Chase Elliott's date Ashley makes her feelings known about the NASCAR Award Ceremony, draws reaction from Ryan Blaney's fiancée Gianna Tulio

Chase Elliott's NASCAR Awards Ceremony date Ashley Anderson made her feelings known about getting dressed up for the event and later drew a reaction from Ryan Blaney's fiancee, Gianna Tulio. Ashley is rumored to be the Hendrick Motorsports driver's girlfriend, as their appearances became prominent around March this year.

The 2024 season concluded with Joey Logano claiming his third Premier level trophy. Following the 36-race slate, NASCAR organized its customary Awards Banquet, the annual honorary event.

While several drivers came with their wives or girlfriends, Elliott rocked the Ceremony with Ashley Anderson. They have been a rumored couple since the 2020 Cup Series champion broke up with Kaylie Greene. However, Elliott and Anderson's dating is merely a speculation, with no concrete evidence to prove otherwise.

After the Awards Ceremony, Ashley took to Instagram on Saturday, November 23 to post images with Chase Elliott where they shined in black attires, and expressed her feelings.

"Got dressed up and went somewhere ❤️🖤," Ashley captioned her post.

Ryan Blaney's fiance Gianna Tulio was also present at the Ceremony and according to Ashley's Instagram, was the photographer of the images. Gianna shared her cryptic reaction with an emoji.

Ashley Anderson on Instagram (@ashley_shae)

Chase Elliott, the #9 Chevy driver at HMS, earned his seventh consecutive Most Popular Driver Award. The Georgian entered the Cup Series racing scene in 2015 and has since stayed at Rick Hendrick's venture. He finished the current Cup Series season in seventh place with a solitary win at the Texas Motor Speedway.

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Chase Elliott joins his father Bill as NASCAR's Most Popular Driver

Chase Elliott has the racing pedigree of a championship level, courtesy of his father Bill Elliott, who reigned supreme in the 1988 Winston Cup Series. Bill began racing in the late 1970s and stayed in the pinnacle of stock car racing until his penultimate race -the 2012 Coke Zero 400 at the Daytona International Speedway.

During his tenure, Elliott's father raked in 44 Cup wins, including crown-jewel race wins such as two Daytona 500s, three Southern 500s, and the 2002 Brickyard 400. Moreover, from 1991 through 2000, Bill consecutively dominated the Most Popular Driver charts and lost to Dale Sr. in 2001 only to resurrect as a winner again in 2002.

It's worth mentioning that since 1991, only the Elliotts and Earnhardts have reigned supreme on the Most Popular Driver Award. After Dale Sr.'s 2001 award, his son, Junior sat on the throne for 15 consecutive years, from 2003 to 2017. But since Elliott took the reign, neither driver on the roster has outperformed his popularity.

Chase Elliott wrapped his ninth Cup Series season as the third-best HMS driver. William Byron stood atop his teammates in P3, Kyle Larson came second in P6, and Alex Bowman was the worst-performing driver for Rick Hendrick in P9.