The Late Shav Glick Named Squier-Hall Award Winner for NASCAR Media Excellence

Los Angeles Times reporter Shav Glick on Tuesday was named recipient of the 2024 Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence becoming the 12th winner of the prestigious award.

Glick spent the last 37 years of his career as lead motorsports reporter for the Los Angeles Times. His coverage of NASCAR helped showcase the sport across Southern California. Glick retired in 2006 and died at the age of 87 in 2007.

“Shav Glick was a giant in motorsports journalism and the racing authority on the West Coast,” said NASCAR chairman and CEO Jim France. “For decades, Shav’s stories helped introduce NASCAR to a new audience, as the sport grew nationally. He had a special way of highlighting the people behind the competition, always showcasing the human element that makes NASCAR so special. Whether he was covering the NASCAR Cup Series, or a grassroots-level race, Shav’s professionalism and grace embodied the best of sports journalism.”

Glick began his career at the Pasadena Star-News and served as sports editor of the Los Angeles Mirror before it merged with the Times. In 1969, 34 years into his distinguished career, he was asked to cover motorsports, which he did until his retirement in 2006.

He has earned numerous honors including the International Motorsports Hall of Fame (IMHOF) American Motorsports Media Award (for lifetime achievement in motorsports journalism) in 1977 and the AARWBA Angelo Angelopolous Award in 2004. In 2004, he became the first newspaper reporter inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.

Glick will be honored during NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony festivities on Jan. 19, 2024 and featured in an exhibit in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

The Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence was named after legendary NASCAR media figures Ken Squier and Barney Hall, the first two recipients of the award.

The other seven nominees for the award were:

Deb Williams, the first woman to receive the American Motorsports Media Award of Excellence and current NASCAR contributor to Autoweek. She's also worked for USA Today, the Charlotte Observer, United Press International and is a past editor of Winston Cup Scene. Earlier this year was announced as a member of the National Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame Class of 2024.

Russ Catlin, one of the best-known early racing writers and historians; editor of Speed Age Magazine. Catlin died in 1983.

George Cunningham, long-time beat writer for The Charlotte Observer, Atlanta Constitution and NASCAR Scene; is the namesake for the annual NMPA award for Excellence in Writing.

Mike Harris, spent 30 years as the lead motorsports writer for the Associated Press. He retired in 2009.

Bob Montgomery, co-founder and announcer for the Universal Racing Network. He died i 1970 at the age of 45.

Bob Moore, spent more than 20 years as a NASCAR beat writer including stints with the Daytona Beach News-Journal and The Charlotte Observer.

Hank Schoolfield, media personality who brought NASCAR racing to rans across the Southeast through newspapers, magazines and radio. Schoolfield died at the age of 79 in 2008.