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Dale Earnhardt Jr., winner of four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in 2014 and eighth overall in the final points standings, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Sprint NMPA (National Motorsports Press Association) Most Popular Driver award for the series.
It is the 12th consecutive year that Earnhardt Jr., 40, has won the award.
Earnhardt Jr. joined Twitter after his Daytona 500 win this year and he got to converse with his fans in a whole new way this season.
"People ask me all the time about what the most positive thing about being on Twitter this year was and I never could give them my honest opinion because I hadn't won the award, but having won it tonight, seeing those votes every day, seeing that commitment and determination was really inspiring knowing that we had that kind of support. They were up before I was every day, going to town on that ... computer. It really meant a lot to me."
And that fan support was there for Junior on social media, in good times and bad.
"I got to know my fans really in a whole new way this year. We got to talk a lot on social media. When we lost we talked, when we won we talked and that was a great experience for me as well, and all-around an eye-opener to make that connection that wasn't there before."
Completing the top 10 in total votes for this year's award were (listed alphabetically): Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Danica Patrick, Tony Stewart and Josh Wise.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr., winner of four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races in 2014 and eighth overall in the final points standings, has been named the 2014 recipient of the Sprint NMPA (National Motorsports Press Association) Most Popular Driver award for the series.
It is the 12th consecutive year that Earnhardt Jr., 40, has won the award.
Earnhardt Jr. joined Twitter after his Daytona 500 win this year and he got to converse with his fans in a whole new way this season.
"People ask me all the time about what the most positive thing about being on Twitter this year was and I never could give them my honest opinion because I hadn't won the award, but having won it tonight, seeing those votes every day, seeing that commitment and determination was really inspiring knowing that we had that kind of support. They were up before I was every day, going to town on that ... computer. It really meant a lot to me."
And that fan support was there for Junior on social media, in good times and bad.
"I got to know my fans really in a whole new way this year. We got to talk a lot on social media. When we lost we talked, when we won we talked and that was a great experience for me as well, and all-around an eye-opener to make that connection that wasn't there before."
Completing the top 10 in total votes for this year's award were (listed alphabetically): Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Danica Patrick, Tony Stewart and Josh Wise.
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