• Voting for the full field of  drivers will end on September 8 at 11:59 PM EST. 
• At that point, the 10 drivers with the most votes will be announced as finalists and the vote count will reset to zero.  Fans will then have 10 race weeks to cast their vote once a day to determine the 2012 NASCAR® NMPA  Most Popular Driver winner from the final field of 10 drivers.
• Voting will conclude November 18 at 11:59 PM EST and the winner will be announced at the NASCAR® NMPA Myers Brothers Luncheon in December.

Racing fans, the fate of the 2012 NMPA Most Popular Driver Award is in YOUR hands! Make sure your favorite driver makes it into the Top 10. Remember to vote once a day, every day! Official Rules

Dale Earnhardt Jr.
"You look at Richard Petty and Bill Elliott and I've always felt that if you win this award once then you are in good company. I'm real proud of it. The fans have hung in there and gave me one heck of a Christmas gift."

Darrell Waltrip
"I put the most popular driver, the Bill France Award of Excellence and my championship trophies; I put them all up together," echoed Darrell Waltrip. "It's the fan's voice. They are the ones that say, 'We like this guy, we like what he does,' and they vote for you. That means a lot to any of us."

Richard Petty
"Anytime you win a 'Most Popular' award it's great. It is something that you really don't work for, but rather it just happens," said the seven-time champion Richard Petty. "The Most Popular Driver Award makes the driver feel good because you’re not out there to be the most popular driver; you're out there to win races. You win it at the end of the season, and it's like a big bonus."