Voting opened on saturday morning for the national motorsports press associations nascar most popular driver award. Earnhardt posted a picture of pink pair of baby girl converse on instagram to announce he and wife. Most popular driver award winners nascar cup series mrn. Earnhardt is the 11time reigning most popular driver, as voted on by fans. My guess would probably be someone like robert richardson, jr. Josh wises fans look to unseat earnhardt jr yahoo sports. See which nascar drivers are selling the most merchandise. Is nascar most popular driver voting format flawed. Winners of the nascar sprint cup series most popular driver award. Winning southern 500 pole means a lot for keselowski the. President obama honors the 2014 nascar sprint cup series champion.
Voting for the national motorsports press association sprint most popular driver award begins sunday. Feb 25, 2014 it doesnt hurt to have him, the most popular driver, win the biggest race, the super bowl of our sport. Nbcsn, mrn and siriusxm will provide coverage of this years program. Nascar announced the 15 nominees for the nascar hall of fames class of 2021, introducing the modern era and pioneer ballots for the. Dec 05, 2015 this marks the th consecutive time that earnhardt has won the most popular driver award. Dale earnhardt jr again wins nascars most popular driver. The award, which is voted on by the fans, has been presented annually since 1953. Sprint most popular driver voting update official site of. Nascar most popular driver voting underway jayskis nascar. Which drivers are the most popular in the nascar sprint cup series. Earnhardt became the 34th driver to make 500 career sprint cup starts, and he was voted nascars most popular driver by fans a. Jan 30, 2015 charlotte bill elliott concluded an incredible week for his family friday night as he joined four other new inductees into the nascar hall of fame. Jul 05, 2014 well find out in four months as voting began saturday and will conclude nov. Wendell scott was nascars first africanamerican driver at the sprint cup level, and a 2015 inductee into nascars hall of fame.
Here at the official nascar shop, we have all the best chase elliott apparel and gear for every nascar fan. Chase elliott accepts the most popular driver award during the 2019 nascar cup series awards at music city center thursday, dec. Nascar sprint cup series archives motorsportstalk nbc. Its time for fans to determine once again who is the most popular driver in the nascar sprint cup series. Nmpa sprint most popular driver award voting opens september 6. It started as a poll of the drivers and then all monster energy nascar cup series competitors.
The most popular driver award is the only major nascar award determined. The national motorsports press association has released the top 10 drivers in voting, to this point, for the sprint most popular. Fans can choose format for 2014 sprint unlimited hendrick. 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. Voting for the nmpa sprint most popular driver award will open sunday, sept. The nmpa most popular driver distinction has been awarded every year since 1956. Fine line helped write and produce this video for the 2018 nascar monster energy cup series awards on nbcsn.
Earlier this week, television sports network espn announced its nominees for its annual espy awards to be handed out on july 16. During said luncheon, several awards are handed out, including the one for most popular driver. Bill elliott was voted the most popular driver 16 times, the most of any driver. Will an espy vote be a vote for most popular driver. There are 41 drivers eligible for the award, which represents all drivers who have declared for sprint cup series points this season. Chevrolet and his father was one of the most popular nascar drivers. Voting opens for 2014 most popular driver awards in nascar. Voting continues for nascar nmpa most popular driver award. October 15, 20 with only five races remaining in the 20 nascar sprint cup season, the race for the championship is at fever pitch. The event continued the presidents tradition of honoring athletes and teams for their efforts to give back to their communities. Sprint cup series archives motorsportstalk nbc sports.
In a nascar sprint cup series season that contained many surprises, this wasnt one of them. The 2018 nmpa most popular driver will be announced during the monster energy nascar cup series awards program thursday, nov. Nmpa sprint 2015 most popular driver award voting opens. Which drivers are leading in most popular driver voting. 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.
Check out our popular trivia games like nascar cup series champions, and nascar drivers by last name. No nascar driver is as good at anything as dale earnhardt. May 20, 2014 you cant have fans voting a gazillion times each. The start of the 2014 nascar sprint cup season is a little over a week away. And, in addition to the satisfaction of knowing you helped your favorite driver, kyle larson, get into to the allstar race, by voting you are eligible. Sprint national motorsports press association archives.
Nov 17, 2015 sprint most popular driver voting update. Sep 05, 2015 2015 nmpa sprint most popular driver award voting opens september 6th. As far as full time drivers are concerned, id have to say its probably aric almirola. However, the next two races could be among the most important of 2016 thus far for several drivers. Although sundays victory is not the cup title that junior nation craves, it is a start. No nascar driver is as good at anything as dale earnhardt jr.
The award is based on a fan vote and sponsored by the national. Nascar announces hall of fame nominees for class of 2021. Nmpa hall of fame member and 1988 cup series champion bill elliott holds the record for most popular driver award wins with 16 coming in 19841988, 19912000 and 2002. Jul 05, 2014 sprint to sponsor nmpa most popular driver award. He has won the award each year since bill elliott last won it back in 2002. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar. The hardcharging driver has 24 wins currently in the cup series.
He is the 2014 nascar sprint cup series champion and a twotime xfinity series champion. One of the most polarizing active drivers in nascar, keselowski is the 2012 sprint cup champion and a 2010 xfinity series champion. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars sprint. A look at all the most popular driver award winners for the monster energy nascar cup series. Earnhardt missed half of the 36 races after suffering a concussion, and was out of the car for the entire period during which fans could vote for the nmpa sprint most popular driver award sept. Fan voting set to open for nmpa sprint most popular driver. Voting opened saturday for the award, sponsored by sprint and the. Chase elliott gear, chase elliott diecasts, store, chase. Kim coon wraps up the nmpa most popular driver voting that saw chase elliott take home the award. Nascars most popular driver announced monday his wife is expecting the couples first child. Josh berry, a jr motorsports late model driver, won the award in 2011.
Sep 05, 2015 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 36race nascar sprint cup season still is two races shy of the onequarter mark. Voting for the 2014 late model most popular driver presented by arbodies is open now through the end of the year. The day race at daytona international speedway ended up at night. Chase elliott was selected as the nmpa most popular driver in a fan vote.
Theres no question the new sprint cup chase format is lacking star power. Drivers are also eligible to race if they have won the sprint cup. Chase elliott wins nascars most popular driver award. Browse our great selection of official chase elliott diecasts available in a variety of styles so you can find the perfect one to add to your chase elliott collectibles. I try to make it as complete as possible and update it as often possible, sometimes each day. Sprint to sponsor nmpa most popular driver award official. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars sprint cup series. Oct 15, 20 all 39 will remain eligible for voting throughout the end of the sprint cup series season. 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. Nascar sprint cup series archives motorsportstalk nbc sports. The nmpa sprint most popular driver award is the only major nascar award determined solely by fan vote. As the teams prepare for the 56th running of the daytona 500, fantasy nascar players prepare their teams for. It started as a poll of the drivers and then all monster energy nascar cup. May 20, 2014 after a good run on friday night in the showdown and being shut out of the allstar race, the godaddy team will work toward completing another top10 finish in the cocacola 600.
Fantasy nascar drivers rankings for 2014 season bleacher. Most popular driver elliott shares special message for fans. Voting is set to open for the nmpa sprint most popular driver award. Deck yourself out in chase elliott gear, such as a casual chase. Most popular driver award archives nascar talk nbc sports.
The current most popular nascar driver is dale earnhardt jr. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar silly. Dec 05, 2019 the winner of the 2016 most popular driver award will be announced during the sprint cup series awards banquet on dec. This is an unofficial page compiled by jayski from many different sources. Elliott won the xfinity series championship in 2014, when he was 18 and. Earnhardt won his record 12th straight award for most. Last year was the first season nascar fans were given the opportunity to vote for the most popular driver in this series. Sep 05, 2018 voting closes for the nmpa most popular driver award on tuesday, november 27 at noon et.
That buzz you hear is nascar after earnhardts big victory. Earnhardt became the 34th driver to make 500 career sprint cup starts, and he was voted nascars most popular driver by fans a record 11th straight year. Harvick is the former owner of kevin harvick incorporated, a race team that fielded cars in the xfinity and camping world truck series between 2004 and 2011. It wasnt for points and didnt have any bearing on the sprint cup standings, but clint bowyer still made a statement on friday night by winning the sprint showdown.
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