Most biased article I have seen

Ask him who Curtis Turner or Fireball Roberts is. If he, and he probably will, says, "huh", then forget anything else he might say. That means he knows as much about stock car racing as I do ballet. And I know for SURE that you shouldn't listen to anything I have to say about ballet. Just wondering, instead of making those poor girls dance on their tip toes, why don't they just get taller girls?
 
well this guy obviously doesnt like Dale Jr. for some reason.
 
Thanks for sharing and for the link.Dang fine reading and oh so correct. :D :D
 
Well the split of opinions is right along party lines.

And, by the way, I can discuss racing and ballet. As for the comment on dancing "on point" too funny!
 
I can get with the part about not supporting Junior. God knows I can.

I can go along with some of the points about Gordon's abilities. I don't like him, no not one little bit do I like him, but there's no denying his talent.

The rest of it? Hilarious. No way can I put Jeff Gordon in the same stratosphere as guys like Cale Yarborough, Fireball Roberts, David Pearson, Bobby Allison...I'd like to see how well Jeff would have done before power steering, cool suits, and all that stuff. And for the record, I was never a fan of Cale...I just consider him the most purely talented driver I ever witnessed in person. Particularly in cars that weren't quite up to snuff. The job he did in the Bill Elliott Winston Million race alone is worthy of legend.
 
EMP, I didn't read the article as Gordon being the best driver ever but rather he was the driver that ushered NASCAR into this new era. He was able to expand the fan base like no other. And, this is not meant to take away from any of the other drivers that were on the track with him.
I liken it to tennis. To me their time was when McEnroe, Connors, and Bjorg were playing. They brought the masses to tennis with their exciting style. Tennis has been unable to recreate the magic and some of their popularity has waned.
Too many people want to assign the role of saviour to Lil'E and as the article pointed out that mantle does not belong to him. Yet.
 
Lets not forget Aggasi....and he still brings magic to an event.

And I agree. Jeff is the face of the "new" NASCAR

Top 4 selling souvenier merchandise....Dale, JR, Jeff and Tony.
 
He said he thought Jeff should be the most popular driver. Well, I am sorry but the fans vote for this award. Everyone gets only one vote. I voted for Matt, but he isn't even in the top 10. I'll get over it.
Dale, Jr. is a great driver and is currently in the lead. Jeff is 2nd?
 
Actually, you can vote for most popular driver every day if you want.

As to the whole driver of the era or whatever, there was someone before Junior...it was Gordon. Before him, Dale. Before him, Bill Elliott. Before him, Jaws. Before him...


It goes on and on.
 
Originally posted by EatMorePossum@Jul 6 2004, 10:40 AM
I can get with the part about not supporting Junior. God knows I can.

I can go along with some of the points about Gordon's abilities. I don't like him, no not one little bit do I like him, but there's no denying his talent.

The rest of it? Hilarious. No way can I put Jeff Gordon in the same stratosphere as guys like Cale Yarborough, Fireball Roberts, David Pearson, Bobby Allison...I'd like to see how well Jeff would have done before power steering, cool suits, and all that stuff. And for the record, I was never a fan of Cale...I just consider him the most purely talented driver I ever witnessed in person. Particularly in cars that weren't quite up to snuff. The job he did in the Bill Elliott Winston Million race alone is worthy of legend.
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Amen, EMP.

Junior has certainly not earned his "stripes", if you will. Maybe he will, one day, but not now.

I'm not a Gordon fan, but I do acknowledge and admire his talent.

I cannot put Jeff in the same league as Cale and David --- he's close, but not yet.
 
In my opinion, if someone cares to compare Jeff Gordon with any driver from the sixties and seventies era, it would be a matchup with David Pearson.

Pearson was a thinking driver who planned the end of the race as soon as it started and a driver who got the most out of a car without destroying it when it didn't handle right or was damaged.

Unlike Pearson, Cale was a talented, rough and tumble driver who thought of getting around the guy in front of him and then went after the next one. Yarborough was successful at what he did and he did it better than most for a long time.

Different driving styles were what made the sport interesting then and now although these days so much is dependent on engineering, aero and intricate setups, one miscue means a good driver can finish off the pace. Proving a drivers ability in an ill-handling car today is substantially different and sure ain't what it used to be.

Jeff Gordon has shown he can handle a bad setup, but he does it in a way where it looks like he isn't really manhandling the car. Others look like they work hard to bring a bad car to the finish. It seems as though Gordon, like Pearson, has a little more finesse.

Sure would be interesting if there were a way to compare drivers other than by wins since there have been so many changes in the sport it is hard to say if some of the guys from years gone by could drive and be competitive with the drivers of today and vice versa.
 
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