Elliott sadler has the most with four awards in the xfinity series, and johnny benson jr. Nascar camping world truck series most popular driver. Aug 17, 2015 sprint will return as sponsor of the national motorsports press associations most popular driver award. Nascar most popular driver s are selected by fan voting. Nascar cup most popular driver award quiz by rkolegacy0. Voting begins for nmpa nascars most popular driver award. Mar 15, 2012 after a bit of a delay to start the season, the nmpa nascar most popular driver award voting is officially open starting today at as was the case last year, the. In order to create a playlist on sporcle, you need to verify the email address you used during registration. Time is running out to vote for nascars most popular driver. If he is not eligible, who do you think and who do you want to get it.
The winner will be announced at the seasonending awards banquet following the seasons last race at homesteadmiami speedway in. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar. Jimmie johnson has never won the most popular driver award in his cup career. Details about the voting window will be announced sept. Chase elliott has been voted nascars most popular driver, ending a. Voters for 11 years elected five members per class first from a list of 25 candidates. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox. Earnhardt presented elliott the award during nascars annual. Chase elliott wins nascars most popular driver award.
Press release from nascar integrated marketing communications the national motorsports press association and sprint are pleased to announce that voting for the 2015 nmpa sprint most popular driver award will open sunday, september 6. Its not only about drivers pulling into victory lane, but also about driver s personalities, passions and how they connect and relate to other drvers and fans. The most popular driver award presented by the national motorsports press association and sponsored by hooters is the only major nascar award to be determined solely by fan vote. Nmpa 2015 most popular driver award open for voting.
Voting for the national motorsports press association nmpa sprint most popular driver award is set to open at 12. Dec 01, 2018 nascar drivers sound off on the search for star power december 1, 2018 12. Voting started tuesday, october 6 and ends saturday. Apr 08, 2020 earnhardt won 26 career cup races, including a pair of daytona 500s, and is a 15time winner of nascars most popular driver award. Dec 05, 2018 las vegas ap chase elliott has been voted nascars most popular driver, ending a 15year run for superstar dale earnhardt jr. Nascar most popular driver voting underway jayskis nascar. The national motorsports press association and sprint announced that voting for the 2015 nmpa sprint most popular driver award will open sunday, september 6, 2015. After a bit of a delay to start the season, the nmpa nascar most popular driver award voting is officially open starting today at as was the case last year, the. Nascar most popular driver voting now open hendrick. Nascar xfinity series most popular driver voting now open. Nov 29, 2018 las vegas ap chase elliott has been voted nascars most popular driver, ending a 15year run for superstar dale earnhardt jr. Sep 05, 2018 voting closes for the nmpa most popular driver award on tuesday, november 27 at noon et.
Voting for the annual national motorsports press associations most popular driver award will open on sunday on. Nmpa 2015 most popular driver award open for voting september. Elliott was the 1988 premier series champion, a twotime. Nascar fans have the opportunity to vote for their favorite driver to determine the national motorsports press associations most popular driver award.
If you havent already done so, you have less than 24 hours to cast your vote for the 2019 national motorsports press associations most. The award is determined solely by fan voting, and earnhardt said he. Nbcsn, mrn and siriusxm will provide coverage of this years program. After a long wait, the 2015 national motorsports press association sprint most popular driver award will open sunday at 12.
Missouri native carl edwards and dale earnhardt jr. The national motorsports press assn and sprint have announced that voting for the 2015 nmpa sprint most popular driver award will open sunday, sept. The national motorsports press associationnmpa and sprint have announced that voting for the 2015 nmpa sprint most popular driver award will open sunday, september 6th. Mar 15, 2012 nascar most popular driver award top 10 announced for 2011 by jeff gluck the nascar most popular driver voting has been narrowed to 10 and the points have been reset just like the chase. The 40yearold already holds the record for most consecutive most popular driver wins, which he extended friday. After that, i found the top 64 drivers by flair in rnascar. Based on that strong season performance, fans elected the virginia native as the 2017 nascar xfinity series most popular driver.
Curtis turner was the first recipient, the first of 20 drivers who have won the award at least once since then. Burton, earnhardt, edwards headline hall of fame nominees. Nascar hall of famer bill elliott chases father owns the most awards with 16, while former hendrick motorsports driver dale earnhardt jr. Most popular driver, bill france award of excellence. Nmpa most popular driver award archives nascar talk nbc. Voting for the 2012 national motorsports press assn nascar most popular driver award began today.
Top 10 nascar cup drivers of the 2010s includes a few surprises. Nascar has released the current top 10 in voting for the monster energy nascar cup series most popular driver award. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox sports. Can you name the nascar cup most popular driver award. Earnhardt extends record streak of most popular driver wins. As far as full time drivers are concerned, id have to say its probably aric almirola.
The 10week playoff format will return, with the top 10 votegetters competing for top accolades at the seasons end. Fan voting set to open for nmpa sprint most popular driver. Voting for nascars most popular driver award opens sunday. Its not only about drivers pulling into victory lane, but also about drivers personalities, passions and how they connect and relate to other drvers and fans. Fans selected john hunter nemechek as the 2015 nascar. Burton counts wins in the southern 500 and the cocacola 600. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states. See a full list of previous winners on jayskis most popular driver news page at the bottom. Chase elliott was selected as the nmpa most popular driver in a fan vote. Fans selected john hunter nemechek as the 2015 nascar camping world truck series most popular driver and, we, nemco motorsports, could have not done it without our partners and fans. Voting open now for the 2015 cra most popular driver speed51. Sep 05, 2015 press release from nascar integrated marketing communications the national motorsports press association and sprint are pleased to announce that voting for the 2015 nmpa sprint most popular driver award will open sunday, september 6. The most popular driver award has been in existence since 1949.
The nmpa sprint most popular driver award is the only major nascar award determined solely by fan vote. The winner of this years most popular driver award will be announced during the broadcast of the nascar sprint cup awards on dec. Nascar most popular driver voting underway jayskis. Kim coon wraps up the nmpa most popular driver voting that saw chase elliott take home the award. Voting closes for the nmpa most popular driver award on tuesday, november 27 at noon et. By amanda vincent voting for the nmpa sprint most popular driver award for nascar sprint cup series drivers opened sunday and continues until 11.
I think chase elliot will get it, but i want it to be kyle larson. The award is the only major nascar award determined. Jeff gordon finished a decadebest third in the nascar cup standings in 2015. The award, which is voted on by the fans, has been presented annually since 1953. Nmpa most popular driver award jayskis nascar silly season. Year monster energy series nationwide series camping world series. Nascar fans have voted him as their favorite driver. Sep 05, 2015 2015 nmpa sprint most popular driver award voting opens september 6th. In order to be eligible for the cra most popular driver voting, drivers must have been in the top 10 in each series driver point standings as of september 15, 2015. The arbodies late model most popular driver award is an award we are pleased to be a part of because it can extend beyond the racetrack. Nascar most popular driver award top 10 announced for 2011 by jeff gluck the nascar most popular driver voting has been narrowed to 10 and the points have been reset. Most popular driver, bill france award of excellence cap dale jr. Voting opens for 2019 most popular driver award nascar. Voting for the nmpa sprint most popular driver award is now open and will continue until 11.
Update on most popular driver voting jayskis nascar. Nascar most popular driver voting begins speed sport. Nascar camping world truck series most popular driver nemco. Most popular driver award archives nascar talk nbc sports.
Sprint will return as sponsor of the national motorsports press associations most popular driver award. On the heels of last seasons four wins, the driver found victory lane three times in 2015. Earnhardt won 26 career cup races, including a pair of daytona 500s, and is a 15time winner of nascar s most popular driver award. The award, which goes to the winner of an online vote and presented. He was presented with the award at the blacktie nascar sprint cup. Thirteentime nascar sprint cup series most popular driver dale earnhardt jr. In recent years, it could be said that the award has pretty much been the dale earnhardt jr. Apr 07, 2020 earnhardt, who was voted nascars most popular driver 15 times by fans, has 26 cup victories including the 2004 and 14 daytona 500s. The 2018 nmpa most popular driver will be announced during the monster energy nascar cup series awards program thursday, nov.
Fans can vote online once a day throughout the 20 sprint cup series season to earn their driver the coveted most popular trophy. Most popular driver award voting opens in xfinity series. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar silly. Burton, earnhardt, edwards headline nascar hall of fame nominees. Burton, earnhardt, edwards headline nascar hall of fame. Earnhardt, who was voted nascars most popular driver 15 times by fans, has 26 cup victories including the 2004 and 14 daytona 500s.
Plans were formed in 2015 for his move to the big leagues with. Nascar most popular driver online voting for all divisions. Voting under way to determine nascars most popular driver. Most popular driver award voting now open hendrick motorsports. It is the only major nascar award determined solely by fan vote. All four hendrick motorsports drivers are eligible and fans may vote once daily for their favorite driver. In the past, earnhardt knew his fans were voting daily only one vote per e. To win this award given by the fans is truly an honor. Well find out in four months as voting began saturday and will conclude nov. Nascar s most popular driver award is awarded to the most popular nascar driver in the monster energy nascar cup series, xfinity series, and camping world truck series every year since 1956. He won consecutive xfinity series championships in 199899. It started as a poll of the drivers and then all monster energy nascar cup series competitors. My guess would probably be someone like robert richardson, jr.
Earnhardt won 26 career cup races, including a pair of daytona 500s, and is a 15time winner of nascars most popular driver award. Fan voting set to open for nmpa sprint most popular driver award. Is nascar most popular driver voting format flawed. Nascars most popular driver award is awarded to the most popular nascar driver in the. Voting for the nmpa sprint most popular driver award will open sunday, sept. I cant thank nascar and my fans enough for honoring me with this award once again.
Sep 05, 2015 the winner of this years most popular driver award will be announced during the broadcast of the nascar sprint cup awards on dec. Nmpa sprint 2015 most popular driver award voting opens. Oct 06, 2015 nascar opened voting tuesday for its most popular driver awards across a spectrum of their national and regional touring divisions. The winners will be announced at the cra awards ceremony. Voting is limited to 1 vote per person per email address per day, per series. The winner will be announced at the seasonending awards banquet following the seasons last race at homesteadmiami speedway in november. Im so grateful for each and every fan who took time out of their day to voteits humbling. Las vegas ap chase elliott has been voted nascars most popular driver, ending a 15year run for superstar dale earnhardt jr. Found the number of flairs for each driver through adding up the number of people with their respective flairs in the wiki including historical flairs for kahne, jr, harvick, etc. Fan voting is open for the 2017 nmpa most popular driver. Others, like the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time, are more clear.
Nmpa sprint most popular driver award voting opens september 6. Edwards won 28 cup races and twice failed to win the cup title in. Nov 28, 2017 its unreal to be voted the nxs most popular driver for a second year in a row, sadler said. The agenda for nascar sprint cup series champions week in las vegas includes the traditional national motorsports press associations myers brothers luncheon on thursday. Voting started tuesday, october 6 and ends saturday, november 21. Petty, earnhardt, gordon, johnson nascar has a host of legendary drivers from.