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Raynard up for prestigious award

It has been a banner year for Riley Raynard, and recently it got even better. The 16-year-old hobby stock driver from Lampman is a finalist for the Ken Schrader Real Racer Award, presented by the magazine Speedway Illustrated.
Riley Raynard

It has been a banner year for Riley Raynard, and recently it got even better.

The 16-year-old hobby stock driver from Lampman is a finalist for the Ken Schrader Real Racer Award, presented by the magazine Speedway Illustrated.

Raynard will travel to Indianapolis in mid-December to find out if he will win the award.

"It goes to (a driver who) shows a lot of heart and determination for the sport. You don't have to win races for it. You just have to have the heart and soul," Raynard said.

Raynard said "a bunch of people" nominated him for the award, including many family members.

"It's pretty cool and amazing that I'm up for a big award like that, just to even be nominated for it," he added.

This year was Raynard's third season of racing at Estevan Motor Speedway and he won the first two features of his career. He also took home the Motor Magic title in Minot in late August.

Raynard has already appeared in Speedway Illustrated's November issue, as the magazine did a feature story about his determination to overcome the effects of muscular dystrophy.

He said he is grateful to the people who nominated him for the award.

"It'd be pretty cool to get that, because it's a big award and a big (Performance Racing Industry magazine) trade show. There should be lots of NASCAR teams and fans there, big name people, hundreds of booths."