ABOUT THE DEAN BATCHELOR FOR EXCELLENCE IN AUTOMOTIVE JOURNALISM
Established by the Motor Press Guild in 1995, the Dean Batchelor Award recognizes excellence in automotive journalism as exemplified by the man after whom it is named — Dean Batchelor. It is the goal of the Motor Press
Guild, through its awards program, to inspire automotive journalists, both present and future, to produce work of the highest professional caliber and to acknowledge those who exemplify the exceptional standards of the world-renowned auto journalist.
The Dean Batchelor Award singles out individuals demonstrating outstanding achievement in the profession of automotive journalism. Each year MPG presents the award to the journalist judged to have produced the single piece of work that best represents the professional standards and excellence demanded by Dean Batchelor during his life as an editor, writer, and chronicler of the automotive industry.
The first Dean Batchelor Award was presented posthumously to Batchelor in 1995 for his seminal book on hot rodding, The American Hot Rod, which was published after his death in 1994.
CATEGORIES 2021
The Dean Batchelor Award for Excellence in Automotive Journalism
The MPG Best of 2021 Dean Batchelor award will be selected from the winners of each of the categories. Selection will be made by members of the judging committee and board of directors who are not category winners.
Eligibility:
Members and non-members of the Motor Press Guild are eligible to submit work for consideration. Works that have been published, posted on commercial sites on the Internet or broadcast over the air in the United States of America during 2021 until the deadline date of October 15, 2021, are eligible. English language submissions only.
Submissions:
Submissions from publishers on behalf of authors and creators will be accepted, subject to the same terms, rules and fees as for submission by those authors and creators. Any awards or prizes resulting from such submissions will be granted to the author/creator, not to the publisher.
Submission Dates:
Submissions must be received with completed submission forms and fees paid in full from July 1, 2021,until October 15, 2021. No exceptions late submissions will be considered.
Submission Fees: $25 per submission
Submission Limits: No limit on the number of submissions. Both MPG members and non-members are welcome to submit as many works in as many categories as they wish. Each work is subject to a separate submission fee, and must be accompanied by a separate,fully completed entry form.
How to submit entries:
Complete the electronic form and follow instructions below, depending on category.
• Articles: Submissions must be made in a word Doc or PDF format via electronic submission. Submissions also must contain a link to the published site or proof of publication.
• Books: Submissions shall be made in a PDF (publisher) format. Entrants may also submit copies of the book and, if publishers or authors wish to receive their books back at the conclusion of judging, they must include self-addressed mailers with sufficient postage for their return. (Any books received without mailers or postage will become the property of the Motor Press Guild).
• Audio/Visual: Submissions shall be via a downloadable link in the same place where was originally shown/broadcast.
• Photos: Photos to be sent as JPEG or PDF with a copy or link were was originally published.
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Brock Yates Winner 2011
Jean Jennings Winner 2016
Matt Stone Winner 2017
2020 MPG Best of the year Feature Article “Paradise Found” by Elana Scherr
2020 MPG Best of the year social media Randy Wells
2020 MPG Best of the year News Article Life on the Road in Pandemic America by Mercedes Lilienthal
2020 DEAN BATCHELOR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN AUTOMOTIVE JOURNALISM
Neal Bascomb for the book
Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler’s
Entry Information
Entries in each category are judged by select three-person MPG panels with the individual “Best of” category winners then considered by an executive committee for the overall Dean Batchelor Award.
Digital entries preferred.
Open to all Journalist –
Membership Not Required
Entry Deadline October 15, 2021
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PREVIOUS WINNERS
The 2019 Awards:
MPG Best of the Year: Feature Article
Jeff MacGregor: “Danny Thompson’s Blazing Nitromethane-Fueled Pursuit of Racing Glory” (Smithsonian)
MPG Best of the Year: Books
“The Speed Kings The Rise and Fall of the Motordromes” by Don Emde
MPG Best of the Year: Video Review
Micah Muzio / COTU Media: “2019 Tesla Model 3 – Review & Road Test”
MPG Best of the Year: Feature Video
Adam Carolla & Nate Adams: “Shelby American: The Carroll Shelby Story”
The Art Gould Award for Audio Programming
Daniel Miller: “Larger Than Life”
Bob D’Olivo Award for Photography
Marc Urbano: “Porsche Panorama 06-2019”
Dean Batchelor Award for Excellence in Automotive Journalism
Adam Carolla & Nate Adams: “Shelby American: The Carroll Shelby Story”
2018 Dean Batchelor Award in Excellence in Automotive Journalism:
Tim Considine, Twice Around The Clock – The Yanks At Le Mans Vol. I-III
2018 News Article
Mark Harris, “Arizona Governor And Uber Kept Self-Driving Program Secret, Emails Reveal” (The Guardian)
2018 Feature Article
Amy Wallace, “Lady Leadfoot” ( Si.Com)
2018 Books
Tim Considine, Twice Around The Clock – The Yanks At Le Mans Vol. I-III
2018 Video Review
Micah Muzio/Cotu Media, Ford Bullitt (Kbb.com)
2018 Feature Video
Randy Wells, Icarus (Hot Rod Films)
2018 Social Media Feed
Jonny Lieberman, Instagram
2018 YouTube Channel
Doug Demuro
Bob D’Olivo Award for Photography –Sean Cridland “From Darkness” (RS Magazine)
2017 Dean Batchelor Award for Excellence in Automotive Journalism
“Isky: Ed Iskenderian and the History of Hot Rodding” by Matt StoneARTICLES
2017 MPG Best of the Year: News Article
“Canadian Dealers Export Thousands of Pickup Trucks to US in Currency Arbitrage” by Jerry Hirsch for Trucks.com2017 MPG Best of the Year: Feature Article
“Wheel Woman: Sera Trimble’s Rise to the Top of the Stunt Driving Ranks” by Basem Wasef for Automobile Magazine2017 MPG Best of the Year: Vehicle Review
“2017 Ford GT” by Basem Wasef for Wired Magazine
BOOKS
2017 MPG Best of the Year: Books
“Isky: Ed Iskenderian and the History of Hot Rodding” by Matt StoneAUDIO
2017 MPG Best of the Year: Audio Program/Podcast
“Giuliano Zuccato, Clay Sculptor – 1964 Mustang” by Carm CapriottoVIDEOS
2017 MPG Best of the Year: Video Review
“Ford F-150 Raptor” by Micah Muzio and COTU Media for Kelley Blue Book2017 MPG Best of the Year: Feature Video
“McLaren” by Roger DonaldsonBOB D’OLIVO AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
2017 Bob D’Olivo Award for Photography
“Sunrise at Nurburgring” by Lisa Linke for European Car Magazine2016 Dean Batchelor Award Winner: Preston Lerner
Preston Lerner won top honors this year for his book, Ford GT: How Ford Silenced the Critics, Humbled Ferrari and Conquered Le Mans.2016 Lifetime Achievement Award: Jean Jennings
ARTICLES
- 2016 Best Feature Article of the Year: Randy Wells
“Searching for Salt” – Road Scholars Magazine - 2016 Best News Article of the Year: Kelsey Mays
“Which New Cars Still Have Takata Airbag Inflators?” – Cars.com - 2016 Best Vehicle Review of the Year: Doug DeMuro
“I Drove One of Five TVR Tuscans in the Entire Western Hemisphere” – Autotrader.com
- 2016 Best Feature Article of the Year: Randy Wells
AUDIO
- 2016 Best Audio Program of the Year: Charlie Vogelheim and Shawn Meyers
“#92: Storied Histories” [click to find podcast on iTunes] – Motor Trend Audio
- 2016 Best Audio Program of the Year: Charlie Vogelheim and Shawn Meyers
BOOKS
- 2016 Best Book of the Year: Preston Lerner
Ford GT: How Ford Silenced the Critics, Humbled Ferrari and Conquered Le Mans
- 2016 Best Book of the Year: Preston Lerner
VIDEOS
- 2016 Best Feature Video of the Year: Sam Mercer, Lauren Scott, Iñigo Oleaga, John Stein and Jesse Alexander
Inside the Archives of Jesse Alexander - 2016 Best Video Vehicle Review of the Year: Yellow B Films, Jabari Jones
“2016 Toyota RAV4: 5 Reasons to Buy” – Autotrader.com
- 2016 Best Feature Video of the Year: Sam Mercer, Lauren Scott, Iñigo Oleaga, John Stein and Jesse Alexander
WINNERS
2018 Dean Batchelor Award in Excellence in Automotive Journalism:
Tim Considine, Twice Around The Clock – The Yanks At Le Mans Vol. I-III
2018 News Article
Mark Harris, “Arizona Governor And Uber Kept Self-Driving Program Secret, Emails Reveal” (The Guardian)
2018 Feature Article
Amy Wallace, “Lady Leadfoot” ( Si.Com)
2018 Books
Tim Considine, Twice Around The Clock – The Yanks At Le Mans Vol. I-III
2018 Video Review
Micah Muzio/Cotu Media, Ford Bullitt (Kbb.com)
2018 Feature Video
Randy Wells, Icarus (Hot Rod Films)
2018 Social Media Feed Jonny Lieberman, Instagram
2018 YouTube Channel Doug Demuro
Bob D’Olivo Award for Photography
Sean Cridland “From Darkness” (RS Magazine)
2017 Dean Batchelor Award for Excellence in Automotive Journalism
“Isky: Ed Iskenderian and the History of Hot Rodding” by Matt StoneARTICLES
2017 MPG Best of the Year: News Article
“Canadian Dealers Export Thousands of Pickup Trucks to US in Currency Arbitrage” by Jerry Hirsch for Trucks.com
2017 MPG Best of the Year: Feature Article
“Wheel Woman: Sera Trimble’s Rise to the Top of the Stunt Driving Ranks” by Basem Wasef for Automobile Magazine
2017 MPG Best of the Year: Vehicle Review
“2017 Ford GT” by Basem Wasef for Wired Magazine
BOOKS
2017 MPG Best of the Year: Books
“Isky: Ed Iskenderian and the History of Hot Rodding” by Matt Stone
AUDIO
2017 MPG Best of the Year: Audio Program/Podcast
“Giuliano Zuccato, Clay Sculptor – 1964 Mustang” by Carm Capriotto
VIDEOS
2017 MPG Best of the Year: Video Review
“Ford F-150 Raptor” by Micah Muzio and COTU Media for Kelley Blue Book
2017 MPG Best of the Year: Feature Video
“McLaren” by Roger DonaldsonBOB D’OLIVO AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
2017 Bob D’Olivo Award for Photography
“Sunrise at Nurburgring” by Lisa Linke for European Car Magazine
2016 Dean Batchelor Award Winner: Preston Lerner
Preston Lerner won top honors this year for his book, Ford GT: How Ford Silenced the Critics, Humbled Ferrari and Conquered Le Mans.
2016 Lifetime Achievement Award: Jean Jennings
ARTICLES
- 2016 Best Feature Article of the Year: Randy Wells
- 2016 Best News Article of the Year: Kelsey Mays
- 2016 Best Vehicle Review of the Year: Doug DeMuro
AUDIO
- 2016 Best Audio Program of the Year: Charlie Vogelheim and Shawn Meyers
BOOKS
- 2016 Best Book of the Year: Preston Lerner
VIDEOS
- 2016 Best Feature Video of the Year: Sam Mercer, Lauren Scott, Iñigo Oleaga, John Stein and Jesse Alexander
Inside the Archives of Jesse Alexander - 2016 Best Video Vehicle Review of the Year: Yellow B Films, Jabari Jones
- 2016 Best Feature Video of the Year: Sam Mercer, Lauren Scott, Iñigo Oleaga, John Stein and Jesse Alexander
BOB D’OLIVO AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
2016 Best Photo of the Year: Camden Thrasher
“Back Story” – Porsche Panorama2015 Dean Batchelor Award Winner: Micah Muzio & COTU Media
“2015 Polaris Slingshot Review” – KBB.com2015 Lifetime Achievement Award: Doug Stokes
ARTICLES
- 2015 Best Feature Article of the Year: Larry P. Vellequette and Luca Ciferri
“The Coming Squeeze” [view pdf] – Automotive News - 2015 Best News Article of the Year: Hans Greimel
“Confessions of a Price Fixer” – Automotive News - 2015 Best Vehicle Review of the Year: Basem Wasef
“Review: The Ferocious New Corvette Z06 is an $80K Ferrari-Killer” – Wired
- 2015 Best Feature Article of the Year: Larry P. Vellequette and Luca Ciferri
AUDIO
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2015 Best Audio Program of the Year:
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BOOKS
- 2015 Best Book of the Year: Sam Posey
Where the Writer Meets the Road – David Bull Publishing
- 2015 Best Book of the Year: Sam Posey
VIDEOS
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2015 Best Feature Video of the Year: Adam Carolla (Director/Producer), Nate Adams (Producer/Additional Direction), Mike August (Producer), Matt D’Andria (Executive Producer), Norm Pattiz (Executive Producer)Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman – Sontalia, Mollette
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2015 Best Video Vehicle Review of the Year: Micah Muzio and COTU Productions
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BOB D’OLIVO AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
2015 Best Photo of the Year: Dale Kistemaker
“24+30” – Porsche Panorama [view pdf]- 2014 Dean Batchelor Award Winner: Preston Lerner
Preston Lerner wins for his article, “Bull’s-Eye: A Conversation with Chip Ganassi” in Automobile magazine.
2014 Lifetime Achievement Award: Ken Gross
- 2014 MPG Best of the Year Winners
Article:
- Preston Lerner
“Bull’s-Eye: A Conversation with Chip Ganassi”, Automobile magazine (read here)
Book:
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Art Garner “Black Noon”
Podcast:
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Charlie Vogelheim & Shawn Myers
Best Video of the Year (under 30 minutes):
“KBB Attends Stunt Driving School”, Kelley Blue Book (watch here)-
Micah Muzio & Michael DeLano
Bob D’Olivo Award for Outstanding Photography:
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eff Zwart“Back Story”, Porsche Panorama
- Preston Lerner
2013 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Peter Brock wins for his book, “Corvette Sting Ray: Genesis of an American Icon”- 2013 MPG Best of the Year Winners
Book:
- Peter Brock, “Corvette: Genesis of an American Icon”
Article:
- Robert Cumberford, “GM’s Road Not Taken,” published in Automobile magazine
Audio/Visual:
- Harold Osmer and Harry Pallenberg for their documentary film, “Where They Raced: Speed Demons in the City of Angels”
Photograph:
- Bob Chapman, “Time’s Up,” published in Porsche Panorama magazine
2012 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Karl Ludvigsen for his book,”Porsche: Origin of the Species,” Bentley Publishers2012 Lifetime Achievement Award
Road & Track Editor Emeritus Thomas L Bryant
2012 MPG Best of the Year Winners
Book:
- Karl Ludvigsen,”Porsche: Origin of the Species,” Bentley Publishers
Article:
- Greg Sharp, “The World’s Fastest Hot Rod,” The Rodder’s Journal, Spring 2012
Audio/Visual:
- Micah Muzio and Michael DeLano, “KBB Races a Mazda Miata,” Kelley Blue Book – kbb.com, February 22, 2012
2011 Lifetime Achievement Award
Brock Yates, longtime executive editor of Car and Driver and screenwriter of The Cannonball Run
2011 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Asif Kapadia & Manish Pandey, “Senna,” August 12, 2011- 2011 MPG Best of the Year Winners
Book:
- Janos Wimpffen, Elva, the Cars, the People, the History, David Bull Publishing
Article:
- (print or online) Tom Stahler, “Questor Grand Prix,” Vintage Motorsport, July/August 2011
Audio/Visual:
- Asif Kapadia & Manish Pandey, “Senna,” August 12, 2011
Photograph:
- Reinhard Klein, “Everybody’s a Photographer,” Road & Track Magazine, September 2011
2010 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Pete Lyons for his book, “Can-Am Cars in Detail,” David Bull Publishing2010 Lifetime Achievement Award
John Clinard, Western Regional Manger, Ford Communications- 2010 MPG Best of the Year Winners
Book:
- Pete Lyons, “Can-Am Cars in Detail,” David Bull Publishing
Article:
- (print or online) Arthur St. Antoine, “Man in Space,” Motor Trend Magazine, January 2010
Audio/Visual:
- Micah Muzio & Michael DeLano, “2010 Ford F-150 Raptor: On Land, Through Water, in the Air”; www.kbb.com, April 14, 2010
Photograph:
- Alison (Al) Merion-Padron, The Face of Drifting; Speedhunters.com, March 12, 2010
2009 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Keith Cossrow and Bennett Viseltear for the video, “Truth in 24,” March 2009
- 2009 MPG Best of the Year Winners
Book:
- Carlos Jalife-Villalon, “The Brothers Rodriguez,” David Bull Publishing
Article:
- (print or online) Preston Lerner, “The Joy of Slow,” Automobile Magazine, March 2009
Audio/Visual:
- Keith Cossrow and Bennett Viseltear, “Truth in 24,” March 2009
Photograph:
- Alison Merion, “Drifting,” driftlive.com, August 30, 2009
- 2008 MPG Best of the Year Winners
Book:
- David Bull, publisher, accepts on behalf of Jesse Alexander, for his book,”Portraits”
Article:
- Peter Egan holds the Dean Batchelor Award for “Hank’s Last Drive,” April & May 2008 Road & Track.
Audio/Visual:
- Glenn McLanan, “Comparison Test: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 vs 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt,” April 30, 2008, Edmunds’ InsideLine.com
Photograph:
- Scott Jacobs, “2008 BMW M3,” March 23, 2008, Edmunds’ InsideLine.com
2007 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Bernard Cahier for “F-Stops, Pit Stops, Laughter and Tears.”2007 Lifetime Achievement Award
Tom and Ray Magliozzi, also known as “Click and Clack,” or the “Tappet Brothers.”Tom and Ray Magliozzi have been informing and delighting audiences on Public Radio for 30 years, most famously, for the last two decades, as Peabody Award-winning hosts of National Public Radio’s Car Talk.
Tom and Ray Magliozzi are also authors, their most recent books being, “In Our Humble Opinion” and “A Haircut in Horsetown and Other Great Car Talk Puzzlers,” published by Penguin Putnam.
- 2007 MPG Best of the Year Winners
Book:
- Bernard Cahier, “F-Stops, Pit Stops, Laughter and Tears,” publisher Michael Keyser
Article:
- Preston Lerner, “Fast and Spurious” January 21, 2007, West Magazine
Audio/Visual:
- Ed Justice, Jr., “Interview with Charlie Hughes” January 27, 2007, Road & Track Speed Radio
Photograph:
- Louise Ann Noeth, “Salton Sea Roadster” June 2007 Goodguys Gazette
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2006 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Mark Christensen for his history of the Southern California hot rod movement as told from the viewpoint of Alex Xydias who started the So-Cal Speed Shop. Alex helped accept this honor for the book, “So-Cal Speed Shop.”
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2006 MPG Best of the Year Winners
- Book: Mark Christensen, “So-Cal Speed Shop”
- Article: Pete Lyons, “Heroes Are Human, Too,” Vintage Racecar magazine
- Audio/Visual: Chris Szwedo, “A Gullwing at Twilight, the Bonneville Ride of John Fitch”
- Photograph: Stan Papior for the photos that illustrated the Insideline.com story, “The World’s Greatest Driving Road”
- 2005 Dean Batchelor Award WinnerTom Madigan is honored for the story of the Edelbrock family, Vic senior, Vic junior, their lives and their business: “Edelbrock: Made in the USA”
- 2005 MPG Lifetime Achievement AwardRobert E. Petersen, founder of Petersen Publishing Co. and a pioneer in the automotive enthusiast magazine industry.
Note: Matt Stone presented the 2005 award at the 2007 Dean Batchelor Award banquet to the late Robert Petersen’s wife, Margie, who graciously agreed to attend the dinner and accept the award.
- 2004 Dean Batchelor Award WinnerPhil Hill and John Lamm Hill, a legendary race car driver, the first American F1 World Champion, and automotive writer, and Lamm, a respected automotive photographer and writer, are recognized for their book, “Ferrari: A Champion’s View.”
- 2003 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Robert Genat and Don Cox. Genat, an accomplished author and photographer, and Cox, dry lakes racer and photographer are recognized for their book, “The Birth of Hot Rodding.” 2003 MPG Lifetime Achievement Award
Wally Parks, founder of the National Hot Rod Association, is honored for his years of contributions to motor sport.2002 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Gordon Kirby. Motorsports journalist and author of five auto-racing books, is recognized for his compelling biography, “Mario Andretti: A Driving Passion.”
- 2001 Dean Batchelor Award WinnerJohn Lamm. Photographer and writer, Road & Track Editor-at-Large, for the Corvette Stingray Salon feature, Road & Track, June, 2001.
2000 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Janos Wimpffen. Automotive historian. For his book “Time and Two Seats; Five Decades of Long Distance Racing.”- 2000 Dean Batchelor Award WinnerJanos Wimpffen. Automotive historian. For his book “Time and Two Seats; Five Decades of Long Distance Racing.”
1999 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Genevieve Obert. For her book “Prince Borghese’s Trail.” She is also a contributor to European Car magazine.
1998 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Michael T. Lynch. Motor racing historian and writer. William Edgar, journalist and award-winning documentary filmmaker, and attorney Ron Parravano, co-authors of “American Sports Car Racing in the 1950s.”
1998 MPG Lifetime Achievement Award
Denise McCluggage. Racer, syndicated columnist, photographer, and author of “By Brooks Too Broad for Leaping,” “American Racing” (with Tom Burnside) and other titles, for her extraordinary and enduring work in automotive and motor racing journalism.
1997 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Tim Considine. Author of “American Grand Prix Racing; a Century of Drivers & Cars” and other titles, Editor-at-Large for European Car magazine, Vintage Racecar Journal, and the CompuServe Motor Racing Forum (RIS).
1997 MPG Lifetime Achievement Award
Jesse Alexander. Author of “40 Years of Motorsports Photography” and other titles, for his extraordinary and enduring work in the field of motor racing.- 1996 Dean Batchelor Award WinnerPete Lyons. For his book “CAN-AM.” He has written other titles, and is a contributing author to AutoWeek, Car and Driver, Vintage Motorsport, Formula, Autosport, Cycle, Cycle World and Road & Track magazines.
- 1996 MPG Lifetime Achievement AwardChris Economaki. Editor and publisher of National Speed Sport News for his pioneering work in the field of motorsports broadcasting.
1995 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Dean Batchelor. For his book, “The American Hot Rod.”
The first Dean Batchelor Award, created in honor of the man for which it is named, was posthumously awarded.
BOB D’OLIVO AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
2016 Best Photo of the Year: Camden Thrasher
“Back Story” – Porsche Panorama2015 Dean Batchelor Award Winner: Micah Muzio & COTU Media
“2015 Polaris Slingshot Review” – KBB.com2015 Lifetime Achievement Award: Doug Stokes
ARTICLES
- 2015 Best Feature Article of the Year: Larry P. Vellequette and Luca Ciferri
“The Coming Squeeze” [view pdf] – Automotive News - 2015 Best News Article of the Year: Hans Greimel
“Confessions of a Price Fixer” – Automotive News - 2015 Best Vehicle Review of the Year: Basem Wasef
“Review: The Ferocious New Corvette Z06 is an $80K Ferrari-Killer” – Wired
- 2015 Best Feature Article of the Year: Larry P. Vellequette and Luca Ciferri
AUDIO
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2015 Best Audio Program of the Year:
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BOOKS
- 2015 Best Book of the Year: Sam Posey
Where the Writer Meets the Road – David Bull Publishing
- 2015 Best Book of the Year: Sam Posey
VIDEOS
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2015 Best Feature Video of the Year: Adam Carolla (Director/Producer), Nate Adams (Producer/Additional Direction), Mike August (Producer), Matt D’Andria (Executive Producer), Norm Pattiz (Executive Producer)Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman – Sontalia, Mollette
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2015 Best Video Vehicle Review of the Year: Micah Muzio and COTU Productions
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BOB D’OLIVO AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
2015 Best Photo of the Year: Dale Kistemaker
“24+30” – Porsche Panorama [view pdf]- 2014 Dean Batchelor Award Winner: Preston Lerner
Preston Lerner wins for his article, “Bull’s-Eye: A Conversation with Chip Ganassi” in Automobile magazine.
2014 Lifetime Achievement Award: Ken Gross
2014 MPG Best of the Year Winners
- Article: Preston Lerner
“Bull’s-Eye: A Conversation with Chip Ganassi”, Automobile magazine (read here) - Book: Art Garner
“Black Noon” - Podcast: Charlie Vogelheim & Shawn Myers
“Motor Trend Audio”, Episode 11: Bob Kelley (listen here) - Best Video of the Year (under 30 minutes): Micah Muzio & Michael DeLano
“KBB Attends Stunt Driving School”, Kelley Blue Book (watch here) - Bob D’Olivo Award for Outstanding Photography: Jeff Zwart
“Back Story”, Porsche Panorama
- Article: Preston Lerner
2013 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Peter Brock wins for his book, “Corvette Sting Ray: Genesis of an American Icon”2013 MPG Best of the Year Winners
- Book: Peter Brock, “Corvette: Genesis of an American Icon”
- Article: Robert Cumberford, “GM’s Road Not Taken,” published in Automobile magazine
- Audio/Visual: Harold Osmer and Harry Pallenberg for their documentary film, “Where They Raced: Speed Demons in the City of Angels”
- Photograph: Bob Chapman, “Time’s Up,” published in Porsche Panorama magazine
2012 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Karl Ludvigsen for his book,”Porsche: Origin of the Species,” Bentley Publishers2012 Lifetime Achievement Award
Road & Track Editor Emeritus Thomas L Bryant2012 MPG Best of the Year Winners
- Book: Karl Ludvigsen,”Porsche: Origin of the Species,” Bentley Publishers
- Article: Greg Sharp, “The World’s Fastest Hot Rod,” The Rodder’s Journal, Spring 2012
- Audio/Visual: Micah Muzio and Michael DeLano, “KBB Races a Mazda Miata,” Kelley Blue Book – kbb.com, February 22, 2012
2011 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Asif Kapadia & Manish Pandey, “Senna,” August 12, 20112011 Lifetime Achievement Award
Brock Yates, longtime executive editor of Car and Driver and screenwriter of The Cannonball Run2011 MPG Best of the Year Winners
- Book: Janos Wimpffen, Elva, the Cars, the People, the History, David Bull Publishing
- Article: (print or online) Tom Stahler, “Questor Grand Prix,” Vintage Motorsport, July/August 2011
- Audio/Visual: Asif Kapadia & Manish Pandey, “Senna,” August 12, 2011
- Photograph: Reinhard Klein, “Everybody’s a Photographer,” Road & Track Magazine, September 2011
2010 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Pete Lyons for his book, “Can-Am Cars in Detail,” David Bull Publishing2010 Lifetime Achievement Award
John Clinard, Western Regional Manger, Ford Communications2010 MPG Best of the Year Winners
- Book: Pete Lyons, “Can-Am Cars in Detail,” David Bull Publishing
- Article: (print or online) Arthur St. Antoine, “Man in Space,” Motor Trend Magazine, January 2010
- Audio/Visual: Micah Muzio & Michael DeLano, “2010 Ford F-150 Raptor: On Land, Through Water, in the Air”; www.kbb.com, April 14, 2010
- Photograph: Alison (Al) Merion-Padron, The Face of Drifting; Speedhunters.com, March 12, 2010
2009 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Keith Cossrow and Bennett Viseltear for the video, “Truth in 24,” March 20092009 MPG Best of the Year Winners
- Book: Carlos Jalife-Villalon, “The Brothers Rodriguez,” David Bull Publishing
- Article: (print or online) Preston Lerner, “The Joy of Slow,” Automobile Magazine, March 2009
- Audio/Visual: Keith Cossrow and Bennett Viseltear, “Truth in 24,” March 2009
- Photograph: Alison Merion, “Drifting,” driftlive.com, August 30, 2009
2008 MPG Best of the Year Winners
- Book: David Bull, publisher, accepts on behalf of Jesse Alexander, for his book,”Portraits”
- Article: Peter Egan holds the Dean Batchelor Award for “Hank’s Last Drive,” April & May 2008 Road & Track.
- Audio/Visual: Glenn McLanan, “Comparison Test: 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 vs 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt,” April 30, 2008, Edmunds’ InsideLine.com
- Photograph: Scott Jacobs, “2008 BMW M3,” March 23, 2008, Edmunds’ InsideLine.com
2007 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Bernard Cahier for “F-Stops, Pit Stops, Laughter and Tears.”2007 Lifetime Achievement Award
Tom and Ray Magliozzi, also known as “Click and Clack,” or the “Tappet Brothers.”Tom and Ray Magliozzi have been informing and delighting audiences on Public Radio for 30 years, most famously, for the last two decades, as Peabody Award-winning hosts of National Public Radio’s Car Talk.
Tom and Ray Magliozzi are also authors, their most recent books being, “In Our Humble Opinion” and “A Haircut in Horsetown and Other Great Car Talk Puzzlers,” published by Penguin Putnam.
2007 MPG Best of the Year Winners
- Book: Bernard Cahier, “F-Stops, Pit Stops, Laughter and Tears,” publisher Michael Keyser
- Article: Preston Lerner, “Fast and Spurious” January 21, 2007, West Magazine
- Audio/Visual: Ed Justice, Jr., “Interview with Charlie Hughes” January 27, 2007, Road & Track Speed Radio
- Photograph: Louise Ann Noeth, “Salton Sea Roadster” June 2007 Goodguys Gazette
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2006 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Mark Christensen for his history of the Southern California hot rod movement as told from the viewpoint of Alex Xydias who started the So-Cal Speed Shop. Alex helped accept this honor for the book, “So-Cal Speed Shop.”
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2006 MPG Best of the Year Winners
- Book: Mark Christensen, “So-Cal Speed Shop”
- Article: Pete Lyons, “Heroes Are Human, Too,” Vintage Racecar magazine
- Audio/Visual: Chris Szwedo, “A Gullwing at Twilight, the Bonneville Ride of John Fitch”
- Photograph: Stan Papior for the photos that illustrated the Insideline.com story, “The World’s Greatest Driving Road”
- 2005 Dean Batchelor Award WinnerTom Madigan is honored for the story of the Edelbrock family, Vic senior, Vic junior, their lives and their business: “Edelbrock: Made in the USA”
- 2005 MPG Lifetime Achievement AwardRobert E. Petersen, founder of Petersen Publishing Co. and a pioneer in the automotive enthusiast magazine industry.
Note: Matt Stone presented the 2005 award at the 2007 Dean Batchelor Award banquet to the late Robert Petersen’s wife, Margie, who graciously agreed to attend the dinner and accept the award.
- 2004 Dean Batchelor Award WinnerPhil Hill and John Lamm Hill, a legendary race car driver, the first American F1 World Champion, and automotive writer, and Lamm, a respected automotive photographer and writer, are recognized for their book, “Ferrari: A Champion’s View.”
- 2003 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Robert Genat and Don Cox. Genat, an accomplished author and photographer, and Cox, dry lakes racer and photographer are recognized for their book, “The Birth of Hot Rodding.” 2003 MPG Lifetime Achievement Award
Wally Parks, founder of the National Hot Rod Association, is honored for his years of contributions to motor sport.2002 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Gordon Kirby. Motorsports journalist and author of five auto-racing books, is recognized for his compelling biography, “Mario Andretti: A Driving Passion.”
- 2001 Dean Batchelor Award WinnerJohn Lamm. Photographer and writer, Road & Track Editor-at-Large, for the Corvette Stingray Salon feature, Road & Track, June, 2001.
2000 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Janos Wimpffen. Automotive historian. For his book “Time and Two Seats; Five Decades of Long Distance Racing.”- 2000 Dean Batchelor Award WinnerJanos Wimpffen. Automotive historian. For his book “Time and Two Seats; Five Decades of Long Distance Racing.”
1999 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Genevieve Obert. For her book “Prince Borghese’s Trail.” She is also a contributor to European Car magazine.1998 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Michael T. Lynch. Motor racing historian and writer. William Edgar, journalist and award-winning documentary filmmaker, and attorney Ron Parravano, co-authors of “American Sports Car Racing in the 1950s.”1998 MPG Lifetime Achievement Award
Denise McCluggage. Racer, syndicated columnist, photographer, and author of “By Brooks Too Broad for Leaping,” “American Racing” (with Tom Burnside) and other titles, for her extraordinary and enduring work in automotive and motor racing journalism.1997 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Tim Considine. Author of “American Grand Prix Racing; a Century of Drivers & Cars” and other titles, Editor-at-Large for European Car magazine, Vintage Racecar Journal, and the CompuServe Motor Racing Forum (RIS).1997 MPG Lifetime Achievement Award
Jesse Alexander. Author of “40 Years of Motorsports Photography” and other titles, for his extraordinary and enduring work in the field of motor racing.- 1996 Dean Batchelor Award WinnerPete Lyons. For his book “CAN-AM.” He has written other titles, and is a contributing author to AutoWeek, Car and Driver, Vintage Motorsport, Formula, Autosport, Cycle, Cycle World and Road & Track magazines.
- 1996 MPG Lifetime Achievement AwardChris Economaki. Editor and publisher of National Speed Sport News for his pioneering work in the field of motorsports broadcasting.
1995 Dean Batchelor Award Winner
Dean Batchelor. For his book, “The American Hot Rod.”The first Dean Batchelor Award, created in honor of the man for which it is named, was posthumously awarded.