The Srpint Cup Series awards banquet was held on Friday evening at the Wynn hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Host Jay Mohr started it off with a comedic monologue that made fun of many of the happenings this year, such as Denny Hamlin missing Fontana due to a piece of metal in his eye, the fights involving Brad Keselowski throughout the Chase, Michael Waltrip's stint on Dancing With The Stars, and the mistake made by Joey Logano's pit crew at Homestead. There were also some other humorous and satirical pieces that Mohr made with the drivers.
After Mohr's introduction, the first four drivers eliminated from the Chase - A.J. Allmendinger, Aric Almirola, Greg Biffle and Kurt Busch, gave short talks. They were followed by the next four eliminated drivers - Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne. Then, third group of four eliminated drivers (Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth and Brad Keselowski) went up to the podium to give individual speeches. This was followed by the presentations of some other awards, including Most Popular Driver, which Dale Earnhardt Jr. won for the 12th year in a row, Rookie of the Year to Kyle Larson and manufacturer's trophy to Chevrolet. There was also a couple of musical performances and a tribute to those who died during the year.
Finally, it was time for the final four championship drivers - Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman and champion Kevin Harvick. They each all got even longer speeches, and Harvick naturally had the grand speech complete with the official presentation of the champion's trophy. Harvick remarked about his championship, "If a kid from Bakersfield can do it, so can anyone." Car owners Tony Stewart and Gene Haas were also there to celebrate with Harvick, whose speech closed out a wonderful night for NASCAR in Las Vegas.
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