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The Driver Of the Year Award is an American award founded in 1967 by Martini & Rossi. The award is presented to drivers competing in United States motorsport on four wheels. Today it is privately owned and the voting panel consists of automotive and racing journalists in the United States. Mario Andretti won the first award in 1967. Jimmie Johnson has won the award five different times the most in its history. Johnson won the award most recently in 2013.