Kyle Busch posthumously wins NASCAR Cup Most Popular Driver Award
Kyle Busch is the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Most Popular Driver, becoming just the second driver to ever win the award posthumously, joining fellow Richard Childress Racing driver and seven-time Cup champion Dale Earnhardt, who won the award after his death in a crash at the end of the 2001 Daytona 500. Busch's wife Samantha attended the banquet and accepted the award on his behalf. Following ... Keep reading