Last year we embarked on a fresh idea to recognize the top products and services in the replica, kit and home-built scene. We dubbed it the RCN Drivers' Choice awards, because they're voted on by you — the project car patrons, grease monkeys and gentleman drivers we cater to. We asked companies to nominate themselves and ultimately posted a list of 21 categories ranging from complete kits and rollers, to dealers, crate engine suppliers, hand-tool brands and more. We were elated with the nominations and number of votes we received, and we presented roughly 30 Drivers’ Choice Award certificates to some of the top finishers at the SEMA Show — and had great time doing it!

We'll be rolling out a bigger and better Drivers' Choice Award program here in 2020, and thanks to all who voted to make our awards a success! Take a minute to look through our photos with top finishers from the 2019 SEMA Show, and the full list of categories and top finishers is listed below.

The following companies were Drivers’ Choice Award Winners as voted on by ReinCarNation Magazine Readers:

DIY Build Packages

Gold: Factory Five Racing

Silver: Hurricane Motorsports

Bronze: Superlite Cars

Rolling Chassis

Gold: Superformance

Silver: Hurricane Motorsports

Bronze: Superlite Cars

Turnkey

Gold: Superformance

Silver: Posies Rods & Custom

Bronze: Vraptor Speedworks

Dealer

Gold: Hillbank Motor Corp.

Silver: Vintage Motorsports

Bronze: Time Machines Motorsports

Builder/Fabricator

Gold: V’s Performance

Silver: Posies Rods & Customs

Bronze: Vraptor Speedworks

Crate Engine

Gold: Carroll Shelby Engine Co.

Silver: ROUSH Performance

Bronze: BluePrint Engines

Transmission Supplier

Gold: TREMEC

Silver: Forte’s Parts Connection

Bronze: TCI Automotive

EFI Systems

Gold: Holley Performance

Silver: FAST

Bronze: Jim Inglese 8-Stack Systems

Carburetor Package

Gold: Holley Performance

Silver: Edelbrock

Bronze: Jim Inglese 8-Stack Systems

Wheels

Gold: Vintage Wheels

Silver: Trigo Wheels

Bronze (tie): Cragar

Bronze (tie): Tire Rack

Tires

Gold: Tire Rack

Silver: Coker Tires

Bronze: Vintage Wheels

Brakes

Gold: Wilwood Engineering

Silver: Brembo

Bronze (tie): Baer Brakes

Bronze (tie): Hawk Performance

Suspension Components

Gold: Cobra Valley

Silver: Posies Rods & Customs

Bronze: KONI North America

Electrical Components

Gold: Cobra Valley

Silver: Haywire & Co.

Bronze: Performance Electronics Ltd.

Gauges

Gold: Smiths Instruments

Silver: Classic Instruments

Bronze: Speedhut

Steering Components

Gold: Flaming River Industries

Silver: IDIDIT

Bronze: Total Performance

Exhaust Components

Gold: MagnaFlow

Silver: Flowmaster

Bronze: Shell Valley Classic Wheels

Hand Tools

Gold: Harbor Freight

Silver: Cobra Valley

Bronze: Woodward Fab

Shop Accessory

Gold: Race Deck

Silver: Harbor Freight

Bronze: Race Ramps

Plumbing

Gold: Classic Tube

Silver: Meziere Enterprises

Bronze: BAT Inc./Mocal

Heat/Sound Control

Gold: Dynamat

Silver: Cool It Thermo-Tec

Bronze: Koolmat