NASCAR 's most Popular Driver award - wikipedia NASCAR 's most Popular Driver award NASCAR 's Most Popular Driver Award is awarded to the most popular NASCAR driver in the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Camping World Truck Series every year since 1956. It started as a poll of the drivers and then all NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competitors. Today it is voted for by fans across the United States. The award is presented by the National Motorsports Press Association ( NMPA ). Sponsored by Hamburger Helper in 2010, it was also sponsored by Wheaties in 2011. The ceremony presenting the award is called the Myers Brothers Awards Breakfast, and it is held in Las Vegas, Nevada in December of each year. The winner of the most awards is Bill Elliott with 16 in the Sprint Cup Series. Kenny Wallace and Brad Keselowski are tied at 3 for the most awards in the Nationwide Series, and Johnny Benson Jr. has the most awards at 3 in the Camping World Truck Series. Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads the active Sprint Cup drivers with the most awards as well as holding the longest active streak ( 14 ). Contents 1 Recipients 1.1 Sprint Cup Series 1.2 Xfinity Series 1.3 Camping World Truck Series 1.4 Mexico Series 2 References 3 External links Recipients Sprint Cup Series Bill Elliott has the most Most Popular Driver Awards in the Cup Series with 16. Year Driver Team Notes 1949 Curtis Turner Hubert Westmoreland, Curtis Turner, Frank Christian Voted on by a panel 1950 Not awarded 1951 1952 Lee Petty Petty Enterprises National award, covering every NASCAR series Lee Petty won the series championship in 1954 1953 1954 Petty Enterprises, Gary Drake 1955 Tim Flock Carl Kiekhaefer, Hubert Westmoreland 1956 Curtis Turner Charlie Schwam 1957 Fireball Roberts Pete DePaolo, Fireball Roberts, Dick Beaty, Buck Baker 1958 Glen Wood Wood Brothers Racing 1959 Jack Smith Jack Smith 1960 Rex White Beau Morgan, Rex White, Scotty Cain, L.D. Austin Won the series championship 1961 Joe Weatherly Doc White, Bud Moore Engineering, Elmo Henderson 1962 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises 1963 Fred Lorenzen Holman - Moody, Wood Brothers Racing, Stewart McKinney 1964 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Won the series championship 1965 Fred Lorenzen Holman - Moody 1966 Darel Dieringer Toy Bolton, Bud Moore Engineering, Petty Enterprises, Reid Shaw, Betty Lilly, Junior Johnson & Associates 1967 Cale Yarborough Wood Brothers Racing, Neil Castles, Bud Moore Engineering 1968 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises 1969 Bobby Isaac Nord Krauskopf 1970 Bobby Allison Mario Rossi, Bobby Allison 1971 Bobby Allison, Holman - Moody 1972 Richard Howard 1973 Bobby Allison Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Won the series championship 1976 1977 1978 1979 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing, Rod Osterlund Part time driver 1980 Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering 1981 Ranier - Lundy 1982 DiGard Motorsports Won the series championship 1984 Bill Elliott Melling Racing 1985 1986 1988 Won the series championship 1989 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports 1990 1991 Bill Elliott Melling Racing 1992 Junior Johnson & Associates 1993 1994 1995 Bill Elliott Racing Skipped several races due to injury. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Awarded posthumously 2002 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports 2003 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 2005 2006 2007 2008 Hendrick Motorsports 2009 2011 2012 Missed two races due to injury. 2013 2014 2015 2016 Missed final 18 races due to injury. Xfinity Series Brad Keselowski has the most Most Popular Driver Awards in the Xfinity Series with three. Year Driver Team Notes 1982 Jack Ingram Ingram Racing Won the series championship Sam Ard Thomas Brothers Racing Won the series championship 1984 1985 Jimmy Hensley 1986 Brett Bodine Jimmy Hensley Sam Ard Racing 1988 Larry Pearson Pearson Racing 1989 Rob Moroso Moroso Racing Won the series championship 1990 Bobby Labonte Labonte Motorsports 1991 Kenny Wallace Rusty Wallace Racing 1992 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Won the series championship 1993 1994 Kenny Wallace FILMAR Racing 1995 Chad Little Mark Rypien Motorsports David Green American Equipment Racing 1997 Mike McLaughlin Frank Cicci Racing 1998 Buckshot Jones Buckshot Racing 1999 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Won the series championship 2000 Ron Hornaday Jr. 2001 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Won the series championship 2002 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Won the series championship 2003 Scott Riggs ppc Racing Martin Truex Jr. Chance 2 Motorsports Won the series championship 2005 2006 Kenny Wallace ppc Racing 2007 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Won the series championship 2008 Brad Keselowski JR Motorsports 2009 Penske Racing 2011 Elliott Sadler Richard Childress Racing 2012 Danica Patrick JR Motorsports The first female driver to win the MPD award 2013 Regan Smith 2014 Chase Elliott Won the series championship 2015 2016 Elliott Sadler Camping World Truck Series Johnny Benson Jr. has the most Most Popular Driver Awards in the Truck Series with three. Year Driver Team Notes 1995 Butch Miller Liberty Racing Jimmy Hensley Grandaddy Racing 1997 Ron Hornaday Jr. Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 1998 Stacy Compton Impact Motorsports 1999 Dennis Setzer K Automotive Racing 2000 Greg Biffle Roush Racing Won the series championship 2001 Joe Ruttman Bobby Hamilton Racing 2002 David Starr Spears Motorsports 2003 Brendan Gaughan Orleans Racing Steve Park 2005 Ron Hornaday Jr. Kevin Harvick Incorporated 2006 Johnny Benson Jr. Bill Davis Racing 2007 2008 Won the series championship 2009 Ricky Carmichael Kevin Harvick Incorporated, Turner Motorsports Narain Karthikeyan Wyler Racing The first non-American driver to win the award 2011 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Won the series championship 2012 Nelson Piquet Jr. Turner Motorsports First southamerican winner 2013 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing 2014 Ryan Blaney Brad Keselowski Racing 2015 John Hunter Nemechek SWM - NEMCO Motorsports 2016 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Racing Mexico Series Year Driver Team Notes 2009 Jorge Arteaga FCV Racing 2011 2012 Pepe Montaño 2013 2014 Rodrigo Marbán Patricia Marbán 2015 References Jump up ^ Wilhelm, Chase ( December 2, 2016 ). `` Dale Jr. wins NASCAR 's Most Popular Driver, reveals wedding date ''. Foxsports.com. Retrieved December 2, 2016. External links Sprint Cup Series Xfinity Series Camping World Truck Series Wheaties Fuel Most Popular Driver Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NASCAR%27s_Most_Popular_Driver_Award&oldid=801331300 '' Categories : NASCAR trophies and awards Awards established in 1956 1956 establishments in the United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 19 September 2017, at 01 : 40. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who has the most wins in the xfinity series
Answer: Bill Elliott