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 fans have the opportunity to vote for their favorite driver to determine the national motorsports press associations most popular driver award. Chase elliott, driver of the napa 9 chevrolet in the nascar nationwide series, makes a good case for the 2014 most popular driver award. Ned jarrett, a member of the nascar hall of fame, was asked by reporters about roberts following fireballs own induction into the hall in 2014. Fans can choose format for 2014 sprint unlimited daytona beach, fla. By amanda vincent voting for the nmpa sprint most popular driver award for nascar sprint cup series drivers opened sunday and continues until 11. Nascar most popular driver voting now open hendrick.
The 10week playoff format will return, with the top 10 vote getters competing for top accolades at the seasons end. Fans can choose format for 2014 sprint unlimited hendrick. Is nascar most popular driver voting format flawed. Voting opens for 2014 most popular driver awards in nascar nationwide, nascar camping world truck and nascar touring series. Nov 27, 2014 brad sweet was so young the last time the world of outlaws sprint car. Nascar fans get to vote in one driver for the sprint allstar race, and danica patrick, who won the fan vote last year, is among the top 10 votegetters with just four days of voting remaining. It has been sponsored by sprint since 2014 and is administered by the. Faithful fans of junior nation saying they remembered to vote in the nascar sprint most popular driver award contest, which. Winning southern 500 pole means a lot for keselowski the. Earlier this week, television sports network espn announced its nominees for its annual espy awards to be handed out on july 16. It started as a poll of the drivers and then all monster energy nascar cup. Sprint to sponsor nmpa most popular driver award official. Jul 05, 2014 well find out in four months as voting began saturday and will conclude nov.
Oct 15, 20 all 39 will remain eligible for voting throughout the end of the sprint cup series season. Chase elliott voted most popular driver again speed sport. Voting for the nmpa sprint most popular driver award will open sunday, sept. The fan favorite award later called sprint player of the season for sponsorship purposes is a special title earned by a contestant for being the most popular with the audience of their season. Voting opened saturday for the award, sponsored by sprint and the. Nmpa sprint 2015 most popular driver award voting opens. Voting under way to determine nascars most popular driver. The national motorsports press association is pleased to announce that the 2014 nmpa most popular driver award program will be sponsored by. It looks like fans of driver josh wise are ready to take on dale earnhardt jr. May 17, 2014 driver josh wise prepares for practice as he sit in his car for sundays aarons 499 nascar auto race at talladega superspeedway on friday, may 2, 2014, in talladega, ala. Remember, the nmpa sprint most popular driver award is the only major nascar award determined solely by fan vote. Which drivers are leading in most popular driver voting. The 2018 nmpa most popular driver will be announced during the monster energy nascar cup series awards program thursday, nov.
That buzz you hear is nascar after earnhardts big victory. Danica patrick among top votegetters for sprint allstar. Voting for the nascar national motorsports press association most popular driver award is scheduled to start in july. During said luncheon, several awards are handed out, including the one for most popular driver. Dec 05, 2019 voting for the nmpa sprint most popular driver award will open sunday, sept. Earnhardt became the 34th driver to make 500 career sprint cup starts, and he was voted nascars most popular driver by fans a record 11th straight year. Latest news and 2014 sprint cup ranking ahead of charlotte. Voting for the 2019 national motorsports press association most popular driver award presented by hooters officially opens today, september. Nmpa sprint most popular driver award voting opens september 6. Sprint national motorsports press association archives. Fine line helped write and produce this video for the 2018 nascar monster energy cup series awards on nbcsn. Dec 06, 2014 no nascar driver is as good at anything as dale earnhardt jr. The voting for the 2014 sprint nmpa most popular driver award has started. Thirteentime nascar sprint cup series most popular driver dale earnhardt jr.
Fans can vote for drivers on a daily basis over the voting time period but will be limited to one vote per 24hour period. Will an espy vote be a vote for most popular driver. The award is determined by a fan vote that began sept. The agenda for nascar sprint cup series champions week in las vegas includes the traditional national motorsports press associations myers brothers luncheon on thursday. Nascar and north fultons chase elliott nominated for.
Josh wises fans look to unseat earnhardt jr yahoo sports. Voting for the 2014 nascar nationwide series most popular driver award is open online at through. Its time for fans to determine once again who is the most popular driver in the nascar sprint cup series. 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. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar.
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 award. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar silly. Voting for the national motorsports press association sprint most popular driver award begins sunday. The nmpa most popular driver distinction has been awarded every year since 1956. Josh berry, a jr motorsports late model driver, won the award in 2011. Earnhardt became the 34th driver to make 500 career sprint cup starts, and he was voted nascars most popular driver by fans a. The national motorsports press associationnmpa and sprint have announced that voting for the 2015 nmpa sprint most popular driver award will open sunday, september 6th. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars sprint. It started as a poll of the drivers and then all monster energy nascar cup series competitors. After a long wait, the 2015 national motorsports press association sprint most popular driver. Voting continues for nascar nmpa most popular driver award. Vote chase elliott for nascar nationwide series most. Most popular driver elliott shares special message for fans.
The 18yearold rookie leads in series standings, a position hes held since his july victory at chicagoland speedway. Voting for the full field of drivers will end on sept. The award is the only major nascar award determined. Voting closes for the nmpa most popular driver award on tuesday, november 27 at noon et. If a 30 time cup winner cant beat a truck series driver in a most popular vote thats sad lol. Sep 05, 2015 the national motorsports press association and sprint are pleased to announce that voting for the 2015 nmpa sprint most popular driver award will open sunday, september 6. Voting for nascars most popular driver award opens sunday. Texan trey mitchell won the overall balloting in 2010. Nmpa sprint most popular driver award motorsports press. Nov 17, 2015 remember, the nmpa sprint most popular driver award is the only major nascar award determined solely by fan vote. Feb 25, 2014 earnhardts victory virtually assures he will be in the 10race playoff at the end of 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.
Most popular driver award archives nascar talk nbc sports. Nmpa sprint most popular driver award voting opens on. Nascar most popular driver voting underway jayskis nascar. The format of the sprint unlimited will rest in the hands of the nascar fans this season as they will have an opportunity to vote upon the race segments, starting order and restart order of the final segment. Voting for the nmpa sprint most popular driver award is now open and will continue until 11. Sep 05, 2015 2015 nmpa sprint most popular driver award voting opens september 6th. Voting for the national motorsports press association nmpa sprint most popular driver award is set to open at 12. The nmpa most popular driver award is one of the longestrunning awards presented annually by the national motorsports press association. Sep 05, 2018 voting closes for the nmpa most popular driver award on tuesday, november 27 at noon et. The national press motorsports association and sprint announced that voting for the nmpa sprint most popular driver award will begin at 12. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states. Arbodies late model most popular driver top 10 update speed51. This contestant receives an extra prize that is separate from their talent fee from appearing on the show. The nmpa sprint most popular driver award is the only major nascar award determined solely by fan vote.
All four hendrick motorsports drivers are eligible and fans may vote once daily for their favorite driver. Want your favorite driver to win the 2015 nmpa sprint most popular driver award. Kim coon wraps up the nmpa most popular driver voting that saw chase elliott take home the award. Chase elliott was selected as the nmpa most popular driver in a fan vote announced. In a nascar sprint cup series season that contained many surprises, this wasnt one of them. Voting opens for 2019 nmpa most popular driver mrn. Fans may vote once daily per unique email or facebook login. Voting for the annual national motorsports press associations most popular driver award will open on sunday on.
The national motorsports press association and sprint are pleased to announce that voting for the 2015 nmpa sprint most popular driver award will open sunday, september 6. The national motorsports press association has released the top 10 drivers in voting, to this point, for the sprint most popular. Fans voted elliott the sports most popular driver 16 times, a run that ended only when elliott. After a long wait, the 2015 national motorsports press association sprint most popular driver award will open sunday at 12. Voting is set to open for the nmpa sprint most popular driver award.
Voting opens for 2014 most popular driver awards in nascar. Chase elliott named 2018 nascar cup series most popular driver. It wasnt for points and didnt have any bearing on the sprint cup standings, but clint bowyer still made a statement on friday night by winning the sprint showdown. Fan voting set to open for nmpa sprint most popular driver. Neighbor news nascar and north fultons chase elliott nominated for sprint most popular driver. Nascar most popular driver voting begins speed sport. Nascar most popular driver voting underway jayskis. Vote chase elliott for nascar nationwide series most popular driver. Here are the current top 10 in the arbodies late model most popular driver voting as of tuesday, december 12 in alphabetical order.
Dale earnhardt jr nascars most popular driver, win or. Fans can choose format for 2014 sprint unlimited reading now. Sprint most popular driver voting update official site of. Which drivers are the most popular in the nascar sprint cup series. Jan 30, 2015 a former sprint cup champion and one of the most popular drivers to compete in stock car racing. Voting opened on saturday morning for the national motorsports press associations nascar most popular driver award. Nbcsn, mrn and siriusxm will provide coverage of this years program. The national motorsports press association and sprint announced that voting for the 2015 nmpa sprint most popular driver award will open sunday, september 6, 2015. Voting begins for nmpa nascars most popular driver award.
The award, which is voted on by the fans, has been presented annually since 1953. Fans can vote online once a day throughout the 20 sprint cup series season to earn their driver the coveted most popular trophy. To be eligible, drivers must have declared series points and be in the top 40 in monster energy nascar cup series points by the start of the voting. No nascar driver is as good at anything as dale earnhardt jr. Voters must have cookies enabled on their device in order to cast their vote. The cocacola 600 is widely considered the secondmostpopular race in nascar behind the daytona 500. Voting for the 2014 late model most popular driver presented by arbodies is open now through the end of the year.