Dale Earnhardt Jr. revealed his all-time top-10 NASCAR drivers. However, not all fans agreed with his choices.
Choosing your favorites is always a very subjective opinion, even though facts can generally back the choices. And not every person needs to have the same favorites.
However, when it comes to selecting all-time top-10 lists, some facts can be overwhelming and could point out the biases of the chooser. Generally, in NASCAR, the choice can largely be determined by the drivers’ wins and even more specifically, the championships they have won.
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And for this reason, a driver can be great like Denny Hamlin but having never won the championship, such drivers can miss out on the list. Nonetheless, with 3,047 drivers to choose from, and among them 35 with championship titles, and 203 with at least a win, there’s a lot of freedom to choose from.
So, here is Dale. Jr’s choice of all-time top-10 NASCAR drivers.
Ok.
Earnhardt Sr
Cale Yarborough
Pearson
Jimmie Jam
Petty
Jeff Gordon
Kyle Busch
Bobby Allison
Waltrip
Harvick— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) December 6, 2022
The list includes Dale Earnhardt, Cale Yarborough, David Pearson, Jimmie Jam (Johnson), Richard Petty, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Bobby Allison, Michael Waltrip and Kevin Harvick.
While Dale Jr.’s list includes the regular contenders in Dale Earnhardt Sr., Jimmie Johnson, and Richard Petty, not all fans were satisfied with his choices. Some particular omissions include three times cup champions Tony Stewart and Mark Martin, who is generally considered to be the best driver to never have won the championship.
Some fans were also surprised by the inclusion of Harvick.
Im not mad at it, but surprised to see Harvick on the list here
— Ethan (@efgregs) December 6, 2022
You forgot about Davey Allison
— tony tidwell (@TidwellTony) December 6, 2022
Dale was already in the cup series for 20 years at that point your talking about the final 5 years of his career…guys start to decline at that age and jeff was in his prime. It would be like wizards Jordan vs prime Lebron
— Tim Manzella (@1liTjm) December 6, 2022
What exactly do you mean "does Kyle Busch have the Kevin harvick stats"? They have the same number of wins, and Kyle has one more championship…
— Joe Benoit (@BostonBlueMoon) December 8, 2022
This is a solid list. Born in 1971 I grew up in the stands at Charlotte Motor Speedway when that was its name. Fell asleep as a child in the middle of The 600. Bobby Allison remains my favorite driver ever. My family HATED Petty but watching these icons race was truly an honor.
— Chambermaid to Wulfie & Neville Mr Longbottom (@agador4) December 8, 2022
Over the course of his racing career, Harvick has won multiple races, all the major races, 60 of which have been in the NASCAR Cup Series as well as 47 wins in the Xfinity Series and 14 wins in the Camping World Truck Series for a total of 121 wins across NASCAR's top 3 Series.
— K€V!π L@π¢€ BU®π$ (@klburns8878) December 6, 2022
Over the course of his racing career, Harvick has won multiple races, all the major races, 60 of which have been in the NASCAR Cup Series as well as 47 wins in the Xfinity Series and 14 wins in the Camping World Truck Series for a total of 121 wins across NASCAR's top 3 Series.
— K€V!π L@π¢€ BU®π$ (@klburns8878) December 6, 2022
No list can be perfect. Your personal favorites can also affect your decision-making. And any list, whether made by Dale. Jr or NASCAR or any fans will be subject to criticism on some aspects.
Nonetheless, it is more important to keep the debate open as such things are never absolute.
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