Goodyear Announces State Highway Heroes
Brave acts performed by 22 truck drivers from across the United States have earned them the 2000 Goodyear state Highway Hero Award. Founded by Goodyear in 1983, the Highway Hero program recognizes professional truck drivers and the lifesaving rescues and roadside assistance they provide.
Four finalists will be selected from the state Highway Heroes. In March 2001 at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville KY, one of the finalists will be chosen to serve as the 2000 representative for the North American Highway Hero Award. All four finalists will receive a $10,000 savings bond and an all-expense-paid trip to the Daytona 500 in February.
The 22 State Highway Heroes are:
- James Randy Taylor, Barling AR.
- Michael Comeau, Huachuca AZ.
- Carl Tafua, San Jose CA.
- Kurt Smith, Clinton CT.
- Mark Cirami, Orlando FL; and Jim Nadeau, Kissimmee FL.
- David Zorn, Forest Park GA.
- Craig Smith, Oakley ID.
- Brent J Shupe, Charleston IL; and H Eugene Stuller, Franklin IL.
- Heath D Martin, Kewanna IN.
- James Njau, Lowell MA.
- Donald Strand, Jackson MS.
- Rocky L Martin, Columbus OH; and Samuel Hughes, Fairborn OH.
- Patrick Smith, Broken Bow NE.
- Edward Bowlin, Black Mountain NC.
- James O Ryan, Maple Shade NJ.
- Mike Ballew, Tulsa OK.
- James Dickey, Slippery Rock PA.
- Eugene Hawkins, Cleveland TN.
- Mike Johnson, Onalaska TX.