What are your lists for top 10 NASCAR drivers right now?

10. BJ McLeod 9. Travis Pastrana 8. JJ Yeley 7. Kamui Kobayashi 6. Ryan Newman 5. Jimmie Johnson 4. Harrison Burton 3. Noah Gragson 2. Cody Ware 1. Ty Dillon

As a Logano fan, this is the first time I've ever heard anyone refer to Logano as underrated. That said, I heavily agree and that he doesn't get enough acknowledgement. Yes, his driving style is questionable at times and I won't deny that, but you can't let that draw you away from the fact that he is a very accomplished driver and can be a Championship threat for the most part.

Jacques Villeneuve robbed

Reddick is definitely top ten. But Brad is gonna be back in the top ten with the new mustang

I think bell is a little high considering he still had less wins then truex this year

Iceberg is usually on point, but this list is bonkers.

As a Kyle Busch fan, the issue for KFB is that because he is past his peak, he can’t really bail out mid-equipment with his talent like he used to, even if he hasn’t fallen off in ability like Jimmie Johnson or Tony Stewart did.

Sorry Jared but how the hell is christopher bell over william byron.

Hamlin is like the best driver right now to never win a championship

Kyle Busch (84/5/18/8) is the #1 driver right now that Kevin's retired

Usually agree with everything this guy says, but Reddick not being in the top ten is well strange.

1: Kyle Larson 2: Denny Hamlin 3: Chase Elliott 4: William Bryon 5: Christopher Bell 6: Kyle Busch 7: Joey Logano 8: Martin Truex 9: Ryan Blaney 10: Alex Bowman

Someone finally acknowledged joey logano, he has had 2 championships and like 15 wins since 2018

You having bell over blaney is a joke

Wins in the last 3 years. Christopher Bell -6 Denny Hamlin -7 Chase Elliott -7 William Byron -9 Kyle Larson 17 I just can’t see how Byron is behind anyone but Larson if we’re talking about “right now.”

Currently (not in order) 1 Larson 2 Byron 3 Busch 4 Blaney 5 Truex 6 Lagano 7 Chastain 8 Elliott 9 Hamlin 10 Buescher

Reddick is top 10 finished 6th in points

List isn't wrong. Kyle Larson is the best there is. He's likely the unluckiest guy in Cup, but he has enough talent to mostly overcome that.

Idk with Larson at one he's like Josh Allen he is highly elite but once every like 3 or 4 races you are like wtf are you doing moments

Idk considering Byron was the most consistent driver by far last season, I’d have him above bell, since that was always Byron’s main criticism

I was right with you for most of the list with a couple I would have moved up or down, here and there. I was actually looking closely at stats for Chase Elliott after the season was over and finishing 17th after all the missed races I thought was pretty remarkable. I thought that Reddick was going to be on the list, but I forgot Bell on my list and well he became an honourable mention for me. I had the 48 as honourable as well as the 17. Not the 45.

I agree with most of this list except I think Busch should be higher imo personally.

I appreciate you being honest about chase and not overreacting to a bad season like most people are

Okay I am biased as a die hard William Byron fan, but how tf is Christopher Bell better than him? Like yeah, bell is very underrated and has a very promising future, but in the last three years Byron beats him in literally every stat but top tens (55 vs 52).

Excellent list! I believe the data supports the conclusions reached.

Your really sleeping on Blaney , he is the. Best driver in the next GEN , 22’ he lead the points all season just no wins , bonehead moves in round of 8 or we talking bout BACK TO BACK BLANEY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Reddick is a top 5 driver in my book. The move to 23xi held him back a bit this season. Cat can win on any track and is only improving

Fr, Logano is sooo underrated, and people just won't acknowledge how good he is.

Doesn’t even make sense for Blaney to be at 9 as the champ and consistently runs top 10 week and and week out besides the occasional dud

Kyle busch 8 ☠️☠️☠️

1. Larson 2. Hamlin 3. Blaney 4. Byron 5. Bell 6. Chastain 7. Buescher 8. Keselowski 9. Truex Jr 10. Elliott I don't think Elliott has a skill issue going into next year. I think all of the team Chevy RnD went solely into the playoffs cars. Logano could easily be top 10. I'm very bullish on Chastain.

Bubba and McDowell deserves an honorable mention more than bowman

Slightly off topic, Is Larson (if he makes it) only running the Indy 500 next year? Or is he gonna attempt multiple races?

I feel you have gone more best team (driver\car\crew) than best driver. Heres a thought for you, If you put listed driver in the 14 car would they have done better than harvick did in 2023?

Buddy. My friend. Chase elliottt is not in the same stratosphere as Christopher bell lol

Blaney has better stats the bell in the last 3 years and a championship… but is 5 spots behind him ….. please someone explain this to me ???

the new matt kenseth, i loved it!!!

Can't argue with your list -- I think Logana my be a tad stronger than his stats, and Larson somewhat weaker (one thing is for sure, Larson is the DNF king -- but that's a potentially significant Achilles heel if it continues at the `23 pace...). Ty Gibbs for all his youthfulness, seemed to have matured noticeably over the year, so one to watch...

I’m sorry but putting Blaney at ninth when he finally proved what he can do and clutched up is laughable.. putting bell in front of him just cause he has two “clutch” wins 😅

Denny Hamlin is second everywhere!

I respect the list but mine is a bit different, would have to go: 1)Larson 2)Bell 3)Hamlin 4)Byron 5)Elliot 6) Blaney 7) Reddick 8) logano 9) MTJ 10) KFB

Placing Blaney below anyone who did not win more races this season is a joke. For years, he was a top 5 driver until the playoffs, and then something would fall apart. This year, they hit their woes in the summer and came on when it mattered most. Somewhat a joke that he and Byron aren't top 3.

1. Kyle Larson 2. Denny Hamlin 3. William Byron 4. Martin Truex Jr. 5. Christopher Bell 6. Joey Logano 7. Kyle Busch 8. Chase Elliott 9. Ryan Blaney 10. Tyler Reddick

My Top 10 Next-Gen Drivers (2022-Present): #10 - Chris Buescher (4 Wins, 13 Top 5s, and 32 Top 10s) #9 - Kyle Busch (4 Wins, 20 Top 5s, and 38 Top 10s) #8 - Ross Chastain (4 Wins, 22 Top 5s, and 39 Top 10s) #7 - Joey Logano (5 Wins, 23 Top 5s, 37 Top 10s, and 1 Championship) #6 - Ryan Blaney (3 Wins, 24 Top 5s, 40 Top 10s, and 1 Championship) #5 - Chase Elliott (6 Wins, 23 Top 5s, and 40 Top 10s) #4 - Christopher Bell (6 Wins, 24 Top 5s, and 44 Top 10s) #3 - Denny Hamlin (8 Wins, 27 Top 5s, and 39 Top 10s) #2 - Kyle Larson (8 Wins, 33 Top 5s, and 42 Top 10s) #1 - William Byron (11 Wins, 24 Top 5s, and 39 Top 10s)

I love your channel but sometimes to biased lol. How can you put Elliot above Byron lol.

I'd be interested to see a top 10 list of drivers succeeding in bad equipment

I'd have two different lists for me. One for the driver and one for the team. As a driver may be very talented, yet be held back by his equipment, so could good equipment make up to a degree a less talented driver. Therefore, my Driver's Ranking is based on who I think is the most talented in Cup alone (not necessarily at all motorsports), and my Team's Ranking is based on how strong I think a driver's team is. For some, the team holds the driver back (consider Logano this year), so it'll be ranked accordingly. Some drivers may be a great driver but makes too many mistakes (consider Larson and Kyle Busch, who seem to spin or hit the wall too often on their own), that hurts them in my rankings. Anyway, it's all subjective as NASCAR racing has always been a balance between a driver's ability and their team's ability. Drivers on Talent 10. Ty Gibbs 9. Tyler Reddick 8. Kevin Harvick 7. Chase Elliott 6. Kyle Busch 5. Denny Hamlin 4. Christopher Bell 3. Kyle Larson 2. William Byron 1. Joey Logano Driver's Team Ranking 10. Martin Truex Jr. 9. Joey Logano 8. Kyle Busch 7. Ryan Blaney 6. Tyler Reddick 5. Christopher Bell 4. Denny Hamlin 3. William Byron 2. Denny Hamlin 1. Kyle Larson

William byron got robbbbbbeeedd this year

very very uncommon iceberg L. blud put Chase Elliot higher then Byron 😭

#1 is a surprise to no one. It's also funny you compare Chris Bell to Matt Kenseth considering both of them were sponsored by Dewalt tools

swap Byron and Elliott, and i 100% agree

Straight Spittin on Denny Hamlin 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

I would put Harvick in the 10th spot, consistent even with Stewart Haas having a terrible year #1 Kyle Larson #2 Joey Logano #3 Denny Hamlin #4 William Byron #5 Christopher Bell #6 Martin Truex jr #7 Kyle Busch #8 Ryan Blaney #9 Brad Keselowski #10 Kevin Harvick #11 Chase Elliott #12 Ross Chastain #13 Chris Buescher #14 Bubba Wallace #15 Tyler Reddick #16 AJ Allmendinger #17 Alex Bowman #18 Chase Briscoe #19 Ryan Preece #20 Ty Gibbs And my prediction Bubba Wallace will be a top 10 driver in 2024 Ty Gibbs had some fast cars and couldn't win which for me puts him in 20th

As a huge Blaney fan I 100% with the spot

I feel like reddick and chastain could be flip flopped because he performed well in rcr and 23xii equipment

5 gang REPRESENT

If you did this list last year. Kevin would be in the top 3

I would like to see a few races without the sanctioning body meddling in the outcome.

Legitimately surprised to see Reddick excluded from the top 10...

wow. The Chase fandom really comes out. The guys hasn't won a traditional oval race in over an year (nashville 2022), has been disappointing at best at his supposed signature event the road course, and generally has not been the same since NASCAR clawed Hendrick's technical advantage with the NextGen. Yeah yeah yeah, he made it to the championship 4 last year, but you have Blaney and Logano out of the top 5 and they have both done that. 9th place at best for Chase.

Bell way too high

I was genuinely putting off watching this video because I was expecting Larson slander lmao. In my opinion he’s the best, but I definitely would have been fine with second or third. This really was not his best year by any means and he still was one spot off winning the championship.

Im happy that truex is at 7th

Larson ✊️

Really byron should of been ahead of belk

Why does Jared hate Willy B?

I would say 1. Larson 2. Hamlin 3. Bell 4. Logano 5. Elliott 6. Byron 7. Reddick 8. Blaney 9. Truex Jr 10. Busch Honorables are Keselowski, McDowell and Chastain.

I just wish Joe Gibbs would allow CBell to race dirt. At this point I’m convinced Joe Gibbs hates any of his drivers racing in anything non-nascar related

1) Larson 2) Logano 3) Bell 4) Elliott 5) Hamlin 6) Chastain 7) Blaney 8) Byron 9) Truex 10) Busch

To me bell Byron Larson and Logano are the big 4 currently they are the best of the best and with Hamlin and truex almost gone they’ll be the ones winning every week And yes they already are winning most of the time

McDowell?

12:22 w cutoff

I would have Tyler reddick over Ross but other than that I agree with everyone else that’s in the top 10

Dale jr the way he hangs with larson how could you not list him hes won so many championships and wins

At least 5 is in the right spot

1.Larson 2.Hamlin 3.Byron 4.Elliott 5.Chastain 6.Busch 7.Blaney 8.Bell 9.Logano 10.Truex

Kyle Larson in 2021 was proof of just how unequal the gen 6 cars were depending on what team you were on.

Harvick doesn't even get an honorable mention?

Why is it now that people complain about the point system, Look at Jimmy Johnson points wins under that system..

I don’t like this list at all, actually. First off, the list is called the best drivers right now, yet you give us stats and facts going way back into the early to mid 2010s. Is this a list of best drivers all time or is it just ranking them based on now? Also, having Ryan Blaney not even in the top 5 is kind of insulting. Especially when he’s below guys who had a terrible playoffs like Logano, Busch, and MTJ. I also have a huge problem with Elliott even being mentioned as well. Yes he missed multiple races and still came close, but close shouldn’t matter when you are in a Hendrick car and you have a dozen chances to win a race. If you’re truly the third best driver, you win one of those races. If you left Bowman off the list, then you should’ve also left Chase out as well. Here’s my list for the best drivers RIGHT NOW: 1. Larson 2. Byron 3. Blaney 4. Bell 5. Hamlin 6. Buescher 7. Chastain 8. Reddick 9. Truex 10. Busch Honorable mentions -Bubba Wallace -Brad Keselowski

I hate to say this about my guy, but Kyle Busch is on the downside of his career...i think he still has alot left, especially if that rcr equipment catches up to him, but i don't think he can consistently elevate it like he could have in the mid to late 2010s However, you're list is pretty much spot on

Where’s Todd gilliland?

It's time to kill the narrative that Denny Hamlin's personality is why everyone hates him. Hamlin does not have his own personality; he's trying to be the new Kyle Busch - the give-no-fucks, brash character who does what he wants - but lacks Busch's wittiness, ruthlessness, and sheer driving talent. "I beat your favorite driver" was not the own NASCAR's marketing department seems to think it is. Years of losing championships and his rivalry with Ross Chastain have done great damage to his ego. He's mentally weak and he's running out of time, so he tries so damn hard to compensate by being someone he can't be. Denny Hamlin will never be Kyle Busch and he will never be a champion.

I’d say Larson is definitely top 3. He’s a driver that can win in anything he straps into and is a generational talent.

If you look at Byron's wins, the only one he won without help was Watkins Glen. Atlanta he had rain and it's already an "anybody can win" sort of race. The other four came as "right place, right time" sort of deals. At Darlington and Texas, Larson crashed out, but was clearly the dominate car and driver. At both Vegas and Phoenix, late cautions gave Byron a chance that he wouldn't have had otherwise. For me to see someone having "breakout year," they need to go out and lead a bunch of laps in the races they eventually win, not have it seem more like a matter of good fortune at someone else's misfortune. I'm not saying he didn't take advantage of those opportunities, I'm just saying I want to see him get wins without that sort of help. I want him to go out and win like Chastain did at Phoenix, like Larson usually does in his race wins, like Truex, Hamlin and even Blaney at Martinsville or the 600. I have to see him do that more before I call any season "breakout" for him.

ty gibbs above wallace is insane, bubba was way better in 23

#1 Kyle Larson

The disrespect for Ryan Blaney is WILD. No reason for him to be behind Truex and Bell. WOWWWWWW

Larson

"Right now" but Logano over Blaney? LOL

Oh my god I disagreed with your 10 and agreed with Blaney at 9.. putting Kyle Busch at 8 is such a massive insult to him that I had to write this comment. He is a top 3 guy on the grid, period. On any track. On any day. He can win anywhere and has won at almost every track. Then you put Joey at 7 while I was typing this and it just blew my mind. They are the *only* two multiple champs on the grid. This is top 10 DRIVERS. Not top 10 guys who have great equipment. I am literally a Chase fan and he is not top 3. It’s ridiculous to even think that.. he’s on like a 50 race winless streak.. The number of non-road races he has dominated I can count on one hand. Top 3 guys who can win anywhere on any Sunday: Larson, Busch, Logano… Denny would be my 4 and after that it’s just a mess. Watching this makes me regret not making nascar content a decade ago because I can’t even fathom how someone so wrong can have this many views.

Reddick over Chastain

Larson is the only one better than Byron currently Chase Elliott isn't better even not counting this season Byron is better than him

Bruh where is Bubba Wallace? How is he not on here?

Bell over Byron is criminal

I will never deny that Logano is an amazing driver. I will also say, however, that Kenseth won me over as a fan at Martinsville

Kyle larsonis #1

Top 10 slots are taken up by Kyle Larson.

Blaney Won get over it he didn't make the point system.