National Drivers Championship awards banquet news 2010-11-28

NATIONAL DRIVERS CHAMPION CLAUSON TOPS HONOREES AT FRIDAY'S USAC AWARDS BANQUET IN INDIANAPOLIS

The 2010 "Night of Champions" USAC National Awards Dinner is scheduled for Friday night at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in downtown Indianapolis, Ind. Champions of USAC's 2010 racing series will be honored during the gala evening.

Bryan Clauson of Noblesville, Ind. tops the list of champions who will be recognized at Friday's function. Clauson locked up the 2010 USAC National Drivers Championship Thursday night at Irwindale, Calif.

The affair will be held this year in conjunction with the International Motorsports Industry Show (IMIS), which will be held December 1-3 at the Indiana Convention Center, located just one block south of the banquet facility.

In addition to the various series championship awards, numerous other performance awards are part of the ceremonies as well as special recognition awards.

USAC's new Traxxas Off-Road Truck Championships and Mopar .25 Midget "Generation Next" Champions will also be featured at the banquet, which gets under way with a cocktail hour at 6 pm and dinner to follow at 7.

The Indiana Roof Ballroom is located at 140 W. Washington Street in downtown Indianapolis.

-source: usac