RECOGNITION

RECOGNITION
NASCAR employees produce best-in-class work and are industry leaders - and they get recognized for it. Check out recent accolades our team has garnered.
NASCAR Awards
Recent Awards
- NASCAR Productions wins at 2019 Sports Emmy Awards (2019)
- Technology and Engineering Emmy Award (2019)
- Cynopsis Media – Top Women in Digital (2018)
- NASCAR Takes Top Honors At the Genius Awards in Advanced Marketing Analytics (2017)
- Best Social TV Experience at 38th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards (2017) for “100,000 Cameras: Daytona 500” – NASCAR Productions
- SAE International Ralph H. Isbrandt Automotive Safety Engineering Award (2016) – John Patalak, Senior Director of Safety Engineering, NASCAR Research and Development; and Tom Gideon, recently retired Senior Director of Safety Engineering, NASCAR Research Development and Safety
- Crain 100 Innovators, Disruptors and Change-Makers In Business (2016) – Gene Stefanyshyn
- Silver CLIO Sports Awards in Integrated Campaign, Social Media and Film categories (2016) – Season launch campaign “Ready. Set. Race.”
- Winner in overall excellence in social media at Cynopsis Sports Awards (2016) – NASCAR Social Media
- PR Week’s In-House PR Team of the Year (2015) – Integrated Marketing Communication
SportsBusiness Journal 40 Under 40
- Sports Business Journal 40 Under 40 (2020) – Brian Herbst
- Sports Business Journal 40 Under 40 (2017) – Chip Wile
- SportsBusiness Journal 40 Under 40 (2015) – Chad Seigler
- SportsBusiness Journal 40 Under 40 (2011) – Eric Nyquist
- SportsBusiness Journal 40 Under 40 (2008) – Steve O’Donnell
- SportsBusiness Journal 40 Under 40 (2007) – Ed Bennett
SportsBusiness Journal Game Changers
- SportsBusiness Journal Game Changers (2019) – Julie Giese
- SportsBusiness Journal Game Changers (2016) – Susan Schandel
- SportsBusiness Journal Game Changers (2013) – Paula Miller
- SportsBusiness Journal Game Changers (2012) – Karen Leetzow
- SportsBusiness Journal Game Changers (2011) – Jill Gregory
- Sports Business Journal Game Changers (2020) – Michelle Byron
Charlotte Business Journal
- Charlotte Business Journal 40 Under 40 (2015) – Chad Seigler
- Charlotte Business Journal Women in Business (2013) – Jill Gregory
Forbes
AdWeek’s
- Adweek’s ‘The Most Powerful Women in Sports’ (2019)- Jill Greogry
- Adweek’s ’30 Most Powerful Women in Sports’ (2016) – Lesa Kennedy
Cynopsis
Cynopsis Digital ‘It List’ Award
Daytona Beach News-Journal 40 Under 40
- Daytona Beach News-Journal 40 under 40 (2017) – Jordan Jiloty
- Young Professional of the Year (2019) – Frank Kelleher
Organization Awards
- Daytona Beach News-Journal – Best Place to Work 2019
- Charlotte Business Journal ranked NASCAR as third on the list of “Healthiest Employers” among Greater Charlotte Area companies with – (500-1,499 employees)(2017)
- Orlando Business Journal: NASCAR’s Wellness Program first on list of 2016 Healthiest Employers: Large category (500-1,499 employees)
- NASCAR has achieved Bronze level recognition in the Workplace Health Achievement Index for 2017 awarded by The American Heart Association


The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) presents NASCAR Productions with its first Technology & Engineering Emmy Award


Lesa France Kennedy, Vice Chair and Steve Phelps, President accept the ‘Best Place To Work In Flagler & Volusia County’ Award


2018 National Motorsports Press Association Awards


SAE International Ralph H. Isbrandt Automotive Safety Engineering Award (2016) - John Patalak, Senior Director of Safety Engineering, NASCAR Research and Development