I respect Alans accomplishment more. He virtually built his team from the lowest level up.
I went to many races that year. I saw Davey win the first Winston under the lights, I saw Davey win at Wilksboro, I saw the Atlanta finale and was sitting near the flag were Daveys car came to rest after being collected by Irvan.
Back to Alan. He bought Bill Terrys car and started running a cup team in the 80s. His first or year two he ran with only two engines. One for the race weekend while the other one was getting refreshed by Prototype engines. I cant remember if he had only one car or two cars in the stable, but it was an absolute humble beginning.
He lost Zerox anti freeze sponsorship and ran several races unlettered, and almost ceased to exsist. If Hooters hadnt stepped up the team would dissolved with just a few more unsponsored events.
Kulwicki was a great driver but he also was all business. He economized while winning the title, he only used a limited number of tires on race weekend. At the times teams weren't restricted, but Alan never had the resources that at the contemporary elites had. His budget.was lower.
He was really David against Goliath. Yates, Roush, Johnson, Hendrick, Childress, Sabates etc they all had bigger working budgets. He economized tires so well that Nascar eventually imposed some of his prerace tire management model on everyone to help to contain cost.
Stewarts 2011 title run was incredible. But Hass offered a sweet deal for Tony. He walked into the kind rescources that Alan never had, and he didnt have to start from scratch.