NASCAR descends on Nashville for Champions Week, end-of-season awards ceremony
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For the fourth year, the NASCAR season will culminate in the Music City.
NASCAR’s most popular driver will be crowned at Thursday evening’s awards banquet, which will be streamed on tape-delay at 7 p.m. Sunday on Peacock. This year’s champions from all three national series — Ryan Blaney, Cole Custer and Ben Rhodes — are being honored throughout the week-long celebration, including in a car parade Wednesday on Broadway Street.
NASCAR is in the Music City.
Here in Nashville, Cup Series champion Ryan @Blaney and his No. 12 @Team_Penske team ride down Broadway ahead of tomorrow’s #NASCARAwards: pic.twitter.com/p0zVniZVLm— Shane Connuck (@shane_connuck) November 29, 2023
Chase Elliott has taken home the Cup Series’ most popular driver award in each of the past five seasons, but missed six races after braking his leg in a snowboarding accident in March and was suspended after Charlotte Motor Speedway’s Coca-Cola 600. The fan-favorite Hendrick Motorsports driver is still one of top-five vote-getters, along with Blaney, Kyle Busch, Ross Chastain and Kyle Larson.
Custer is up for the Xfinity Series’ most popular driver award after his title, against Justin Allgaier, Josh Berry, Sheldon Creed and Josh Williams. Rhodes is a nominee for this honor in the Craftsman Truck Series, along with Hailie Deegan, Matt DiBenedetto, Stewart Friesen and Carson Hocevar.
In addition to the champions car parade, NASCAR hosted several events with fans in the Music City on Wednesday. NASCAR also announced its new media rights deals for 2025-31, with Fox, NBC, Prime Video and Warner Bros.
