Drivers and teams rally for lastminute support in the sprint fan vote. Kim coon wraps up the nmpa most popular driver voting that saw. That buzz you hear is nascar after earnhardts big victory. Vote chase elliott for nascar nationwide series most popular driver. Most popular driver archives official site of nascar. It started as a poll of the drivers and then all monster energy nascar cup. Voting opens for 2014 most popular driver awards in nascar. On september 11, elliott won his first race of the season at richmond, snapping his 36race winless streak. Although sundays victory is not the cup title that junior nation craves, it is a start. In 2015, elliott received his first dnf in his career after being involved in the second big one at daytona, finishing 28th. Sprint cup champion jimmie johnson or some other driver earn the honor of being the biggest fan favorite in racing in 2014.
Nmpa sprint 2015 most popular driver award voting opens. Fifteen of the 16 slots in the chase grid are reserved for the drivers with the most race wins over the first 26 races, provided that said drivers are in the top 30 in. 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 2018 nmpa most popular driver will be announced during the monster energy nascar cup series awards program thursday, nov. Voting for the 2014 late model most popular driver presented by arbodies is open now through the end of the year. Voting under way to determine nascars 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. Nascar most popular driver voting underway jayskis.
By amanda vincent voting for the nmpa sprint most popular driver award for nascar sprint cup series drivers opened sunday and continues until 11. All drivers who are collecting sprint cup series championship points are eligible. He was also named the most popular driver in the xfinity series in 1986. It doesnt hurt to have him, the most popular driver, win the biggest race, the super bowl of our sport. Faithful fans of junior nation saying they remembered to vote in the nascar sprint most popular driver award contest, which. As far as full time drivers are concerned, id have to say its probably aric almirola. Nmpa sprint most popular driver voting begins sunday. 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. The 10week playoff format will return, with the top 10 vote getters competing for top accolades at the seasons end. If a 30 time cup winner cant beat a truck series driver in a most popular vote thats sad lol.
Voting for the nmpa sprint most popular driver award is now open and will continue until 11. Voting begins for nmpa nascars most popular driver award. 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. Danica patrick among top votegetters for sprint allstar. The agenda for nascar sprint cup series champions week in las vegas includes the traditional national motorsports press associations myers brothers luncheon on thursday. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars. She was voted the nationwide series most popular driver in 2012 and finished fifth in voting for the sprint cup award last year. 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.
Remember, the nmpa sprint most popular driver award is the only major nascar award determined solely by fan vote. Previous winners of the nmpa sprint most popular driver award. The nmpa sprint most popular driver award is the only major nascar award determined solely by fan vote. Well find out in four months as voting began saturday and will conclude nov. Later in the year, he was named the nationwide series most popular driver. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars sprint.
There were many surprises this season in the nascar sprint cup series. The award, which is voted on by the fans, has been presented annually since 1953. Among the drivers he defeated in the fan vote are danica patrick last years. Nascar most popular driver voting begins speed sport. Chase elliott was selected as the nmpa most popular driver in a fan vote announced. Sprint national motorsports press association archives. Voting for the nmpa sprint most popular driver award will open sunday, sept. It has been sponsored by sprint since 2014 and is administered by the. 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. Drivers up for voting are those who are collecting points toward the 2014 nascar sprint cup series championship and have entered all pointspaying racings between jan. Sprint most popular driver voting update official site. Unveiling the winner of the 2014 sprint nmpa most popular driver award friday night during the nascar sprint cup awards banquet at the wynn hotel in las vegas wasnt one of them, as dale earnhardt jr. Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar silly. Josh wise wins fan vote, beats danica patrick usa today.
Is nascar most popular driver voting format flawed. Nascar most popular driver award top 10 announced for 2011 by jeff gluck the nascar most popular driver voting has been narrowed to. Thirteentime nascar sprint cup series most popular driver dale earnhardt jr. The national motorsports press association is pleased to announce that the 2014 nmpa most popular driver award program will be sponsored by sprint. Nmpa sprint most popular driver award voting opens on. Fans can vote online once a day throughout the 20 sprint cup series season to earn their driver the coveted most popular trophy. This year marks the first year of eligibility for sprint cup rookie danica patrick, whose fan base could push voting activity and award competition to a new intensity. Danica patrick missing allstar race a farce sporting news.
During said luncheon, several awards are handed out, including the one for most popular driver. Nascar most popular driver voting now open hendrick. If were going to penalize drivers and teams for getting the ballot box stuffed, then we need to go back and take away most of bill elliotts most popular driver. Yet she was bumped from allstar race by a littleknown driver who. It is the 12 th consecutive year that earnhardt jr. After a long wait, the 2015 national motorsports press association sprint most popular driver. Voting opened on saturday morning for the national motorsports press associations nascar most popular driver award. In addition to the trophy he received during friday evenings seasonending.
Nascar fans have the opportunity to vote for their favorite driver to determine the national motorsports press associations most popular driver award. All four hendrick motorsports drivers are eligible and fans may vote once daily for their favorite driver. Voting for the 2015 nmpa sprint most popular driver award will open sunday, sept. Most popular driver award archives nascar talk nbc sports.
Sprint releases names of top 10 in sprint fan vote. In a nascar sprint cup series season that contained many surprises, this wasnt one of them. Voting closes for the nmpa most popular driver award on tuesday, november 27 at noon et. May 12, 2009 sprint today announced the names of the top 10 drivers leading the sprint fan vote, a voting competition driven by fans awarding one nascar sprint cup series team a position in the nascar sprint allstar race on saturday, may 16. Fans may vote once daily per unique email or facebook login. 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. Wise is 36th in the sprint cup points standings with no top10. Faithful fans of junior nation saying they remembered to vote in the nascar sprint most popular driver. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars sprint cup series 0 of 10 the late dale earnhardt left with son dale earnhardt jr. The national press motorsports association and sprint announced that voting for the nmpa sprint most popular driver award will begin at 12.
Vote chase elliott for nascar nationwide series most. The voting for the 2014 sprint nmpa most popular driver award has started. Elliott sadler has the most with four awards in the xfinity series, and johnny benson jr. Darlington, south carolina august 11, 2016 as the excitement builds for darlington raceways bojangles southern 500 throwback weekend, fans have the opportunity to make their favorite nascar sprint cup series driver a best in show qualifier before the race even begins. My guess would probably be someone like robert richardson, jr.
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