At the 20 daytona 500, patrick became the first female driver to clinch pole position and lead a green flag lap. Richmond enascar iracing pro invitational driver stats. Most popular driver award winners nascar cup series mrn. My guess would probably be someone like robert richardson, jr. Nov 30, 2018 the most popular driver award is the only major nascar award determined solely by fan vote. Stephen steve arpin born december 16, 1983 is a canadian race car driver competing in the americas rallycross championship. See this wiki page for info thanks to for emojis official 2019 rnascar league at s fantasy live. Justin allgaier, ross chastain named most popular driver. Nov 29, 2012 the award, given annually since 1956, is earnhardt jr. She also won the legend award at the 2018 kids choice sports. He is the son of nascar driver dave blaney and the grandson of modified dirt track legend lou blaney. The winner of the 2016 most popular driver award will be announced during the sprint cup series awards banquet on dec. Why nascar still hands out a most popular driver award forbes. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar.
A few weeks later after the 2003 season ended, elliott announced that he was relinquishing the no. The 12 most legendary racing families in nascar history. In 20, patrick became the first woman in sprint cup history to race fulltime in the series. Voting under way to determine nascars most popular driver. Chase elliott 201415, regan smith 20, danica patrick 2012 and keselowski 200809. Justin allgaier, ross chastain named most popular driver in. Blaney first joined team penske as a talented but raw 18yearold racer, competing in select nascar xfinity series races for the team in 2012.
And joe gibbs racing developmental driver drew herring, who has two starts in the no. Won the 2010 nascar xfinity series championship and won the most popular driver award three years in a row 20082010 made his national series debut in the gander trucks in 2004. She was voted the favorite female athlete at the kids choice award in 2008, 2012 and 20. Nascars most popular driver award is awarded to the most popular. Here is a list of the top 10 highest paid nascar drivers. 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. The winner will be announced during the monster energy nascar cup series awards banquet at the wynn las vegas on nov. Nascar, or the national association for stock car auto racing, is the largest sanctioning body for stock car racing in the united states. Hailie deegan spins teammate to win watch as hailie deegan nudges teammate. In 2005, the georgia state legislature declared october 8 as bill elliott day in the state of georgia. Richard childress racing driver daniel hemric weighs in on the impact the no. 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. He previously raced stock cars in the arca racing series, the nascar camping world truck series and nationwide series. The nascar whelen modified tour nwmt previously the nascar winston modified tour and nascar featherlite modified series from 1985 until 2005 is a stock car racing series owned and operated by nascar in the modified division.
Son of twotime daytona 500 champ and hall of fame driver bill elliott. But did he have the credentials to really backup being the highest paid driver in the sports. The annual award is determined 100% by fan voting, and elliott, 24, topped the ballot for the second consecutive year. The modified division is nascar s oldest division, and is the only openwheeled division that nascar sanctions. Retired driver and nascar hall of famer bill elliott holds the record of most most popular driver award wins with 16, but time reigning most popular. Ford s last driver championship came in 2004 when kurt busch drove for roush fenway racing. His first season with arca was in 2009, finishing 7th in the championship standings and winning the arca remax series most popular driver award. Elliott officially withdrew from the ballot as nascars most popular driver, giving the award to dale earnhardt, jr.
Fans can vote online once a day throughout the 20 sprint cup series season to earn their driver the coveted most popular trophy. This is the first time a driver has won four consecutive poles since bill elliott did it in julyaugust 1985. Ford wins nascar driving business award speed sport. He currently competes fulltime in the nascar cup series, driving the no. He earned his first victory for team penske with an nxs win at kentucky in 20 and blaney has generated a combined nine wins and seven poles for the team over the last eight seasons. Oct 21, 2012 here is a list of the 12 most legendary racing families in nascar history. Patricks strong fan base voted her the indycar series most popular driver from 2005 to 2010 and the nascar nationwide series most popular driver in 2012. The award, given annually since 1956, is earnhardt jr. Won the 2012 nascar cup series championship for team penske. The stars are the people behind the wheel of the car. The real heroes project is an alliance between north americas major sports leagues. At 35, the 2012 cup champion is in his prime, finishing eighth in the 2018 cup.
The series lost a 16time most popular award winner, the thirdwinningest driver in the sports history, a threetime champion and a contender who. Shows driver, car number, sponsor, model and team owner. The most popular driver award is the only major nascar award determined solely by fan vote. Andrew andy houston born november 7, 1970 is an american stock car racing spotter and former driver.
With no practice or qualifying before the race, the simulators that ford, chevrolet and toyota have. The most popular driver award is the only major nascar award. The most popular driver award will be handed out with all the other nascar cup. Check out this detailed look at the 30 cup series drivers with the most nascar wins all time. Gms racing announces bill elliotts returns to racing. Winners of the nascar sprint cup series most popular driver award. Elliott officially withdrew from the ballot as nascar s most popular driver, giving the award to dale earnhardt, jr.
Ryan michael blaney born december 31, 1993 is an american professional stock car racing driver. The inside story of the race that made martin truex. That year, patrick became the first woman to win the nascar most popular nationwide driver award. Benson is one of 26 drivers to win a race in all three of nascars major series. Voting for the 2019 national motorsports press association nmpa most popular driver award presented by hooters officially opens today, september 4, at noon et. It started as a poll of the drivers and then all monster energy nascar cup series competitors. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states the award is presented by the national motorsports. Nov 19, 2017 sundays ford ecoboost 400 was also the final race of dale jr. Year monster energy series nationwide series camping world series. Burton counts wins in the southern 500 and the cocacola 600. Dodge, 217 as recently as 2012, brad keselowski drove a team penske dodge to the sprint cup. Nascar sprint cup driver list for 2012 team terrier.
Nmpa most popular driver award jayskis nascar silly season. Twotime defending winner of nascars most popular driver award. He has won the most popular driver award for 10 consecutive years from 2003 to 2012. Nascar reports, tv coverage and most columns state. Nov 28, 2018 elliott sadler has won the xfinity series most popular driver award, marking his third consecutive year as the recipient and fourth overall, nascar announced wednesday sadler, 43, ended his full. Earnhardt won 26 career cup races, including a pair of daytona 500s, and is a 15time winner of nascars most popular driver award. Keselowski enjoyed another winning season behind the wheel of the no.
The nascar cup series was formerly known as strictly stock 1949, grand national 19501970, winston cup grand national 19711985, winston cup 19862003, nextel cup 20042007, sprint cup 20082016 and the monster energy nascar cup series 20172019. Earnhardt was named nascars most popular driver for the 12th straight year on friday night during the sports annual awards banquet in las vegas. It also has 17 of the top 20 most attended single day sport events in the world. It exists to harness the scale, power, and positivity of sports to bring awareness and generate support for. Nationwide driver danica patrick poses with the most popular driver award during the nascar nationwide series and camping world truck awards banquet at loews miami. Petty, earnhardt, gordon, johnson nascar has a host of legendary drivers from. As one of the most active participants of the nffb council in 2015, ford identified procurement opportunities, optimized chances for nascar partners to purchase ford vehicles for their fleets, offered participation in fords partner recognition program and created successfucl comarketing programs. Aug 04, 2018 elliott has not run a race since 2012, but was elected into the nascar hall of fame in 2015. He won nascars most popular driver award a record 16 times and was inducted into the motorsports hall. Earnhardt competes parttime in the nascar xfinity series, driving the no. At tucson raceway park, she was the youngest female driver to race at the track from 20092011, gannis was named a member of nascars drive for diversity program.
The 40 drivers competing in the 2020 daytona 500, in order of starting position. Elliott won nascar s most popular driver award a record 16 times 19841988, 19912000, 2002. He is a veteran of the nascar craftsman truck series, scoring three wins houston is the son of legendary busch driver tommy houston and the youngest of three brothers, one of them being parttime nascar driver marty houston and the other being the oldest of the three, scott houston. A look at all the most popular driver award winners for the monster energy nascar cup series. Nascar cup series stars who retired in the 2010s autoweek. As far as full time drivers are concerned, id have to say its probably aric almirola. Chase elliott named most popular driver motorsports on nbc duration.
He withdrew his name from the ballot for that award after winning it in 2002. The namesake of dale earnhardt was a 15time winner of the cup series most popular driver award and a twotime daytona 500 winner before retiring to join the broadcast booth for nascar on nbc. Kevin harvick boldly comments on nascars most popular driver, he is the most popular driver. Ford drivers have gone to victory lane on 124 occasions during that. Nascar nationwide series championship driver marrtin truex jr. Voting for the national motorsports press association nmpa sprint most popular driver award is set to open at 12. In voting by nascar fans, justin allgaier earned most popular driver honors in the xfinity series for the first time in his career. Fan voting set to open for nmpa sprint most popular driver. Won the cup series most popular driver award for 15 straight years 20032017 won the 1998 and 1999 nascar xfinity series championship in 1999, won the xfinity series rookieoftheyear award. The nascar cup series was formerly known as strictly stock 1949, grand national 19501970, winston cup grand national 19711985, winston cup 19862003, nextel cup 20042007, sprint cup 20082016 and the monster energy nascar cup series 20172019 click on the year to see detailed race results and standings for that year. He has recorded 19 wins, 11 poles and 182 top 10 finishes in the sprint cup. Ngots corrigan oil 200 at michigan saturday, august 10th at 1pm edt. Others, like the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time, are more clear. The modified division is nascars oldest division, and is the only openwheeled division that nascar sanctions.
It is big business, and the stars of the show are well compensated as a result. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar silly. Kathie lee, tom hanks, sean connery, burt reynolds snl duration. Nascars most popular driver award is awarded to the most popular nascar driver in the monster energy nascar cup series, xfinity series, and camping. In 2005, she started legends car racing, and two years later, began racing super late models. Most popular driver award archives nascar talk nbc sports. The 14time nascar most popular driver finished the race 25 th. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox. Voting begins for nmpa nascars most popular driver award. Monster energy nascar cup series ford ecoboost 400. The winner of the award will be revealed during the sprint cup series awards banquet at wynn las vegas on dec.
He is a team owner, author, and an analyst for nascar on nbc. The series lost a 16time most popular award winner, the thirdwinningest driver in the sports. Chase elliott wins 2018 nmpa most popular driver award. 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. Here is a list of the 12 most legendary racing families in nascar history. He won the most popular driver award on thursday night for the 15th.
Nascar has released the current top 10 in voting for the monster energy nascar cup series most popular driver award. The award is the only major nascar award determined. Earnhardt is the only recipient of the most popular driver award, administered by the national motorsports press association, since bill elliott won following the 2002 season. As brad keselowski competes in his 11th season racing in the nascar cup series ncs for team penske in 2020, he continues to be one of the sports most productive drivers and establish new records for success within the team.
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