Ryan preece may have come up second in the standings in 2012 but he was first in the voting booth. Earnhardt wins 15th and final most popular driver award. Ryan preece voted 2012 most popular driver on nascar whelen. Nascar fans have the opportunity to vote for their favorite driver to determine the national motorsports press associations most popular driver award. Its unreal to be voted the nxs most popular driver for a second year in a row, sadler said in the press release. Kyle busch, fivetime winner and nascar champion in 2019, on not taking home the popular driver award but getting the larger piece of. Elliott officially withdrew from the ballot as nascars most popular driver, giving the award to dale earnhardt, jr. Justin allgaier has been named the nascar xfinity series most popular driver for the first time.
Award winning nascar driver danica patrick has game. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars sprint. The award for sadler, 42, is the latest in a sixyear run by drivers for jr motorsports. Earnhardt wins 15th and final most popular driver award sporting. Nov 29, 2017 noted that sadlers win is the latest in a sixyear run by drivers for jr motorsports. Justin allgaier wins most popular driver award in xfinity. Nascar active drivers most wins quiz by superspurjm. Year monster energy series nationwide series camping world series. The news comes right after patrick won the nationwide series most popular driver award last night. Long would eventually race in the nationwide series, making her debut in the 2012 drive4copd 300. This event will also include twotime nascar champion kyle busch, 2012 champion brad keselowski, 2018 champion joey logano, threetime daytona 500 winner denny hamlin and.
Kyle busch on losing to chase elliott for nascars most. 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. How many most popular driver awards has dale earnhardt jr. The former indy car racer took home the award, which was voted on.
In 20, patrick became the first woman in sprint cup history to race fulltime in the series. Other most popular driver awards for 2012 in nascars regional touring divisions went to danny bohn whelen. He was so popular with the fans that he retired from the national motorsports press associations most popular driver contest after winning it 16 times. He also won the most popular driver award in the truck series in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The winner of the 2016 most popular driver award will be announced during the sprint cup series awards banquet on dec. Kathie lee, tom hanks, sean connery, burt reynolds snl duration. Sadler is the only driver to have won three straight mpd awards for the same team and has won the most overall with five. Nascar sprint cup driver list for 2012 team terrier. Shows driver, car number, sponsor, model and team owner. Most popular driver award winners nascar cup series mrn. 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. Though the 11time most popular driver might receive that award again, its slot was moved to todays ceremony this year. Apr 04, 2020 won the 2012 nascar cup series championship for team penske. Chase elliott 201415, regan smith 20, danica patrick 2012 and keselowski 200809 have all won the award.
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. In 2012, danica patrick was voted nascar s most popular nationwide driver, becoming the first woman to receive that award in nascar s top three divisions. The winner will be announced at the seasonending awards banquet following the seasons last race at homesteadmiami speedway in. Dale jr latest news on the nascar cup series stock car driver. Fox sports, nascar, and iracing to televise live race on. November 29, 2012 the national motorsports press association nmpa is proud to announce, on behalf of all nascar fans who voted, dale earnhardt jr. He won 44 races and a series championship in an 828race career from 1976 to 2012. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states the award is presented by the national motorsports. Earnhardt jr continues his reign as nascars most popular driver. Nov 28, 2018 elliott sadler has been named the nascar xfinity series most popular driver for the third consecutive year. Chase elliott was selected as the nmpa most popular driver in a fan vote announced during thursdays nascar awards show. Allgaier, 33, takes the mantle from former teammate elliott sadler, who had won the fanvoted honor for three consecutive years.
Today it is voted for by fans across the united states. The national motorsports press association nmpa announced, on. Justin allgaier, ross chastain named most popular driver in. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar. Elliott sadler has been named the nascar xfinity series most popular driver for the third consecutive year. Earnhardt, who is now retired from fulltime racing, falls short of bill elliotts record of 16 career most popular driver awards. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars. New wave of nascar drivers respects the past while charting its. Ranking the 20 greatest nascar drivers of all time fox. Made his national series debut in the gander trucks in 2004.
That year, patrick became the first woman to win the nascar most popular nationwide driver award. It was an honor to hear that i won this year and am now tied with bill for 10 in a row. The 14time most popular driver award winner missed 18 races in 2016 after suffering a. 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. Nascar most popular driver voting begins online rev racing. Elliott sadler wins xfinity series most popular driver. I swear i had that most popular driver award until they said three wins. Nascar driver danica patrick is the most popular driver in the nationwide series.
Allgaier, 33, takes the mantle from former teammate elliott sadler, who had. Preece won in fan balloting for the 2012 most popular driver award on the nascar whelen modified tour. The 10week playoff format will return, with the top 10, based on. Justin allgaier wins most popular driver award in xfinity series. The winner will be announced at the seasonending awards banquet following the seasons last race at homesteadmiami speedway in november. Earnhardt jr continues his reign as nascars most popular. Other jrm winners of the xfinity series most popular driver award. Allgaier, 33, takes the mantle from former teammate elliott sadler, who had won the fanvoted honor. Dec 04, 2019 justin allgaier has been named the nascar xfinity series most popular driver for the first time. 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. Dec 11, 2012 patrick was named nascar nationwide series most popular driver at the end of season awards banquet.
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 was presented as nascars most popular driver during the annual seasonending awards ceremony, which is meant to fete all the playoff drivers and. 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. It started as a poll of the drivers and then all monster energy nascar cup series competitors.
Richmond enascar iracing pro invitational driver stats. She was voted the favorite female athlete at the kids choice award in 2008, 2012 and 20. Won the 2012 nascar cup series championship for team penske. Voting for the 2019 national motorsports press association nmpa most popular driver award presented by hooters officially opens today, september 4, at noon et. 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 have. He captured a record 15th consecutive most popular driver award. Nascars most popular driver award is awarded to the most popular nascar driver in the monster energy nascar cup series, xfinity series, and camping. Sadler retired from fulltime nascar national series competition following the season. 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. Nascar has released the current top 10 in voting for the monster energy nascar cup series most popular driver award.
Fan voting set to open for nmpa sprint most popular driver award. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states the award is presented by the national. Elliott officially withdrew from the ballot as nascar s most popular driver, giving the award to dale earnhardt, jr. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar silly.
A look at all the most popular driver award winners for the monster energy nascar cup series. For the second straight season, chase elliott has won the nmpa most popular driver award which was presented to him in nashville, tennessee. The former indy car racer took home the award, which was voted on by fans. Most popular driver award archives nascar talk nbc sports. Dec 04, 2019 danica patrick won it in 2012, regan smith followed in 20 and chase elliott swept the award in 201415 before elliott sadler won it three straight seasons from 201618. Voting for the national motorsports press association nmpa sprint most popular driver award is set to open at 12. Nov 29, 2012 the award, given annually since 1956, is earnhardt jr. Allgaier continues jrm dominance of nascar xfinity series most. Nascar xfinity series most popular driver voting now open. Fan voting set to open for nmpa sprint most popular driver. Dale jr wins 10th consecutive most popular driver award december 2, 2012 by racing news darlington, s. Nov 20, 2012 the news comes right after patrick won the nationwide series most popular driver award last night.
A few weeks later after the 2003 season ended, elliott announced that he was relinquishing the no. The award, given annually since 1956, is earnhardt jr. He captured a record 15th consecutive most popular driver award thursday night at the nascar cup series awards show in las vegas. Patrick was named nascar nationwide series most popular driver at the end of season awards banquet. Won the 2010 nascar xfinity series championship and won the most popular driver award three years in a row 20082010. Justin allgaier, ross chastain named most popular driver. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars sprint cup series. The award is the only major nascar award determined. Voting for 2012 nmpa nascar most popular driver award to. Voting for the 2012 national motorsports press association nmpa nascar most popular driver award will officially begin march 15. 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. This is the first time a driver has won four consecutive poles since bill elliott did it in julyaugust 1985. At the 20 daytona 500, patrick became the first female driver to clinch pole position and lead a green flag lap.
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