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October 15, 2025

NMPA Most Popular Driver voting top 10 revealed; cast ballot now!


Voting remains open for the National Motorsports Press Association’s 2025 Most Popular Driver Award, and the opportunity is still available to vote up to five times per day per unique email address for your favorite driver in the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

VOTE HERE: Cup | Xfinity | Truck

Since ballot-casting began last week, check out the current top 10 vote-getters, in alphabetical order, for each NASCAR series as of Oct. 15:

Cup SeriesXfinity SeriesCraftsman Truck Series
Christopher BellJustin AllgaierToni Breidinger
Ryan BlaneyHarrison BurtonRajah Caruth
Kyle BuschSheldon CreedMatt Crafton
William ByronMatt DiBenedettoGrant Enfinger
Ross ChastainAustin HillStewart Friesen
Chase ElliottCarson KvapilCorey Heim
Shane van GisbergenJesse LoveTy Majeski
Denny HamlinSam MayerFrankie Muniz
Kyle LarsonSammy SmithBen Rhodes
Joey LoganoConnor ZilischLayne Riggs

To vote, simply visit the Most Popular Driver landing page and click on the series logo for the series you want to vote for, select your favorite driver and click the submit button to cast your vote. Fan Rewards members will earn 25 points on their first vote from the Rewards dashboard.

MORE: Most Popular Driver Award winners in Cup | 2024 Most Popular Driver Award victors

Voting began at noon ET on Monday, Oct. 6 and will remain open until noon ET on Monday, Nov. 3. The winners will be revealed on Nov. 4 at the NASCAR Awards banquet in Scottsdale, Arizona, after Championship Weekend. The NMPA will also send out a press release that announces the winners.

Return to NASCAR.com for a top-five update, and continue voting to help your favorite drivers in each series win the ballot race.

Chase Elliott has won the Most Popular Driver Award in the Cup Series for the past seven seasons, while Justin Allgaier and Rajah Caruth took home the honors in the Xfinity and the Craftsman Truck series in 2024, respectively.

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