2014 nascar most popular driver award

He won the busch series twice and he won the daytona 500 in 2004 and 2014. The award is voted on by fans, leaving little doubt as to. Vote chase elliott for nascar nationwide series most. Chase elliott named nascars most popular driver fox news. Other jrm winners of the xfinity series most popular driver award. Two years ago, voting for the most popular race of champions asphalt modified series driver made a smashing debut on. Danica nascar most popular driver award danica patrick.

The 2019 nascar cup series awards are in nashville for the first time, with a weeks worth. 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. Brett moffitt, driver of the michael warip racing toyota, stands in the. Earnhardt won the award for 15 consecutive years until his retirement last season.

Justin allgaier has been named the nascar xfinity series most popular driver for the first time. 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. The most popular driver award winners for 2014 are. Ngots corrigan oil 200 at michigan saturday, august 10th at 1pm edt.

The award will be renamed for him when he fully retires 198488, 19912000, 2002 richard petty has won it 9 times. Most popular driver award archives nascar talk nbc sports. 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. He also won an xfinity series championship in 2014. Chase elliott won the 2019 nmpa most popular driver award for the second straight season, nascar. He went into his first race with a car he coowned with his half brother kerry. Chase elliott wins nascars most popular driver award. The winner will be announced at the seasonending awards banquet following the seasons last race at homesteadmiami speedway in november. See this wiki page for info thanks to for emojis official 2019 rnascar league at s fantasy live. Las vegas ap chase elliott has been voted nascars most popular driver, ending a 15year run for superstar dale earnhardt jr. And if a poll of other drivers conducted at daytona 500 media day is to be believed, elliott is already well on his way. Chase elliott has been voted nascars most popular driver, ending a 15year run for superstar dale earnhardt jr. 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.

Benson is one of 26 drivers to win a race in all three of nascars major series. Earnhardt won his record 12th straight award for most popular driver friday during nascars seasonending ceremony. Voting for the 2019 national motorsports press association nmpa most popular driver award presented by hooters officially opens today, september 4, at noon et. 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.

The ceremony presenting the award is called the nascar awards banquet, and it is held in las vegas, nevada in november of each year. Voting under way to determine nascars most popular driver. Nascar most popular driver voting underway jayskis. Fans vote chase elliott nxs most popular driver for second. No nascar driver is as good at anything as dale earnhardt. Top 10 revealed for 2019 most popular driver award. He captured a record 15th consecutive most popular driver award thursday night at the nascar cup series awards show in las vegas. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar. Elliott won the xfinity series championship in 2014, when he was 18 and finally. Driver nabs award for 12th straight year darlington, s. But the name of the winner of the 2015 sprint nmpa most popular driver award, announced friday night during the nascar sprint cup.

Retired nascar racer who won the busch series championship in 1998 and 1999 and the daytona 500 in 2004 and 2014. 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. As far as full time drivers are concerned, id have to say its probably aric almirola. My guess would probably be someone like robert richardson, jr. Justin allgaier wins most popular driver award in xfinity. Who has won the most popular driver award in nascar answers. Vote elliott sadler for nascar xfinity series most popular driver. Allgaier, 33, takes the mantle from former teammate elliott sadler, who had won the fanvoted honor for three consecutive years. Nascar xfinity series most popular driver voting now open. Nascar next most popular driver unconcerned with award. He won his 12th consecutive sprint cup series most popular driver award in 2014. Nascars most popular driver award is awarded to the fans favorite nascar driver.

It started as a poll of the drivers and then all monster energy nascar cup series competitors. Chase elliott was selected as the nmpa most popular driver in a fan vote announced during thursdays nascar awards show. Nbcsn, mrn and siriusxm will provide coverage of this years program. Earnhardt wins 15th and final most popular driver award. To 2014 series champion kevin harvick, the answer is a nobrainer. The winner of the 2016 most popular driver award will be announced during the sprint cup series awards banquet on dec. The winner of the most awards is bill elliott with 16 in the monster energy cup series. He also won the most popular driver award in the truck series in 2006, 2007 and 2008. For most popular driver award, everyone is chase elliott. Nascars most popular driver award stock car racing wiki. 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 nov. Elliott accepted the 2015 most popular driver mpd honors during monday nights seasonending banquet at the diplomat resort and spa in hollywood, fla. The 2015 nascar sprint cup series season was full of surprises. Chase elliott 201415, regan smith 20, danica patrick 2012 and. Why nascar still hands out a most popular driver award. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar silly. The award is presented by the national motorsports press association nmpa, and became sponsored by chex in 2005. Nascar fans have the opportunity to vote for their favorite driver to determine the national motorsports press associations most popular driver award. It started out as a poll of just the drivers, but eventually included all nascar cup competitors. I really think chase elliott is our biggest tie to our grassroots nascar fan, harvick said wednesday on daytona 500 media.

Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars sprint cup series. Earnhardt presented elliott the award during nascars annual seasonending awards ceremony thursday at the wynn las vegas. Voting closes for the nmpa most popular driver award on tuesday, november 27 at noon et. Nascar has released the current top 10 in voting for the monster energy nascar cup series most popular driver award. In a nascar sprint cup series season that contained many surprises, this wasnt one of them. Chase elliott wins nascars most popular driver award ap news. Chase elliott, driver of the napa 9 chevrolet in the nascar nationwide series, makes a good case for the 2014 most popular driver 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.

Because of his vast twitter following 12,500 and counting ben rhodes knew he had the support from racing fans as far as germany in most. Chase elliott wins 2019 most popular driver nascar. Who are the most popular drivers in the nascar regional. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states.

Most popular driver award winners nascar cup series mrn. Nascars most popular driver award is awarded to the most popular nascar driver in the monster energy nascar cup series, xfinity series, and camping. Tony kanaan won the 20 indy 500 and most popular driver award. A look at all the most popular driver award winners for the monster energy nascar cup series. Earnhardt was named nascars most popular driver for the 12th straight year on friday night during the sports annual awards banquet in las vegas. For the second straight season, chase elliott has won the nmpa most popular driver award which was presented to him in nashville, tennessee.

How many most popular driver awards has dale earnhardt jr. The 2018 nmpa most popular driver will be announced during the monster energy nascar cup series awards program thursday, nov. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars sprint. 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. 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. Nascar announces touring series most popular drivers speed51. Danica patrick, driver of the chevrolet, stands in the garage area during.