I haven't watched a Nascar race in a few years now. Use to be a rabid Nascar fan. But, I did see on the news that Kyle won his 200th Series race, tying Richard Petty. He is one hell of a driver for sure. Congrats to him.
I am not sure I would have them in that order. I think Petty would be in front of kyle on any list I made assuming it is over all and not just a single subject eval.Dale Earnhardt > Kyle Busch > Richard Petty
Fight me.
I am not sure I would have them in that order. I think Petty would be in front of kyle on any list I made assuming it is over all and not just a single subject eval.
David Pearson might disagree with you.
Love him/hate him, he has the broadest skill set on the track. And he's not jimmy johnson, so that's a plus..
I just don't feel like Richard Petty's accomplishments really amount to a whole lot when you consider the era he raced in. For instance:
50+ races a year
25-35 car fields (of which maybe two or three were competitive)
150-200 mile race lengths
Slower, easier to drive cars (coming from drivers who raced back then and wheeled the cars of the modern era)
Huge sponsor backing (that almost nobody else had)
Notice that when the level of competition in NASCAR really stepped up in the mid-to-late 70s, Richard Petty essentially fell off the face of the earth. JMO.
I read this 3 times & still can't figure it out.About what exactly? Nothing I said is false.
Jimmie Johnson will definitely go down in history as one of the best there ever was, unfortunately I think his time has come to an end. I don't see JJ putting his car back in victory lane unless it's at Daytona or Talladega.
Should JJ have his seven championships? No. Should Kyle Busch have his one and only so far? Also no. Alas, it's the rules we play by.
50 races a year, Kyle has the opportunity to run 52 to 70 races a year.
Number of cars not that different then today and there were a number a good racers as mentioned David Pearson and others.
Easier to drive? Slower? Today’s race cars are so much easier with all the modern tech that they did not have back then. Back then then we’re basically street cars with the doors welded shut.
Anyway Busch is good and may someday catch the Kings 200 top tier win record.
I read this 3 times & still can't figure it out.
JJ did win those championships. I feel like his team & money/quality of cars helped, that's a no brainer.
But the part with Kyle Bush? His skills over the course of the season was championship worthy. No?
It's easy to throw hate on Kyle. In the past, I couldn't stand him. But race by race, I saw him for what he actually is. Like it or not, a true skilled racer.
I've not watched like I used to. But when I was, he was the best driver every Sunday. And, evidently still is.
Seeing post #20. So you're an Earnhardt fan?
Just to clarify for those who aren't aware.
200 wins = amongst all 3 NASCAR classes.
He’s won 94 Xfinity Series races, 53 Truck Series races and 53 Cup Series races.
The majority of his wins are in the Xfinity and truck series. If he doesn't win when he's entered in those fields then its a bad day for him. He's typically the best driver in those fields and his equipment is way better than every team other than maybe JR Motorsports. All the cars aren't even close to equal. I'm in tight with a local Xfinity team just getting started and its amazing what the "BIG"teams do and the amount of R&D that goes into these cars. Its almost silly.
And for the record. If NASCAR didn't go to the chase (playoff style) format, Jeff Gordon would have something like 9 or more championships. He had the most dominant team in his 20 year career hands down. JJ would only have 1 or so.
The magnitude of some of these differences is insane. However, the fact is that it is what it is. For the past 13 seasons, a playoff format has been used to determine the NASCAR champion, and that doesn’t look like it will change in the near future.
You use David Pearson as an argument to my number of competitive drivers comment, but who else can you name? Because I did say there were two or three others who could compete on a regular basis back then. But today? Try 10 or more.
Just off the top of my head. junior Johnson, Allison brothers, Buddy Baker, Benny Parsons, Cale Yarbrough, Neil Bonnet, Harry Giant, etc. They all won races and championships during the hey days of 60-70s.
Nope. I mean, I didn't hate the guy, but when I became a casual watcher in 2000 at the age of eight, I was a Matt Kenseth fan. That stuck up until his last race last year.
There's just no denying that Dale Earnhardt was the best racer ever IMO. 76 modern era wins, seven championships. All in a time when races didn't reset every 50-75 laps, the points didn't reset with 10 races to go and anyone in the top ten could've won. Winning and consistency was key. And Earnhardt was doing it up until his death in 2001 at the age of 49.
It's already been covered. Petty fan by chance? Lol