On Saturday, December 14, 2024, Allen Wannamaker and Torrance Childs drove to Culpeppers Bakery in Worcester, Massachusetts to deliver Brian Bianchi his 2024 YesterYear awards. First up was the "old school-style" wooden plaque for winning the 2024 Race of Champions at Pocono Raceway. Bianchi overcame a mid-race incident to put himself in position to led the final lap (his only lap led) of the race and take the victory.
Next up Bianchi was presented with the massive "Old Red Boot" trophy, "It's a lot larger in person. The pictures don't do it justice," Bianchi said. Bianchi also shared the moment with Culpeppers Bakery owner and operator Kevin Bonaventura. Culpeppers Bakery (Worcester, MA) and Colony Tire (Edenton, North Carolina) are the two main sponsors for drivers Brian Bianchi and Rex Hoyle. When asked about the presentation, Allen Wannamaker, Founder of the YesterYear Racing™ League, said, "It was important for me and a YesterYear Board of Drivers Member to present the Old Red Boot to Brian in person and ideally at the location of his major sponsor. Torrance was nice enough to accompany me on the trip to Worcester. We got there early and sat down and ate the Culpeppers Special for breakfast. The pancakes were fantastic! I had plain and Torrance had blueberry. Top shelf for certain. We got to see some behind the scenes workings of the bakery which was interesting. Kevin was a great guy and certainly a huge race fan of all types. There were many old racing flags that adorned the walls of the bakery in the back."
In closing Bianchi said he was looking forward to defending his title next year as YesterYear travels back to 1966, a mere 17 years after the birth of NASCAR, and will re-run 15 modified stock car races from that year. The season kicks off on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway oval for The OBRL Icebreaker 300 Presented by VctryLnSprts.
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