2005 Awards Banquet

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Helio Castroneves, left, interviews Tony Kanaan for ESPN2. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne ESPN and ABC pit reporter Jaime Little arrives for the awards show. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Danica Patrick, right, with two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves and Paul Hospenthal. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Awards show host Dennis Miller. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Indy Racing League CEO Tony George, center, enjoys the show. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Sam Hornish Jr., right, accepts his series third-place trophy from actor Mark Paul Gosselaar. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Menards Infiniti Pro Series third-place finisher Travis Gregg. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Argent Mortgage Fastest Lap Award winner Dario Franchitti. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Bombardier Rookie of the Year Danica Patrick. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne IndyCar Series champion Dan Wheldon, right, accepts the award from Indy Racing League CEO Tony George. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne -- Photo by: Shawn Payne The championship Klein Tools/Jim Beam team on stage. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Sam Schmidt talks with Rick Klein, president of Klein Tools. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees Ed Carpenter and fiancee Heather Pettigrew on the checkered carpet. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees Tony Kanaan interviews Andretti Green Racing co-owner Michael Andretti. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees Helio Castroneves prepares to interview Danica Patrick. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees Jeff Simmons. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Wade Cunningham. -- Photo by: Shawn Payne Jaques Lazier. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees Jaime Camara. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees Dario Franchitti. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees Dario Franchitti and Ashley Judd. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees Sam Hornish Jr. accepts his third-place award. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees Dan Wheldon during the awards show. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees Dario Franchitti and Ashley Judd during the awards show. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees Indy Racing League CEO Tony George, left, and series champion Dan Wheldon. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees Show host Dennis Miller and Dan Wheldon. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees The Firestone Cup and IRL Cup. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees The winning car. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees The post-awards show party at Paramount Pictures Studio. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees Andretti Green Racing, from left, Dario Franchitti, Bryan Herta, team co-owner Michael Andretti, Dan Wheldon and Tony Kanaan. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees Helio Castroneves, left, Jaime Little of ABC and ESPN and Tony Kanaan. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees Dan Wheldon caught by the camera during the awards show. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees Patrick Carpentier during the awards show. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees The confetti flies to honor the champion. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees Jaime Camara. -- Photo by: Michael Voorhees -- Photo by: Shawn Payne -- Photo by: Shawn Payne