Fan voting open for most popular driver awards

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Beginning Monday, fans can cast votes for the 2009 Most Popular Driver of the Year Award for the Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series.

In addition, www.nascarhometracks.com will host the balloting for each of NASCAR's regional touring series -- the Camping World Series East and West, Whelen Modified Tour, Whelen Southern Modified Tour, Mexico Series and Canadian Tire Series.

Last year -- the first season NASCAR fans were asked to choose the most popular drivers in these series -- more than 250,000 combined votes were cast among the eight series.

This year, fans also may "write in" their favorite driver if he/she is not among the nominees for a specific series. Fans should send an e-mail to fanfeedback@nascar.com and submit their write-in vote.

Fans may vote or submit a write-in candidate once per day and are encouraged to vote throughout the season. Balloting ends Sept. 25 for the Camping World Series East; Sept. 26 for both the Camping World Series West and the Canadian Tire Series; Oct. 10 for the Whelen Southern Modified Tour; Oct. 18 for the Whelen Modified Tour; Nov. 22 for the Mexico Series and Oct. 31 for both the Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series.

Last year's winners were: Brad Keselowski (Nationwide Series), Johnny Benson (Camping World Truck Series) Ricky Carmichael (Camping World Series East), Moses Smith (Camping World Series West), Ted Christopher (Whelen Modified Tour), Bobby Hutchens Jr. (Whelen Southern Modified Tour), Carlos Contreras (Mexico Series) and D.J. Kennington (Canadian Tire Series).

Results will be announced at each of the respective series' season-end banquets.

MOST POPULAR DRIVER POLLS
• Nationwide Series
• Camping World Truck Series
• Camping World East Series
• Camping World West Series
• Whelen Modified Tour
• Whelen Southern Modified Tour
• Mexico Series
• Canadian Tire Series