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Ernie Irvan made the first 50. Yeah, I was surprised too.
How about Carl Edwards.
Oh yeah.. Irvin is still borderline. I mean.. He's pretty much more known for wrecks than anything. His near death wreck in '94 and all the wrecks he caused before that.
Newman was on my list.. He's acceptable. His career really kinda went down after leaving SHR, but his Penske years.. You don't get the nickname Rocketman for going slow.
Newman was on my list.. He's acceptable. His career really kinda went down after leaving SHR, but his Penske years.. You don't get the nickname Rocketman for going slow.
Agreed. I cant help but always kind of wonder what if with Ryan. He and Jimmie came in the same year, I believe Ryan won rookie of the year. Not taking anything away from Johnson's talent but... Hendrick equipment compared to Penske at the time. Ryan was much more of a hardnosed racer, of course (famous for being the hardest guy to pass). What if the rides were swapped and Newman had Hendrick equipment and Chad Knauss. Again not taking anything away from Johnson.
Agreed. I cant help but always kind of wonder what if with Ryan. He and Jimmie came in the same year, I believe Ryan won rookie of the year. Not taking anything away from Johnson's talent but... Hendrick equipment compared to Penske at the time. Ryan was much more of a hardnosed racer, of course (famous for being the hardest guy to pass). What if the rides were swapped and Newman had Hendrick equipment and Chad Knauss. Again not taking anything away from Johnson.
I think you see similar from Newman. Remember.. Penske had good equipment at that time. Rusty and Ryan I don't think ever saw eye to eye.. Which.. A 'better' teammate might have gone a long ways.
I don't think there were any conflicts personally between Rusty and Ryan, they just wanted different things from their cars.
Chase Elliott.. Again.. I have no problems, but, it just seems too early. Boy isn't even 30.
Now that we seem to be getting a feel for the qualifications, however. Let's revisit and see who we expect to be added..
Martin Truex, Jr. One championship, but 31 race wins. Seeing as 17 to 18 seems to get you in. He should be a lock. Not sure why I left him off first time. Oversight.
Jim Paschal. 25 wins, no championship. Better than Biffle. Kahne. Marlin.
Jack Smith 21 wins
Speedy Thompson 20 wins in 197 races. 105 top 10's.
Fonty Flock. Tim is in, why not Fonty? Fonty has a damn good case compared to some that are on now. 19 wins, Modified champion, stock champion, Southern 500 winner.
Sure would like to see him back on the track one day...even if it's SRX.
Carl is pretty much at the age where the retirement talk would be happening if he were still driving. So.. I don't think you'll see him back in any kind of full time role. I'd probably be surprised to see him back in a Cup car at all unless someone brought him in to do some testing or similar. And, seeing as he hasn't returned yet.. I don't think he has any burning desire to do it.
You do realize that he's been out for 7 years now? Kinda shocking, isn't it? I'd have to imagine that it'd be hard to come back for even a one-off after that long on the sidelines.
Time passes and.. We hardly notice sometimes. Doesn't it seem crazy that Earnhardt would be 72 in a few days? Based on the Earnhardt family history.. There's a not-insignificant chance that he would have passed away by now from heart issues.
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