Official Press Releases from the NMPA

Iconic Broadcaster Bob Jenkins Wins 2021 NMPA Myers Brothers Award

DARLINGTON, S.C. – Pioneering motorsports broadcaster Bob Jenkins is the posthumous winner of the 2021 National Motorsports Press Association’s Myers Brothers Award, the NMPA announced…

Robin Miller is the Winner of the Third-Quarter NMPA Pocono Spirit Award

DARLINGTON, S.C.—He was an iconic reporter but also an iconoclast. The late Robin Miller, who passed away in August at the age of 71, is…

2021 NMPA Most Popular Driver Voting Opens Tuesday

DARLINGTON, S.C. (November 8, 2021) — Voting for the 2021 National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Most Popular Driver Award presented by Hooters opens on Tuesday,…

Dan Gurney, Herb Nab and Richard Howard Elected to NMPA Hall of Fame

Driver Dan Gurney, crew chief Herb Nab and promoter/team owner Richard Howard have been elected to the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame, NMPA…

Brad Keselowski’s Checkered Flag Foundation Wins 2nd-Quarter NMPA Pocono Spirit Award

DARLINGTON, S.C.—For its continued generous support of armed services veteran patients at Atrium Health Cabarrus, Brad Keselowski’s Checkered Flag Foundation is the winner of the…

Hall of Fame Driver Jack Ingram Dies at Age 84

DARLINGTON, SC (June 25, 2021) – Jack Ingram, a member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame and the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame,…

Marcus Lemonis of Camping World is First-Quarter NMPA Pocono Spirit Award Winner

DARLINGTON, S.C.—Marcus Lemonis, chairman and CEO of Camping World, is the winner of the National Motorsports Press Association Pocono Spirit Award for the first quarter…

Obituary of Alexandria D. Leras

Alexandria (“Alexis”) Demas Leras, 80, died Monday, March 1, after a year-long battle with cancer. She was at her home in Reading, Massachusetts, surrounded by…

Ben White Receives 2020 Joe Littlejohn Award for Service to the NMPA

For exemplary service to the National Motorsports Press Association, Ben White is the 2020 recipient of the Joe Littlejohn Award, NMPA president Reid Spencer announced…

Martin Truex Jr. & Sherry Pollex Win 4th-Quarter NMPA Pocono Spirit Award

DARLINGTON, S.C.—NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr. and long-time girlfriend Sherry Pollex have been recognized as fourth-quarter NMPA Pocono Spirit Award winners for the establishment of…

Kevin Harvick Named Richard Petty Driver of the Year for 2020

DARLINGTON, S.C. – Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford in the NASCAR Cup Series, has been named Richard Petty Driver of…

Josh Williams Is 3rd-Quarter NMPA Pocono Spirit Award Winner

DARLINGTON, S.C.—NASCAR driver Josh Williams has been recognized as the third-quarter NMPA Pocono Spirit Award winner for his hospital tours benefiting seriously ill children. Williams,…