Most Popular Driver: Whelen Southern Modified

Online voting is under way for the Most Popular Driver of the Year Award in the Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series, as well as the regional touring series.

Fans can visit www.nascar.com and vote for their favorite driver 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.

This year, fans also may write in their favorite driver if he / she is not among the nominees for a specific series. Fans 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. Voting continues for each series until the following dates:

• Sept. 25 for the Camping World Series East
• Sept. 26 for the Camping World Series West
• Sept. 26 for 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
• Oct. 31 for the Nationwide Series
• Oct. 31 for the Camping World Truck Series

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

WHELEN SOUTHERN MODIFIED TOUR

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