The High 10 Race Automobile Drivers Ever

It was the yr 1998 and as a part of Nascars fiftieth anniversary they determined to assemble a listing of fifty of the highest race automotive drivers within the auto racing trade, the thought first took place when the NBA granted 50 of its gamers for the Biggest Gamers In NBA historical past. To cite the president of Nascar, Invoice France mentioned that “These are the lads who outline the competitors of our sport. Their accomplishments are the benchmark that a lot of our historical past is recognized by. Honoring them on this approach, at first of the NASCAR fiftieth Anniversary celebration, is a technique of exhibiting our true appreciation for them and the invaluable contribution they’ve given over the previous 50 years. These are the drivers who made and make NASCAR followers stand on their toes and cheer. These are the drivers who’re NASCAR historical past.”

Properly since there’s already a listing of fifty that commemorates all the best drivers, I made a decision to make a listing of 10 together with their sponsorships and or manufacturers of the drivers at hand together with somewhat little bit of different details about the motive force. These drivers have all been within the limelight for fairly a while now, however just a few of them are up and coming drivers as properly. The outdated 50 depend listing had quite a lot of deceased drivers, and I wished to listing all of the newer drivers nonetheless within the Nascar trade. These drivers will not be in any kind of an order, so let’s have a look, we could?

Jeff Gordon of Pittsboro, Indiana was born August 4, 1971 and drives the Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 Chevrolet. He had 36 begins in 2007, 6 wins, 30 high tens, and 1 DNF. Sponsors embrace Du Pont, Pepsi, GM, Motorsports Authentics, EA Sports activities, Jeff Gordon Racing Faculty, and Time Warner Cable. As of proper now Jeff is ranked at #8.

Tony Stewart of Rushville, Indiana was born Might 20, 1971 and drives the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 Dwelling Depot Toyota. Tony had 36 begins, 3 wins, 23 high tens, 4DNFs and was sixth within the Championship standings within the yr 2007. Sponsorships embrace Dwelling Depot, Coca-Cola, Outdated Spice, Toyota, Subway, Simpson, Mac Instruments, and Oakley. Rank #7

Kurt Busch of Las Vegas, Nevada was born August 4, 1978 and drives the Penske Racing No. 2 Dodge. In 2007 he had 36 begins, 2 wins, 14 high tens, 3 DNFs and was eighth within the Championships. Sponsors embrace the likes of Miller Lite, Snap-on, Mobil 1, Kodak, Penske, Sirius, PPG and Dodge simply to call just a few. Rank #18

Kyle Busch (little brother of Kurt) of Las Vegas, Nevada was born Might 2, 1985 and drives the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Toyota and in 2007 he had 36 begins, 1 win, 20 high tens, 2 DNFs and was fifth within the Championships. Sponsors embrace M&Ms and Susan G Komen For The Remedy. Rank #11

Denny Hamlin of Midlothian, Virginia was born November 18, 1980 and drives the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 Toyota. Denny had 36 begins, 1 win, 18 high tens, 1 DNF and was twelfth within the Championships, sponsors embrace that of FedEx, Coca-Cola, Joe Gibbs Racing, TRD, Toyota and Willey X Sun shades. Rank #12

Matt Kenseth of Cambridge, Wisconsin was born March 10, 1972 and drives the Roush Fenway Racing No. 17 Ford. In 2007 Matt had 36 begins, 2 wins, 22 high tens, 4 DNFs, and he was 4th within the Championships. Sponsors embrace Gatorade, Kraft, Ford, Sherwin Williams, and MRO. Rank #9

Dale Earnhardt Jr. of Kannapolis, North Carolina was born October 10, 1974 and drives the Hendrick Motorsports No. 88 Chevrolet. Dale had 36 begins, 12 high tens, 9 DNFs, and was sixteenth within the Championships. In 2008 Dale determined to go away the corporate based by his dad and transfer to Hendrick Motorsports. Sponsors embrace Remington, The Outlaw, Snap-on and Budweiser. Rank #10

Carl Edwards of Columbia, Missouri was born August 15, 1979 and drives the Roush Fenway Racing No. 99 Ford. He had 36 begins, 3 wins, 15 high tens, 4DNFs, and was ninth within the Championships, Sponsors embrace Constitution Communications, Roundup, MacTools, and Superchips. Rank #2

Martin Truex Jr. of Mayetta, New Jersey was born June 20, 1980 and drives the Dale Earnhardt Inc. No. 1 Chevrolet. He had 36 begins, 1 win, 14 high tens, 4 DNFs and completed eleventh within the Championships. Sponsors embrace Enterprise, American Airways, Hampton, SPRO, Motorsports Authentics, Behr Designs and Bec-Automobile Printing Firm. Rank #17

Jeff Burton of South Boston, Virginia was born June 29, 1967 and drives the Richard Childress Racing No. 31 Chevrolet. Jeff had 36 begins, 1 win, 18 high tens, 3DNFs and was seventh within the Championships. Jeffs Sponsors embrace AT&T, Lenox and Prilosecotc. Rank #4

And naturally rank #1 is Jimmie Johnson however, if you happen to’re a hardcore fan you would not even must take a guess at why! In 2007 he had 36 begins, 10 wins, 24 high tens, 4DNFS and he was the NEXTEL Cup Championship. As a 3rd consecutive championship Jimmie and crew chief Knaus won’t make the identical errors that precipitated the suspensions and penalties that that they had final season. The 2 males work as a crew very properly and plan on bettering their recreation plan somewhat higher this yr!