The National Motorsports Press Association opened voting for the 2025 Most Popular Driver Award on October 6 at noon Eastern Time and closes voting on November 3 at noon. Winners get announced on November 4 during the NASCAR Awards banquet in Scottsdale, Arizona after Championship Weekend.
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Most Popular Driver Voting: How to Vote and Current Leaders
Fans vote at NASCAR.com/mostpopulardriver by clicking the series logo for Cup, Xfinity, or Truck Series, selecting their driver, and hitting submit. Each unique email address gets five votes per day across all three series. NASCAR Fan Rewards members earn 25 points on their first vote from the dashboard.
The top five vote getters as of October 29 include Ryan Blaney, Ross Chastain, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, and Kyle Larson in Cup Series. Justin Allgaier, Sheldon Creed, Matt DiBenedetto, Jesse Love, and Connor Zilisch lead Xfinity voting. Toni Breidinger, Rajah Caruth, Matt Crafton, Corey Heim, and Layne Riggs sit atop Truck Series balloting.
Chase Elliott’s Historic Streak
Chase Elliott aims for his eighth straight Cup Series win, which would break his tie with Bobby Allison for most Cup Series MPD awards and tie Richard Petty for most National Series MPD awards overall. Elliott previously won nine times across NASCAR’s National Series. His streak follows Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s legendary 15 consecutive wins from 2003 to 2017, with the last 10 coming at Hendrick Motorsports.
The Most Popular Driver Award dates back to NASCAR’s inaugural Cup Series season in 1949, making it one of the sport’s oldest and most respected honors. Unlike performance based awards, this purely measures fan popularity through direct voting. Champions, Crown Jewel winners, and Hall of Famers have all won the award throughout NASCAR history, but fan support matters more than statistics or results.