For the 5th consecutive year, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Was named the most popular NASCAR driver. The son of the Dale Earnhardt garnered 1.4-million of the 3.8-million votes that were cast by NASCAR fans online. Dale Earnhardt Jr. joins Bill Elliott and Richard Petty as the only other drivers to have won the award 5 consecutive times. The driver confessed that he was extremely honored to win the award again, as it put him with a very select group of drivers who he had a lot of respect for.