The NMPA Most Popular Driver Award is one of the longest-running awards presented annually by the National Motorsports Press Association. It is the only major NASCAR award to be determined solely by fan vote.
Year | Recipient |
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2024 | Chase Elliott |
2023 | Chase Elliott |
2022 | Chase Elliott |
2021 | Chase Elliott |
2020 | Chase Elliott |
2019 | Chase Elliott |
2018 | Chase Elliott |
2017 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
2016 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
2015 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
2014 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
2013 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
2012 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
2011 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
2010 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
2009 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
2008 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
2007 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
2006 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
2005 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
2004 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
2003 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
2002 | Bill Elliott |
2001 | Dale Earnhardt |
2000 | Bill Elliott |
1999 | Bill Elliott |
1998 | Bill Elliott |
1997 | Bill Elliott |
1996 | Bill Elliott |
1995 | Bill Elliott |
1994 | Bill Elliott |
1993 | Bill Elliott |
1992 | Bill Elliott |
1991 | Bill Elliott |
1990 | Darrell Waltrip |
1989 | Darrell Waltrip |
1988 | Bill Elliott |
1987 | Bill Elliott |
1986 | Bill Elliott |
1985 | Bill Elliott |
1984 | Bill Elliott |
1983 | Bobby Allison |
1982 | Bobby Allison |
1981 | Bobby Allison |
1980 | David Pearson |
1979 | David Pearson |
1978 | Richard Petty |
1977 | Richard Petty |
1976 | Richard Petty |
1975 | Richard Petty |
1974 | Richard Petty |
1973 | Bobby Allison |
1972 | Bobby Allison |
1971 | Bobby Allison |
1970 | Richard Petty |
1969 | Bobby Isaac |
1967 | Cale Yarborough |
1966 | Darel Dieringer |
1965 | Fred Lorenzen |
1964 | Richard Petty |
1963 | Fred Lorenzen |
1962 | Richard Petty |
1961 | Joe Weatherly |
1960 | Rex White |
1959 | Jack Smith |
1958 | Glen Wood |
1957 | Fireball Roberts |
1956 | Curtis Turner |
1955 | Tim Flock |
1954 | Lee Petty |
1953 | Lee Petty |