Independent's Trophy

The Independent's Trophy is an award presented annually to the part-time TM Master Cup Series driver that scores the most points in a given season.

The most recent winner was Palmer Stiles.

Format
The Independent's Trophy was instituted for the 2010 season as an opportunity for drivers who didn't land one of the full-time rides to show their skills. The guidelines were:


 * Independents can race 4 times with free entries to Karjala, Indy and Decatur.
 * Independent teams can only use one driver per car, and only starts the driver makes with Independent teams count towards the Independent's Trophy.
 * An Independent Driver cannot race more than 4 times during the course of the season.
 * Michael Sykes claimed the 2010 trophy, edging Nils Tolonen by 12 points.

For the 2011 season, the points system remained unchanged, though the drivers' championship points system did.

In 2011, Mexican driver Jose Luis Martinez became the first Independents Trophy contender to win and score a podium at the 2011 Round of Daytona.