NASCAR’s Carson Hocevar Shows Class With Stance On ‘Most Popular Driver’ Award – The Spun
NASCAR’s Carson Hocevar Shows Class With Stance On ‘Most Popular Driver’ Award The Spun

NASCAR’s Carson Hocevar Shows Class With Stance On ‘Most Popular Driver’ Award The Spun

Class Act: Chase Elliott Honors Kyle Busch With Most Popular Driver Decision The Spun

There’s no debating who the most popular driver is in the NASCAR Cup Series today. Hendrick Motorsports star Chase Elliott has won the Most Popular Driver vote every year since 2018, dating back to the year Dale Earnhardt Jr. retired. However, despite voting only just opening, we already know for certain that Elliott won’t be winning the award in 2026. We […] The post NASCAR Star Chase Elliott Bows Out Of Most Popular Driver Vote To Honor Kyle Busch appeared first on BroBible.

Chase Elliott is not on the ballot for the NASCAR Most Popular Driver award as the sport rallies for a different winner after tragedy struck earlier this year.

Class act. Voting for NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver award opened today, and the driver who has won it every year since 2018 won’t be on the ballot. Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 car for Hendrick Motorsports, has won the fan-voted award every year since Dale Earnhardt Jr. retired in 2018. But NASCAR announced today that he has removed himself from the ballot in honor of Kyle Busch, who passed away in May. This will be Busch’s final year on […] The post Chase Elliott Removes Himself From NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver Ballot In Honor Of Kyle Busch first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

He’d be mostly shocked, probably. It’s been over a month now since NASCAR legend Kyle Busch sadly passed away at the age of 41, on May 21st, 2026, due to pneumonia that progressed into sepsis. It was very sudden, and he left behind his wife, Samantha, and two children, Brexton (11) and Lennix (4), as well as his parents and fellow race car driver in his brother, Kurt Busch. It’s just so incredibly sad, and my thoughts and prayers continue to go out to […] The post “He Talked About It More Than People Would Ever Know” — Kyle Busch Would’ve Loved To Win The Most Popular Driver Award first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Former NASCAR O'Reilly Series Champion, Justin Allgaier, will make his televison debut with a cameo on The CW hit show, 'Wild Cards.'
