NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award is awarded to the most popular NASCAR driver in the Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Craftsman Truck Series every year since 1956. It started as a poll of the drivers and then all NASCAR Cup Series competitors; today, it is voted for by fans across the United States.
The award is presented by the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA). Sponsored by Hamburger Helper in 2010, it was also sponsored by Wheaties in 2011. The ceremony presenting the award is called the NASCAR Awards Banquet, and it is held in Nashville, Tennessee in November of each year.
The winner of the most awards is Bill Elliott with 16 in the NASCAR Cup Series. Elliott Sadler has the most with four awards in the Xfinity Series, and Johnny Benson Jr. has the most awards at three in the Craftsman Truck Series.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has the second-most awards (15) and holds the longest streak, winning the award in 2003 and every year until his retirement in 2017.[1][2]
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NASCAR s Most Popular Driver Award is awarded to the most popular NASCAR driver in the Cup Series Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series every year since 1956 It started as a poll of the drivers and then all NASCAR Cup Series competitors today it is voted for by fans across the United States The award is presented by the National Motorsports Press Association NMPA Sponsored by Hamburger Helper in 2010 it was also sponsored by Wheaties in 2011 The ceremony presenting the award is called the NASCAR Awards Banquet and it is held in Nashville Tennessee in November of each year The winner of the most awards is Bill Elliott with 16 in the NASCAR Cup Series Elliott Sadler has the most with four awards in the Xfinity Series and Johnny Benson Jr has the most awards at three in the Craftsman Truck Series Dale Earnhardt Jr has the second most awards 15 and holds the longest streak winning the award in 2003 and every year until his retirement in 2017 1 2 Contents 1 Recipients 1 1 Cup Series 1 2 Xfinity Series 1 3 Craftsman Truck Series 1 4 Mexico Series 1 5 Multiple winners 2 References 3 External linksRecipients editCup Series edit nbsp Bill Elliott has the most Most Popular Driver Awards in the Cup Series with 16 Year Driver Team Notes1949 Curtis Turner Hubert Westmoreland Curtis Turner Frank Christian Voted on by a panel1950 Not awarded19511952 Lee Petty Petty Enterprises National award covering every NASCAR series Lee Petty won the series championship in 1954 19531954 Petty Enterprises Gary Drake1955 Tim Flock Carl Kiekhaefer Hubert Westmoreland1956 Curtis Turner Charlie Schwam1957 Fireball Roberts Pete DePaolo Fireball Roberts Dick Beaty Buck Baker1958 Glen Wood Wood Brothers Racing1959 Jack Smith Jack Smith1960 Rex White Beau Morgan Rex White Scotty Cain L D Austin Won the series championship1961 Joe Weatherly Doc White Bud Moore Engineering Elmo Henderson1962 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises1963 Fred Lorenzen Holman Moody Wood Brothers Racing Stewart McKinney1964 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Won the series championship Won that season s Daytona 500 1965 Fred Lorenzen Holman Moody Won that season s Daytona 500 1966 Darel Dieringer Toy Bolton Bud Moore Engineering Petty Enterprises Reid Shaw Betty Lilly Junior Johnson amp Associates1967 Cale Yarborough Wood Brothers Racing Neil Castles Bud Moore Engineering1968 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises1969 Bobby Isaac Nord Krauskopf1970 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises1971 Bobby Allison Bobby Allison Holman Moody1972 Richard Howard1973 Bobby Allison1974 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Won the series championship Won that season s Daytona 500 1975 Won the season championship 1976197719781979 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Rod Osterlund Part time driver1980 Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering1981 Ranier Lundy1982 DiGard Motorsports Won that season s Daytona 500 1983 Won the series championship1984 Bill Elliott Melling Racing1985 Won that season s Daytona 50019861987 Won that season s Daytona 500 1988 Won the series championship1989 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Won that season s Daytona 5001990 Missed six races due to injuries 1991 Bill Elliott Melling Racing1992 Junior Johnson amp Associates199319941995 Bill Elliott Racing1996 Missed seven races due to injuries 19971998 Missed one race due to the death of his father 19992000 Missed two races due to injuries 2001 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Awarded posthumously 2002 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Withdrew his own name from future ballots following this year2003 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc 2004 Won that season s Daytona 500 2005200620072008 Hendrick Motorsports2009201020112012 Missed two races due to injury 20132014 Won that season s Daytona 500 20152016 Missed final 18 races due to injury 20172018 Chase Elliott Won first three career races at Watkins Glen Dover 2 and Kansas 2 20192020 Won the series championship20212022 Won the regular season championshipXfinity Series edit nbsp Elliott Sadler has the most Most Popular Driver Awards in the Xfinity Series with four Year Driver Team Notes1982 Jack Ingram Ingram Racing Won the series championship1983 Sam Ard Thomas Brothers Racing Won the series championship19841985 Jimmy Hensley1986 Brett Bodine1987 Jimmy Hensley Sam Ard Racing1988 Larry Pearson Pearson Racing1989 Rob Moroso Moroso Racing Won the series championship1990 Bobby Labonte Labonte Motorsports1991 Kenny Wallace Rusty Wallace Racing1992 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Won the series championship19931994 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing1995 Chad Little Mark Rypien Motorsports1996 David Green American Equipment Racing1997 Mike McLaughlin Frank Cicci Racing1998 Buckshot Jones Buckshot Racing1999 Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc Won the series championship2000 Ron Hornaday Jr 2001 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Won the series championship2002 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Won the series championship2003 Scott Riggs ppc Racing2004 Martin Truex Jr Chance 2 Motorsports Won the series championship20052006 Kenny Wallace ppc Racing2007 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Won the series championship2008 Brad Keselowski JR Motorsports20092010 Penske Racing Won the series championship2011 Elliott Sadler Kevin Harvick Incorporated2012 Danica Patrick JR Motorsports The first female driver to win the Xfinity Series MPD The first female driver to win the MPD award overall 2013 Regan Smith2014 Chase Elliott Won the series championship20152016 Elliott Sadler201720182019 Justin Allgaier202020212022 Noah GragsonCraftsman Truck Series edit nbsp Johnny Benson Jr has the most Most Popular Driver Awards in the Truck Series with three Year Driver Team Notes1995 Butch Miller Liberty Racing1996 Jimmy Hensley Grandaddy Racing1997 Ron Hornaday Jr Dale Earnhardt Inc 1998 Stacy Compton Impact Motorsports1999 Dennis Setzer K Automotive Racing2000 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Won the series championship2001 Joe Ruttman Bobby Hamilton Racing2002 David Starr Spears Motorsports2003 Brendan Gaughan Orleans Racing2004 Steve Park2005 Ron Hornaday Jr Kevin Harvick Incorporated2006 Johnny Benson Jr Bill Davis Racing20072008 Won the series championship2009 Ricky Carmichael Kevin Harvick Incorporated Turner Motorsports2010 Narain Karthikeyan Wyler Racing The first non American driver to win the award2011 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Won the series championship2012 Nelson Piquet Jr Turner Motorsports First South American winner2013 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing2014 Ryan Blaney Brad Keselowski Racing2015 John Hunter Nemechek SWM NEMCO Motorsports2016 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing2017 Chase Briscoe2018 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports2019 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports2020 Zane Smith GMS Racing2021 Hailie Deegan David Gilliland Racing The first female driver to win the Truck Series MPD The second female driver to win the MPD overall 2022Mexico Series edit Year Driver Team Notes2009 Jorge Arteaga FCV Racing201020112012 Pepe Montano20132014 Rodrigo Marban Patricia Marban2015Multiple winners edit Driver Cup Xfinity Truck Mexico TotalBill Elliott 16 0 0 0 16Dale Earnhardt Jr 15 1 0 0 16Bobby Allison 8 0 0 0 8Richard Petty 8 0 0 0 8Chase Elliott 5 2 0 0 7Elliott Sadler 0 4 0 0 4Lee Petty 3 0 0 0 3Brad Keselowski 0 3 0 0 3Jimmy Hensley 0 2 1 0 3Ron Hornaday Jr 0 1 2 0 3Johnny Benson Jr 0 0 3 0 3Jorge Arteaga 0 0 0 3 3Kenny Wallace 0 3 0 0 3Justin Allgaier 0 3 0 0 3Fred Lorenzen 2 0 0 0 2Sam Ard 0 2 0 0 2Joe Nemechek 0 2 0 0 2Curtis Turner 2 0 0 0 2Martin Truex Jr 0 2 0 0 2Greg Biffle 0 1 1 0 2Pepe Montano 0 0 0 2 2Hailie Deegan 0 0 2 0 2Noah Gragson 0 1 1 0 2 still active as of 2022 update References edit Wilhelm Chase December 2 2016 Dale Jr wins NASCAR s Most Popular Driver reveals wedding date Foxsports com Retrieved December 2 2016 Dale Earnhardt Jr wins NASCAR Most Popular Driver award for 15th time USA Today Associated Press November 30 2017 Retrieved December 2 2017 External links editSprint Cup Series Xfinity Series Archived 2015 06 27 at the Wayback Machine Camping World Truck Series Archived 2017 06 29 at the Wayback Machine Wheaties Fuel Most Popular Driver Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NASCAR 27s Most Popular Driver Award amp oldid 1174541508, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
