2011 Banquet of Champions was a “Real Champion of a Night”

The 44th Annual Banquet of Champions that almost wasn’t turned out to be one of the best ever. Over 300 race fans, champions, Fan Club members, press, photographers, promoters and plain old party lovers attended while some had to be turned away for lack of room.

We had young champions relating to old (never) past champions as you can see above with Kenny Shrum, Ray Eby and Danny Ems all agreeing that they are #1. Or were they saying that the Banquet was #1?
Awards were made to Dragster Champs, Open Wheel Champs, Stock Car Champs, Promoters, and Behind the Scenes movers and shakers. Congratulations to all of them.

We thank everyone who turned out for the night and we thank especially the “Banquet Angels” who proved that everyone loves the Banquet of Champions. Keep your eyes and ears open for the date and location of the 45th Annual Banquet of Champions in 2012. We will be looking for a place with more room for sure.

To see the photo slide show of goings on at the Banquet caught by our roving photographers and photos of all the champions honored at the Banquet assembled by Photomeister Don Figler, go to the Album page on this website. Then click on 2010 Champions to see them with their winning cars. After you watch that, click on 2011 Banquet of Champions to see the ‘real racy stuff’.

The next event on the Fan Club schedule is the Daytona Party set for Sunday afternoon, Feb. 20, at Arnold Bowl on Highway 67 in Arnold, Mo. The short meeting will start about noon and we will get all the details done before the drop of the green flag for the Daytona 500. Everyone is welcome so members are encouraged to bring their non- member friends to help us enjoy the day. Hope to see you all there.

 

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