Kyle Busch Named NASCAR Most Popular Driver in Posthumous Fan Vote
Fans have voted Kyle Busch NASCAR's 2026 Most Popular Driver in the Cup Series, a posthumous honor announced Tuesday at the NASCAR Awards in Miami. Busch, who died unexpectedly in May at age 41, receives the award for the first time, becoming the first posthumous Cup winner since Dale Earnhardt in 2001. He won Cup championships in 2015 and 2019, scored 63 Cup victories and holds the record with 234 wins across NASCAR's three national series. Chase Elliott, who had won the award eight straight years from 2018 through 2025, withdrew from consideration and urged fans to vote for Busch instead. Justin Allgaier took the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series honor for a seventh time and a fourth straight year, while Layne Riggs won the Craftsman Truck Series award for the first time after a career best seven win season. All three awards are decided entirely by fan voting.
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