▁g ala ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Convention ▁Center , ▁and ▁was ▁held ▁there ▁until ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 0 0 s . ▁In ▁more ▁recent ▁years , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁at ▁a ▁pav il ion ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁Speed way . ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁ban quet ▁was ▁cancel led ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁rain ▁delay ▁and ▁trag ic ▁circumstances ▁surrounding ▁the ▁event . ▁For ▁a ▁brief ▁time ▁( 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 1 ), ▁the ▁ban quet ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁Sunday ▁night , ▁a ▁few ▁hours ▁after ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁race . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁race ▁did ▁not ▁end ▁until ▁nearly ▁ 6 ▁p . m . ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁rain ▁delay , ▁and ▁participants ▁had ▁to ▁r ush ▁dow nt own ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁ban quet ▁on ▁time . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁ban quet ▁was ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁Monday ▁night . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁race ▁was ▁delayed ▁until ▁the ▁following ▁Saturday ▁due ▁to ▁rain , ▁and ▁the ▁ban quet ▁was ▁cancel led ▁due ▁to ▁sched uling ▁concerns . ▁A ▁private ▁victory ▁lun che on ▁for ▁the ▁top ▁three ▁finish ers ▁was ▁held ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁race ▁at ▁the ▁Speed way ▁Mot el . ▁ ▁Official ▁stand ings ▁For ▁many ▁years , ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁were ▁considered ▁uno fficial ▁until ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁the ▁race , ▁the ▁san ction ing