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All Time Greatest NASCAR Drivers

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The all-time greatest NASCAR drivers include members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame along with current top drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Some of the best NASCAR drivers of all-time have a longer list of accomplishments than others but with a fan base of nearly 75 million fans, everyone is sure to have a good argument on why one racer is better than the next. Have an opinion? Tell is which NASCAR drivers you think are the best ever by adding your own list below!

Many would make the argument that the great Dale Earnhardt Sr. is the best NASCAR driver of all time despite his career coming to a sad end too soon. His seven Sprint Cup Championships is rivaled by only one other driver, who can also bring a good case for the best NASCAR driver of all-time, Richard Petty. Petty of course made his impact first, winning seven titled between 1964 and 1979, while Earnhardt dominated the next decade and a half with seven championships between 1980 and 1994.

Others will flock to a current driver as the best NASCAR driver of all time on the argument that Jimmie Johnson, who reigned supreme in the 2000s with five championships, is the best ever and still has plenty of years left in his career to prove that. Same goes for the likes of Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart who have been hot on Johnson's tail throughout the past decade.

All of these NASCAR drivers and many more listed below will be remembered as some of the best men and women to ever put on a fire suit and compete on the oval tracks. They might not be your typical athletes but considering NASCAR trails only professional football in viewers, they sure are doing something right.
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  1. 1
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    1937
  2. 2
    Up 407
    Down 143
    1951
  3. 3
    Up 270
    Down 91

    David Pearson

    1934
  4. 4
    Up 257
    Down 80
    1939
  5. 5
    Up 248
    Down 67

    Bobby Allison

    1937
  6. 6
    Up 313
    Down 174
    1971
  7. 7
    Up 240
    Down 103
    1959
  8. 8
    Up 208
    Down 127

    Darrell Waltrip

    1947
  9. 9
    Up 259
    Down 159
    1975
  10. 10
    Up 255
    Down 130
    1971
  11. 11
    Up 196
    Down 66

    Junior Johnson

    1931
  12. 12
    Up 215
    Down 108
    1955
  13. 13
    Up 115
    Down 33
    1929
  14. 14
    Up 151
    Down 106
    1914
  15. 15
    Up 141
    Down 50

    Buddy Baker

    1941
  16. 16
    Up 152
    Down 76

    A. J. Foyt

    1935
  17. 17
    Up 135
    Down 139
    1956
  18. 18
    Up 124
    Down 95

    Ned Jarrett

    1932
  19. 19
    Up 140
    Down 80

    Benny Parsons

    1941
  20. 20
    Up 120
    Down 126

    Dale Jarrett

    1956
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    Jeff Gordon

    1971
  22. 22
    Up 34
    Down 21

    Harry Gant

    1940
  23. 23
    Up 102
    Down 120
    1964
  24. 24
    Up 128
    Down 57

    Harry Grant

    1877
  25. 25
    Up 0
    Down 2

    Richard Childress

    1945
  26. 26
    Up 57
    Down 51

    Curtis Turner

    1924
  27. 27
    Up 46
    Down 51

    Herb Thomas

    1923
  28. 28
    Up 102
    Down 134
    1972
  29. 29
    Up 110
    Down 168
    1985
  30. 30
    Up 6
    Down 10

    Sterling Marlin

    1957
    added by: Drcynic
  31. 31
    Up 22
    Down 26

    Terry Labonte

    1956
  32. 32
    Up 129
    Down 226
    1974
  33. 33
    Up 27
    Down 25

    Tim Richmond

    1955
  34. 34
    Up 17
    Down 22

    Buck Baker

    1919
  35. 35
    Up 34
    Down 18

    Alan Kulwicki

    1954
  36. 36
    Up 20
    Down 24

    LeeRoy Yarbrough

    1938
  37. 37
    Up 53
    Down 124
    1949
  38. 38
    Up 22
    Down 32

    Jeff Burton

    1967
    added by: EduardoRuizGarcía
  39. 39
    Up 55
    Down 163
    1978
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    1. Duderino
      All Time Greatest NASCAR Drivers at 2/19/2013 4:30 PM
      so there's the ticket. top nascar drivers .
    2. Fidel Moat
      All Time Greatest NASCAR Drivers at 2/18/2013 4:30 AM
      i have never read so much about best nascar drivers . but i don't read much.
    3. beetlebailey517@aol.com
      All Time Greatest NASCAR Drivers at 2/25/2012 3:08 PM
      what about HERB THOMAS, his name not on list. He won 2 nascar championships and if you check the record, Herb has the winninest percentage of wins vs races run than any other driver. HERB THOMAS should be in the top 10 best all time, and should be in the Nascar Hall of Fame soon.
    4. Pat Draper
      Kyle Busch at 2/23/2012 6:26 AM
      In my opinion Kyle is to far down in the list. I know he is young, but he also has the best car control of any driver today, and should have been listed higher.
      1. RayPencosky
        All Time Greatest NASCAR Drivers at 2/25/2012 11:47 AM
        Pat Agreed !! I can't think of any driver who has more natural talent than Kyle. He has the talent and drive to win in anything he races, on any given day !

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