Overview
- The honor was announced at NASCAR’s year-end awards in Scottsdale at the J.W. Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge.
- Elliott did not attend the ceremony in person and thanked fans in a video message.
- The top five vote-getters included Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, Ross Chastain and Denny Hamlin.
- Justin Allgaier and Rajah Caruth repeated as Most Popular Drivers in the Xfinity and Truck series, respectively.
- This marks the 35th consecutive year an Elliott or Earnhardt has won the fan-voted Cup award, as online reaction also questioned the vote’s fairness.