The People’s Choice award at Street Machine Summernats is a highly sought-after prize for car builders. Not only does it reflect the will of the people, but it plays a vital role in determining who will win the Grand Champion sword. Winning or performing strongly in People’s Choice gives a car a real leg-up!
And because People’s Choice is all about what the public think is cool, the list is pretty much a stone-cold array of pure awesome. Who will win at Street Machine Summernats 33? Stay tuned right here.
People’s Choice Winners
| Summernats | Year | Winner |
| 1 | 1988 | Greg Carlson |
| 2 | 1989 | Howard Astill |
| 3 | 1990 | Ron Barclay |
| 4 | 1991 | Leo Janssen |
| 5 | 1992 | Bill Neskovski |
| 6 | 1993 | Con & Vic Elfes |
| 7 | 1994 | Craig Christensen |
| 8 | 1995 | Brian Willis |
| 9 | 1996 | Peter Fitzpatrick |
| 10 | 1997 | Ron Zelukovic |
| 11 | 1998 | Ed Brodie |
| 12 | 1999 | Troy Hillier |
| 13 | 2000 | Mark Jones |
| 14 | 2001 | Peter Fitzpatrick |
| 15 | 2002 | Drago Ostric |
| 16 | 2003 | Ben Gatt |
| 17 | 2004 | Anthony Sant |
| 18 | 2005 | Gary Myers |
| 19 | 2006 | Aaron Fitzpatrick |
| 20 | 2007 | Joe Agnello |
| 21 | 2008 | Joe Lore |
| 22 | 2009 | Joe Lore |
| 23 | 2010 | Graeme Cowin |
| 24 | 2011 | Peter Fitzpatrick |
| 25 | 2012 | Ben Sargent |
| 26 | 2013 | Mick Fabar |
| 27 | 2014 | Terry Mourched |
| 28 | 2015 | Nathan Borg |
| 29 | 2016 | Grant Connor |
| 30 | 2017 | Simon Mokdassi |
| 31 | 2018 | Dave Xuereb |
| 32 | 2019 | Dean Wilson |
| 33 | 2020 | Gareth Lougher |
| Summernats Slam | 2021 | (no award) |
| 34 | 2022 | Marcus Nikolic, VL Calais |
| 35 | 2023 | Peter Lewis, XC Falcon |
| 36 | 2024 | Joe Bauer, 1968 Dodge Charger coupe |
| 37 | 2025 |
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