NASCAR via Getty ImagesPhotos – Monster Energy NASCAR Awards Night in Las Vegas December 1, 2017 NASCAR The 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Awards night was Thursday in Las Vegas. The black-tie event honoured the season’s top finishers, most especially its champion Martin Truex, Jr. and the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing team. The evening also saw Dale Earnhardt, Jr. named the series Most Popular Driver for the 15th year in a row and receive the Bill France Award which recognized his contributions to NASCAR on and off the track. Red Carpet Martin Truex Jr. and Sherry Pollex Dale and Amy Earnhardt Brad and Paige Keselowski Jimmie and Chandra Johnson Tony Stewart and Pennelope Jimenez Jamie and Christy McMurray Kyle and Samantha Busch Ryan and Kristie Newman Kyle Larson and Katelynn Sweet Kurt and Ashley Busch Austin Dillon and Whitney Ward Denny Hamlin and Jordan Fish Awards Martin Truex and Sherry Pollex from the head table Brian France annnounces the Bill France Award Dale Earnhardt Jr. accepts the Bill France Award Dale Earnhardt Jr. introduces Martin Truex Jr. Martin Truex Jr. The ballroom Official Award Photos Martin Truex Jr. with the Monster Energy Cup Martin Truex Jr. and crew chief Cole Pearn with the Monster Energy Cup Martin Truex Jr. and Sherry Pollex with the Monster Energy Cup Dale Earnhardt Jr. with the Most Popular Driver Award Dale Earnhardt Jr. with the Bill France Award