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Asked By: 242fast

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Who is the best NASCAR driver ever?

| Closed on 06/11/08 at 05:00PM
FanIQ Pts? No | NASCAR | Multiple Choice Opinion Poll

Team Breakout:

32 Fans
3%	a. Bobby Allison
47%	b. Richard Petty
28%	c. Dale Earnhardt
3%	d. David Pearson
0%	e. Darrell Waltrip
9%	f. Jeff Gordon
0%	g. Cale Yarborough
0%	h. Ned Jarrett
0%	i. Lee Petty
0%	j. Jimmie Johnson
3%	k. Tony Stewart
0%	l. Terry Labonte
0%	m. Davey Allison
0%	n. Buddy Baker
0%	o. Tim Flock
0%	p. Red Byron
0%	q. Fred Lorenzon
3%	r. Fireball Roberts
0%	s. Junior Johnson
3%	t. other

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#3 \| 207 days ago JohnFrench (+)	+5 i have to go with the "King" on this one.. most wins and most starts in NASCAR history, that should speak volumes in itself, he won NASCAR races on the dirt, on the pavement. and 27 wins in 1 season.. i think his accomplishments just speak for themselves.. Richard Petty
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#1 \| 207 days ago 242fast (+)	+3 I think Bobby Allison because he did more with what he had than any other driver in history. He won in a Matador. Bobby Allison
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#2 \| 207 days ago derms33 (+)	+4 The Intimidator! Dale Earnhardt
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#3 \| 207 days ago JohnFrench (+)	+5 i have to go with the "King" on this one.. most wins and most starts in NASCAR history, that should speak volumes in itself, he won NASCAR races on the dirt, on the pavement. and 27 wins in 1 season.. i think his accomplishments just speak for themselves.. Richard Petty
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#4 \| 206 days ago Luke4HMS (+)	(Edited by Luke4HMS) +3 I gotta be the Spoil sport!~!! As for the Modern Era, Hands down JEFF GORDON! YOU KNOW!~ Jeff Gordon
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#5 \| 206 days ago Luke4HMS (+)	Luke4HMS wrote: I gotta be the Spoil sport!~!! As for the Modern Era, Hands down JEFF GORDON! YOU KNOW!~ +3 But being it said all time, Have to go Richard Petty!! Wish there was a fair way to really compare, but there is not! Jeff Gordon
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#6 \| 205 days ago CUTiger92 (+)	+4 David Pearson's NASCAR Statistics: Racing Career: 1960-1986 Starts: 574 Wins: 105 Top 5s: 301 Top 10s: 366 Poles: 113 His overall win record of 105 places his second only behind “The King”, Richard Petty whose career wins total 200. His winning percentage of 18.29% is number one for those drivers competing in at least 240 races. Richard Petty said about David Pearson "a better pure driver than I am and probably the best pure driver ever." Petty continued, "he drives smart and hard and he has to be one of the best ever. I respect his record, which is the best ever." David Pearson
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#7 \| 205 days ago Luke4HMS (+)	CUTiger92 wrote: David Pearson's NASCAR Statistics: Racing Career: 1960-1986 Starts: 574 Wins: 105 Top 5s: 301 Top 10s: 366 Poles: 113 His overall win record of 105 places his second only behind “The King”, Richard Petty whose career wins total 200. His winning percentage of 18.29% is number one for those drivers competing in at least 240 races. Richard Petty said about David Pearson "a better pure driver than I am and probably the best pure driver ever." Petty continued, "he drives smart and hard and he has to be one of the best ever. I respect his record, which is the best ever." +3 No doubt he was great, I just say you can not possibly compare them from different times, rules (EVERYTHING) is different! I have a lot of respect for Pearson, and Petty, But line em up today, and I am not sure even they could have that much success! Just a opinion, that is all! Jeff Gordon
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#8 \| 204 days ago JohnFrench (+)	Luke4HMS wrote: No doubt he was great, I just say you can not possibly compare them from different times, rules (EVERYTHING) is different! I have a lot of respect for Pearson, and Petty, But line em up today, and I am not sure even they could have that much success! Just a opinion, that is all! +3 i agree, but i also bet if you threw Jeff Gordon into an old Daytona Charger that Petty drove for some Championships, i bet Gordon wouldnt be able to drive it as well as petty did.. the old cars were so much harder to drive then the cars of today.. Richard Petty
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#9 \| 204 days ago Luke4HMS (+)	JohnFrench wrote: i agree, but i also bet if you threw Jeff Gordon into an old Daytona Charger that Petty drove for some Championships, i bet Gordon wouldnt be able to drive it as well as petty did.. the old cars were so much harder to drive then the cars of today.. +3 Very good point!! Works both ways dont it! Jeff Gordon
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#10 \| 204 days ago CUTiger92 (+)	Luke4HMS wrote: Very good point!! Works both ways dont it! +2 I could not agree more... The way technology and tracks have changed over the years, it is very difficult to compare drivers of today with drivers of the past eras. From dirt to paved tracks, from short tracks to super speedways, from souped up street cars to engineered race cars; how would you even start? History of NASCAR David Pearson
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#11 \| 204 days ago osubeavers_dettigers (+)	+2 it was definently dale, when petty was winning everything racing was not as popular or competitve. dale started at that time and was winning, and he was still winning when the sport had evolved into what it is now, against the toughest competition. Dale Earnhardt
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#12 \| 204 days ago JohnFrench (+)	osubeavers_dettigers wrote: it was definently dale, when petty was winning everything racing was not as popular or competitve. dale started at that time and was winning, and he was still winning when the sport had evolved into what it is now, against the toughest competition. +2 so your saying the racing back when Petty was racing was not as competitive?? how do you figure that?? Petty was one of the pioneers getting NASCAR to where it is, the "popular" drivers are the ones who helped push it into the public eye and get it more out there for the public, but if it wasnt for Petty, Allison's, Yarbrough's and the others before Earnhardt, it would not be where it is today.. Richard Petty
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#13 \| 204 days ago osubeavers_dettigers (+)	im not really saying it like that, of course it was competitive, but racing was limited to mainly the east coast then. when rod osterlund made his way from california, he brought doug richert to someday be dale's crew chief, neither of them new much about Nascar racing, only seeing it on television a few times, and look what they did, their second year in the series dale won the title. im just syaing that there were better drivers and teams who were out there but hadn't yet got an opportunity because nascar wasnt as popular as it is now. and of course petty, allison, yarborough, and roberts were the pioneers of the sport, but when dale was rising to power nascar was getting more and more exposure due to the advances in broadcasting, and technology Dale Earnhardt
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