As a Gordon diehard, I really wish he won the championship in 2014 and retired in victory lane on top. He would’ve solidified himself as the goat if he did that in my opinion
Jeff Gordon is the GOAT! He is #1. Who else did more for the sport? He brought it mainstream. He won multiple races on all types of tracks multiple championships would have won more championships if not for the stupid playoff formula. Was Gordon the 1st to pull a million from merchandising?
1st off not having Stewart in the Top 10 is RIDICULOUS. 3 Titles and 49 wins..not to mention he won each title in a different points format!! 2nd. Your logic for Godron being ahead of Dale is off. Dale didn't fall off because just because Gordon came in...Dale was in his early and mid 40's. That's about the time MOST guys retire.
My list: Honorable Mentions: #15 Tony Stewart #14 Bill Elliott #13 Rusty Wallace #12 Denny Hamlin #11 David Pearson Top 10: #10 Kyle Busch #9 Mark Martin #8 Kevin Harvick #7 Cale Yarborough #6 Bobby Allison #5 Darrell Waltrip #4 Jimmie Johnson #3 Dale Earnhardt #2 Jeff Gordon #1 Richard Petty
Honestly, lets just say that if they still used the Winston cup system, Gordon would have 7 titles, then, he has 3rd place llace in total career wins, in an era where the cars were getting to the point where they were pretty equal across the board. He's gotta be in the top 3.
I still couldn’t put Petty that low. Especially at the end of his career, yes he was uncompetitive. But he was really old too. He was 55 when he retired in 1992. None of the drivers now will come close to racing that long. Jimmie, Jeff, Harvick and Stewart were all in their early 40s when they retired. Kyle Busch isn’t even 40 yet(turns 40 next year) and is already showing notable signs of being a has been. He doesn’t even consistently finish in the top 20 anymore.
Jeff got screwed by the points system. The chase cost him at least 2 championships. Jimmie took full advantage of the chase format. Being teammates, I wonder at times if Hendrick deliberately gave Jimmie a better car so he would finish ahead of Jeff. He always had the best car during the chase for sure.
I think Terry Labonte should have at least got an honorable mention. He did win 2 championships. One of those being the 1996 season, keeping Jeff Gordon from winning 4 in a row. Gordon still dominated with wins but Terry’s consistency ultimately won out. Yes, the end of his career he was a seat filler but that’s how most end up.
I think Terry Labonte should have at least got an honorable mention. He did win 2 championships. One of those being the 1996 season, keeping Jeff Gordon from winning 4 in a row. Gordon still dominated with wins but Terry’s consistency ultimately won out. Yes, the end of his career he was a seat filler but that’s how most end up.
I think Terry Labonte should have at least got an honorable mention. He did win 2 championships. One of those being the 1996 season, keeping Jeff Gordon from winning 4 in a row. Gordon still dominated with wins but Terry’s consistency ultimately won out. Yes, the end of his career he was a seat filler but that’s how most end up.
Pearson skipped a lot of races that were outside his home region, the southeast. He could have easily won more races and championships. Nascar didn’t have a set schedule back then either like now. Petty simply raced more races each year and piled up a ton of wins and points over even less competitive fields. As far as skirting the rules, they all did that but Petty’s team did it better. Jimmie’s team did it’s fair share of cheating too. They even got caught bit no real penalties ever were issued. If Nascar truly wanted to, they could have stripped away wins, suspended him or revoked his eligibility for the chase but none of that ever happened. Usually just a fine and maybe a small point penalty, which during the regular season meant little.
Pearson skipped a lot of races that were outside his home region, the southeast. He could have easily won more races and championships. Nascar didn’t have a set schedule back then either like now. Petty simply raced more races each year and piled up a ton of wins and points over even less competitive fields. As far as skirting the rules, they all did that but Petty’s team did it better. Jimmie’s team did it’s fair share of cheating too. They even got caught bit no real penalties ever were issued. If Nascar truly wanted to, they could have stripped away wins, suspended him or revoked his eligibility for the chase but none of that ever happened. Usually just a fine and maybe a small point penalty, which during the regular season meant little.
Pearson is my GOAT. He never ran a full season with the Wood Bros. If he had, he would have had more that 3 championships and Richard wouldn't have had 7. He was so fast and so smooth, and he won 105 races in 500 starts. That's a pretty good percentage. And he raced before I was born, so I can leave bias out of it.
Hey there this we be my list 1.Richard Petty 2.Dale Earnhardt 3.Jeff Gordon 4:Darrell Waltrip 5:Jimmie Johnson 6:David Pearson 7:Ned Jarrett 8Junior Johnson 9:Lee Petty 10 Mark Martin That my top 10 tell why you think and remember everything you need is on the ground
1. David Pearson 2. Richard Petty 3. Jeff Gordon 4. Dale Sr 5. Jimmie Johnson 6. Cale Yarborough 7. Kyle Busch 8. Darrell Waltrip 9. Bobby Allison 10. Tony Stewart
Bragg I have something that could make him change his mind about Jeff not being in the top 10 remind him that Jeff was the one who got him into the 48 car
What? Suárez is a solid driver, his team lets him down most of the time, especially since Trackhouse as a whole has been on a decline since the second half of 2023. As a Suárez fan I know that he will most always be behind Chastain since Ross is generally speaking a better driver, but Daniel has two wins and every other bad signing (other than Busch) you mention hasn't even come close to victory, so you REALLY couldn't come up with any other one? Like Daniel Hemric at Kaulig or Ryan Preece at SHR?
Suarez hasn't produced in any ride he's been in. JGR, SHR and Trackhouse. Since joining Trackhouse he's just been mid while his teammate is contending for wins and top 10s all the time. Suarez is typically running 15th to 30th. So yeah, Trackhouse could have signed someone better. As for Hemric, he's not driving for a high profile team so there's zero expectations for him to even be top 25. Preece walked into a 41 team that's been dysfunctional since Kurt Busch left.
Ever since the chase was introduced in 2004, winning championships don’t hold the same weight as they did the years prior. Johnson’s 7 titles are not as impressive as Gordon’s 4. All of Gordon’s titles came during an area where you had to be the best to win. And had those former points paying rules stayed beyond 2004, Jeff Gordon would go on to be a 7 time champion, Keven Harvick having 4 and Johnson only having 3. Jeff Gordon is the goat.
Jimmie Johnson Dale Earnhardt Richard Petty Jeff Gordon David Pearson Darrell Waltrip Tony Stewart Bill Elliot Kyle Busch Kevin Harvick That’s my list.
My Top 10: 1. Richard Petty-Dale Earnhardt 2. David Pearson. 3 Jeff Gordon. My favorite driver diehard fan. 4. Jimmie Johnson Arguably any one ☝️ of these drivers could be considered the best in the history of the sport. 5. Cale Yarbrough 6. Darell Waltrip These two above could be considered 7. Kyle Busch 8. Kevin Harvick. 9. Lee Petty. 10. Rusty Wallace. Thoughts?
