MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- On the heels of the weekend's Ford Championship season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, NASCAR's Nationwide and Camping World Truck series drivers and teams came to the Loews Miami Beach Hotel on Monday evening to celebrate the 2013 season and crown its champions. Camping World Truck Series champion Matt Crafton delivered an emotional trophy acceptance speech while new Nationwide champ Austin Dillon -- one of only five drivers to win two of three NASCAR national series titles -- quoted the rapper Drake. "We started from the bottom and now we're here,'' Dillon said ending the night with a rowdy standing ovation just moments after accepting a check for $1.2 million from series sponsor Nationwide Insurance. The first major recognition of the evening went to Nationwide Series driver Regan Smith and 21-year old Camping World Truck Series driver Ty Dillon, who were voted Most Popular Drivers in their respective series.
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