Why Chase Elliott has removed his name from NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Ballot

Most Popular Driver Ballot. Chase Elliott: What Happened

Motorsport.com reported on Monday, October 26, 2026 in a story involving Most Popular Driver Ballot. Chase Elliott, NASCAR Cup Series, Chase Elliott. Here is how the report opens:

Chase Elliott said the decision to withdraw his name from the NASCAR Cup Series most popular driver award to encourage a posthumous victory by Kyle Busch was inspired by his father before him. In 2001, Bill Elliott withdrew his eligibility after winning the award 15 of the previous 17 seasons in response to the death of the Dale Earnhardt on the final lap of the Daytona 500. Despite his immense…
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It is one of many NASCAR stories we are following today. Below are the key takeaways, how the story is being reported across the sport, background on NASCAR Cup Series and what to watch next.

Key Takeaways

The story: Why Chase Elliott has removed his name from NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Ballot
Who’s involved: Most Popular Driver Ballot. Chase Elliott, NASCAR Cup Series, Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch
League: NASCAR
First reported: Monday, October 26, 2026 by Motorsport.com

Background: NASCAR Cup Series

The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), the most prestigious stock car racing series in the United States.

The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Division. In 1971, when the series began leasing its naming rights to the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, it was referred to as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series (1971–2003). A similar deal was made with Nextel in 2003, and it became the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (2004–2007).

Text from Wikipedia’s NASCAR Cup Series article, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What happened with Most Popular Driver Ballot. Chase Elliott?

Chase Elliott said the decision to withdraw his name from the NASCAR Cup Series most popular driver award to encourage a posthumous victory by Kyle Busch was inspired by his father before him. In 2001, Bill Elliott withdrew his eligibility after winning the award 15 of the previous 17 seasons in response to the death of the Dale Earnhardt on the final lap of the Daytona 500. Despite his immense… Motorsport.com reported the story on Monday, October 26, 2026.

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