Dale Earnhardt Jr rebuts fan over NASCAR popularity award knowledge

11 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 9

The retired driver, who won NASCAR's Most Popular Driver award 15 straight times from 2003 to 2017, replied online after debate over Carson Hocevar and Chase Elliott.
Earnhardt said, "I won it 15 times and have a pretty solid understanding of how it works," after a fan challenged his view that social media campaigning would be needed.
The award has largely been dominated by the Earnhardt and Elliott families since the 1980s, with Chase Elliott winning every year since Earnhardt retired after the 2017 Cup season.

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