Please do more lists eric and rank every track at the end of the season

I love how a longtime NASCAR reporter who hasn’t tweeted since 2020 just showed up without warning and dropped the most definitive NASCAR list of the last 20 years. Then left as suddenly as he came. What a Chad.

Here's my take on Truex vs Kurt Busch. Truex, in cup since 2006, really only gets factored here because of what he has done 2015-2021. Kurt, while no single year matches either of Truex's 2016-2019, was consistently around, and look what Kurt was able to do after leaving Penske, in what he'd done for the teams he drove for. Truex's Furniture Row tear and eventual Gibbs stats arguably would not have happened had Kurt never driven for that team in 2013, showing them what they could do. Then after SHR, went to Ganassi in the struggling 1 and made them consistent, and again, arguably, the stepping stones were put in place for Trackhouse to do what they are doing now.

I'd love to see a "top 5 drivers at every track" list, like (just saying random drivers) Martinsville 1) gordon 2) johnson 3) hamlin 4) MTJ 5) cody ware etc etc, and go through every tracks fop 5, I feel like it would be really useful info going into every race weekend and would be fun to re-visit before every race

Gordon was super consistent in the 2000's/2010's when the rules shifted away from valuing that. Which interestingly he lacked in the 90's. He was definitely the best driver in 2007 and 2014.

I'm glad truex is getting some attention. Feels like he is super underrated

Kenseth clinched that championship at Rockingham that year. He should definitely be further up the list after something broke at Martinsville and Logano ended up in the wall. Boy, we all knew it was coming! I have never before or since heard such a loud fan reaction of approval! Glad I recorded it even though I was there. Love watching it every now and then! 😂

I feel like this is hard to list because many were finishing 2nd to Jimmie Johnson had a huge affects on the win totals for some like Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart vs Kyle Busch who got a lot of his when Jimmie fell off.

As a larson fan, I agree he's at like 11th or 12th, I think Carl Edwards could've made it

This was a very enjoyable video to watch, keep up the good work!

1. Danica Patrick 2. Trevor bayne 3. Ricky stenhouse... Oh wait wrong list

My List: 1. Jimmie Johnson (83 wins 7 champ) 2. Kyle Busch (60 wins 2 champ) 3. Tony Stewart (46 wins 3 champ) 4. Kevin Harvick (58 wins 1 champ) 5. Jeff Gordon (44 wins 1 champ) 6. Matt Kenneth (39 wins 1 champ) 7. Brad Keslowksi (35 Wins 1 champ) 8. Denny Hamlin (48 wins) 9. Kurt Busch (34 wins 1 champ) 10. Martin Truex Jr. (31 wins 1 champ) 11. Joey Logano (29 wins 1 champ) 12. Kyle Larson (17 wins 1 champ) 13. Carl Edwards (28 wins) 14. Chase Elliott (14 wins 1 champ) 15. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (26 wins) 16. Greg Biffle (19 wins) 17. Bobby Labonte (9 wins 1 champ) 18. Kasey Kahne (18 wins) 19. Ryan Newman (18 wins) 20. Tie: Clint Bowyer (10 wins) Jeff Burton (10 wins)

Jeff Gordon retired full-time seven years ago. His numbers are still great. In my opinion, he's no lower than third. My Top Ten First: Jimmie Johnson 2nd: Tony Stewart 3rd: Jeff Gordon 4th: Kyle Busch 5th: Kevin Harvick 6th: Matt Kenseth 7th: Denny Hamlin 8th: Martin Truex Jr. 9th: Brad Keselowski 10th: Kurt Busch

I would have to throw Cousin Carl in to tie for 10th! As a Gordon fan, I hated to see a backflip

I appreciate there were 3 separate lists and none of them included Dale Jr. I respect what he did for the sport and he was a threat in the early 2000s, but he is definitely not top 10 material

I think Kevin Lepage should be in the conversation for #1.

my top 10 drivers list 1) Timmy Hill 2) Timmy Hill 3) Timmy Hill 4) Timmy Hill 5) Timmy Hill 6) Timmy Hill 7) Timmy Hill 8) Timmy Hill 9) Timmy Hill 10) Timmy Hill *…oh are we not talking about iracing*

As a Denny fan, I am impressed at how many people in the comments have him on their lists. I agree with his positioning on Eric and NBCs lists. I think even without a championship its hard to look passed a guy thats 1 win away from tying Tony Stewart on the All Time win list for Cup.

I can argue Carl Edwards fairly easily. He tied Tony Stewart for the 2011 title and only lost it by tie breaker (wins). Had the tire breaker been literally anything else, Edwards wins the 2011 title and he gets much closer to the list. Plus, he had two other championship runs that got him close to winning it.

Nice variety of lists shown in this video of the greatest NASCAR drivers since the 2000s! Some of these drivers I’ve known about since getting into NASCAR like Jeff Gordon.

My list is: 1. Johnson 2. Ky. Busch 3. Stewart 4. Harvick 5. Gordon 6. Keselowski 7. Hamlin 8. Truex Jr. 9. Kenseth 10. Edwards Honorable Mentions 11. Logano 12. Ku. Busch 13. Larson

Lets not forget Johnson also did 5 in a row. That will never happen again imo

10.Casey Mears 9. Travis Kvapil 8.Joey Gase 7. Timmy hill 6. Kaz gralla 5.David stremme 4.Scott speed 3. Kevin Conway 2.Danica Patrick 1. Daaaaaaaaale jr

I feel like people forget that under the Latford system, Kevin Harvick would be a five time champion. 2010, 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2020. And the funny thing is that would have done this in most of these years without having the most wins. Harvick is by far one of the most consistent drivers of the last twenty years. Even in 2021 when he went winless, he still had an insanely consistent season. Edit: Kyle Busch would have won in 2018 not Harvick

I'll give it up to you Eric I've been a fan of yours for 4+ years & I know you're not a huge fan of Tony Stewart which is my driver but you are fair and consistent and bottom line championships pay the rent. They're too many variables to get things down to this and that and left and right and up and down and black and white but I can't argue with your list because you're a real Nascar fan and you pay attention like I. Another great episode brother 👍🏻

Lists like this are always fun to make

I swear, the toxic Chase fans will say Chase should've made the list

Jimmie Johnson's #1 due to his 5 in a row. NO CONTEST

This is definitely an interesting topic, considering there have been 3 primarily different point systems in place during this time period. That being said, I'm not sure how much you can rely on championships to count toward an analysis like this. But if I remember correctly, if the "classic" points system was still in place, Jeff Gordon would have 7 championships, Jimmie would have 3, and Kevin Harvick would have 4 today. Granted they prolly would have raced different seasons differently, but it stinks that we don't have an apples to apples comparison for these kind of things.

This should be a very fun interesting video to watch🍿

Eric forgot to mention Cody Ware. He is the undisputed best driver since 2000

Good list. And you saw thru the fan fav BS and kept it legit.

Fox Top 10 : 1 : JD McDuffie 2 : Cody Ware 3 : a pig 4 : Jesus Christ 5 : Bubba Wallace 6 : Eric Estepp 7 : Kenny Wallace 8 : Brian Keselowski 9 : Vin Diesel 10 : Finn McMissile

My Top 10 Best NASCAR Driver's from 2000 onward 10. Carl Edwards 9. Kurt Busch 8. Kevin Harvick 7. Martin Truex Jr. 6. Denny Hamlin 5. Matt Kenseth 4. Kyle Busch 3. Jeff Gordon 2. Tony Stewart 1. Jimmie Johnson Honourable Mentions Chase Elliott Ryan Newman Brad Keselowski Kyle Larson Mark Martin Clint Bowyer Dale Jr. Greg Biffle

Ranking the all time Truck series drivers 1: Ron Hornaday 51 wins 4 Championships 2: Kyle Busch wins 62 and perctage alone even though he's not allowed to qualify for a championship 3: Jack Sprague 4: Mike Skinner 5: Todd Bodine 6: Johnny Sauter 7: Matt Crafton 8: Ted Musgrave 9: Johnny Benson 10: Dennis Setzer

I'd love to see you do an updated top 10 NASCAR tracks either of this current schedule or since 2010, especially now with the "Next Gen car" making a lot of the traditionally "boring" tracks SO much better! My top ten: 1. Johnson 2. Stewart 3. KY Busch 4. Harvick 5. Gordon 6. Kenseth 7. Brad K 8. Kurt Busch 9. Logano 10. MTJ Honorable mentions: Larson, Hamlin, Mark Martin, Dale Jr, and Greg Biffle

Love your video Eric ! Would you consider doing a list of non championship drivers !. I mean you have drivers like Mark Martin Dale Earnhardt Jr I mean guys like that might not have a championship but the sport still would not be what it is today without them ! Big fan of Eric !

My list 1. Jimmie Johnson (Chase Era GOAT) 2. Kyle Busch (Less championships than JJ) 3. Kevin Harvick (Unparalleled longevity, amazing driver) 4. Tony Stewart (Horrendous drop-off at the end) 5. Jeff Gordon (Best of the 90s, not so much for 2000s) 6. Matt Kenseth (Pure consistency) 7. Denny Hamlin (Higher if he hoisted the cup) 8. Carl Edwards (HOW DID EVERYONE FORGET THIS MAN?!) 9. Martin Truex Jr. (Did so much with so little) T-10. Kurt Busch, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski (Logano and Brad go up when talking about just the 2010s, but neither did anything in the 2000s, so Kurt gets credit for that, along with his amazing performances in trash equipment (FRR 78, CGR 1))

How different would the narrative(s) have been if NASCAR had retained the full season Winston Cup points format instead of several different versions of the Chase and then the subsequent playoff format since 2003? Not that it matters, because the counter argument would always be that the drivers and teams would have raced differently if the full season format had been retained-and by and large they would be correct in their assertion. This is why I never placed much stock in it, although I continued to keep track just to see. So, for this century we know that historically from 2000-2003 it was Bobby Labonte, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and finally Matt Kenseth. So what would the the rest of the century have looked like so far? 2004 Jeff Gordon (5) 2005 Tony Stewart (2) 2006 Jimmie Johnson (1) 2007 Jeff Gordon (6) 2008 Carl Edwards (1) 2009 Jimmie Johnson (2) 2010 Kevin Harvick (1) 2011 Carl Edwards (2) 2012 Brad Keselowski (1) 2013 Jimmie Johnson (3) 2014 Jeff Gordon (7) 2015 Kevin Harvick (2) 2016 Kevin Harvick (3) 2017 Martin Truex (1) 2018 Kyle Busch (1) 2019 Kyle Busch (2) 2020 Kevin Harvick (4) 2021 Kyle Larson (1) All these seasons were scored using the Winston Cup points system which had the race winners score increased to 185 with 5 points for a lap led and 5 points for the most laps led for a max of 195 in a given race in the mid 2000's. The number in parenthesis are that drivers career number of Winston Cups. So now all of a sudden Gordon and Harvick have 4 championships in the 2000's, Johnson 3, Stewart, Edwards and Kyle Busch have 2. That's what I meant by the change in narratives. All of a sudden Carl Edwards is a muti-time champion and now would be on many peoples top 10 lists for this century. The reason why Eric feels like Harvick should have won more championships is because Harvick had multiple years of full season dominance or near dominance-but the championships since 2014 have been decided on what happens in 1 race at the end of the season. The year that Harvick won his real life championship, 2014, he was only 4th, 242 points behind Jeff Gordon in the Winston Cup standings. He won 5 races but was wildly inconsistent at the beginning of the year, with 4 finishes of 30th or worse in the first 8 races, but winning 2 of those 8 races (Phoenix and Darlington). It was a hole too deep to climb out of. Harvick is my driver but I almost puked when he won it in 2014 because I really felt like he didn't deserve it. I then I rationalized that it made up for the one that got away in 2010. But then 2015 happened. Dominant all year, but dared to only finish 2nd in the final race to a guy that missed more than a quarter of the season due to injury. I personally never really liked any version of the Chase, and I absolutely abhor the current playoff format. I really don't care who wins the real circus, oops I mean championship. I still watch through the lens of 2 different season long championships-the Winston Cup, and another project I keep track of. I call it the FIA Cup, because I use the 25 for first down to 1 for 10th FIA system that Formula 1 uses. It really only something that I do for me, and some of the results have been interesting, like the fact that I have scored every Cup race back to 1949, and Jimmie Johnson is the only 7 time FIA champion. Let that sink in for a minute.

My list is the exact same with the exception I'd put KB at 2 over Smoke. Well done.

I'm glad for the most part NBC actually stuck to the title by naming the best drivers from the early 2000s especially

Personally I think Newman should’ve been an honorable mention. Poles are not wins, but Ryan Newman had 51 poles in his career from 2001-2021, and that is 9th on the all-time list.

Top 20 talents since 2000 1) Jimmie Johnson 2) Kyle Bush 3) Jeff Gordon 4) Tony Stewart 5) Carl Edwards 6) Denny Hamlin 7) Kevin Harvick 8) Brad Keselowski 9) Joey Logano 10) Matt Kenseth 11) Kurt Bush 12) MTJ 13) Kyle Larson 14) Mark Martin 15) Chase Elliot 16) Bobby Labonte 17) Greg Biffle 18) Rusty Wallace 19) Ross Chastain t-20) Dale Jr / Kasey Kahne (note this is me gauging talent, not necessarily top 10 career results)

Kurt Busch and Carl Edwards getting underrated

Mark Martin is easily in the top 10.

I'm mildly surprised at the lack of Dale Jr on here. You can say his stats would put him at 9, 10 or just off the list. But what he did for the popularity of the sport puts him in the top 5.

My list is: 1.Johnson 2. Ky Busch 3.Stewart 4.harvick 5.Gordon 6.kenseth 7.keseloski 8.MTJ 9.Hamlin 10.Carl Edwards Honorable mentions: ku Busch Larson Elliot Dale jr Newman Bowman Byron Logano

I would have put Ryan Newman on the honorable mentions list for sure. A ton of wins in that Alltel car back in the day.

1. jj 2. kb 3. stewart 4. jeff gordon 5. harvick 6. matt kenseth 7. bk 8. denny hamlin 9. logano 10. truex is my list

Kyle Busch is second place without a doubt. if you're talking straight up best driver list you can't ignore what he's done to the truck and xfinity series. it is not a stretch to say he's the greatest truck racer in human history

I would love to see a 90s top 10 list.

Mine is probably pretty bias in one placement and it'll be obvious right away 1) Kurt Busch 2) Kurt Busch 3) Kurt Busch 4) Kurt Busch 5) Kurt Busch 6) Kurt Busch 7) Kurt Busch 8) Kurt Busch 9) Kurt Busch 10) Kurt Busch Okay, now that nobody is reading 1) Jeff Gordon 2) Jimmie Johnson 3) Kyle Busch 4) Kevin Harvick 5) Tony Stewart 6) Matt Kenseth 7) Denny Hamlin 8) Joey Logano 9) Kurt Busch 10) Brad Keselowski I only put Kurt above Brad because of what Kurt did in sub-par equipment compared to what Brad has done so far in sub-par equipment Truex is just barely out. And yes I am biased.

1. Jimmie Johnson 2. Tony Stewart 3. Kyle Busch 4. Jeff Gordon 5. Kevin Harvick 6. Matt Kenseth 7. Brad Keslowski 8. Joey Logano 9. Martin Truex Jr 10. Kurt Busch 11. Kyle Larson 12. Chase Elliott 13. Denny Hamlin 14. Carl Edwards 15. Bobby Labonte

1. Johnson 2. Stewart 3. KY. Busch 4. Harvick 5. Gordon 6. Hamlin 7. Kenseth 8. Keselowski 9. Logano 10. KU. Busch

Can’t argue with a single pick here. 10th was obviously down to MTJ or Ku. Busch. I like Kurt these days and I think he deserves all the respect in the world. His 500 win does vault him up a little bit, but I don’t think you can rank him above MTJ. MTJ has almost as many wins in what , 5 or 6 less years of racing? He may not have a Daytona 500 win, but he’s won everything else, and some of that was in less than stellar equipment. My biggest argument for MTJ is the tear he went on from 2015-2021. Then 2018, when he was part of “the big 3.” There were multiple years when Truex was just flat out dominant. Kurt Busch has never shown that sort of dominance in his career. That alone gives MTJ the edge for me.

Carl Edwards should be an Honorable Mention for everyone behind Kurt Busch

Here’s my top ten drivers since 2000: 1. Johnson 2. Busch 3. Stewart 4. Gordon and Harvick (tie) 6. Denny Hamlin 7. Matt Kenseth 8. Brad Keselowski 9. Joey Logano 10. Carl Edwards

Here’s mine if anyone cares 1 Jimmie Johnson 2 Kyle bush 3 tony Stewart 4 Jeff Gordon 5 Kevin harvick 6 mtj 7 Matt kensith 8 brad keslowski 9 Joey Lagaono 10 Kurt bush Honorable mentions dale jr Denny Hamlin Carl edwards

1. Jimmie 2. Stewart 3. Ky. Busch 4. Harvick 5. Gordon 6. MTJ(took a small single car team and won a title, tied for most champ 4’s at 5, making it every year at Gibbs barring COVID season. Plus he’s got two xfinity championships) 7. Kenseth 8. Kurt Busch (the ability to win in so many different rides in so many different eras for as long as he has done it is mad impressive) 9. Hamlin (one break in one of those championships away from being 6 slots higher and right ahead of harvick as his three 500 wins plus the 4 years more harvick has raced, I’d have to give the tie breaker to Denny, but that’s still yet to happen) 10. Logano (I put him ahead of BK bc his up years are much higher, although his down years can be much lower too, however he’s going to continue to grow the gap and id rather have a guy who’s gonna give me 2-3 shots at a title in a 6 year period with a stinker mixed in than a guy who’s gonna always just be on the outside looking in at 4th-8th place) First 4 out 11. Brad K 12. Carl Edwards (I would love to have seen him run 5 more years for JGR, the level that they were at he’d surely have been in the running to get that title and find himself with probably 10-20 more wins and in the top 6-7 of this list but I digress) 13. Junior (2004 coming through would make a big difference, but a lot of drivers have those. He had his shots but mixing in the plethora of different places he found success as well as the 500 wins and I’d say he’s just on the cusp of one of the greatest of the last 2 decades and by far one of the most influential and positively impactful drivers the sport has ever seen) 14. Tie between Larson and Chase Elliot (obviously it’s different but their driving styles remind me of the senna/Prost dichotomy with one being insanely consistent at a high level and one possessing a level of skill beyond what even the greatest in the sport can do but doing so on a razors edge, resulting in some mistakes but ultimately some unbelievable streaks of unmatchable pace)

my list 1. jimmie johnson. 2. kyle busch. 3. tony stewert. 4. kevin harvick. 5. Jeff Gordon. 6. Matt Kenseth. 7. Hamlin. 8. Keselowski. 9. Martin Truex jr. 10. Kurt Busch

I have made a top 11, because I can’t leave a certain driver out, but here is my list: 1. Jimmie Johnson 2. Kyle Busch 3. Tony Stewart 4. Kevin Harvick 5. Jeff Gordon 6. Denny Hamlin 7. Brad Keselowski 8. Matt Kenseth 9. Joey Logano 10. Martin Truex Jr. 11. Kurt Busch

I agree with your list however I'm gonna switch Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch. Although Stewart has more championships, Kyle has more wins (cup and overall) and actually races in the cup series still

Your list was pretty accurate. But I don't like championships in the playoff format where one win or one bad result can bring someone up or down. I would love to know who would have won the championships on simple 36 race results, i'm sure a few would be different, especially Smoke in 2011 I would imagine

Harvick was held back by RCR. He had some great years there..but his time.with SHR had been incredible.

im just a guy with a gangster spongebob pfp, take this list with a grain of salt 1. johnson 2. stewart 3. busch 4. harvick 5. gordon 6. kenseth 7. logano 8. mtj 9. keselowski 10. hamlin only took larson off because of body of work, but he could easily eclipse a few ahead of him in a couple of seasons, 7-11 is so hard to rank. honorable mentions outside of the top 11 go to kurt and carl edwards

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU RANK THE TOP 10 drivers this season!

Good takes

Can you do a team tier list? I've just recently started watching and I don't really understand what makes one team better than the other and which teams are better than others.

Based on wheeler talent, Kurt is sick behind one. Kurt Busch fuses with cars like the movies Tron or Avatar with the those dragon like creatures, Don't forget 6th at Indy 500 finish. But that's just me and my obsession with excellence. And Kurt's still got the "It" Factor and maybe time to force his way into ppl's top 10..

Johnson, Gordon, Stewart, KFB, Harvick, logano, keselowski, mark martin, mtj, kenseth

This is a good list

One thing you should try to do is top 10 modern era nascar seasons

This was a fun video, here is my top 10: 1) Jimmy Johnson 2) Kyle Busch 3) Tony Stewart 4) Kevin Harvick 5) Jeff Gordon 6) Matt Kenseth 7) Joey Logano 8) Brad Kislowski 9) Denny Hamlin 10) Kurt Busch Honorable Mentions 11) Martin Truex Jr 12) Kyle Larson 13) Carl Edwards I put Ky Busch ahead of Stewart because he has a lot more wins than him and I don’t think he’s done winning yet, and I pick Kurt over Truex for tenth because I’d say both there winning days are over and Kurt has a couple more and a Daytona 500

If it's 2000,s Era why not Dale Sr, he damn near won his 8th championship in 2000, and had we not lost him in. 2001 I believe we would be talking an 8 time series champion, but that's just my opinion. However I do like the picks of the drivers who truly deserve to be on the list.

1. Jimmie Johnson 2. Tony Stewart 3. Kyle Busch 4. Kevin Harvick 5. Jeff Gordon 6. Brad Keselowski 7. Kurt Busch 8. Denny Hamlin 9. Matt Kenseth 10. Joey Logano

My top 10 list 1. Jimmie Johnson 2. Tony Stewart 3. Kyle Busch 4. Kevin Harvick 5. Jeff Gordon 6. Matt Kenseth 7. Brad Keselowski 8. Denny Hamlin 9. Martin Truex Jr. 10. Joey Logano

I'd be curious to see a 80's or 90's list

My list is 1. Johnson 2. Stewart 3. Kyle Busch 4. Harvick 5. Gordon 6. Kurt Busch 7. Kenseth 8. Keselowski 9. Logano 10. Hamlin Honorable mentions 11. MTJ 12. Edwards 13. Earnhardt Jr. 14. Mark Martin 15. Larson

I think you all are forgetting Dale Earnhardt, Rusty Wallace, Bobby Labonte, and other drivers that have retired and were not included.

I'd like to see a Top 15. Drivers like Dale Jr, Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards, Kyle Larson, and Chase Elliott should definitely be in the top 15. Kahne is underrated, he was a good driver with Evernham, managed to actually win in a Red Bull car, struggled a bit at Hendrick due to his health and the 5 obviously not being the same caliber as the 24 or 48 at that time, yet still managed a few memorable wins including the Brickyard. One common theme among the lists is that the majority of the drivers had one or maybe two teams they stuck with their entire career where they were prioritized. Not the case with Dale Jr or Kasey Kahne.

I think it's kinda disrespectful that zero lists had Dale Jr on them. I know the numbers aren't better than the other guys, but when you watched you knew he was always one of the best drivers on the track. There's a reason there was such a bidding war for him when he left DEI

I agree with your list for the most part. I would swap Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart. I would also swap MTJ and Logano

My list: 1. Johnson 2. Stewart 3. Ky Busch 4. Harvick 5. Gordon 6. Keselowski 7. Truex Jr. 8. Logano 9. Ku.Busch 10. Kenseth Next 5: Edwards, Dale Jr., Newman, Larson, Chase Elliott.

1. Johnson 2. Stewart 3. Gordon 4. Kyle Busch 5. Kevin Harvick 6. Matt Kenseth 7. Kurt Busch 8. Denny Hamlin 9. Carl Edwards 10. Joey Logano Honorable mentions in no specific order: MTJ, Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Greg Biffle, Ryan Newman.

Looks fined!!

Harvick would be a 4 time champion without a chase or playoff I would have him only behind Stewart and Johnson

Unpopular opinion if Denny wins a title he has a VERY strong argument for top 10 ever

1) Jimmie Johnson 2) Kyle Busch 3) Tony Stewart 4) Kevin Harvick 5) Jeff Gordon 6) Matt Kenseth 7) Martin Truex Jr 8) Brad Keselowski 9) Denny Hamlin 10) Joey Logano

1. Johnson 2. Kyle Busch 3. Stewart 4. Gordon 5. Keselowski 6. Harvick 7. Kenseth 8. Hamlin 9. Truex Jr. 10. Larson

Jimmie Johnson Kyle Busch Tony Stewart Jeff Gordon Kevin Harvick Matt Kenseth Brad Keselowski Joey Logano Kyle Larson Denny Hamlin

OK to be fair Larson truly was a championship contender in 2017 the reason he went out in the playoffs so early was because of ganassis engine failures

Carl Edwards should be high on the list. Even though he called it quits early in his career.

Personally my list, as a Gordon/HMS fan bias would be 1. Johnson 2. Stewart 3. Kyle Busch 4. Gordon 5. Harvick 6. Truex Jr 7. Kurt Busch 8. Kenseth 9. Hamlin 10. Keselowski/Logano For my list 1-6 I feel confident about my order, for 7-10 they could be rearranged in any order but I feel this is the 10. I think Kurt deserves the spot over Kenseth and the others for the fact that he not only won a championship in the same era as Kenseth but the fact that even in his time on mediocre teams he was never mediocre and he ALWAYS out performed his equipment. Keselowski and Logano not being in Penske the whole time? Well look at Keselowski this year. And Truex won his championship with front row motor sports and in the time Truex spent driving the Napa 56 car he was still relevant and fighting for his career and I remember thinking he deserved a top tier ride and was happy for him to get that championship and personally I think he should have a second one and Logano should have lost the damn war like Truex said he would at Martinsville.

This gives mean 2018 top 50 videos flash backs which is 5 years ago . I am gonna go cry in an corner now

I would agree with your top 10. Kurt Busch 11th. Then, Earnhardt, Edwards, Biffle, Newman, and Kahne would be my next 5.

My 2000s top 10 is 1. Johnson 2. Stewart 3. KY. Busch 4. Harvick 5. Gordon 6. Kenseth 7. Truex Jr 8. Hamlin 9. Ku. Busch 10. Edwards HM 11. Larson 12. Earnhardt Jr. 13. Martin 14. Biffle 15. Ch. Elliott

I think Carl Edwards should be on there somewhere, he did everything but win a championship. Maybe because his career ended so abruptly?

I would put chase Elliott at 12 because he has had a young career has at least 35 wins in his career

My top 10 1. Johnson 2. Gordon 3. Stewart 4. Ky Bush 5. Harvick 6. Keselowski 7. Hamlin 8. Logano 9. Truex 10. Kenseth I put more stock into who would have won championships in those years under the old points system. Nobody got screwed more by the chase format then Gordon. He would have won 3 more under the old system

I want a video on why Kenseth was your favorite driver.