6th Annual 2008 AMA Sports Award Winners
November 22, 2008 - Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum - Leeds, Alabama

Leeds, Alabama (11/23/2008) -The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) announced its 2008 AMA Sports and All-Terrain Vehicle Association (ATVA) end-of-year award winners last night at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Leeds, AL.

Harold Goodman took home the ATVA Athlete of the Year Award for winning both the Extreme Dirt Track Pro & Pro Lites Championship, but he wasn’t able to receive his award in person because he was in Mexico where he just secured the SCORE BAJA 1000 win in one of the toughest races in the world.

Other ATV winners included, Thomas Brown, Heather Byrd, and Jesse Skvarek

Tonight, AMA Pro ATV Champion, Dustin Wimmer is up for Speed Athlete of the Year in the AMA Pro Banquet also held at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Leeds, AL.

ATVA Athlete of the Year
Harold Goodman, Romulus, Mich. - Extreme ATVA Dirt Track

ATVA Amateur Rider of the Year
Thomas Brown, Sanger, Texas - ATV Motocross

ATVA Vet/Senior Rider of the Year
Ken Marcou, Millston, Wis. - Extreme ATVA Dirt Track

ATVA Female Rider of the Year
Heather Byrd, Union City, Tenn. - ATV Motocross

ATVA Youth Rider of the Year
Jesse Skvarek, Jefferson, Ohio - ATV Motocross

ATVA Organizer of the Year
Red Bud Recreation Inc.

AMA Sports Athlete of the Year
Ricky Dietrich, Menifee, Calif. - ISDE

AMA Sports Vet/Senior Rider of the Year
Jeff Fredette, Beecher, Ill. - ISDE

AMA Sports Female Rider of the Year
Leslie Porterfield, Dallas, Texas - Land Speed Racing

AMA Sports Youth Rider of the Year
Anson Maloney, Cedar Ridge, Calif. - Hare Scrambles

AMA Sports Motocross Organizer of the Year
MX Sports

AMA Sports Off-Road Organizer of the Year
NEPG (National Enduro Promotions Group)

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