ROB GEIGER'S DARRELL RUSSELL: BROAD SMILES, QUARTER-MILES BOOK HONORED BY AARWBA
Wed, 2008-06-04 09:00
The American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association recently honored
go2geiger publisher and founder Rob Geiger and a host of other journalists at
the 41st annual AARWBA Writing, Broadcast & Photography Contest sponsored by
Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Geiger was recognized in the "Motorsports Book" category for his work entitled, "Darrell Russell: Broad Smiles, Quarter Miles." The book profiled the life and tragic death of popular Top Fuel driver Darrell Russell, who died as a result of injuries sustained in a high-speed racing accident at Gateway International Raceway in St. Louis during the 2004 season.
Fellow journalists Dave Argabright, who penned "Lone Wolf," and Peter Bryant, who authored "Can-Am Challenger," also were tabbed in the "Motorsports Book" category. The American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association recently honored go2geiger publisher and founder Rob Geiger and a host of other journalists at the 41st annual AARWBA Writing, Broadcast & Photography Contest sponsored by Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Geiger was recognized in the "Motorsports Book" category for his work entitled, "Darrell Russell: Broad Smiles, Quarter Miles." The book profiled the life and tragic death of popular Top Fuel driver Darrell Russell, who died as a result of injuries sustained in a high-speed racing accident at Gateway International Raceway in St. Louis during the 2004 season.
Fellow journalists Dave Argabright, who penned "Lone Wolf," and Peter Bryant, who authored "Can-Am Challenger," also were tabbed in the "Motorsports Book" category.
"I'm sincerely grateful to be recognized in this way," Geiger said. "The book was a labor of love for me. It had nothing to do with being a writer or publishing something of this magnitude; it was simply a story about a really special guy. I wanted to put down in words what kind of an exceptional person Darrell was so people could share in his life.
"To think that people outside of the Russell family and Darrell's wife Julie are getting something out of his story means a great deal to me. Thanks to the judges, AARWBA, and IMS for sponsoring this award program."
This is the second time Geiger has won an AARWBA award. In 2004, he was recognized in the "Magazine Column Writing" category.
"To be selected by your peers, especially the people with AARWBA, is really cool," Geiger said. "What AARWBA does for journalists is fantastic and I'm glad to be a member of their organization. It's a fine group."
This year, AARWBA recognized writers, broadcasters, and photographers in 20 different categories. The impartial panel of judges included several newspaper and magazine editors, a handful of college professors, and fellow AARWBA members.
Geiger was recognized in the "Motorsports Book" category for his work entitled, "Darrell Russell: Broad Smiles, Quarter Miles." The book profiled the life and tragic death of popular Top Fuel driver Darrell Russell, who died as a result of injuries sustained in a high-speed racing accident at Gateway International Raceway in St. Louis during the 2004 season.
Fellow journalists Dave Argabright, who penned "Lone Wolf," and Peter Bryant, who authored "Can-Am Challenger," also were tabbed in the "Motorsports Book" category. The American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association recently honored go2geiger publisher and founder Rob Geiger and a host of other journalists at the 41st annual AARWBA Writing, Broadcast & Photography Contest sponsored by Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Geiger was recognized in the "Motorsports Book" category for his work entitled, "Darrell Russell: Broad Smiles, Quarter Miles." The book profiled the life and tragic death of popular Top Fuel driver Darrell Russell, who died as a result of injuries sustained in a high-speed racing accident at Gateway International Raceway in St. Louis during the 2004 season.
Fellow journalists Dave Argabright, who penned "Lone Wolf," and Peter Bryant, who authored "Can-Am Challenger," also were tabbed in the "Motorsports Book" category.
"I'm sincerely grateful to be recognized in this way," Geiger said. "The book was a labor of love for me. It had nothing to do with being a writer or publishing something of this magnitude; it was simply a story about a really special guy. I wanted to put down in words what kind of an exceptional person Darrell was so people could share in his life.
"To think that people outside of the Russell family and Darrell's wife Julie are getting something out of his story means a great deal to me. Thanks to the judges, AARWBA, and IMS for sponsoring this award program."
This is the second time Geiger has won an AARWBA award. In 2004, he was recognized in the "Magazine Column Writing" category.
"To be selected by your peers, especially the people with AARWBA, is really cool," Geiger said. "What AARWBA does for journalists is fantastic and I'm glad to be a member of their organization. It's a fine group."
This year, AARWBA recognized writers, broadcasters, and photographers in 20 different categories. The impartial panel of judges included several newspaper and magazine editors, a handful of college professors, and fellow AARWBA members.
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