I am still a little confused here if we are voting on current skill or career accomplishments. If its current skill Gordon is pretty much done and Joey Logano is barely hanging onto to a career in cup. Bowyer I think can be the more consistant of the two but Harvick I believe stands a better shot at delivering wins. As for career accomplishments Harvick wins easily over the three of the.
Regarding the terms CURRENT and ACTIVE, I am expecting people to define them subjectively. That's fine with me and even if I wanted to, there is no way I could stop them. I also as the creator of these threads do not want to apply a strict legalistic definition. I also am trying to be careful not impose my own subjective bias, each person has the freedom or liberty to decide themselves.
However, I will explain my definition as long as it is understood that this is just the thoughts of another forum member. Should anyone disagree, I still hope they will participate on these threads using there own good judgement.
Here goes: As a longer driver is still fast and capable of winning I would consider them as current. Stats are good and provide some direction, but they are not the total sum of a driver, so intuition and good discernment is needed. I also believe the driver who performed the best does not always win. I would simply vote for the driver that his impressed me the most with his driving performance.
Again this is just my idea, no one else has to agree.
I would consider almost everyone as current except for : Terry Labonte, Bill Elliott, and Robby Gordon. But they are still here and anyone should be able to vote for them without apology.
Now on to bigger questions if I was voting between Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Brad Keselowski, I would vote for Gordon of the mid 90s, or JJ 2005 to 2010, or Brads last three years. All three can still win and dominate at times. The one who impressed me most at the best stages would get my vote.