2013 nascar most popular driver winner

He previously raced stock cars in the arca racing series, the nascar camping world truck series and nationwide series. In 20, patrick became the first woman in sprint cup history to race fulltime in the series. Voting opens for 2019 most popular driver award nascar talk. Chase elliott named 2018 nascar cup series most popular driver. His first season with arca was in 2009, finishing 7th in the championship standings and winning the arca remax series most popular driver. The nascar cup series drivers championship is awarded by the chairman of nascar to the most successful nascar cup series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. Fan voting is open for the 2017 nmpa most popular driver.

The winner of the most awards is bill elliott with 16 in the monster energy cup series. Chase elliott voted nascars most popular driver for. Backseat drivers alex weaver, jonathan merryman and kim coon break down the drivers landing 1511 on the 2020 driver draft board. Dale earnhardt jr 26time winner in the nascar cup series, twotime xfinity series champion, 15time most popular driver. On november 16, 20, dillon won the nascar nationwide series championship with a 12thplace finish in the season finale at homesteadmiami speedway. Nascar drivers sound off on the search for star power december 1, 2018 12. Can you list the 100 top nascar drivers of alltime. October 15, 20 with only five races remaining in the 20 nascar sprint cup season, the race for the championship is at fever pitch. Nascar next roster for 20 announced official site of nascar. He captured a record 15th consecutive most popular driver award thursday night at the nascar cup series awards show in las vegas. Espn cuts nascar coverage most popular driver results eric estepp.

Nascar and its marks are trademarks of the national association for stock car auto racing, inc. The following is a list of female nascar drivers who have participated in a national or regional touring series race since the organizations inception in 1949, along with statistical totals for their nascar careers. The ceremony presenting the award is called the nascar awards banquet, and it is held in las vegas, nevada in november of each year. Nascar hall of famer bill elliott holds the record with 16 most popular driver awards. Dale jr heads list of 2021 nascar hall of fame nominees racer. Allgaier continues jrm dominance of nascar xfinity series.

Chase elliott 201415, regan smith 20, danica patrick 2012 and keselowski 200809. Dillons series championship was unusual because he did not win any races during the season. He is also the winner of the 2018 daytona 500, where he won in. Nascar drivers believe chase elliott will win the 2018 most popular driver award, ending dale earnhardt jr. Nascar reports, tv coverage and most columns state. At the 20 daytona 500, patrick became the first female driver to clinch pole position and lead a green flag lap.

The list recognizes cup victories under the following auspices. Junior most popular driver for recordbreaking 11th. Im looking forward to a successful 20, and am proud to accept this award on. Fans can cast a vote for a single driver once daily at. While the most popular driver in the nascar cup series wont be. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states. While the most popular driver in the nascar cup series wont be announced until thursday, nascar on wednesday revealed winners of the most popular drivers voting in the xfinity and gander rv. Joey logano, celebrates the trophy in victory lane after winning the nascar sprint cup series 44th annual pure michigan 400 at michigan international speedway on august 18, 20 in.

Most popular driver award winners nascar cup series mrn. Nascar has released the current top 10 in voting for the monster energy nascar cup series most popular driver award. List of alltime nascar cup series winners wikipedia. Their continued participation, passion and loyalty are the reason for the programs amazing success and longevity. Nascars most popular driver award is awarded to the most popular nascar driver in the. Nascar opens voting for most popular driver awards speed51. Chase elliott nascar driver page bio and stats mrn. Nascar announces nominees for nascar hall of fame class of. Espn cuts nascar coverage most popular driver results. Rule changes in 1972 established a minimum distance of 250 miles 400 km for pointspaying cup series events reduced to 186. Justin allgaier wins most popular driver award in xfinity nascar. Voting for the national motorsports press association nmpa sprint most popular driver award is set to open at 12. Chase elliott 201415, regan smith 20, danica patrick 2012.

Elliott 201415, regan smith 20 and danica patrick 2012. Here 1994 and now 1995 winner sterling marlin celebrates with his morganmcclure racing team. One of nascar s alltime most popular drivers is bobby allison. Fireball roberts continued to amass victories on the circuit, despite the changes in nascar, as it moved away from shorter dirt tracks to superspeedways in the 1950s and 1960s. Cup most popular driver voting now open nascar talk.

In 1988, charlottedaytona dash series later the goodys dash series driver shawna robinson became the first woman to win a nascar touring series event, also earning rookie of the year and most popular driver honors. In her sophomore dash series run, robinson became the first woman to earn the pole position for a nascar touring series race. Nascar s most popular driver award is awarded to the fans favorite nascar driver. Sep 04, 20 time warner cable will back nascar %27s most popular driver in five races starting with richmond. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar. All other trademarks are the property of their respective. He also won the most popular driver award in the truck series in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Stephen steve arpin born december 16, 1983 is a canadian race car driver competing in the americas rallycross championship.

He is the son of nascar driver dave blaney and the grandson of modified. The winners will be announced at the 20 nascar nationwide series. Starting in 20 the advance auto parts clash at daytona was again to be for the previous season pole winners as it was from 1979 thru 2008. Additionally, drivers must have attempted at least half of each series races this season. He holds the record for most consecutive poles in the nationwide series with four. Fans can vote online once a day throughout the 20 sprint cup series season to earn their driver the coveted most popular trophy. The winner of the 2016 most popular driver award will be announced during the sprint cup series awards.

Justin allgaier, ross chastain named most popular driver. Update on most popular driver voting jayskis nascar. Voting continues for nascar nmpa most popular driver award. During the monster energy nascar cup series awards event in las vegas on thursday night, elliott was named the winner of the 2018 national motorsports press associations most popular driver. Going back a little bit, when elliott was competing in the arca racing series in 20, he became the first driver to win all four of the countrys prominent short track races, including the all american 400, the snowball derby, the world crown 300, and the winchester 400. Justin allgaier continued what has become a jr motorsports tradition today by being named the winner of the nascar xfinity series most popular driver award. It started out as a poll of just the drivers, but eventually included all nascar cup competitors. Most popular driver award archives nascar talk nbc sports. Elliott won the award last season, the first since dale earnhardt jr. In 2018 and 2019, he won the cup series most popular driver award. Other jrm winners of the xfinity series most popular driver award. After winning nascar rookie of the year in the truck series in 2010, dillon won the truck series championship in 2011, and later the nationwide series championship in 20, also one year after his rookie of the year title in 2012. Ryan michael blaney born december 31, 1993 is an american professional stock car racing driver.

Dec 01, 2018 nascar drivers sound off on the search for star power december 1, 2018 12. List of the drivers with nascar cup series wins, most 2nd place finishes. Elliott sadler has the most with four awards in the xfinity series, and johnny benson jr. Chase elliott wins most popular driver for 2nd year in a row. This is the first time a driver has won four consecutive poles since bill elliott did it in julyaugust 1985. Nascar community agrees on new most popular driver. Strictly stock 1949 grand national series 19501970 winston cup series 19712003 nextel cup series 20042007 sprint cup series 20082016.

The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup series competition. While some female nascar drivers have transitioned or attempted to transition from openwheel racing and sports car racing sarah fisher, janet guthrie, danica patrick, most. Ap chase elliotts run as nascars most popular driver hit two consecutive years when he was voted as the sports top star. The first driver to win multiple championships was herb thomas in 1951 and 1953. Year, races, champion, car owner, champions crew chief, rookie of the year, most popular driver, manufacturers championship. Dale earnhardt jr martinsville winner nascar video news conference. Feb 12, 2014 matt kenseth was expected to be a top10 fantasy driver in 20, but no one expected him to be the best driver in fantasy nascar.

Both vickers and sadler drive a fulltime nationwide series schedule for jgr. Chase elliotts run as nascar s most popular driver hit two consecutive years when he was voted as the sports top star. Chase elliott, winner of jrms first of two nxs titles, swept the award in 2014 and 2015, while regan smith won it in his first full season with the team in 20. Dec 05, 20 earnhardt won the nascar nmpa most popular driver award for the 11th straight year on thursday, breaking a tie with bill elliott for the most consecutive years as winner of the annual fan vote. In 2012, brad keselowski came out of nowhere to be one of the most. As ontrack competition comes to a conclusion, theres another showdown on the line in the nascar xfinity series, nascar camping world truck series and nascars seven touring series, as voting for the most popular driver awards begins on tuesday, oct. Fans still have six weeks worth of voting in the 2018 most popular driver vote sponsored by hooters. Earnhardt was presented the award by hall of famer dale jarrett. In his 206 career nascar grand national races, he won 33 times and had 32 poles.

Voting under way to determine nascars most popular driver. It started as a poll of the drivers and then all monster energy nascar cup series competitors. Dec 16, 2019 the series lost a 16time most popular award winner, the thirdwinningest driver in the sports history, a threetime champion and a contender who walked away at what many thought was the peak of. Earnhardt, who was presented with the nascar nmpa most popular driver award at the annual myers brothers luncheon, broke a tie with 16time winner bill elliott for the most consecutive years as. Earnhardt won the nascar nmpa most popular driver award for the 11th straight year on thursday, breaking a tie with bill elliott for the most consecutive years as winner of the annual fan vote. The company also expanded its sponsorship of kasey kahne for the 20 14 seasons. See a full list of previous winners on jayskis most popular driver news page at the bottom. Voting begins for nmpa nascars most popular driver award. Fantasy nascar drivers rankings for 2014 season bleacher. Apr 07, 2020 the list includes five firsttime nascar hall of fame nominees three on the modern era ballot and two on the pioneer ballot. Earnhardt wins 15th and final most popular driver award. Stay tuned for the full list to be revealed over the week. But nearly midway through the voting window, we thought it was time for an update.

The drivers championship was first awarded in 1949 to red byron. Jeff burton 21time cup series winner, dale earnhardt jr. March 30 today in jayskis nascar history page 8 of 24. Bill elliott, chases father, won the award 16 times during his career. Regan lee smith born september 23, 1983 is an american professional stock car racing driver and a pit reporter for fox nascar. He currently competes fulltime in the nascar cup series, driving the no. 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. Voting begins for nmpa nascars most popular driver. Alex weaver catches up with matt dibenedetto and gets his reaction to being the no. Click on the race name to go to the nextlast race inforundown page for. Click on the site to see jason bowless career results at that track glossary. That year, patrick became the first woman to win the nascar most popular nationwide driver award. Nascar announces nominees for hall of fame class of 2021. Chase elliott wins 2018 nmpa most popular driver award duration.

The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar silly. Wins 10th consecutive most popular driver award, streak ties him with elliott. Sep 04, 2019 nascar fan voting has begun for the 2019 national motorsports press association most popular driver award presented by hooters. The winner will be announced at the seasonending awards banquet following the seasons last race at homesteadmiami speedway in november. Other former jrm drivers to earn the honor during that time include sadler 2016 18 chase elliott 201415, regan smith 20 and danica. Gibbs said for the sake of continuity, he would prefer to go with one driver versus multiple drivers. Dec 05, 20 earnhardt, who was presented with the nascar nmpa most popular driver award at the annual myers brothers luncheon, broke a tie with 16time winner bill elliott for the most consecutive years as. Elliott, a nmpa hall of fame member and the 1988 cup series champion, holds the record for most popular driver award wins with 16 coming in. Nov 28, 2018 elliott sadler wins most popular driver for third straight season in the nascar xfinity series after finishing fifth in the final standings for 2018.

Harvick, logano, and truex, jr have all finished in the top10 every race this season. Nmpa most popular driver award archives nascar talk. The nascar nmpa chex most popular driver winner will receive the award on thursday, november 29, 2007 at the annual myers brothers luncheon held in conjunction with the nextel cup series endof year banquet in new york city. He most recently drove parttime in the nascar xfinity series, driving the no. The award is presented by the national motorsports press association nmpa, and became sponsored by chex in 2005. Chase elliott won the 2019 nmpa most popular driver award for the second straight season, nascar announced at its awards show on thursday. Fan voting set to open for nmpa sprint most popular driver award. Sources said another scenario would have sadler drive for hamlin the entire way, although that is the most unlikely option. Petty was not awarded the trophy until three days later after officials thought johnny beauchamp was the winner. Won the most popular driver award for the nascar nationwide series for the 20 season. Nmpa most popular driver award archives nascar talk nbc. Earnhardt was named nascar s most popular driver for 2017 during the monster energy cup series awards ceremony thursday night. The award is the only major nascar award determined. A look at all the most popular driver award winners for the monster energy nascar cup series.