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Chase Elliott voted NASCAR Cup’s Most Popular Driver again
Chase Elliott has been named the winner of the 2023 National Motorsports Press Association’s Most Popular Driver Award for the sixth consecutive season. This marks the 33rd year in a row that a member of the Earnhardt or Elliott family has won the award. Chase’s father, Bill Elliott, won the award every year from 1984 to 2002. The last non-Earnhardt or non-Elliott driver to win the award was Darrell Waltrip in 1990. Dale Earnhardt Jr. previously won the award for 15 consecutive seasons, with his last win in 2017. In addition, Hailie Deegan won the Most Popular Driver Award in the Truck Series for the third consecutive year, while Justin Allgaier won the award in the Xfinity Series for the fourth time. Sherry Pollex was posthumously named the winner of the 2023 NMPA Myers Brothers Award for her outstanding contributions to the sport of stock car racing and her efforts in raising funds for cancer research.
