Dale Earnhardt Jr Most Popular
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Posted by Jeremy Dunn Nov 29, 2007 |
In NASCAR, only a few things are certain, and one of them is that Dale Earnhardt Jr is unarguably the Most Popular Driver in NASCAR, and that will not change until he hangs up his helmet. For the fifth consecutive season, Earnhardt Jr was awarded as NASCAR's Most Popular Driver at the Myers Brothers Luncheon.
"I'm extremely honored to win this award again, because it puts me with a very select group of drivers who I have a lot of respect for," said Earnhardt Jr.
One of the drivers that he is referring to is Bill Elliott. Elliott won an unprecendented 16 Most Popular Driver Awards from 1984 to 2002. That era included Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Darrell Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. I think they should put Elliott back on the ballot just to see who would win between himself and Earnhardt Jr.
The rest of the top ten in the Most Popular Driver voting was Jeff Gordon, Michael Waltrip, Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Elliott Sadler, and Dale Jarrett. Sadler? Didn't expect that one. I figured Bobby Labonte or Jeff Burton would be more popular than Sadler. I guess the Trackside gig has expanded his fan base.
