Who do you think was/is the best NASCAR driver to date and why?

I would say the top 4 drivers of all time would be: Dale Earnhardt - 7 championships Richard Petty - 7 championships David Pearson - 105 wins Jeff Gordon - 4 championships And the newest great driver: Tony Stewart - 2 nascar championships - 1 irl championship and still counting

Dale Earnhardt, Sr.---the intimidator...go # 3...the Man who made NASCAR!!!!!!!

jeff gordon and for the stupid answer about people being hicks you must be one your self to give a dumm a-- answer like that if you don't like nascar so be it but don't talk trash.

I must agree with TNTWADE, If you know about racing you would say either Gordon or Stewart. Gordon has won the title 4 times and Stewart is not far behind. These men can drive just about anything and best of all, Win. It all just seems like a pattern the better you are the more hated you are. It suck people only see the faults in these men. I hate to hear and see people here write about drivers sexuality and about them whining or how fat they are. All drivers Whine! I hate that they say Gordon is Gay, no he is not he's married and actually has a hot wife, I hate that they say Tony is fat... but has anyone ever noticed that Ryan Newman is a stocky man? no one seems to notice that. Just because they are good they get attention drawn to themselves whether it be negative or positive feedback. All and all I believe Jeff Gordon (and not being a Gordon fan) and Tony Stewart are the Best.

Richard Petty ,He drove a real car.

DALE EARNHARDT....HANDS DOWN. AND BEFORE YOU PETTY FANS GET YOUR PANTIES IN A WAD, I'LL TELL YOU WHY. PETTY WON 200 RACES BECAUSE BACK THEN, THEY RACED SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. ALSO, WHEN PETTY RACED, NASCAR WASN'T AS COMPETITIVE, TOP TO BOTTOM AS IT WAS MIDWAY TO THE END OF EARNHARDT'S CAREER. OF THE CURRENT DRIVER'S, I THINK TONY STEWART HAS MORE ABILITY THAN ANYBODY OUT THERE.

Dale Earnhardt. he started all the die-cast collectables and all that stuff.

...Dale Earnhardt Sr., you should know that if your a true NASCAR fan.

Tony Freaking Stewart! The man can drive the **** of of anything on wheels. Tony's gonna win 3 more championships to beat The Evil One. So...Go Tony next year and here's hoping 24 DNFs the last nine races.