Racing News. NASCAR Industrys Medical, Security, and Track Services Personnel gather for pre-season preparation: What began more than a decade ago in early January as a small gathering of medical, safety, security and track services personnel to share best practices and prepare for the coming NASCAR season has ballooned into one of the most vital and unique preseason conventions in all of motorsports. The annual NASCAR Summit will concluded its three-day agenda Tuesday at the Concord (North Carolina) Convention Center, where a record number of over 800 attendees in those aforementioned fields representing the facilities that host NASCARs national, touring and weekly and IMSA series events converged to ideate and address numerous key topics in their areas of expertise prior to the start of the 2015 NASCAR and IMSA racing seasons. The Summit is organized each year by NASCARs Racing Operations group, led by its Medical Liaison, Security and Track Services teams. General sessions featuring top keynote speakers, breakout sessions, round tables, workshops specific to top-line subjects in their respective disciplines and at-track demonstrations at Charlotte Motor Speedway make up the always-evolving agenda. Attendees utilize the Summit as a baseline for the coming year while planning for their individual events which continue to include update meetings before, during and after each race weekend. Awards are also presented by NASCAR to individuals who excelled during the previous season in their various fields. Those honored for their work in 2014 were: Medical Above and Beyond Award - Blaine Bates, Field Investigator, NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Nursing Director Award - Robbie Parks, RN, EMT-P, Bristol Motor Speedway Medical Director Award - Dennis Allin, MD, Kansas Speedway Teamwork Award - Texas Motor Speedway Infield Care Center Security NASCAR Security Award for Excellence - Gerald Baker, Security Director, Texas Motor Speedway; Lt. David Meade (Law Enforcement Supervisor, Sullivan Co. Sheriffs Office, Bristol Motor Speedway) Track Services Jim Bockoven Track Services Lifetime Achievement Award - Ken Burdine (Miller Industries) Excellence in Track Services Award - Donald Doc Jernigan, Richmond International Raceway Track Services Innovation Award - Jeff Miles (Key Equipment) Track Services Mission Award - Kentucky Speedway Track Services Teamwork Award - Phoenix International Raceway (NASCAR)(1-14-2015)
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 21:25:03 +0000
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