Presented to the driver demonstrating ability, competitiveness and success at the National Championship Runoffs®. The winner is selected by the Stewards of the Meeting and the Race Director of the National Championship Runoffs, the President and CEO of SCCA, and the head of Road Racing. The inaugural presentation in 1954 was performed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

1954 - Bill Spear
1955 - Sherwood Johnston
1956 - Not Presented
1957 - Walt Hansgen
1958 - Walt Hansgen
1959 - Don Sesslar
1960 - Roger Penske
1961 - Walt Hansgen
1962 - Roger Penske
1963 - Roger Penske
1964 - Ed Lowther
1965 - Jim Hall
1966 - Horst Kwech
1967 - Ron LaPeer
1968 - Rich McDaniel
1969 - Paul Spruell
1970 - Skip Barber
1971 - Jerry Hansen
1972 - Bob McQueen
1973 - Harry Ingle
1974 - Bill Schmid
1975 - Bobby Rahal
1976 - P.L Newman
1977 - Dave Wietzenhof
1978 - Don Courtney
1979 - Cat Kizer
1980 - Wayne Moore
1981 - Anatoly Arutunoff
1982 - Terry McKenna
1983 - Fred Fiala
1984 - George Fizell
1985 - Paul Decker
1986 - Jim Vasser
1987 - Stevan Davis
1988 - Al Beasley, Sr.
1989 - David Finch
1990 - Bob Boig
1991 - Ray Stone
1992 - Juan F, Montalvo Jr,
1993 - Steve Hussey
1994 - Michael Galati
1995 - Dan Camichael
1996 - Bruce May
1997 - Warren Stilwell
1998 - Brad Stout
1999 - Howard Landon
2000 - John Baucom
2001 - John Heinricy
2002 - Larry Hansen
2003 - Rennie Clayton
2004 - Jeff Loughead
2005 - Kent Prather
2006 - Mike Miserendino
2007 - Andrew Aquilante
2008 - Niki Coello
2009 - Sam Halkias
2010 - Andrew McDermid
2011 - Elivan Goulart
2012 - Jim Drago
2013 - Tim Kautz
2014 - Andrew Longe
2015 - Jonathan Goring
2016 - Brian Linn
2017 - Matthew Cowley
2018 - Michael Varacins
2019 - Robeson Clay Russell
2020 - Preston Pardus
2021 - Troy Ermish
2022 - Jesse Prather
2023 - Calvin Stewart
2024 - Ethan Goulart
2025 - Alex Scaler