspaper executive
sports editor and writer, is celebrating his
54th year in professional writing. He has also
been honored with the Driver of the Year
Lifetime
Achievement Award, Ray Marquette and Bloys Britt
Memorial Awards and the NHRA Media
Award. The media center at Gainesville
Raceway is named in his honor.
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Chris's
Column
By Chris Economaki
March 19, 2003
A pat on the back for Norm
Froscher on being honored by the Driver of the Year Award
panel for his 30 years of tireless service to the
organization. Froscher, a freelance writer, is past
president of the American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association
and Florida Sportswriters Association. The media center at NHRA's
Gainesville Raceway is named for him. Froscher will receive a
Maurice LaCroix Swiss Watch emblematic of this honor.
NORM FROSCHER of Gainesville, Fla.,
was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Driver Of The
Year Award panel. Froscher, 72, who is celebrating his 50th year as a
writer, was presented the award by 12-time NHRA Funny Car champion John
Force and Barry Schmoyer, director of the Driver of the Year Award, on
March 16 at the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville. Froscher is a past
president of the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters
Association and the Florida Sports Writers Association. Froscher is now
a freelance writer, whose work appears in NASCAR Magazine, Racing
Milestones Magazine, the Gainesville Sun and the Summit Drag Race
Central on-line site. April 21, 2003
www.SceneDaily.com
Norm Froscher honored
by DOTY March,
3, 2003
Norm Froscher will be
honored by the DRIVER OF THE YEAR AWARD panel for his
tireless efforts and distinguished service in furtherance of
the award over the course of almost three decades.
Froscher, a winner of the prestigious Ray
Marquette Award & Bloys Britt Award (which is commemorated
at Daytona International Speedway) and NHRA media awards, is
a freelance magazine writer and a past president of the
American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Assn., and the
Florida Sports Writers Assn.
The 72-year old, who resides in Florida,
has a media center named after him at the Gainesville
Raceway and also covers thoroughbred horse racing.He joined
the panel in 1975, when it had only 10 voting members,
continuing in that capacity until 1993.Since then he's been
an advisor, publicist and all-around counselor of the DRIVER
OF THE YEAR AWARD.
He joins Chris Economaki, the only
original voting member of the panel, as the second to be
recognized for his service to the unique driver honor.
When he learned of the recognition he was
surprised. "The Driver of the Year has meant very much to me
through the years, ever since I was recommended for the
panel be the late Ray Marquette in 1975. It has been very
rewarding to first help determine and then be associated
with the 'best of the best' in auto racing, along with Barry
Schmoyer and the panel," he said.
As a token of esteem of the panel
Froscher will be presented a Maurice Lacroix Swiss
wristwatch in connection with a NHRA event.
Recently SPEED Channel announced that it
had become the official presenter of the award. SPEED
Channel can be seen by 60 million homes in North America.
Maurice Lacroix Swiss Watches is the
official watch of the DRIVER OF THE YEAR AWARD and also
presents a wristwatch to the quarterly and annual winners.
President of the DRIVER OF THE YEAR
Foundation is Barry Schmoyer, businessman and sportsman of
Sarasota, Florida.Further information on the award may be
obtained from the DRIVER OF THE YEAR Foundation, PO Box
49827, Sarasota, FL34230 or from (941) 953-6209.
-doty/lewis franck
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