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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 378Down 1151937
- 2Up 409Down 1451951
- 3Up 259Down 811939
- 4Up 272Down 93
David Pearson
1934 - 5Up 251Down 67
Bobby Allison
1937 - 6Up 315Down 1761971
- 7Up 242Down 1051959
- 8Up 213Down 128
Darrell Waltrip
1947 - 9Up 262Down 1601975
- 10Up 256Down 1331971
- 11Up 197Down 67
Junior Johnson
1931 - 12Up 218Down 1091955
- 13Up 152Down 1071914
- 14Up 116Down 341929
- 15Up 143Down 50
Buddy Baker
1941 - 16Up 153Down 77
A. J. Foyt
1935 - 17Up 136Down 1391956
- 18Up 124Down 96
Ned Jarrett
1932 - 19Up 140Down 81
Benny Parsons
1941 - 20Up 120Down 128
Dale Jarrett
1956 - 21Up 3Down 2
Jeff Gordon
1971 - 22Up 35Down 22
Harry Gant
1940 - 23Up 102Down 1211964
- 24Up 128Down 59
Harry Grant
1877 - 25Up 59Down 51
Curtis Turner
1924 - 26Up 46Down 51
Herb Thomas
1923 - 27Up 105Down 1351972
- 28Up 113Down 1701985
- 29Up 8Down 10
Sterling Marlin
1957added by: Drcynic - 30Up 23Down 26
Terry Labonte
1956 - 31Up 130Down 2311974
- 32Up 28Down 25
Tim Richmond
1955 - 33Up 18Down 22
Buck Baker
1919 - 34Up 35Down 18
Alan Kulwicki
1954 - 35Up 20Down 24
LeeRoy Yarbrough
1938 - 36Up 54Down 1241949
- 37Up 22Down 33
Jeff Burton
1967added by: EduardoRuizGarcía - 38Up 57Down 1631978
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