Greatest NASCAR Drivers

[Tim]

After making F1 drivers list, figured I would make an American counterpart.

Criteria: influence, achievements, driving ability, style of driving

1. Richard Petty - Petty Enterprises, Wood Brothers Racing, Mike Curb
2. Dale Earnhardt - Osterlund Racing, Bud Moore Engineering, Richard Childress Racing
3. Jimmie Johnson - Hendrick Motorsports, Petty GMS, Legacy Motor Club
4. Jeff Gordon - Hendrick Motorsports, Rick Hendrick, DuPont Racing
5. David Pearson - Cotton Owens, Holman-Moody, Wood Brothers Racing
6. Darrell Waltrip - DiGard Racing, Junior Johnson & Associates, Hendrick Motorsports
7. Cale Yarborough - Junior Johnson & Associates, Ranier Racing, Harry Melling
8. Bobby Allison - Bud Moore Engineering, DiGard Racing, Ranier Racing
9. Tony Stewart - Joe Gibbs Racing, Stewart-Haas Racing, Gene Haas Racing
10. Kyle Busch - Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing, Richard Childress Racing
11. Ned Jarrett - Bondy Long, Burton-Robinson, Charles Robinson
12. Lee Petty - Petty Enterprises, Chrysler Factory, Dodge Factory
13. Joey Logano - Joe Gibbs Racing, Team Penske, Brad Keselowski Racing
14. Kevin Harvick - Richard Childress Racing, Stewart-Haas Racing, Rodney Childers Racing
15. Rusty Wallace - Blue Max Racing, Penske Racing, Miller Brewing Team
16. Bill Elliott - Melling Racing, Junior Johnson & Associates, Evernham Motorsports
17. Junior Johnson - Paul Spaulding, Holly Farms, Junior Johnson & Associates
18. Mark Martin - Roush Racing, Ginn Racing, Hendrick Motorsports
19. Denny Hamlin - Joe Gibbs Racing, FedEx Racing, 23XI Racing
20. Matt Kenseth - Roush Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing, Roush Fenway Racing
21. Herb Thomas - Herb Thomas Racing, Yunick Racing, Herman Beam
22. Tim Flock - Ted Chester, Hubert Westmoreland, Carl Kiekhaefer
23. Dale Jarrett - Joe Gibbs Racing, Robert Yates Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing
24. Terry Labonte - Billy Hagan Racing, Junior Johnson & Associates, Hendrick Motorsports
25. Brad Keselowski - Team Penske, Penske Racing, RFK Racing
26. Fireball Roberts - Smokey Yunick, Holman-Moody, Banjo Matthews
27. Kurt Busch - Roush Racing, Penske Racing, Stewart-Haas Racing
28. Bobby Isaac - Harry Hyde, Nord Krauskopf, Junior Johnson & Associates
29. Buck Baker - Carl Kiekhaefer, Griffin Motors, Buck Baker Racing
30. Kyle Larson - Chip Ganassi Racing, Hendrick Motorsports, Spire Motorsports
31. Martin Truex Jr. - Dale Earnhardt Inc., Furniture Row Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing
32. Chase Elliott - JR Motorsports, Rick Hendrick, Hendrick Motorsports
33. Carl Edwards - Jack Roush, Roush Fenway Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing
34. Dale Earnhardt Jr. - Bud Moore Engineering, Dale Earnhardt Inc., Hendrick Motorsports
35. Joe Weatherly - Clayton Mitchell, Holman-Moody, Bud Moore Engineering
36. Rex White - L.D. Austin, Chevrolet Factory, Rex White Racing
37. Fred Lorenzen - Holman-Moody, Ford Factory, Wood Brothers Racing
38. Ricky Rudd - Bud Moore Engineering, Robert Yates Racing, Rudd Performance
39. Jeff Burton - Stavola Brothers, Roush Racing, Richard Childress Racing
40. Benny Parsons - L.G. DeWitt, Bud Moore Engineering, Harry Hyde
41. Bobby Labonte - Petty Enterprises, Joe Gibbs Racing, Hall of Fame Racing
42. Ryan Blaney - Wood Brothers Racing, Roger Penske, Team Penske
43. Davey Allison - Hoss Ellington, Ranier Racing, Robert Yates Racing
44. Buddy Baker - Petty Enterprises, Bud Moore Engineering, Ranier Racing
45. Fonty Flock - Hudson Factory, Frank Christian, Carl Kiekhaefer
46. Geoff Bodine - Cliff Stewart Racing, Hendrick Motorsports, Bud Moore Engineering
47. Neil Bonnett - Wood Brothers Racing, RahMoc Enterprises, Junior Johnson & Associates
48. Harry Gant - Mach 1 Racing, Leo Jackson Motorsports
49. Ernie Irvan - Morgan-McClure Motorsports, Robert Yates Racing, MB2 Motorsports
50. Alan Kulwicki - Terry Motorsports, AK Racing