3.4. Richard Petty or Cale Yarborough, the greatest sprint cup driver ever polls cont
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Great drivers. my vote was for Petty.
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Sorry Cale. The King is The King!
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My sentiments exactly. Cale was grest, but its got to be Richard.
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Cale Yarborough was a great driver, no doubt about it. However, I just can't fathom how he has received even 8 votes so far. I get that there are those out there who just don't like Richard Petty and look for any way to discredit his accomplishments. It's simply human nature to dislike a guy who beats your guy on a regular basis. But, he has over TWICE as many wins and championships as Cale. How can you dispute that?
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Well said. People can slice and dice Petty's career all they want, but he was beating the best of the best for 98% of his wins. In any sport, as time passes, the bar rises. Babe Ruth wouldn't even make it in AA ball today.
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No to disrespect Richard Petty's accomplishments but in all honesty he raced in a period that there where 60 races a season and multiple races per week. Most of his early victories where at smaller races Not against the best and at the Biggest races. I hesitate to say Cherry Picker butt.........
Here's an article worth reading:
Most overrated NASCAR record: Richard Petty's 200 victories
If NASCAR races another 500 years, no one will surpass this mark. No one will come close. It isn't that no driver has the skill to win as often as Petty did. It just can't be done anymore. In today's NASCAR, a 200-victory mark is unachievable. Petty's record is a remarkable accomplishment for any era, but it's virtually meaningless in today's version of Cup racing.
For the first 14 years of Petty career, starting in 1958, NASCAR's top series ran at least 44 races per season. That's eight more than Cup has now.
Richard Petty won early and often, but how great an accomplishment was it?
Seven of those seasons had at least 50 events and the 1964 season had 62 races. Petty competed in 61 of them. Dale Earnhardt never had more than 34 events in a season for his entire career. NASCAR had 31 races or less in each of the first 18 seasons of Earnhardt's career.
Full article here: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/columns/story?columnist=blount_terry&id=3879980
Here's an article worth reading:
Most overrated NASCAR record: Richard Petty's 200 victories
If NASCAR races another 500 years, no one will surpass this mark. No one will come close. It isn't that no driver has the skill to win as often as Petty did. It just can't be done anymore. In today's NASCAR, a 200-victory mark is unachievable. Petty's record is a remarkable accomplishment for any era, but it's virtually meaningless in today's version of Cup racing.
For the first 14 years of Petty career, starting in 1958, NASCAR's top series ran at least 44 races per season. That's eight more than Cup has now.
Richard Petty won early and often, but how great an accomplishment was it?
Seven of those seasons had at least 50 events and the 1964 season had 62 races. Petty competed in 61 of them. Dale Earnhardt never had more than 34 events in a season for his entire career. NASCAR had 31 races or less in each of the first 18 seasons of Earnhardt's career.
Full article here: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/columns/story?columnist=blount_terry&id=3879980