INDIANAPOLIS IN (7-24-08)--Mike Helton, President of NASCAR, accepted the Annual Mildred Marcum Pioneer Award on behalf of NASCAR drivers' Sara Christian and Louise Smith, both of whom received the award posthumously Thursday afternoon at the 2008 Women in the Winner's Circle celebration at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The luncheon ceremony is hosted each season by its founder, Lyn St. James. Mildred Marcum, co-founder of ARCA, received the inaugural Mildred Marcum Pioneer Award in 2005.