Nascar cup series latest news news and results from nascar. Kevin harvick, the 2014 nascar cup champion and winner of a serieshigh four races this year, has a nomination to succeed. Nascar active drivers most wins quiz by superspurjm. 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. While popular drivers continue to retire one of another each year, its important to know who to hate next. He also won the most popular driver award in the truck series in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Harry gant, winner of 18 nascar cup series races, including two southern 500 victories. Nascars most popular driver answers some of his fans most pressing questions. Sixtime cup series winner, chase elliott, voted by nascar fans as the most popular driver the past two years, will be at the helm of the allnew no. Later in the year, he was named the nationwide series most popular driver. Strictly stock 1949 grand national series 19501970 winston cup series 19712003 nextel cup series 20042007 sprint cup series 20082016. One of the most polarizing active drivers in nascar, keselowski is the 2012 sprint cup champion and a 2010 xfinity series champion. Nmpa most popular driver award jayskis nascar silly season. 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.
Carl edwards, winner of 28 nascar cup series races and 2007 xfinity series champion. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Elliott won the xfinity series championship in 2014, when he was 18 and. Official chase elliott nascar driver page with latest stats, race results, videos. Collectible nascar figurines are also available, such as bobbleheads and the popular funko pop. When i started winning this award, it was all about the popularity of the driver. Besides, he is also one of the highestpaid race car drivers of 2020. Voting under way to determine nascars most popular driver. Nascar collectibles, nascar memorabilia, display cases. But hed only won one race each in the last two seasons.
Nascar picks are also available for futures bets on which driver will win the cup at the end of the season. Nmpa most popular driver award archives nascar talk nbc. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states. The 2015 nascar sprint cup series season was full of surprises. The list recognizes cup victories under the following auspices. Top 5 most hated active nascar drivers may 24, 2019 may 24, 2019 by eli hartsoe being a nascar fan is all about cheering on your favorite driver and sticking with them through hard times, team changes and championships or even lackthereof. William clyde chase elliott ii born november 28, 1995 is an american professional stock car racing driver. The series lost a 16time most popular award winner, the. Rule changes in 1972 established a minimum distance of 250 miles 400 km for pointspaying cup series events reduced to 186. 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.
Top 5 most hated active nascar drivers belly up sports. The winner will be announced at the seasonending awards banquet following the seasons last race at homesteadmiami speedway in november. Dec 26, 2014 nascars most popular driver answers some of his fans most pressing questions. Nascar announces touring series most popular drivers speed51. Dec 16, 2019 a handful of drivers representing seven cup series championships and 173 combined victories retired from nascar during the current decade. Nascars most popular driver award is awarded to the most popular nascar driver in the. The list includes five firsttime nascar hall of fame nominees three on the modern era ballot and two on the pioneer ballot.
The 8 most hated nascar drivers of 2018 chairgatin college. Other jrm winners of the xfinity series most popular driver award. Chase elliott 201415, regan smith 20, danica patrick 2012 and. Chase elliott won the 2019 nmpa most popular driver award, nascar announced at its awards show on thursday in nashville. Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for cup, xfinity, gander outdoors. Chase elliott has been voted most popular driver the last two years and is quickly building a loyal and rabid fan base. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar. The official nascar shop has everything you need to add to your nascar collection when you shop our assortment of authentic nascar collectibles, including nascar display cases, trading cards, and signed memorabilia. There is a scramble among the teams to sign high profile drivers that consistently end up in the winner. The winner of the most awards is bill elliott with 16 in the monster energy cup series. Elliott has won the award two times he won the award last season, which.
Joey logano won three major events of nascar and is inducted in our index of the top 10 most successful nascar drivers of the 21st century. Fan voting set to open for nmpa sprint most popular driver award. The winner of the 2016 most popular driver award will be announced during the sprint cup series awards banquet on dec. Harry hyde, 1970 nascar cup series championship crew chief. This allows us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. Jeff burton 21time cup series winner, dale earnhardt jr. Nascar cup series latest news, highlights, live race coverage, race results, standings, schedules, photo galleries, and driver stats.
Lorenzen was twice named winner of the most popular driver award. Mar 31, 2018 just like professional wrestling, nascar is a lot more entertaining when there is someone to hate. Motorsports as he replaced retiring fourtime champion jeff gordon. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascar s sprint cup series 0 of 10 the late dale earnhardt left with son dale earnhardt jr. In a nascar sprint cup series season that contained many surprises, this wasnt one of them. Watch your favorite driver in style when you shop our unbeatable selection of dale earnhardt jr. Chase elliott, driver of the napa 9 chevrolet in the nascar nationwide series, makes a good case for the 2014 most popular driver award. Vote chase elliott for nascar nationwide series most popular. Oct 12, 2017 amy earnhardt, the wife of nascar s most popular driver, will lead the field to green on oct.
Every nascar fan can find officially licensed dale earnhardt jr. In 2012, brad keselowski came out of nowhere to be one of the most. Oct 23, 2014 chase elliott, driver of the napa 9 chevrolet in the nascar nationwide series, makes a good case for the 2014 most popular driver award. Kevin harvick, the 2014 nascar cup champion and winner of a serieshigh four races this year, has a nomination to succeed retired dale earnhardt jr. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states the award is presented by the national.
He currently competes fulltime in the nascar cup series, driving the no. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar silly. Nascar sprint cup driver with most wins per season quiz. 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. Each week, there will be six groups of five drivers for. He was voted most popular driver in the xfinity series in 2014 and 2015. Bill elliott holds the record for most mpd awards as the 1988 nascar champion earned the honor 16 times. As a nascar hall of fame driver who now serves as fox sports primary. Some of the most popular drivers on the circuit already. Nascar xfinity series most popular driver voting now open. The winner of nascars most recent race at bristol last saturday night, logano is one of the series young guard who has quickly become a major factor week in and week out.
Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars sprint. Nascar on espn noted the disappointing accident for larson. Et, nascars soontobevoted most popular driver, chase elliott, claimed his first career cup series win after a laterace duel with martin truex jr. Fantasy nascar drivers rankings for 2014 season bleacher. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars. Nascar finish line, a freetoplay gaming app from penn national gaming, is back with the resumption of the 2020 nascar cup series season. May 24, 2019 top 5 most hated active nascar drivers may 24, 2019 may 24, 2019 by eli hartsoe being a nascar fan is all about cheering on your favorite driver and sticking with them through hard times, team changes and championships or even lackthereof. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup series competition. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars sprint cup series. Top 10 most successful nascar drivers of 21st century. A look at all the most popular driver award winners for the monster energy nascar cup series.
He had also been voted nascars most popular driver four times. Nascar official home race results, schedule, standings. Kevin harvick boldly comments on nascars most popular driver, he is the most popular driver. 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. 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. In 2018 and 2019, he won the cup series most popular driver award. The 10week playoff format will return, with the top 10 votegetters competing for top accolades at the seasons end. Chase elliott has been voted nascars most popular driver, ending a 15year. Nascar news, race results, schedule, standings, photos. The winner will be announced at the seasonending awards banquet following the seasons last race at homesteadmiami speedway in. Vote chase elliott for nascar nationwide series most. He won the sprint cup series at new hampshire on 28th june 2009, achieved the xfinity series title at kentucky on 14th june 2008, and also won the 1st camping world truck series at. May 20, 2020 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.
Earnhardt is the only driver to have won the award since 16time winner bill elliott was named the. Unifirst becomes a primary sponsor of nascar driver chase. Nascar s most popular driver had a mechanical problem at martinsville, crashed last week at texas and crashed sunday when he appeared to have a tire issue that caused him to spin. Nascar final four set with denny hamlins phoenix win fox news. The total is off 20% from 2009 and will drop again this. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Nascars most popular driver had a mechanical problem at martinsville, crashed last week at texas and crashed sunday when he appeared to have a tire issue that caused him to spin.
Nascar announces hall of fame nominees for class of 2021. As far as full time drivers are concerned, id have to say its probably aric almirola. It started as a poll of the drivers and then all monster energy nascar cup series competitors. Most popular driver award archives nascar talk nbc sports. Benson is one of 26 drivers to win a race in all three of nascars major series. The most popular of the nascar predictions are which driver will win the race, but thats far from the only way to win money on a race. Previous winners of the nmpa sprint most popular driver award. The 18yearold rookie leads in series standings, a position hes held since his july victory at chicagoland speedway. Dec 01, 2018 nascar drivers sound off on the search for star power december 1, 2018 12. But did he have the credentials to really backup being the highest paid driver in the sports.
Dec 05, 2019 the winner of the 2016 most popular driver award will be announced during the sprint cup series awards banquet on dec. Chase elliott won the 2019 nmpa most popular driver award for the second straight season, nascar. My guess would probably be someone like robert richardson, jr. Earnhardt is the only driver to have won the award since 16time winner bill elliott was named the recipient at the conclusion of the 2002 season. Chase elliott wins nascars most popular driver award usa today. Click to read the 8 most hated nascar drivers of 2018.
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