DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The fans have spoken, and they have selected a pair of series champions as well as a pair of repeat award winners in balloting for the NASCAR regional touring series 2014 Most Popular Driver Awards. The Most Popular Driver Award winners for 2014 are: Ben Rhodes (Louisville, Ky.), NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Brandon McReynolds (Mooresville, N.C.), NASCAR K&N Pro Series West J.R. Fitzpatrick (Ayr, Ont.), NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 Rodrigo Marban (Mexico City), NASCAR Mexico Toyota Series Freddy Nordstrom (London), NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Melissa Fifield (Wakefield, N.H.), NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Andy Seuss (Hampstead, N.H.), NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour First-time award winners from the group include Rhodes, McReynolds, Marban and Fifield while Nordstrom and Seuss retained their popular status from last years balloting. Rhodes, the 2014 champion of the K&N Pro Series East, garnered the most votes of any driver in 2014, 450 more than Marban of the Mexico Toyota Series. K&N Pro Series East drivers also received the most collective votes of any series, 2,133 more than the Mexico Toyota Series. The closest race was in the Canadian Tire Series where championship runner-up Fitzpatrick edged Alex Tagliani by just 48 votes. Fitzpatrick was also the Most Popular Driver in the series inaugural 2007 season. McReynolds captured 42-percent of the K&N Pro Series West vote for the largest individual share of any series while the largest margin of victory came in the Mexico Toyota Series where Marban outdistanced the nearest competition by 1,226 votes. Fifield, a rookie in 2014, made history as the first female competitor to take home the Most Popular Driver Award in 30 years of Whelen Modified Tour competition. Nordstrom and the Whelen Southern Modified Tour titlist Seuss now have the most career awards among the 2014 selectees with three apiece. Nordstroms have come in successive fashion while Seuss previously won in 2009 and 2013. The Most Popular Driver Award winners will be recognized as part of the NASCAR Touring Series Awards on Dec. 13 in the Charlotte (North Carolina) Convention Center at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Custom Denver Broncos Jerseys .com) - The Chicago Cubs reportedly signed recently-acquired outfielder Dexter Fowler to a one-year contract on Friday, avoiding arbitration. Tom Jackson Jersey .com) - Houston Texans interim head coach Wade Phillips confirmed Monday that starting quarterback Case Keenum sustained a sprained right thumb during Sundays 25-3 loss in Indianapolis. http://www.officialdenverbroncospro.com/Steve-atwater-broncos-jersey/ . New York then missed its next six shots and scored only two points the rest of the night. 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Wesley had a chance to tie the game after being fouled on a 3-pointer, but was well short on his first attempt and clanged away the other two. Kyle Wiltjer led the Bulldogs with 15 points. Kevin Pangos had six assists, but was held to eight points on 3-of-10 shooting. NO. 7 VIRGINIA 74, VCU 57 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Justin Anderson scored 21 points, and Virginia ended VCUs 22-game home winning streak. Anderson showed no signs of the twisted right ankle that knocked him out of Virginias victory at Maryland on Wednesday night. He hit 6 of 7 shots while helping the Cavaliers move to 9-0 for the first time since 2001-02. Anthony Gill added 18 points and Malcolm Brogdon had 15 for the Cavaliers. Treveon Graham scored 17 for the Rams (5-3). Melvin Johnson had 15 points. NO. 8 WICHITA STATE 81, SAINT LOUIS 52 WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Ron Baker scored 18 points, and Wichita State rebounded from Wednesdays overtime loss at Utah. 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Love added nine rebounds, four steals, three assists and two blocks. Keifer Sykes had 18 points and Greg Mays scored 10 for the Phoenix (6-2). Green Bay began shooting successfully over Miamis zone early in the second half. Love sank a 3-pointer during a 13-1 run that put the Phoenix ahead 44-31 with 11 minutes left. NJIT 72, NO. 17 MICHIGAN 70 ANN Arbour, Mich. (AP) -- Damon Lynn made a critical 3-pointer and finished with 20 points to help New Jersey Institute of Technology get the upset. Willis Winfield and Ky Howard had 17 points apiece for the only independent basketball program in Division I. The Highlanders (3-5) went 11 for 17 from 3-point range. Caris LeVert scored 32 points for Michigan (6-2), which shot 42 per cent from the field. Derrick Walton added 16 points. NJIT sealed the win when Daquan Holiday corralled the ball with 4.3 seconds remaining and made two free throws. NO. 19 MICHIGAN STATE 85, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 52 EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Matt Costello and Travis Trice each scored 15 points to lead Michigan State to the easy win. Branden Dawson had 12 points and seven rebounds for Michigan State (6-3). Bryn Forbes added 12-points, making 4 of 7 3-point shots. The Spartans built a 34-point halftime lead and snapped a two-game losing streak against Kansas and Notre Dame. Marcel Mosely scored 19 points and Ghiavonnie Robinson had 13 for the Golden Lions (1-7), who have lost five in a row. NO. 21 MARYLAND 82, WINTHROP 62 COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- Jake Layman scored 21 points for Maryland, and freshman Melo Trimble and Richaud Pack had 16 apiece. Jared Nickens added 12 points for the Terrapins (8-1), who bounced back from a double-digit home loss to No. 7 Virginia on Wednesday. In this one, Maryland trailed by nine points in the first half and was tied shortly after halftime before finally creating some separation. Keon Moore led Winthrop (3-4) with 20 points and Keon Johnson had 18. Its been a strange season for the Eagles, who defeated Clemson on the road but also lost to Savannah State and Jacksonville State. NO. 23 BUTLER 65, NORTHWESTERN 56 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Kellen Dunham scored 19 points, and Butler held off a late charge by Northwestern. Roosevelt Jones added 12 points and six rebounds for the Bulldogs. Bryant McIntosh had 12 points for Northwestern (5-3), which shot 41 per cent. Alex Olah scored 11 points, and Vic Law finished with 10. NO. 24 ILLINOIS 70, AMERICAN 55 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Malcolm Hill scored 13 points, powering Illinois to the win. The Illini (7-1) shot 48 per cent from the field and outrebounded the Eagles 29-18. Rayvonte Rice had 10 points for Illinois on 1-of-7 shooting. Pee Wee Gardner led American with 16 points, while Jesse Reed had 13 points. 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