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With the 2023 season coming to an end, fans have turned their attention toward the NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award. Voting began two weeks ago and will continue to accept responses until the 29th of November. Chase Elliott is hoping to continue his dominant run as the honor has been presented to him since 2018. He will be looking to add another award to the Elliott family’s collection despite missing out on the playoffs. However, the competition is tougher this year.

With many fan favorites hanging up their racing suits, things could swing either way. And after the injury to Elliott’s tibia which sidelined him for six races, his 2023 NASCAR Cup series was a season not many fans would like to remember. His position has been put into jeopardy with a lot of competition. But when exactly will we get to know if Elliott has managed to keep the streak going?

The winner of the 2023 NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award will be announced on the 30th of November. During the awards ceremony, we will also get to know the MPD winner of the Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series. Fans can cast their In fact, he’s turning out to be a big enough threat to Elliott’s popularity award that even Kyle Larson commented on the waves Chastain is making. He said on his podcast High Limit Room earlier this year, “I think he’s [Ross Chastain] got the potential to be more popular than Chase Elliott…He’s moving the needle.” After a tantalizing season in 2022 with Trackhouse Racing, Chastain has quickly garnered attention through his bold moves, especially the one in Martinsville. Although he’s been touted by many to have mastered the media act, he had been missing on the wins to back it up. Until he rectified that as well at the season finale in Phoenix.vote once a day for their favorite driver across the Cup, Truck and Xfinity Series on the NASCAR website or app..

Since the inception of the accolade, there have been 20 winners of the Most Popular Driver Award. Curtis Turner was the first recipient in 1949. Bill Elliott won the MPD award a whopping sixteen times and holds the record for the driver who has won it the most number of times. This was followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr‘s fifteen consecutive award wins till Elliott’s son restarted the family legacy.

Chase Elliott reflected on his father’s influence on his popularity, as quoted by FoxSports, “Dad had a great connection with the fans. Beyond him, I look at him as an extension of his career and my uncle’s and my grandfather’s and the path and the work ethic that they had to be able to get to where they did”. However, there was drama added into the mix when NBC Sports analyst, Rick Allen, shared his fears that after Elliott’s dismal season, another world-class driver could beat him to the award.

In fact, he’s turning out to be a big enough threat to Elliott’s popularity award that even Kyle Larson commented on the waves Chastain is making. He said on his podcast High Limit Room earlier this year, “I think he’s [Ross Chastain] got the potential to be more popular than Chase Elliott…He’s moving the needle.” After a tantalizing season in 2022 with Trackhouse Racing, Chastain has quickly garnered attention through his bold moves, especially the one in Martinsville. Although he’s been touted by many to have mastered the media act, he had been missing on the wins to back it up. Until he rectified that as well at the season finale in Phoenix.