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Good luck on the short winter. :) We are down to about 30 degrees here in Texas toight.

I'm sorry Nascar has not included Minnesota, but if they had a race in every state there would only be two weeks off.....actually there would be no weeks off if you include the shootout Daytona week and Lowes....we would need an extra week in the year.

But, Minnesota is the home of General Mills and Chex cereal and they sponsor the MPD awards every year.........Here is their winner this year.

MINNEAPOLIS (November 30, 2006) – NASCAR fans across the nation logged on to www.mostpopulardriver.com and with the click of a mouse, voted Dale Earnhardt, Jr. the most popular driver in 2006. Earnhardt, Jr. was presented with the NASCAR NMPA Chex® Most Popular Driver award today at the NASCAR Myers Brothers Award Luncheon in New York City.

After receiving the award today, this marks the fourth consecutive year the North Carolina native has won the prestigious award. After his selection in 2005, Earnhardt, Jr. joined drivers Bill Elliott and Richard Petty as the only drivers to win four-straight.

"I want to thank General Mills, Chex and the National Motorsports Press Association for this award,” said Dale Earnhardt, Jr. “It's a great honor, because it's the only award in our sport voted on by the fans. I share this award with my fans, because it is as much theirs as it is mine. I've always been grateful for their loyalty and support. Words can't say how much I appreciate it."

Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

Throughout the race season, race fans logged on to www.mostpopulardriver.com and voted for their favorite driver. A total of 2,835,277 votes were cast this year, with Earnhardt, Jr. receiving 1,172,195 votes. http://www.race2win.net/wc/06/11/dempd.html