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Being an Old Dale Sr. Fan since his Wrangler car days, I always find it comical when people talk of his popularity. He was hated by most and loves by some. The only year he was most popular was the year he died....
Jr. Different story......
yep, there were times when i despised dale sr, and other times i actually liked him.i did however have great respect for his abilities driving a race car, even one that was beat all to heck and still have a good finish.
I think it is Dale Sr (which has equated to the popularity of since Sr's death).
I would not say Gordon at all. I am a fan of his, and he has a large fanbase. Still, he is also universally hated by a large percentage of Nascar fans too. So unless we equate infamy to being "popular" I would discount him.
Funny, because Dale Sr. was very unpopular by the majority of NASCAR fans through most of his career, but very popular by his supporters. I remember people flipping him off at the track all the time. What changed was Jeff Gordon.
When Jeff Gordon started dominating NASCAR, Dale Sr. wasn't so evil and became univerally admired and loved.
80-83 Bobby Allison
84-88 Bill Elliott
89-90 Darrell Waltrip
91-00 Bill Elliott
2001 Dale Earnhardt
2002 Bill Elliott
03-12 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Bill Elliott had this really aggressive fan club that stacked the ballots, so that's why he won most of those years. Don't get me wrong, he was well-liked and popular, but by no means the most popular driver most of those years from 91-00 and 02.
It was a total joke and even he was embarrassed by it when he was no longer a competitive driver.
Bill Elliott had this really aggressive fan club that stacked the ballots, so that's why he won most of those years. Don't get me wrong, he was well-liked and popular, but by no means the most popular driver most of those years from 91-00 and 02.
It was a total joke and even he was embarrassed by it when he was no longer a competitive driver.
Most popular has nothing to do with being most competitive.(sorry Jr fans) If the most competitive driver gets to be most popular then nobody drives harder than Kyle Bush and nobody wins more than JJ
Bill Elliott was voted most popular because he was.
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For somebody who doesn't care you sure complain about it.
I never voted for anybody because like you I don't care so it doesn't bother me who wins or not.
So then why are you complaining?
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