Voting Now Open for 2023’s Most Popular Driver 

Voting for the 2023 National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Most Popular Driver Award presented by Hooters opened Tuesday at noon ET and will run until Wednesday, Nov. 29.

Fans can vote for a single driver once daily on NASCAR.com or on the mobile app.

In order to be eligible for consideration, drivers must have declared NASCAR Cup Series points and be eligible for championship contention during the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Don’t forget to also vote for Most Popular Driver of the Xfinity Series and Most Popular Driver of the Craftsman Truck Series.

The 2023 NMPA Most Popular Driver will be announced during the NASCAR Awards banquet on Thursday, Nov. 30.

Curtis Turner was the first driver honored with the award back in 1949, and the prize has been presented annually since the 1983 season. The Most Popular Driver Award remains the only major NASCAR award that is determined solely by fans.

Twenty drivers have received the award since the program began. The 1988 Cup Series champion Bill Elliott holds the record for Most Popular Driver Award wins with 16 – 1984-88, 1991-2000 and 2002. Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the award for 15 consecutive seasons (2003-2017).

Currently, Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports is building a winning streak being voted NASCAR’s most popular driver in each of the last five seasons (2018-22).

Repost from NASCAR.com