Mike Harris, a longtime reporter for The Associated Press (AP), was named the recipient of the 2025 Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence becoming the 13th winner of the award.

Harris joined the AP in 1969 and became lead motorsports reporter in 1980, a role he held until retirement in July 2009.

Harris is also the 1985 recipient of the American Motorsports Media Award of Excellence (previously called the Henry T. McLemore Award). In 1987 and 1994 he won the Jim Hunter Writer of the Year Award given by the Eastern Motorsport Press Association.

The Squier-Hall Award is voted upon by a panel of NASCAR and NASCAR Hall of Fame executives, active and retired media members and former NASCAR competitors and industry leaders. Harris will be honored during NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony festivities on February 7, 2025, and featured in an exhibit in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. 

For more information, visit nascarhall.com.