President barack obama delivers remarks during an event to honor kevin harvick and his stewarthaas racing team members and their 2014 nascar sprint cup series championship, on the south lawn of the white house, april 21, 2015. It started as a poll of the drivers and then all monster energy nascar cup series competitors. Mens kevin harvick chase authentics charcoal 2014 nascar. Driver eligibility for the most popular driver award is limited to those candidates that have declared for the nascar sprint cup series championship and have entered all pointspaying nascar sprint cup series events contested between jan. On top of all that, hes qualified for the chase eight times 2004, 2006, 2008, 20112015 and has been nascars most popular driver for the past 14 years in a row.
The season began at daytona international speedway, with the sprint unlimited, followed by the daytona 500. In october, 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. Published on dec 6, 2014 jay mohr has the nascar crowd in stitches with the opening monologue for the 2014 nascar spring cup series awards. Dec 05, 2019 the winner of the 2016 most popular driver award will be announced during the sprint cup series awards banquet on dec. The 18yearold rookie leads in series standings, a position hes held since his july victory at chicagoland speedway. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Most popular driver award archives nascar talk nbc sports. Every year, nascar fans vote for the sports most popular driver. The 2014 nascar sprint cup series was the 66th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 43rd modernera cup season. Besides his 2014 sprint cup championship, harvick has two xfinity series championships 2001, 2006, a winston west series championship 1998 and an iroc championship 2002. But the name of the winner of the 2015 sprint nmpa most popular driver award, announced friday night during the nascar sprint cup. Announced that michael mcdowell would be the driver in 2014 and the team plans to run at least 20 selected nascar sprint cup series races during the 2014 season as some nationwide races 102820. Nascar a 16driver chase would shake up the points system.
Nascar cup series latest news, highlights, live race coverage, race results, standings, schedules, photo galleries, and driver stats. Not a bad thing mind you, he really was a hero for nascar, whether you liked him or not. Retired nascar racer who won the busch series championship in 1998 and 1999 and the daytona 500 in 2004 and 2014. 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. April 7 today in jayskis nascar history page 7 of 24. Sprint most popular driver voting update official site of nascar. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. He was named high school player of the week in april 2011 by sports illustrated. Nascar store is your source for officially licensed kevin harvick gear.
Nascar driver tony stewart hits and kills fellow sprint. Dillon born february 27, 1992 is an american professional stock car racing driver. The 2015 nascar sprint cup series season was full of surprises. Team owner tony stewart, harvicks crew chief rodney childers, and kevin harvick. A caution in the final laps could have changed everything. Vote chase elliott for nascar nationwide series most. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars sprint. Most professional drivers have booked time in all sorts of racing events from drag racing to racing on ice to dirt tracks to offroad racing. Then, at the end, well provide a summation of the drivers season in 150 words or less. A sixtime champion and the sports most popular driver among the drivers knocked out. However, ibm is the one who gave computers their present shape, using, at the beginning of the 1980s, an idea of open. Then, at the end, well provide a summation of the drivers season in. My guess would probably be someone like robert richardson, jr.
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 top 10 most followed sprint cup drivers on twitter are. 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. As far as full time drivers are concerned, id have to say its probably aric almirola. As they prepare for the 2014 seasonopening daytona 500 happening a little over two weeks from now, every fulltime driver on the sprint cup circuit wants to get off to a good start. In 2014, dillon returned to the truck series for the mudsummer classic at eldora speedway, racing the same truck he had driven in the previous years race. Dillon finished second in the 20 nascar camping world truck series standings, behind matt crafton. Nascar sprint cup drivers most in need of a hot start in 2014. The 20 most dangerous drivers in cup history nascar. He has won the most popular driver award for 10 consecutive years from 2003 to 2012.
Won the most popular driver award for the nascar nationwide series for the 20 season. President obama honors the 2014 nascar sprint cup series. Nascar collectibles, nascar memorabilia, display cases. His role with hendrick motorsports increases this season with the retirement of jeff gordon and arrival of chase. How some of nascars biggest stars were eliminated from the chase. Sundays nascar sprint cup series race from bristol motor speedway the food city 500 in support of steve byrnes and stand up to cancer is including race teams, nascar officials and race fans in a heartfelt gesture to support one of the sports most popular broadcasters and all of those battling cancer. First african american sprint cup driver, 19611973 wendell scott was nascars first africanamerican driver at the sprint cup level, and a 2015 inductee into nascars hall of fame. He also has 23 wins, 10 poles and 79 top 10 finishes in the nationwide cup. Chase elliott accepts the most popular driver award during the 2019 nascar cup series awards at music city center thursday, dec. Nascar sprint cup drivers most in need of a hot start in. The winner of the 2016 most popular driver award will be announced during the sprint cup series awards banquet on dec. Scott speed left after bristol and the team is using a few drivers to finish the 20 season 9720.
American race car driver who began his nascar career in 20. Its the most recognizable trophy in nascar and dale earnhardt jr. The season ended with the ford ecoboost 400 at homesteadmiami speedway this season was the final year of broadcasting. The nascar cup series was formerly known as strictly stock 1949, grand national 19501970, winston cup grand national 19711985, winston cup 19862003, nextel cup 20042007, sprint cup 20082016 and the monster energy nascar cup series 20172019. Brad keselowski, a driver who infuriates, makes a run for. But the name of the winner of the 2015 sprint nmpa most popular driver award. Among the 10 drivers are 12 sprint cup championships. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states. 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. He is the younger brother of fellow nascar driver austin dillon, son of former driver and rcr general manager mike dillon, and grandson of richard childress.
Entry list for the bojangles southern 500 sprint cup series race at darlington raceway is posted, 45 teamsdrivers for 43 spots are listed, including. Brad keselowski secured the final berth in the chase for the sprint cup. Nascars most popular driver award is awarded to the most popular nascar driver in the monster energy nascar cup series, xfinity series, and camping. How some of nascars biggest stars were eliminated from. Remember, the nmpa sprint most popular driver award is the only major nascar award determined solely by fan vote. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars. The nascar cup series was formerly known as strictly stock 1949, grand national 19501970, winston cup grand national 19711985, winston cup 19862003, nextel cup 20042007, sprint cup 20082016 and the monster energy nascar cup series 20172019 click on the year to see detailed race. The sports most popular driver thinks its time he added a martinsville speedway grandfather clock to his trophy collection. But since his death, people only remember the tenacity he had, and the skill, and the 7 championships. Today it is voted for by fans across the united states the award is presented by the national motorsports. Earnhardt, nascars most popular driver the past years, was in the 2015 chase. Named nascars most popular driver 11 years in a row, earnhardt has made more than 530 cup starts in his career, fifth most among active fulltime drivers.
Aug 10, 2014 nascar driver tony stewart hits and kills fellow sprint car racer. Logano is the seventh different winner in seven races in 2014. Nascar cup series latest news news and results from nascar. Jan 23, 2014 nascars most popular driver last season produced his best finish since 2006 fifth with a blistering chase performance and was making a vapor trail toward 2014. It can be no other than kevin harvick, who captured the chase for the sprint cup championship in dramatic fashion. By amanda vincent voting for the nmpa sprint most popular driver award for nascar sprint cup series drivers opened sunday and continues until 11. Sprint ending sponsorship of nascars cup series usa today. No nascar driver is as good at anything as dale earnhardt. Pc personal computer one of the most popular home platforms and the only one which doesnt offer playing video games as its main purpose. He won his 12th consecutive sprint cup series most popular driver award in 2014. Tony stewart, the retiring threetime sprint cup champion is the last driver in the top 10 and the first with more than half a million twitter followers. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually.
Theres no question the new sprint cup chase format is lacking star power. Jan 02, 2014 the greatest nascar driver from each decade. Nascar sprint cup drivers most in need of a hot start in 2014 0 of 5 dale earnhardt jr. Apr 07, 2020 joey logano wins rain delayed texas race.
Cup series most popular driver award jayskis nascar silly. Voting under way to determine nascars most popular driver. The namesake of dale earnhardt was a 15time winner of the cup series most popular driver award and a twotime daytona 500 winner before retiring to join the broadcast booth for nascar on nbc. Jan 07, 2015 so here are the resumes for all fulltime sprint cup series drivers in 2014. Ranking the most popular drivers of all time in nascars sprint cup series. Pc was born in the 1970s, but it is impossible to give an exact moment of its birth or even a name of its creator. Nascar driver tony stewart hits and kills fellow sprintcar. The season ended with the ford ecoboost 400 at homesteadmiami speedway. Hed later begin competing for monster energy in 2015. Dec 06, 2014 published on dec 6, 2014 jay mohr has the nascar crowd in stitches with the opening monologue for the 2014 nascar spring cup series awards. Nascars most popular driver award is awarded to the most popular nascar driver. Brad keselowski, a driver who infuriates, makes a run for the.
Chase elliott, driver of the napa 9 chevrolet in the nascar nationwide series, makes a good case for the 2014 most popular driver award. Nascar driver tony stewart hits and kills fellow sprintcar racer. He was a 2014 nascar xfinity series champion, named the 2014 sunoco rookie of the year, and named the 2014 series most popular driver. Oct 20, 2014 a sixtime champion and the sports most popular driver among the drivers knocked out. He won four sprint cup events, including the daytona 500, and. He went into his first race with a car he coowned with his half brother kerry. Speedway, jimmie johnson earned his 70th nascar sprint cup win. The late dale earnhardt left with son dale earnhardt jr. No nascar driver is as good at anything as dale earnhardt jr. Nascars most popular driver last season produced his best finish since 2006 fifth with a blistering chase performance and was making a vapor trail toward 2014.
Nascar sprint cup driver with most wins per season quiz. Nbcsn broadcast of the nascar sprint cup series awards on dec. All drivers who are collecting sprint cup series championship points are eligible. The drivers who must qualify on speed and cannot use a provisional are.
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