Every Modern NASCAR Team’s BEST Driver Ever 

Who do you think are the best drivers ever for each modern NASCAR team?

Jeff Gordon for Hendrick. What he did for HMS turning them into a powerhouse organization is incredible.

The fact that Jeff Gordon beats 7-Time Champion Jimmie Johnson out for the greatest Hendrick driver ever just goes to show you how great he was in his prime.

I agree with the Jeff Gordon pick for Hendrick. JG turned Hendrick into a powerhouse, brought on and mentored Jimmie Johnson (this doesn't take away from JJ's achievements), and is still a part of the team today. He was Hendrick's biggest star: he brought a lot of new fans to Nascar and was known outside of Nascar more than most drivers. He also got the fattest paycheck of any Nascar driver, which might say something about his importance.

Tbh I expected you to pick Johnson over Gordon for having 7 titles but Gordon in his prime and adding up to 93 wins total was unbeatable even compared to Johnson in his prime.

I think for Penske Brad Keselowski or Joey Logano could be argued to be better. Keselowski had 34 wins and Penske's first championship in 2012, and Logano currently has 30 wins and 2 championships. Of them, Keselowski I believe was even more important than Rusty Wallace because he came in, completely revitalized the team, brought them a title, and made them a top-flight team.

Gordon is the greatest driver of all time in my opinion. JJ is tied with my favorite but Jeff was the best there ever was. 93 career wins in the modern era is insane.

I as a Rusty fan when I was a kid… Can say that Logan is easily the best driver for Team Penske. He got two championships… Rusty never won a championship for Roger. Or even a Daytona 500 win like Joey also has over Rusty. Just my opinion as a Penske fan.

Gordon gave up his crew chief to the car he partially owned. Chad’s calls won Jimmie so many of his races. Jeff is clear good choice:)

I almost spit my drink out from laughing at the start of the RCR portion. No offense at all to Mike Skinner, nobody, not even Jesus would've been able to be Big E's "teammate"

Without Jeff Gordon NASCAR doesn’t become a mainstream sport in the late 90s and early 2000s and there is no Jimmie Johnson at least not at HMS. Under old points Jeff would lead everything and be the one with 7 titles. Picking Jeff over Jimmie is an easy call.

I would like to see a list like this for old nascar teams that's not around anymore that would be awesome and Jeff Gordon is the best

I’m gonna need some more explanation on Rusty. I agree he’s great, but overlooking 4 championships won by Penske drivers not named Rusty is a glaring omission

You don’t think Denny has enough in him to win six more races?

In my opinion, Johnson is easily the best in HMS history. 7 championships across 3 points layouts and 3 different cars. Along with driving against Jeff for most of his career. (Ik its not prime jeff) the season that proves my point is 2007. Both doing incredible, and yet Johnson won 10 races along with the championship.

Denny is very close to breaking Kyle's JGR win record Kyle will always have the edge being a champion but Hamlin is alot closer than most think..

JJ Yeley winning superspeedway race next year calling it rn

The shade on Tony Stewart not being anywhere on this list. Wow.

just for the memes you should have put mark as the 2nd best roush driver

Gordon had more wins, more crown Jewels, and won his championship in the format that actually mattered.not to mention he scored more season long points in 3 different seasons during the Chase Era.

Iceberg Slim in da House!! Keep on reppin NASCAR & doing your thing. It’s crazy how many years now I’ve been watching this channel to get NASCAR content!! Your obviously doing something right ..

Ross chastain looks like a terminator trying to fit in.

I love these types of videos and look for more, def one of my fav NASCAR RU-vidrs

Mark Martin also finished runner up to Jimmie Johnson in 2009. So, you're right it took some of the best ever, Earnhardt, Gordon, Stewart and Johnson to keep him from the title. A total of 21 championships among those 4. Denny Hamlin will be in the conversation of best driver never to win a championship if he never gets a title before he retires. as he has 51 wins to Martin's 40, and he's still active. No point in saying anymore in case he wins a title before hanging it up, As for Hendrick, I have to lean toward Jimmie Johnson. 7 titles with FIVE IN A ROW. 'Nuff said.

When we talk about hms we immediately think of Jeff Gordon cause he is just too memorable he is the most memorable driver other than Richard petty and even tho Jimmie is the 2nd best ever driver, Jeff if just more memorable than him, not better, just more memorable

Trackhouse: #1 Ross Chastain Penske: #2 Rusty Wallace RCR: #3 Dale Earnhardt SHR: #4 Kevin Harvick HMS: #48 Jimmie Johnson RFK: #6 Mark Martin Spire: #7 Corey LaJoie JGR: #18 Kyle Busch WBR: #21 David Pearson 23XI: #45 Tyler Reddick FRM: #34 Michael McDowell LMC: #43 Erik Jones JTG: #47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Here’s a question. While I LOVE the Jimmie vs Jeff debate, does Larson have ANY chance at unseating them as the best HMS driver? He’s clearly the top-dog at HMS currently, had that dominant 2021, and finished 2nd this past year. 3 seasons in, the worst he’s finished in the point I believe is 9th in 2022, and I don’t see him slowing down anytime soon. If he can rattle off 3-5 wins a season for the next 10 years (assuming he stays at HMS) and can pick up another title or two, I’d imagine he’d have to be in the conversation, right?

Why did I think that Jaret was talking about Current day Drivers like Larson, Logano, and Reddick just to name a few?

I don’t think picking Jeff Gordon is controversial at all

I agree with most of these but I’m definitely taking Logano for Penske. Rusty had 37 wins with Penske while Logano already has 30 with Penske. Logano also beats Rusty 2-0 when it comes to championships with Penske. Logano also has a Daytona 500 with Penske. Logano is also doing all of this in a more competitive era.

I think it would be a neat idea to have a second best in each modern team. That could really open up the debate

It’s Gordon easily. What he did not only for Hendrick but nascar. Also Logano at Penske and Denny is the best non championship driver over mark

Under Winston cup system Gordon would’ve had 7 and Jimmie would’ve had 4. The Winston Cup system rewarded consistency throughout the entire season whereas the playoffs/chase definitely favored the end of the season. They’re both definitely great drivers, but IMO over Gordon’s career he was more consistent and just better than Jimmie. Having the 3rd most race wins ever is no laughing matter! Especially with the fierce competition Gordon was up against! They’re both phenomenal, but in my heart I know Gordon was better

Re: Mark Martin I think S1apSh0es put it best: “Mark Martin had the misfortune of being one of the best NASCAR drivers of all time, while competing against **THE** greatest drivers of all time.”

I thought you would go with Ricky Rudd for Wood Brothers. But I had no idea that David Pearson was that good with them.

I honestly would like a best of every team, where you had to pick somebody whos still there

7 Titles and did it with Gordon in the field driving the same car.

I’d say Kenseth for Roush But it’s very VERY close

Is it ok to say that KFB is a modern day "Richard Petty". In my opinion, the goat of modern Nascar ( from 2008 to now ). He's still looking to beat Dale Sr win tally.

I think that you hit 100% right on.

Jeff was the correct call. Yeah, one could say Jimmie had the championship figure advantage... but who co-owned that car and still does? Jeff Gordon. I'm not saying that Jimmie's success was all because of Jeff, but Jeff has done so much and has had a hand in all of the greatest successes of Hendrick.

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So hard to pick between Jeff Gordon and Jimmie however I feel like choosing Jeff may be right. Jimmie's performance went downhill in the last few years of his career while Gordon was competitive all the time, he also won a bit more races than Jimmie

Jeff Gordon was the right choice tbh. Without him Jimmie wouldn't have even joined the team.

If you're saying best driver not best driving specifically regarding nascar results then Shane and Kimi definitely pip Ross

Jeff Gordon: Rick Hendrick Dale Earnhardt Sr: Richard Childress Kyle Busch: Joe Gibbs Kevin Harvick: SHR Rusty Wallace: Roger Penske Mark Martin: Jack Roush Ricky Stenhouse Jr: JTG Daughtry David Pearson: Wood Brothers Ross Chastain: Trackhouse AJ Allmendinger: Matthew Kaulig Michael McDowell: Front Row Corey Lajoie: Spire JJ Yeley: Rick Ware Tyler Reddick: 23XI BJ McLeod: his own team Richard Petty: Legacy Motor Club

Gordon is definitely the best Hendrick has with William Byron right now as thier best

Joey easily should’ve been penske’s pick here , 2 more championships than rusty (with Penske ) got , Daytona 500 , and the dudes only what 33 years old meaning he more than likely can even out win rusty as rn it’s 32-55 and logano is as mentioned only 33 years old here could easily go over 12 more years if he wanted to and I believe he can surpass 55 wins personally , I think JL deserves his flowers here

I feel like SVG got robbed. He has a 50 win percentage 😂😂

I agree 100 percent with you and that tact yat without jeff you never would have heard of Jimmie and Jimmie couldn't win with any other crew chief besides chad settles that debate

Jeff Gordon (1993-2015, 23 Seasons): In 798 Starts -> 93 Wins, 325 Top 5s, 475 Top 10s, 81 Poles, Led 25930 of 228488 Laps, 581 Lead Lap Finishes, 100 DNFs, An Average Start of 10.39, An Average Finish of 12.47, and 4 Championships (1995, 1997-1998, and 2001). Jimmie Johnson (2002-2020, 19 Seasons): In 682 Starts -> 83 Wins, 232 Top 5s, 374 Top 10s, 36 Poles, Led 18941 of 193389 Laps, 501 Lead Lap Finishes, 73 DNFs, An Average Start of 13.38, An Average Finish of 13.73, and 7 Championships (2005-2010, 2013, and 2016). Number of Starts: Jeff Gordon Number of Wins: Jeff Gordon Number of Top 5s: Jeff Gordon Number of Top 10s: Jeff Gordon Poles: Jeff Gordon Laps Led: Jeff Gordon Laps Ran: Jeff Gordon Lead Lap Finishes: Jeff Gordon Least Amount of DNFs: Jimmie Johnson Average Start: Jeff Gordon Average Finish: Jeff Gordon Championships: Jimmie Johnson

Roush's best-ever driver is Greg Biffle

5:48 as of next year, that is definitely in jeopardy

JJ YELEY MENTIONNED LET'S FUCKING GO

Bros only "highlight" for JJ Yeley at Rick Ware is him getting spun out by Denny Hamlin

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7-Time Champion Jimmie Johnson for sure!

For HMS ( I wish they would never win again.. ) Texas Terry !!!

i agree that gordon was the “greatest” hendrick driver because he has better stats. but for those claiming he is a “better” all time driver? i think thats incorrect and here is why. gordon is great for hendrick because he turned that organization into the top dog as a driver. and was there longer than jimmie. why i think jimmie was better follows with these reasons: jimmie only has worse stats because he was always competing with gordon (and i believe outperformed him most years). johnson has about one year of good racing left after gordon retired and won a championship in that one year. and if they started and even ended the same time, jimmie would easily have better stats. not sure about this but it may even under the winston format. all numbers have context behind them. one could make the knaus carried argument but jimmie simply beat jeff when they were together. so while jimmie isnt the legacy pick for hendrick, he is the talent pick

You should do a best paint schemes from modern teams history

The best driver at 23XI is Denny Hamlin lmao

im not sure you can put rusty over joey anymore, even if everybody prefers him

Hey Iceberg...Who is your Mt. Rushmore picks.

I would take Gordon over Johnson as well

They are the best.what sucks is they are gone and the good ones now will be gone. It should be interesting 😊

The best drivers in modern NASCAR teams by rank 1. Richard Petty "The King" (STP/LMC) 2. Dale Earnhardt "The Ironhead Intimidator" (RCR) 3. Jeff Gordon "The Kid" (HMS) 4. Jimmie Johnson "The Lowe's Guy" (HMS) 5. Kevin Harvick "The Closer" (SHR/RCR) 6. Tony Stewart "Smoke" (JGR) 7. Mark Martin "The Guy from Arkansas" (R[FK]) 8. Rusty Wallace "Lite Beer Guy" (Penske) 9. Kyle Busch "Rowdy" (JGR/RCR) 10. Ryan Newman "Rocketman (not the song)" [Penske/R]

Idk how you pick Gordon when JJ is the GOAT

Every other sport correlates greatness with titles, so my opinion would be Logano at Penske, Johnson at HMS.

I would have to pick David Reagan for front row

You should do it by number next not team

Jimmie Johnson is the greatest Hendrick driver… winning 7 titles over 4 different playoff formats, 5 of the 7 being consecutive championships and scoring 83 victories only 10 less than Jeff Gordon… I’m sorry but Gordon’s prime is no match for Johnson’s career legacy.

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McDowell clearly for Front Row. They had a couple "fluke" wins with Ragan and Buescher, but they basically built that team around him, and Michael had bounced around from MWR to LFR and maybe other teams? And Love's stepped up their sponsorship with him too, he's a good fit for them, he's criminally underrated and maybe the nicest guy in the sport too.

Brad K robbed for Penske. Like bro straight up brought that team to greatness

Tony Stewart is JGR's elite driver. Kyle Busch's stats will always and forever be inflated. Plus winning 2 championships in 2 different points formats is still pretty good.

I think if Denny wins a championship and beats Kyle’s win total which he is 4 away from the conversion may change for JGR

If I’m not mistaken, but there is a huge case for Truex to be Furniture Row’s best of all time

ok, FIVE championships in a row. more than Gordon ever had, and add 2 more chips on top. Goat.

No,Silver Fox ! REST IN PEACE DAVID PEARSON 😂😊

According to me though, Team Penske's best driver ever... is Will Power. :)

EVERY NASCAR Driver's FAVORITE Team: Richard Petty (Petty Enterprises) ...of course Dale Earnhardt (Richard Childress) Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports) Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs) Joey Logano (Penske) Brad Keselowski (Penske) Ryan Blaney (Penske) Kyle Larson (Hendrick Motorsports) Mark Martin (Roush Racing) Carl Edwards (Roush Racing) Dale Jarrett (Robert Yates) Darrell Waltrip (Junior Johnson) Matt Kenseth (Roush Racing) Kurt Busch (Roush Racing) Tony Stewart (Joe Gibbs) Kevin Harvick (Stewart HAAS Racing) Martin Truex Jr. (Furniture Row Racing) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (DEI/Dale Earnhardt Inc.) Ryan Newman (Penske) Bill Elliott (Melling Racing) Rusty Wallace (Penske) David Pearson (Wood Brothers) Cale Yarborough (Junior Johnson) Elliott Sadler (Robert Yates) Bobby Allison (Bobby Allison Motorports/Coca-Cola) Aric Almirola (Stewart HAAS Racing) Clint Bowyer (Richard Childress) Jeremy Mayfield (Penske) Jamie McMurray (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) Tyler Reddick (Richard Childress) Chris Buescher (RFK Racing) AJ Foyt (Wood Brothers) Terry Labonte (Hendrick Motorsports) Jeff Burton (Roush Racing) Kasey Kahne (Evernham Racing) Geoff Bodine (Hendrick Motorsports) Tim Richmond (Hendrick Motorsports) Sterling Marlin (Morgan-McClure Racing) Ernie Irvan (Robert Yates) Bobby Hamilton (Petty Enterprises) Erik Jones (Joe Gibbs) Donnie Allison (Matthews Racing) Neil Bonnett (Wood Brothers) Kyle Petty (SABCO Racing) Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs) Bobby Labonte (Joe Gibbs) Davey Allison (Robert Yates) Greg Biffle (Roush Racing) William Byron (Hendrick Motorsports) Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports) Christopher Bell (Joe Gibbs) Austin Dillon (Richard Childress) Ross Chastain (Trackhouse Racing) Daniel Suarez (Trackhouse Racing) Bubba Wallace (23XI Racing) Alex Bowman (Hendrick Motorsports) Robby Gordon (Richard Childress) Ken Schrader (Hendrick Motorsports) Michael Waltrip (DEI/Dale Earnhardt Inc.) AJ Allmendinger (Kaulig Racing) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Roush Racing) Pete Hamilton (Petty Enterprises)

Jeff is better than Jimmie and he should have seven titles instead of just four.

I honestly think Corey Lajoie is gonna have a huge breakout 2024 season

Jeff Gordon will forever be the GOAT

I watched both Gordon and Johnson's entire careers, there's no debate to be had. It's Gordon easily.

I do think Joey Logano can surpass Rusty Wallace but at this point i do agree with it being Rusty

you should rank by driver numbers

Dale earnhardt in 1992 placed 15th

I still refuse to acknowledge the name "Legacy Motor Club". It will always be Petty Enterprises, therefore, the greatest driver is King Richard

I hope Lajoie gets a 5 star ride, he outperforms his equipment by ALOT

Jeff Gordon and Dale hart Sr Richard petty and Joey Logan

Kia credit whenever you consider how the point systems changed that if you analyze how Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt won their championships that Jeff Gordon also would’ve won seven championships under that format, and Jimmy Johnson would not have nearly as many that I think it’s really fair to say that Jeff Gordon is the best driver ever from Hendrick

What ever happened to The Money Team?

Jeff Gordon is the 🐐

Who is Kauleeg?

Kenseth is the best ever for Roush

Seeing from the comments, man.... Jimmie really pissed off a LOT of guys because of his dominance never ever seen, huh ?

TOP 5 of all time for each team: Hendrick- Larson, Richmond, J. Gordon, Johnson & T. Labonte JTG- Allmendinger Kaulig- Allmendinger Petty GMS- R. Petty, L. Petty, E. Jones, J. Andretti & Hamilton Live Fast- McLeod RCR- Earnhardt, Kyle Busch, Harvick, Skinner & R. Gordon Spire- LaJoie Trackhouse/Ganassi- Montoya, Chastain, Marlin, K. Petty & SVG FRM- McDowell Penske- R. Wallace, Logano, Keselowski, Blaney & Mayfield Roush- Martin, J. Burton, Edwards, Kenseth & Biffle RWR- Newman SHR- Stewart, Harvick, Kurt Busch, Almirola & Briscoe Wood Brothers- Pearson, Bonnett, Foyt, Shepherd & Rudd Gibbs- B. Labonte, Kyle Busch, Bell, D. Jarrett & Hamlin 23XI- Reddick

JJ Yeley was the best JGR driver, change my mind.