▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Jean etta ▁H older ▁has ▁hand - craft ed ▁a ▁special ▁qu ilt ▁blank et ▁for ▁the ▁winner , ▁which ▁features ▁an ▁Ind y - related ▁design . ▁She ▁presents ▁the ▁qu ilt ▁to ▁the ▁winning ▁driver ▁the ▁morning ▁after ▁the ▁race , ▁during ▁the ▁traditional ▁winner ' s ▁photo ▁shoot . ▁W inner ' s ▁photo : ▁The ▁morning ▁after ▁the ▁race , ▁the ▁winning ▁driver ▁and ▁team ▁particip ates ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁winner ' s ▁photo ▁shoot ▁at ▁the ▁start - fin ish ▁line . ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁photo ▁shoot ▁is ▁notable ▁in ▁that ▁race ▁winner ▁Bobby ▁Un ser ▁was ▁stri pped ▁of ▁the ▁victory ▁when ▁official ▁results ▁were ▁posted . ▁Second ▁place ▁Mario ▁And rett i ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁win , ▁and ▁And rett i ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁photo ▁shoot . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁year , ▁Un ser ▁was ▁re inst ated ▁the ▁victory , ▁having ▁never ▁sat ▁for ▁a ▁session ▁of ▁official ▁winner ▁photograph s . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁heavy ▁rain ▁on ▁Monday ▁morning ▁forced ▁H é lio ▁Cas tr one ves ' ▁photo ▁shoot ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁ind o ors . ▁Vict ory ▁Ban quet : ▁The ▁night ▁after ▁the ▁race , ▁the ▁pri zes ▁are ▁distributed ▁at ▁the ▁annual ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Vict ory ▁Ban quet . ▁The ▁traditional ▁awards ▁ban quet ▁dates ▁back ▁many ▁dec ades . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁black - t ie