Who do you think is the worst NASCAR driver?

[Captain Coyfish]

Thinking of making a poll about this, but first I wanted to get ideas about drivers.

What driver do you guys think is the worst on the circuit?

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

Danica Patrick. (someone had to say it )

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Anybody named 'Scott' - Riggs, Speed, Pruett (in a stock car).

 

[Greg]

Steven Wallace, Brenden Gaughn (sp). The Cope Twins. Among the drivers with a win: Elliott Sadler.
Past champions in their 50s who dont know how to quit or refuse the easy money. I respect them enough not to call them out as a worse driver, truly in their day they were most worthy. But they are long past their prime and a disservice to their own legacies.

The unavoidable Danica question: She is mid tier not the worst or best. She has the ability to make her worst critics look foolish and it could happen.
I suspect a (mis)-fortunate situation is in play; The ability to generate sponsorship is a talent or gift that has provided with her greatest opportunities. It is her propeller and demands her to fly high. How can that not be a postive?

It has a Logano fault that has prematurely pushed her into cup without full preparation. She would have benefited more with a another year of nationwide racing first imo. But again she isnt the worst.

 

[SlicedBread22]

Oh here we go.... I say Danica is probably the "worst" of the professional race car drivers that if any of them were picked at random would whoop any of us in any race...

 

[#17D500winner]

Jimmie Johnson.

 

[FenderBumper]

I hear Mike Helton is all over the road and never finds the right exit, so I'll go with him.

 

[TexasRaceLady]

How do you judge "worst" ? All drivers have some talent or they wouldn't be in the top echelons of racing.

There are 2 or 3 that I can think of that are racing because Daddy bought them a team ---- JW Townley, Paul Menard, and Tony George Jr. I don't know that these 3 will ever set the world on fire --- unless they hit something and it starts burning.

And, yes, I know DaleJr sort of fits in that category, but he has at least shown some promise.

 

[SlicedBread22]

How do you judge "worst" ? All drivers have some talent or they wouldn't be in the top echelons of racing.

There are 2 or 3 that I can think of that are racing because Daddy bought them a team ---- JW Townley, Paul Menard, and Tony George Jr. I don't know that these 3 will ever set the world on fire --- unless they hit something and it starts burning.

And, yes, I know DaleJr sort of fits in that category, but he has at least shown some promise.

Exactly. You can't drive a car at 200mph into a corner without being a good driver. Period.

 

[Johali]

MICHAEL WALTRIP.

 

[SlicedBread22]

MICHAEL WALTRIP.

You mean 2x Daytona 500 Champion Michael Waltrip?

 

[Quackjack]

Joe Nemechek...

 

[Contactpatch]

Jimmie, the whiner Johnson His ability to squeal like a pig has litterally infected the whole Hendricks group. Disgusts me.

 

[Johali]

You mean 2x Daytona 500 Champion Michael Waltrip?

Click on the number of Races to see individual races for that year.

YearAgeRacesWinT5T10PoleLapsLedEarningsRankAvStAvFnRAFMilesLLFDNQ
1985 22 5 of 28 0 0 0 0 1013 0 9,540 57 29.0 28.0 1 1582.9 0 0
1986 23 28 of 29 0 0 0 0 7952 6 108,767 19 24.8 20.6 20 9295.3 0 1
1987 24 29 of 29 0 0 1 0 7790 1 205,370 20 19.8 21.8 21 8847.8 0 0
1988 25 29 of 29 0 1 3 0 7734 6 240,400 18 22.3 20.8 21 10048.8 3 1
1989 26 29 of 29 0 0 5 0 8372 9 249,233 18 18.3 19.6 20 10111.5 3 0
1990 27 29 of 29 0 5 10 0 8226 17 395,507 16 20.3 17.8 22 10220.9 7 0
1991 28 29 of 29 0 4 12 2 8394 292 440,812 15 16.7 18.3 23 9757.1 9 0
1992 29 29 of 29 0 1 2 0 8474 3 410,545 23 19.1 22.1 20 10184.2 1 0
1993 30 30 of 30 0 0 5 0 9379 40 529,923 17 20.8 18.2 26 11146.4 6 0
1994 31 31 of 31 0 2 10 0 9508 8 706,426 12 20.1 17.2 28 11667.4 8 0
1995 32 31 of 31 0 2 8 0 9222 45 898,338 12 17.1 16.6 29 11400.2 13 0
1996 33 31 of 31 0 1 11 0 9279 18 1,182,811 14 22.8 16.9 28 11166.0 11 0
1997 34 32 of 32 0 0 6 0 9277 10 1,138,599 18 25.0 21.8 28 12046.9 9 0
1998 35 32 of 33 0 0 5 0 9519 14 1,508,680 17 26.3 20.0 29 12493.8 9 1
1999 36 34 of 34 0 1 3 0 9022 48 1,701,160 29 21.1 25.6 24 11894.0 7 0
2000 37 34 of 34 0 1 1 0 8704 5 1,689,421 27 23.5 27.3 24 11246.8 7 0
2001 38 36 of 36 1 3 3 0 9527 88 3,411,644 24 21.6 25.8 30 12827.2 10 0
2002 39 36 of 36 1 4 10 0 9928 180 3,185,969 14 14.4 18.6 32 13178.7 18 0
2003 40 36 of 36 2 8 11 0 9393 159 4,929,620 15 17.5 19.0 30 12579.8 18 0
2004 41 36 of 36 0 2 9 0 10179 192 4,694,564 20 20.2 19.2 30 13379.4 20 0
2005 42 36 of 36 0 3 7 1 9942 175 4,581,435 25 26.6 23.4 26 13017.2 15 0
2006 43 33 of 36 0 0 0 0 8620 5 2,971,978 37 31.9 30.8 26 11671.9 5 4
2007 44 14 of 36 0 0 2 1 3877 8 1,461,084 44 21.6 25.0 11 5240.7 3 19
2008 45 36 of 36 0 1 2 0 10329 20 3,663,188 29 30.5 28.2 34 13713.1 8 0
2009 46 34 of 36 0 0 2 0 9233 23 3,448,178 33 30.5 27.1 28 12344.9 10 0
2010 47 4 of 36 0 0 0 0 526 7 558,288 55 36.2 31.5 2 1268.0 2 2
2011 48 3 of 36 0 0 1 0 403 1 479,713 42 14.3 25.7 2 1067.5 1 1
2012 49 4 of 36 0 0 1 0 804 21 429,362 43 21.8 20.8 3 1809.1 2 1
2013 50 1 of 6 0 0 0 0 200 4 309,564 41 29.0 22.0 1 500.0 1 0
29 years 771 4 39 130 4 214826 1405 45,540,119 22.4 21.9 619 275707.8 206 30

Look at the stats, 3 Daytona wins 1 rainout and 2 gimmees, 1 Dega win also a gimmee, no top tens and only 6 top 15s in the points. Dismal and pathetic, yes I mean this guy.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Click on the number of Races to see individual races for that year.

YearAgeRacesWinT5T10PoleLapsLedEarningsRankAvStAvFnRAFMilesLLFDNQ
1985 22 5 of 28 0 0 0 0 1013 0 9,540 57 29.0 28.0 1 1582.9 0 0
1986 23 28 of 29 0 0 0 0 7952 6 108,767 19 24.8 20.6 20 9295.3 0 1
1987 24 29 of 29 0 0 1 0 7790 1 205,370 20 19.8 21.8 21 8847.8 0 0
1988 25 29 of 29 0 1 3 0 7734 6 240,400 18 22.3 20.8 21 10048.8 3 1
1989 26 29 of 29 0 0 5 0 8372 9 249,233 18 18.3 19.6 20 10111.5 3 0
1990 27 29 of 29 0 5 10 0 8226 17 395,507 16 20.3 17.8 22 10220.9 7 0
1991 28 29 of 29 0 4 12 2 8394 292 440,812 15 16.7 18.3 23 9757.1 9 0
1992 29 29 of 29 0 1 2 0 8474 3 410,545 23 19.1 22.1 20 10184.2 1 0
1993 30 30 of 30 0 0 5 0 9379 40 529,923 17 20.8 18.2 26 11146.4 6 0
1994 31 31 of 31 0 2 10 0 9508 8 706,426 12 20.1 17.2 28 11667.4 8 0
1995 32 31 of 31 0 2 8 0 9222 45 898,338 12 17.1 16.6 29 11400.2 13 0
1996 33 31 of 31 0 1 11 0 9279 18 1,182,811 14 22.8 16.9 28 11166.0 11 0
1997 34 32 of 32 0 0 6 0 9277 10 1,138,599 18 25.0 21.8 28 12046.9 9 0
1998 35 32 of 33 0 0 5 0 9519 14 1,508,680 17 26.3 20.0 29 12493.8 9 1
1999 36 34 of 34 0 1 3 0 9022 48 1,701,160 29 21.1 25.6 24 11894.0 7 0
2000 37 34 of 34 0 1 1 0 8704 5 1,689,421 27 23.5 27.3 24 11246.8 7 0
2001 38 36 of 36 1 3 3 0 9527 88 3,411,644 24 21.6 25.8 30 12827.2 10 0
2002 39 36 of 36 1 4 10 0 9928 180 3,185,969 14 14.4 18.6 32 13178.7 18 0
2003 40 36 of 36 2 8 11 0 9393 159 4,929,620 15 17.5 19.0 30 12579.8 18 0
2004 41 36 of 36 0 2 9 0 10179 192 4,694,564 20 20.2 19.2 30 13379.4 20 0
2005 42 36 of 36 0 3 7 1 9942 175 4,581,435 25 26.6 23.4 26 13017.2 15 0
2006 43 33 of 36 0 0 0 0 8620 5 2,971,978 37 31.9 30.8 26 11671.9 5 4
2007 44 14 of 36 0 0 2 1 3877 8 1,461,084 44 21.6 25.0 11 5240.7 3 19
2008 45 36 of 36 0 1 2 0 10329 20 3,663,188 29 30.5 28.2 34 13713.1 8 0
2009 46 34 of 36 0 0 2 0 9233 23 3,448,178 33 30.5 27.1 28 12344.9 10 0
2010 47 4 of 36 0 0 0 0 526 7 558,288 55 36.2 31.5 2 1268.0 2 2
2011 48 3 of 36 0 0 1 0 403 1 479,713 42 14.3 25.7 2 1067.5 1 1
2012 49 4 of 36 0 0 1 0 804 21 429,362 43 21.8 20.8 3 1809.1 2 1
2013 50 1 of 6 0 0 0 0 200 4 309,564 41 29.0 22.0 1 500.0 1 0
29 years 771 4 39 130 4 214826 1405 45,540,119 22.4 21.9 619 275707.8 206 30

Look at the stats, 3 Daytona wins 1 rainout and 2 gimmees, 1 Dega win also a gimmee, no top tens and only 6 top 15s in the points. Dismal and pathetic, yes I mean this guy.

broken links for me.

 

[Johali]

http://racing-reference.info/driver/Michael_Waltrip
This oughta do it.

 

[FLRacingFan]

In the Cup Series? At this point in time, I think Schrader. He is usually well off the pace and picks up spots only when other drivers DNF. He used to be pretty good though.

 

[BobbyFord]

Bash thread

 

[paradigm]

Landon cassirole

 

[dpkimmel2001]

See this.

 

[PeopleAreStrange]

Of the drivers earning points in this series that have started all 6 races this year, Travis Kvapil.

See this.

Not the same. This thread is worst driver, not most overrated driver.

 

[TchainT]

Yeah this really an unfair question. Like others have said, if you make it to cup, its not by mistake. Every driver does have talent to a certain degree. Also, its not like its an even playing field either. The rare occasions that Michael McDowell has been in good equipment he has done decent, but the only full time rides he gets are start and parks. If we are going by pure racing ability, I think its nearly impossible to judge that based on the gap of top equipment (500+ employee Hendrick) and underfunded bottom tier equipment (Front Row Motorsports with less than 20).

 

[ToyYoda]

It's hard to say that any of them are bad. Some are more successful than others, but they all do things on a weekly basis that would make 99% of us crap our pants.

 

[DUN24]

This thread's ridiculous..... Buuuuut Kevin Conway, period.

*I know he no longer has a ride but he takes the cake.

 

[ToyYoda]

This thread's ridiculous..... Buuuuut Kevin Conway, period.

*I know he no longer has a ride but he takes the cake.

Do you mean 2010 Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year Kevin Conway? Yeah, that really happened.

 

[DUN24]

Him and his sponsor worked together to destroy the integrity of the sport. What a joke.

 

[Gordon_Fan24]

After I read "Jimmie Johnson" twice in this thread I lost all ability to take it seriously...

 

[pjmolo]

without giving it a whole lotta thought I'll just say that he's whatever butt-headed driver that most recently wrecked or even slowed down . . . . . . my favorite driver

damn, that guy sucks when it comes to driving a race car . . .

 

[hawg dawg]

How do you judge "worst" ? All drivers have some talent or they wouldn't be in the top echelons of racing.

There are 2 or 3 that I can think of that are racing because Daddy bought them a team ---- JW Townley, Paul Menard, and Tony George Jr. I don't know that these 3 will ever set the world on fire --- unless they hit something and it starts burning.

And, yes, I know DaleJr sort of fits in that category, but he has at least shown some promise.

townley's gotta win that award lately.....after saturday. smoke 'em "after" he's in wall ?

add brian scott ta tha daddy group too---albertson's.

 

[zdefcon48]

I like how further up there Jimmie Johnson was mentioned a few times.

If I am not mistaken the thread I assume this thread is supposed to be about driving ability, not just a thread to bash drivers you don't like!

 

[be9ak7ts16]

Any Bodine or anyone hired to be a start and park.

 

[Matthew2470]

Jimmie, the whiner Johnson His ability to squeal like a pig has litterally infected the whole Hendricks group. Disgusts me.

Please do us race fans a favor and delete your account.

 

[Captain Coyfish]

Jimmie, the whiner Johnson His ability to squeal like a pig has litterally infected the whole Hendricks group. Disgusts me.

Jimmie Johnson.

You guys go suck a lemon.
Anyways, Schrader used to be decent but now sucks, Conway is bad but not THAT bad, ditto with McDowell (when he gets in decent equitment he normally gets somewhere in the 20s), Danica is pretty bad most of the time, and Michael Waltrip is decent of restrictor plates but pitiful everywhere else. And Landon Cassil are both very underrated in my opinion (especially Kvapil).

 

[Restrictor Plate King!]

I'm gonna go with Steven Wallace just based on what I've seen of him. He wrecked damn near every weekend seemed like, probably the reason Rusty closed his operation. Now a lot of people say Mike Waltrip or Kyle Petty whatever but when those guys had a combination of good equipment & people, they were able to win a few races despite the fact that it took a while. Steven Wallace to me though has shown nothing giving any indication that he would ever be worth a damn...

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

Jimmie Johnson is the worst NASCAR driver ever of all time that's why he hasn't won 62 Sprint Cup races and FIVE NASCAR championships..........oh, wait a minute.........

 

[#17D500winner]

I like how further up there Jimmie Johnson was mentioned a few times.

If I am not mistaken the thread I assume this thread is supposed to be about driving ability, not just a thread to bash drivers you don't like!

I thought it was all about people's feelings getting hurt with a side of sarcasm and a heaping of passive-aggressiveness. Every driver has fans and I doubt any of them want to read that their driver is the worst.

So unless someone has some method of proving who is the worst Nascar driver, I see no reason to take it seriously.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

The worst one is the one that comes in last. Changes every week. Great thing is that same driver could come in first the next week.

 

[Joniki]

Mike Bliss has 0 wins, 1 top five and 7 top tens after 152 races. He has made 11 million running in cup since his first race.

Terrible, just terrible.

I would trade places with him in a minute.

 

[Matthew2470]

Mike Bliss has 0 wins, 1 top five and 7 top tens after 152 races. He has made 11 million running in cup since his first race.

Terrible, just terrible.

I would trade places with him in a minute.

I remember hearing reports of Jeff Gordon giving him a black eye at the airport following a Chicagoland race after Bliss wrecked him.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

I remember hearing reports of Jeff Gordon giving him a black eye at the airport following a Chicagoland race after Bliss wrecked him.

That's funny. I thought that I heard Jeff Gordon bought him a Rum Mai Tai at the airport bar following their race at Chicagoland. I guess listening isn't my strong suit.