Why Chase Elliott has removed his name from NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Ballot
Chase Elliott said the decision to withdraw his name from the NASCAR Cup Series most popular driver award to encourage a posthumous victory by Kyle Busch was inspired by his father before him. In 2001, Bill Elliott withdrew his eligibility after winning the award 15 of the previous 17 seasons in response to the death of the Dale Earnhardt on the final lap of the Daytona 500. Despite his immense…
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