NASCAR Rookie of the Year
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The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. Each of NASCAR's national and regional touring series selects a RotY winner each
Sunoco Rookie of the Year logo for 2013
2026 NASCAR Cup Series
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The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series is the 78th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 55th season for the modern-era Cup Series. The preseason featured the Cook Out Clash
NASCAR Rookie of the Year
…second in the championship standings in 1965, but was not considered to be eligible due to being a champion in the IMCA. Year Winner Runner(s) Up 2026 Connor Zilisch 2025 Shane van Gisbergen Riley Herbst 2024 Carson Hocevar Josh Berry, Zane Smith, Kaz Grala 2023 Ty Gibbs Noah Gragson 2022 Austin Cindric…
Denny Hamlin, the current points leader and the regular season champion.
Connor Zilisch, the 2026 NASCAR Rookie of the Year
The 2026 eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in July.
Chase Briscoe celebrating his eero 400 win at Chicagoland Speedway.