With one month remaining in the nationwide fan voting, Dale Earnhardt Jr. continues to lead the Grands! Biscuits NMPA NASCAR Most Popular Driver Award balloting. More than 2.5 million votes have been cast this season. Voting will continue through 11:59am/et on Monday, November 17, 2003 the day after the final NASCAR Winston Cup race of the season. Also while voting, fans can continue to enter online for a chance to win the Petty Driving Experience at one of these locations: Atlanta, Ga.; Las Vegas, Nev.; Brooklyn, Mich.; and Fort Worth, Tex. One winner will be randomly drawn from all eligible entries received. Earnhardt Jr., who finished second in the 2002 Most Popular Driver Voting to 16-time Most Popular Driver Award winner Bill Elliott, has led since voting began in February. Four-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion Jeff Gordon is second, followed closely by Kevin Harvick. Steve Park is fourth in the voting, followed by Tony Stewart, Michael Waltrip, Mark Martin, Dale Jarrett, Kyle Petty and Bobby Labonte.(Williams Company) For more info, past updates and link to vote, see my Awards and Voting page .(10-16-2003)
