A record crowd attended Saturday night’s annual USRA Awards Banquet in the Star Pavilion located at the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Kansas City as the United States Racing Association closed the curtain on the 2016 season.

Lucas Schott of Chatfield, Minn. (USRA Modifieds); Mitch Hovden of Decorah, Iowa (Holley USRA Stock Cars); J.C. Morton of Springfield, Mo.. (Out-Pace USRA B-Mods); Jordan Eddleman of Kirtland, N.M. (USRA Limited Mods); and Dustin Gulbrandson of Sioux Falls, S.D. (USRA Hobby Stocks) were honored as 2016 USRA Weekly Racing Series national champions.

Meanwhile, Kyle Falck of Decorah, Iowa (Holley USRA Stock Cars), and Andy Bryant of Fort Scott, Kan. (Out-Pace USRA B-Mods), collected hardware for their 2016 Iron Man Series titles.

Saturday’s ceremony was a joint effort for both the USRA and United States Modified Touring Series (USMTS).

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