“He Wanted That So Bad For So Many Years” — Samantha Busch Gets Emotional After Kyle Busch Finally Wins NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver Award

He finally got it. Last night, the NASCAR Award’s banquet took place in Miami, which honored the now-champion Kyle Larson, and of course, they took time to honor the late Kyle Busch, who passed away in May at just 41 years old. It was extra special in that Kyle Busch is the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Most Popular Driver, joining Dale Earnhardt as the only drivers to ever win the award posthumously. Chase Elliott had won the award every year […] The post “He Wanted That So Bad For So Many Years” — Samantha Busch Gets Emotional After Kyle Busch Finally Wins NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver Award first appeared on Whiskey Riff.