INDYCAR championship banquet canceled

As the racing world mourns the loss of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and former IZOD IndyCar Series champion Dan Wheldon, INDYCAR has announced the cancellation of its 2011 Championship Celebration, which was slated to go off Monday night at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

The series also has announced that details on a public memorial for Wheldon, who died of injuries sustained in a massive crash during Sunday’s Las Vegas Indy 300, will be released at a later date.