Council & Network Awards Nominations

HRIA Hot Rod Hall of Fame was founded to honor and recognize those outstanding individuals in the hot rod industry whose creativity, dignity, integrity, industriousness and accomplishments on a national basis have enhanced the status of the industry while significantly contributing to its growth.

Criteria

• The individual must have made a significant contribution to the Hot Rod/Street Rod hobby or industry.
• The individual must have demonstrated their effort over a period of not less than 20 years.
• The individual must be of the highest integrity, character and respect in our industry
• The individual may not be a sitting member of the HRIA select committee.

The HRIA Industry Recognition Award is presented to an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to the Hot Rod industry over a period of the past 10 years. Recipient must be an employee or principle of an HRIA member company in good standing.

Criteria

• The individual recipient must be an owner or employee of a member company in good standing with the Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA).
• The individual recipient must have demonstrated a major contribution to the hot rod industry over the past ten years
• If the nominee is an individual who has previously received this award within the past three years, he/she is ineligible for consideration.
• Seated HRIA select committee members are not eligible for Industry Recognition Award. Please check HRIA select committee roster prior to submitting nomination.

The HRIA Business of the Year award is presented to a company who has made an exceptional contribution to Hot Rod industry. Company must be an HRIA member in good standing.

Criteria

• Company may be a manufacturer, retailer, warehouse distributor, publisher, builder or service provider.
• Company must do at least 50% of their business in the hot rod industry and promotes the hot rod niche.
• Company must have demonstrated exceptional service, integrity and business ethics.
• Company must currently be in business and have conducted business for a minimum of five years.
• Company should have made some commendable contribution and/or has had a positive impact in the hot rod industry.
• Company may not have received this award in the past 5 years.
• Companies owned by or employing a current HRIA Select Committee member are not eligible for the Business of the Year Award. Please check the HRIA Select Committee roster prior to submitting nomination.