NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award

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NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award is an award for the most popular driver in a NASCAR series in one season. The award is in today since 1956 Sprint Cup , since 1982 in the Nationwide Series , and since 1995 in the Craftsman Truck Series awarded. In the Nationwide Series and Craftsman Truck Series, the award was given from the start.

In what was then the Grand National, it was initially just a simple driver survey, but sometimes with drivers from all NASCAR racing classes, including the amateur classes. Nowadays, the Most Popular Driver is determined by polling fans.

The award is presented by the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) and was sponsored by Chex in 2005 . The ceremony for choosing the Most Popular Driver is called "Myers Brothers Awards Breakfast" and takes place at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City . The award winner is usually announced in December.

Bill Elliott is the record winner of this award, winning it ten times in a row from 1991 to 2000 and a total of 16 times. From the 2003 season to the end of his career after the 2017 season, Dale Earnhardt junior won the Tiel of the Most Popular Driver fifteen times in a row, one less than Elliott.

List of award winners

Sprint Cup

Nationwide Series

Camping World Truck Series

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