Most popular driver

MountaineerTom · December 2, 2001

From Jayski's

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It was announced during the banquet and within Teresa Earnhardt's appearance and speach, Dale Earnhardt was named MOST POPULAR DRIVER for 2001 and from That's Racin': Earnhardt was named the winner of the National Motorsports Press Association's Most Popular Driver Award, getting more than 56 percent of nearly 400,000 votes cast online on or via the mail. Jeff Gordon, with 14 percent of the votes, was second in the balloting.(no futher results posted)(11-30-2001)

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True Value Man of the Year: Jeff Gordon

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Bill France Award of Excellence: Jack Roush

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Dale Earnhardt was named winner of the Myers Brothers Award by the National Motorsports Press Association. The award, named for two of NASCAR's pioneers and presented annually to a person or organization making an outstanding contribution to the sport, was accepted by Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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Series champion Jeff Gordon was given a check for $100,000 for winning the Bud Pole Award. He led the series with six poles. Gordon also won the $75,000 Gatorade Front Runner Award for leading the most laps and $76,000 from Tosco for the Official Fuels of NASCAR Award. Sterling Marlin also won $76,000 from Tosco.