“Racism, not one person of color,” NASCAR Twitter reacts to the top 10 drivers in running for the 2022 Most Popular Driver Award

Martin Truex Jr, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and, Bubba Wallace

NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award is an accolade given to the driver selected by fans via voting. It is one of the most prestigious awards that is given in the sport. Since its installation in 1956 only 20 drivers have secured the award making it one of the most exclusive accolades that are there in NASCAR.

NASCAR has announced the top 10 drivers who are in running for the award. There are some interesting inclusions and exclusions in the list. The list is in alphabetical order and is dominated by Chevy drivers. All three HMS drivers other than William Byron made it to the list. Denny Hamlin missed out on the Top 10 while all 3 of his teammates made it.

Penske driver Austin Cindric, the 2022 Rookie of the year, didn’t make it as well. Ross Chastain and Kevin Harvick finished in the Top 10. Major exclusions from the list were Kurt Busch and Daniel Suarez. Kyle Busch’s inclusion is surprising because he is one of the most hated drivers on the grid.

Chase Elliott is looking for his 4^th consecutive Popular Driver Award and he will be hoping to one day surpass his father who has won a record 16 awards. Dale Earnhardt Jr. comes in second with 15 wins.

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How NASCAR Twitter reacted to the Top 10 list

Fans’ reaction to the list was mixed as expected. Most of them were genuinely surprised to see Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, and Alex Bowman on the list. The first two are among the most hated drivers in NASCAR while Bowman had an underwhelming 2022. The absence of drivers such are Kurt Busch and Daniel Suarez was also unexpected as they have a genuine fans base

So Kevin harvick is on the list after saying stuff directly to nascar and making tweets about how bad the new cars were but Denny Hamlin who said stuff on live tv as well as made tweets about how horrible the new cars were isn’t on here? Interesting….. ?
— Jimmy Rayne (@DrOwNeDiNrAyNe) November 21, 2022

https://twitter.com/azeriafx/status/1594760975609118730

Larson is half Japanese.
— CB (@CarsonMB1611) November 21, 2022

I would argue the Dirt fans should favor Larson, seeing as he wins most things he enters.
— Super Moist 'HAWK TUAH' Papa John♿ (@BB2448885) November 21, 2022

Popularity is part of how players are selected for the NFL pro bowl
— Eric98 (@EricD9898) November 21, 2022

Cody ware is thus being robbed by having to scroll so far down.
— ?️‍⚧️ Nattiepuff ? (@nattiepuff) November 21, 2022

Bell and Bowman over Hamlin ? you wouldn’t think that based off the tshirts you see at the track
— ˜”*°• MK •°*”˜ (@MK_USA1) November 21, 2022

Bowman fans get hard every time they get to type “HACK”… I swear ?
— Carvana84 (@DylanxRamos84) November 22, 2022

https://twitter.com/kmferrell02/status/1594818963472777217

https://twitter.com/Pen2ke/status/1594773776511664128

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