“Two of the world’s most recognizable brands, NASCAR and Las Vegas, have developed a strong and successful partnership that delivers unrivaled excitement to millions of loyal fans,” President/CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Auhtority Rossi Ralenkotter said. “We’re proud to celebrate this milestone as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards and its Champion’s Week return for the fifth year, proving that no destination matches the passion and energy of NASCAR like Las Vegas.”

Prior to moving to Las Vegas, the year-end ceremony was held in at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City from 1981 until 2008. Entertainment lineup for the 2013 banquet will be announced at a later date. Acts performing at the ceremony since it moved to Las Vegas include Kid Rock, Brooks & Dunn, Reba McIntyre, Rascal Flats, Colbie Caillat, Frank Caliendo and Martina McBride, among many others.

“Every single week, NASCAR creates the big-event experience, so it’s fitting that our year-end celebration of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion takes place in a city built on major moments,” NASCAR Chief Marketing Officer Steve Phelps said. “Las Vegas has been home to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards for five years, and each year it grows bigger, better and more entertaining for our fans. Undoubtedly, this milestone Champion’s Week will continue – and heighten – that tradition.”

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“I’ve spent many years in my career evaluating and analyzing talent, and there is not doubt in my mind that these NASCAR drivers are the best drivers in the world,” Mandel said. “I’m really looking forward to hosting this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards to help honor the top-10 drivers and officially crown the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion.”

During his 30-year career, Mandel’s credits have also included executive producer and host of the hidden camera series “Mobbed,” host of the game show “Deal or No Deal,” actor on the series “St. Elsewhere,” author of the book Here’s the Deal: Don’t Touch Me, creator and executive producer of the children’s series “Bobby’s World” and long-time stand-up comic.

The Sprint Cup Series banquet is slated to get underway at 8 p.m. ET on Nov. 30. It will be shown live on SPEED and can be heard via radio on Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

“Year after year, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards combines the excitement of NASCAR and the entertainment of Hollywood into a spectacular event,” NASCAR Managing Director, Entertainment Marketing and Business Development Zane Stoddard said. “With Howie’s work on ‘America’s Got Talent’ and ‘Deal or No Deal,’ he’s become one of t he most recognizable and popular personalities in America, and we feel he makes this year’s show one of the most anticipated in recent memory.”

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