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All Time Greatest NASCAR Drivers
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.
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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- 1Up 374Down 1151937
- 2Up 407Down 1431951
- 3Up 270Down 91
David Pearson
1934 - 4Up 257Down 801939
- 5Up 248Down 67
Bobby Allison
1937 - 6Up 313Down 1741971
- 7Up 240Down 1031959
- 8Up 208Down 127
Darrell Waltrip
1947 - 9Up 259Down 1591975
- 10Up 255Down 1301971
- 11Up 196Down 66
Junior Johnson
1931 - 12Up 215Down 1081955
- 13Up 115Down 331929
- 14Up 151Down 1061914
- 15Up 141Down 50
Buddy Baker
1941 - 16Up 152Down 76
A. J. Foyt
1935 - 17Up 135Down 1391956
- 18Up 124Down 95
Ned Jarrett
1932 - 19Up 140Down 80
Benny Parsons
1941 - 20Up 120Down 126
Dale Jarrett
1956 - 21Up 1Down 1
Jeff Gordon
1971 - 22Up 34Down 21
Harry Gant
1940 - 23Up 102Down 1201964
- 24Up 128Down 57
Harry Grant
1877 - 25Up 0Down 2
Richard Childress
1945 - 26Up 57Down 51
Curtis Turner
1924 - 27Up 46Down 51
Herb Thomas
1923 - 28Up 102Down 1341972
- 29Up 110Down 1681985
- 30Up 6Down 10
Sterling Marlin
1957added by: Drcynic - 31Up 22Down 26
Terry Labonte
1956 - 32Up 129Down 2261974
- 33Up 27Down 25
Tim Richmond
1955 - 34Up 17Down 22
Buck Baker
1919 - 35Up 34Down 18
Alan Kulwicki
1954 - 36Up 20Down 24
LeeRoy Yarbrough
1938 - 37Up 53Down 1241949
- 38Up 22Down 32
Jeff Burton
1967added by: EduardoRuizGarcía - 39Up 55Down 1631978
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