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05-18-2007, 05:03 PM
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| Gordon the great
Jeff Gordon is the greatest NASCAR driver of all-time. He is just 35 years old and has accumulated these stats:
4 time champion
3 time Daytona 500 champion
78 wins
61 poles
3 time All-Star race winner
222 top 5's
297 top 10's
18,838 laps led
85 million in earnings
484 starts
16 seasons
He has at least 5 more years left in his prime.
He will rewrite the record books, which many said he would do 16 years ago when he came in as a rookie.
Will anyone active ever catch these stats or is Gordon once in a hundred years driver?
Will Jeffrey Earnhardt be this good? | 
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05-18-2007, 07:25 PM
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| A little premature there my friend. Lets wait until he ends his career before we start kissing his a$$. He is good, we all have to admit that, but what the future holds is uncertain. | |
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05-18-2007, 08:04 PM
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| ...and Gordon fans talk about Jr. fans being bad. | |
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05-18-2007, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by tdtnvols2004  ...and Gordon fans talk about Jr. fans being bad. | imagine that? | |
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05-18-2007, 09:10 PM
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| AWESOME picture! I've been a NASCAR fan of two greats- "THE KING" -Richard Petty plus Jeff Gordon. Jeff has a ways to go to get 100 wins. He could end up in the top 3 with wins. One never knows what could happen down the road. It's still early yet. I think by the time Jeff is 40, barring any major health problems or injuries, he'll have 15 more wins. One never knows. Look a Kasey Kahne last year with 6 but none so far this year.
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05-18-2007, 11:40 PM
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| Like him or not he's easily in the top three all-time with The King and Sr.....Right now I'd place him third. No one will catch Petty's all time wins record because times were ALOT different back then. The competition is better than it has ever been. Jeff has a shot at 7 championships or more but it's going to be very hard. Alot of fans don't realize how many career poles he has. | |
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05-19-2007, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by TennesseeAtlanta24gordon He will rewrite the record books, which many said he would do 16 years ago when he came in as a rookie. | Slow down there a bit bud. He's clearly one of the top 5 drivers of all time, but he's nowhere close to rewriting the record books. Quote:
Originally Posted by TennesseeAtlanta24gordon Jeff Gordon is the greatest NASCAR driver of all-time. He is just 35 years old and has accumulated these stats:
4 time champion
3 time Daytona 500 champion
78 wins
61 poles
3 time All-Star race winner
222 top 5's
297 top 10's
18,838 laps led
85 million in earnings
484 starts
16 seasons | Richard Petty Career Stats:
7 time champion
7 time Daytona 500 winner
200 wins
126 poles
555 top 5's
712 top 10's
52,194 laps led
599 races led
$8,541,218 in earnings (huge for his era)
1184 starts
Nascar's most popular driver for 1962, 64, 68, 70, 74, 75, 76, 77, and 78. Quote:
Originally Posted by TennesseeAtlanta24gordon Will Jeffrey Earnhardt be this good? | no | |
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05-19-2007, 08:26 AM
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| Gordon 484 starts
Petty 1,184 starts
Win %
Gordon 16.12%
Petty 16.89%
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05-19-2007, 08:28 AM
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| Gordon 484 starts
Petty 1,184 starts
Win %
Gordon 16.12%
Petty 16.89%
Top 5 %
Gordon 45.87%
Petty 46.88%
Top 10%
Gordon 61.36%
Petty 60.14% | |
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05-19-2007, 09:00 AM
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| You Cannot Compare Competition Between Now And Pettys Days It Is Way Way Harder Now | |
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05-19-2007, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Fine Vol You Cannot Compare Competition Between Now And Pettys Days It Is Way Way Harder Now | Very, very true. | |
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05-19-2007, 10:40 AM
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| One must wonder what Petty's winning percentage is if you factor out the 8 year winless streak in which his career ended.
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05-19-2007, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Fine Vol You Cannot Compare Competition Between Now And Pettys Days It Is Way Way Harder Now | I was just pointing out that nobody is ever going to "rewrite the record books" because that is not possible. | |
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05-19-2007, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by MyBloodRunnethOrange I was just pointing out that nobody is ever going to "rewrite the record books" because that is not possible. |
Excactly | |
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