2014 nascar most popular driver award

The 2015 nascar sprint cup series season was full of surprises. Other former jrm drivers to earn the honor during that time include sadler 201618 chase elliott 2014 15, regan smith 20 and danica patrick 2012. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars sprint cup series. Driver nabs award for 12th straight year darlington, s. Earnhardt was named nascars most popular driver for the 12th straight year on friday night during the sports annual awards banquet in las vegas. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states. Earnhardt presented elliott the award during nascars annual seasonending awards ceremony thursday at the wynn las vegas. Who are the most popular drivers in the nascar regional. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states the award is presented by the national. Chase elliott wins nascars most popular driver award ap news.

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. Las vegas ap chase elliott has been voted nascars most popular driver, ending a 15year run for superstar dale earnhardt jr. Retired nascar racer who won the busch series championship in 1998 and 1999 and the daytona 500 in 2004 and 2014. Earnhardt wins 15th and final most popular driver award. Chase elliott, driver of the napa 9 chevrolet in the nascar nationwide series, makes a good case for the 2014 most popular driver award. 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. He also won an xfinity series championship in 2014. Justin allgaier wins most popular driver award in xfinity. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars sprint. And if a poll of other drivers conducted at daytona 500 media day is to be believed, elliott is already well on his way. Nascars 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.

Nascar xfinity series most popular driver voting now open. How many most popular driver awards has dale earnhardt jr. Nascar fans have the opportunity to vote for their favorite driver to determine the national motorsports press associations most popular driver award. Elliott won the xfinity series championship in 2014, when he was 18 and finally. The winner of the most awards is bill elliott with 16 in the monster energy cup series. For the second straight season, chase elliott has won the nmpa most popular driver award which was presented to him in nashville, tennessee.

Behar dethroned 2014 most popular driver brandon mcreynolds, while abreu earned the award in his first year in stock cars after transitioning from a successful openwheel career. Fans vote chase elliott nxs most popular driver for second. Nascars most popular driver award stock car racing wiki. See this wiki page for info thanks to for emojis official 2019 rnascar league at s fantasy live. Who has won the most popular driver award in nascar answers. Nascar has released the current top 10 in voting for the monster energy nascar cup series most popular driver award. Most popular driver award archives nascar talk nbc sports. He won his 12th consecutive sprint cup series most popular driver award in 2014. Tony kanaan won the 20 indy 500 and most popular driver award. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar. He would hold the record for 10 straight years as a most popular driver from 1991 to 2000, a record that would stand until 20, when dale earnhardt, jr.

Nbcsn, mrn and siriusxm will provide coverage of this years program. He captured a record 15th consecutive most popular driver award thursday night at the nascar cup series awards show in las vegas. It started out as a poll of just the drivers, but eventually included all nascar cup competitors. As far as full time drivers are concerned, id have to say its probably aric almirola. Top 10 revealed for 2019 most popular driver award. A look at all the most popular driver award winners for the monster energy nascar cup series.

The ceremony presenting the award is called the nascar awards banquet, and it is held in las vegas, nevada in november of each year. In a nascar sprint cup series season that contained many surprises, this wasnt one of them. Voting closes for the nmpa most popular driver award on tuesday, november 27 at noon et. The winner will be announced at the seasonending awards banquet following the seasons last race at homesteadmiami speedway in november.

Nascar next most popular driver unconcerned with award. In fact, it was so successful that for 2017 the vote was extended to recognize the most popular drivers from all of the race of champions series. Nascars most popular driver award is awarded to the most popular nascar driver in the monster energy nascar cup series, xfinity series, and camping. Nascar most popular driver voting underway jayskis. Vote elliott sadler for nascar xfinity series most popular driver. The 2018 nmpa most popular driver will be announced during the monster energy nascar cup series awards program thursday, nov. The award is voted on by fans, leaving little doubt as to. Most popular driver award winners nascar cup series mrn. Allgaier, 33, takes the mantle from former teammate elliott sadler, who had won the fanvoted honor for three consecutive years. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar silly.

Benson is one of 26 drivers to win a race in all three of nascars major series. Ngots corrigan oil 200 at michigan saturday, august 10th at 1pm edt. Other jrm winners of the xfinity series most popular driver award. Voting for the 2019 national motorsports press association nmpa most popular driver award presented by hooters officially opens today, september 4, at noon et. Chase elliott won the 2019 nmpa most popular driver award for the second straight season, nascar. Chase elliott 201415, regan smith 20, danica patrick 2012 and. Earnhardt won his record 12th straight award for most popular driver friday during nascars seasonending ceremony. No nascar driver is as good at anything as dale earnhardt. I really think chase elliott is our biggest tie to our grassroots nascar fan, harvick said wednesday on daytona 500 media. The winner of the 2016 most popular driver award will be announced during the sprint cup series awards banquet on dec. To 2014 series champion kevin harvick, the answer is a nobrainer.

Justin allgaier has been named the nascar xfinity series most popular driver for the first time. Earnhardt won the award for 15 consecutive years until his retirement last season. Chase elliott wins nascars most popular driver award nov. Earnhardt would win the award for 15 straight years from 2003 to 2017, a nascar record. The 18yearold rookie leads in series standings, a position hes held since his july victory at chicagoland speedway. The most popular driver award will be handed out with all the other nascar cup awards on thursday in nashville nbc sports network, 8 p. Voting under way to determine nascars most popular driver. But the name of the winner of the 2015 sprint nmpa most popular driver award, announced friday night during the nascar sprint cup. Chase elliott has been voted nascars most popular driver, ending a 15year run for superstar dale earnhardt jr.

Chase elliott wins 2019 most popular driver nascar. Two years ago, voting for the most popular race of champions asphalt modified series driver made a smashing debut on. For most popular driver award, everyone is chase elliott. The 2019 nascar cup series awards are in nashville for the first time, with a weeks worth. He went into his first race with a car he coowned with his half brother kerry. Earnhardt was named nascars most popular driver for 2017 during the monster energy cup series awards ceremony thursday night at the wynn in las vegas. Chase elliott was selected as the nmpa most popular driver in a fan vote announced during thursdays nascar awards show. Chase elliott wins nascars most popular driver award. Not a great weekend so far for 14time most popular driver. Chase elliott named nascars most popular driver fox news. Nascars most popular driver award is awarded to the fans favorite nascar driver. Vote chase elliott for nascar nationwide series most. Why nascar still hands out a most popular driver award.