The Greatest Sprint Cup Driver ever semi finals: David Pearson verses Jimmie Johnson

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  • Pearson, David 105 wins, 3 titles, 18.29 winning %

    Votes: 21 61.8%

  • Johnson, Jimmie 55 wins, 5 titles, 15.15 winning %

    Votes: 13 38.2%
  • Total voters
    34
  • Poll closed .
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Pearson, David 105 wins, 3 titles, 18.29 winning %
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Johnson, Jimmie 55 wins, 5 titles, 15.15 winning %
 
David Pearson NASCAR Track Type Statistics

NASCAR Career Statistics
Track Type Sts Win
Intermediate 158 Sts- 23 wins-
Road Course 25 Sts- 4 wins-
Superspeedway 121 Sts- 22 wins-
Short Track 270 Sts- 56 wins-
TOTALS 574 Sts- 105 wins-

David Pearson Win Breakdown by Track Type

Intermediate: 22%
Road Course: 4%
Superspeedway: 21%
Short Track: 53%

Short tracks: 1-mile and less

Intermediate tracks: 1.01-mile to 1.99-miles

Superspeedway tracks: 2-miles+




Career Milestones:

Total Cup Series Seasons: 27
Total Cup Series Starts: 574
Total Cup Series Wins: 105
Cup Races Since Win (or first start): 55
First Cup Race: Daytona 500 Qualifier #1 at Daytona International Speedway on 02-12-1960
First Cup Win: World 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on 05-28-1961
Last Cup Win: CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 at Darlington Raceway on 04-13-1980
Last Cup Race: Champion Spark Plug 400 at Michigan International Speedway on 08-17-1986
 
Jimmie Johnson NASCAR Track Type Statistics

NASCAR Career Statistics
Track Type Sts Win
Intermediate 139 Sts- 21 wins-
Road Course 20 Sts- 1 wins-
Superspeedway 107 Sts- 13 wins-
Short Track 97 Sts- 20 wins-
TOTALS 363 Sts- 55 wins-

Jimmie Johnson Win Breakdown by Track Type

Intermediate: 38%
Road Course: 2%
Superspeedway: 24%
Short Track: 36%

Short tracks: 1-mile and less

Intermediate tracks: 1.01-mile to 1.99-miles

Superspeedway tracks: 2-miles+



Career Milestones:

Total Cup Series Seasons: 11
Total Cup Series Starts: 363
Total Cup Series Wins: 55
Cup Races Since Win (or first start): 6
First Cup Race: UAW-GM Quality 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on 10-07-2001
First Cup Win: NAPA Auto Parts 500 at Auto Club Speedway on 04-28-2002
Last Cup Win: Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on 10-09-2011
Last Cup Race: Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on 11-20-2011
 
Pearson TOTALS 574 Sts 105 wins. 11.03

Pearson 51 y/o. 1986 82 points. 2 Sts 0 wins. 23 Avg Fn
Pearson 50 1985 36 points. 12 Sts 0 wins. 30.1 Avg Fn
Pearson 49 1984 41 points. 11 Sts 0 wins. 26.2 Avg Fn
Pearson 48 1983 33 points. 10 Sts 0 wins. 22.1 Avg Fn
Pearson 47 1982 37 points. 6 Sts 0 wins. 22.2 Avg Fn
Pearson 46 1981 69 points. 6 Sts 0 wins. 22 Avg Fn
Pearson 45 1980 37 points. 9 Sts 1 wins. 13.9 Avg Fn
Pearson 44 1979 32 points. 9 Sts 1 wins. 12.9 Avg Fn
Pearson 43 1978 16 points. 22 Sts 4 wins. 15.6 Avg Fn
Pearson 42 1977 13 points. 22 Sts 2 wins. 9.6 Avg Fn
Pearson 41 1976 9 points. 22 Sts 10 wins. 6.9 Avg Fn
Pearson 40 1975 14 points. 21 Sts 3 wins. 10.3 Avg Fn
Pearson 39 1974 -- points. 19 Sts 7 wins. 7.9 Avg Fn
Pearson 38 1973 -- points. 18 Sts 11 wins. 7.8 Avg Fn
Pearson 37 1972 -- points. 17 Sts 6 wins. 7.9 Avg Fn
Pearson 36 1971 -- points. 17 Sts 2 wins. 18.9 Avg Fn
Pearson 35 1970 -- points. 19 Sts 1 wins. 12.8 Avg Fn
Pearson 34 1969 1 points. 51 Sts 11 wins. 5.3 Avg Fn
Pearson 33 1968 1 points. 48 Sts 16 wins. 5.8 Avg Fn
Pearson 32 1967 -- points. 22 Sts 2 wins. 11.5 Avg Fn
Pearson 31 1966 1 points. 42 Sts 15 wins. 6.4 Avg Fn
Pearson 30 1965 -- points. 14 Sts 2 wins. 8.7 Avg Fn
Pearson 29 1964 -- points. 61 Sts 8 wins. 8.3 Avg Fn
Pearson 28 1963 -- points. 41 Sts 0 wins. 12.6 Avg Fn
Pearson 27 1962 -- points. 12 Sts 0 wins. 13.7 Avg Fn
Pearson 26 1961 -- points. 19 Sts 3 wins. 14.6 Avg Fn
Pearson 25 1960 -- points. 22 Sts 0 wins. 15.4 Avg Fn
 
Jimmie J TOTALS 363 Sts 55 wins. 11.74 Avg Fn

Jimmie J 36 y/o. 2011 6 points. 36 Sts 2 wins. 11.9 Avg Fn
Jimmie J 35 y/o. 2010 1 points. 36 Sts 6 wins. 12.2 Avg Fn
Jimmie J 34 y/o. 2009 1 points. 36 Sts 7 wins. 11.1 Avg Fn
Jimmie J 33 y/o. 2008 1 points. 36 Sts 7 wins. 10.5 Avg Fn
Jimmie J 32 y/o. 2007 1 points. 36 Sts 10 wins. 10.8 Avg Fn
Jimmie J 31 y/o. 2006 1 points. 36 Sts 5 wins. 9.7 Avg Fn
Jimmie J 30 y/o. 2005 5 points. 36 Sts 4 wins. 12.7 Avg Fn
Jimmie J 29 y/o. 2004 2 points. 36 Sts 8 wins. 12.1 Avg Fn
Jimmie J 28 y/o. 2003 2 points. 36 Sts 3 wins. 11.4 Avg Fn
Jimmie J 27 y/o. 2002 5 points. 36 Sts 3 wins. 13.5 Avg Fn
Jimmie J 26 y/o. 2001 52 points. 3 Sts 0 wins. 31 Avg Fn
 
One note of interest about Pearson

His first title was not in a Ford. In 1966 he won it driving a Dodge for Cotton Owens
His 1968, and 1969 titles were won in the Holman Moody Ford (previously I thought he won them all in the 17).
Many may be aware, but I was surprised to only learn this a few years ago.
I remembered both the Cotton Owens #6, and the Holman Moody #17. But I only rembered David driving the Holman Moody Ford very vaguely. The Owens season, I was just five at the time.
 
I think this one may be the hardest yet... I'm going to pick Johnson, any way you slice it you can't argue with five straight championships.
 
NeverNeutral said:
I think this one may be the hardest yet... I'm going to pick Johnson, any way you slice it you can't argue with five straight championships.
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I agree totally. And he did it at a time with a much larger field of competitors that could win a given race.
 
went with pearson for alot of reasons but my best arguement against johnson's five cups is that pearson only raced for the championship in four seasons and won it 3 of those times.
 
Got to think Pearson would have won alot of championships if he had ran enough races. But he could run any track short or superspeedway, dirt or asphalt as good as anyone.
 
dirtguru said:
Got to think Pearson would have won alot of championships if he had ran enough races. But he could run any track short or superspeedway, dirt or asphalt as good as anyone.
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As a part-time driver DP did some incredible things! I had to talk to a buddy of mine before casting my vote but we agreed that Pearson deserved the vote - at this time.
 
I had to vote for Johnson. To do what he has accomplished in this day of age when the competition is closer than it ever has been in the history of the sport is incredible to say the least.
 
robbybee said:
As a part-time driver DP did some incredible things! I had to talk to a buddy of mine before casting my vote but we agreed that Pearson deserved the vote - at this time.
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As it stands right now, this is in PErsons favor right now because of the win total and win %. But I gave JJ a little benefit of the doubt and believe he will end his career with 80+ wins and 6 championships.
 
I would like to see JJ go to a different team and have the same sucess that he has had with Hendrick. Pearson was sucessfull every where he went. I think a whole lot of JJ's sucess is his team. Kinda like Gordon, when he and Everham split his career kinda went downhill. And he too has spent much of his career with 1 team.
 
dirtguru said:
I would like to see JJ go to a different team and have the same sucess that he has had with Hendrick. Pearson was sucessfull every where he went. I think a whole lot of JJ's sucess is his team. Kinda like Gordon, when he and Everham split his career kinda went downhill. And he too has spent much of his career with 1 team.
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So..... I guess using that logic Petty can't be considered either seeing as he raced somewhere in the neighborhood of 1184 Cup races for the the same team over 35 years? :confused:
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
So..... I guess using that logic Petty can't be considered either seeing as he raced somewhere in the neighborhood of 1184 Cup races for the the same team over 35 years? :confused:
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I personally would consider Pearson and Bobby Allison to be Greater drivers than Petty, but as I said before Petty had one thing going for him that alot of the other drivers didn't have quite as much and that's his appreciation of his fans. Do you think JJ would have as much sucess driving for lets say Roush or Penske as he has with Rick Hendrick?
 
dirtguru said:
Do you think JJ would have as much sucess driving for lets say Roush or Penske as he has with Rick Hendrick?
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Who knows, but I do not think you can hold it against him that he has a ride that any driver out there would leave where they are to go to. Heck, look at Kurt Busch, he has been all but obsessed with getting into a Hendrick car lol
 
Gordon_Fan24;478322... Heck said:
Where is this information from? Is there a reference from some other media that you can provide ?
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ted@economy said:
Where is this information from? Is there a reference from some other media that you can provide ?
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Are you even serious dude? Watch one of his post race interviews from the past two years when he gets on one of his Johnson tirades or my personal favorite, when he actually talks about the "Hendrick Pretty Boys" and how he wasn't "pretty enough" to get hired by Hendrick. It don't take a rocket scientist to figure out that Kurt has been jealous of the Hendrick camp for quite some time. This has been discussed many times on the forum, so I don't see where I need "media proof" for this....
 
FlFlash said:
Pearson, JJ should'nt be in the hunt at this point.
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Sems like from the results are showing that many others don't agree with you, but I guess since you are not the only one to vote it negates your position.
 
dirtguru said:
Sems like from the results are showing that many others don't agree with you, but I guess since you are not the only one to vote it negates your position.
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Maybe, butt it's my position and I'm stickin to it :D I'm no sheep.
 
Gordon_Fan24 said:
This has been discussed many times on the forum, so I don't see where I need "media proof" for this....
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Sorry..I wasn't asking for proof. I just wanted to know if it was fact or your opinion . I got my answer.
 
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