The Cup Series trophy is the biggest award in NASCAR; the one thing everyone is vying for. However, sometimes things don’t go as planned and drivers must take consolation in another trophy. This season, the battle for it went down to the wire between Chase Elliott and two others.
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While Joey Logano took home the Cup Series, other drivers were left battling for the Most Popular Driver award. This year’s award was particularly interesting after, both, Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch put out their ‘campaign’ posts on social media to garner votes from fans.
Unfortunately for the two, Chase Elliott won it for the 5th time in a row. He has now joined an elite list of drivers. Only he, Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Dale Earnhardt Jr, and Bill Elliott have won the award 5 times or more.
To the fans … @chaseelliott | #NASCARAwards
After winning, he left a message for his loyal fans – “Hey guys! I’m here at the NASCAR awards show in Nashville. I just wanna say a quick thank you to all of our fans across the country and the world even. I hear of people traveling quite a long distance to watch us this year which is cool. So, thank you guys for the votes, thank you for supporting us throughout the season.”
He added, “Looking forward to 2023 and seeing a lot of you back out on the track here in just a couple of months. So like I said, much appreciated. Hope everybody has a merry Christmas, and a happy New Year. And we’ll see you in LA.”
That’s one win he will savor after a disappointing end to the season in Phoenix!
Fans shared their love for Chase Elliott after he won the award
As Chase grabbed his 5th NMAP Most Popular Driver award, fans celebrated his, and theirs too, win on social media.
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HAMPTON, GA – OCTOBER 29: Chase Elliott, driver of the #25 Napa Auto Parts Chevrolet, sits in his car during testing for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway on October 29, 2015 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/NASCAR via Getty Images)
Here are some of the tweets from fans after the win –
MPD himself. 🗣
To the fans … @chaseelliott | #NASCARAwards
Chase Elliott won Most Popular Driver????
MY FAVORITE DRIVER OF ALL TIME @chaseelliott @Hendrick9Team
To the fans … @chaseelliott | #NASCARAwards
5th straight year. Congratulations Chase!
Congrats Chase!!!! You deserve it! Thanks you for always being your amazing wonderful sweet kind caring humble self! Loves you!
Congratulations, Chase! 😀 Thank you for the sweet message. I voted for you everyday till the poll had closed. So happy you win it again. 🥳
This is awesome!!! Congratulations, @chaseelliott and well deserved.
To the fans … @chaseelliott | #NASCARAwards
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The way things are moving for the Hendrick Motorsports driver, he could be on course to beat his father who won the award a record 16 times in his career!