NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award

NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award is awarded to the fans' favorite NASCAR driver. The award has been awarded since 1956. It started out as a poll of just the drivers, but eventually included all NASCAR Cup competitors. Today it is voted for by fans across the United States.

The award is presented by the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA), and became sponsored by Chex in 2005. The ceremony is called the Myers Brothers Awards Breakfast. The event is held in New York City at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The winner is typically announced in December.

List of recipients
1956 Curtis Turner

1957 Fireball Roberts

1958 Glen Wood

1959 Junior Johnson

1960 Rex White

1961 Joe Weatherly

1962 Richard Petty

1963 Fred Lorenzen

1964 Richard Petty

1965 Fred Lorenzen

1966 Darel Dieringer

1967 Cale Yarborough

1968 Richard Petty

1969 Bobby Isaac

1970 Richard Petty

1971 Bobby Allison

1972 Bobby Allison

1973 Bobby Allison

1974 Richard Petty

1975 Richard Petty

1976 Richard Petty

1977 Richard Petty

1978 Richard Petty

1979 David Pearson

1980 David Pearson

1981 Bobby Allison

1982 Bobby Allison

1983 Bobby Allison

1984 Bill Elliott

1985 Bill Elliott

1986 Bill Elliott

1987 Bill Elliott

1988 Bill Elliott

1989 Darrell Waltrip

1990 Darrell Waltrip

1991 Bill Elliott

1992 Bill Elliott

1993 Bill Elliott

1994 Bill Elliott

1995 Bill Elliott

1996 Bill Elliott

1997 Bill Elliott

1998 Bill Elliott

1999 Bill Elliott

2000 Bill Elliott

2001 Dale Earnhardt

2002 Bill Elliott

2003 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

2004 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

2005 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

2006 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

2007 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

2008 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

2009 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

2010 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

2011 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

2012 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

2013 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

2014 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

2015 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

2016 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

2017 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

2018 Chase Elliott

2019 Chase Elliott