http://www.catchfence.com/2009/sprintcup/07/03/nominees-announced-for-inaugural-nascar-hall-of-fame-induction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nominees-announced-for-inaugural-nascar-hall-of-fame-induction The Only Thing Between You and the Action! Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:59:15 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.catchfence.com/2009/sprintcup/07/03/nominees-announced-for-inaugural-nascar-hall-of-fame-induction/comment-page-1/#comment-1866 Steve Whitehurst Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:29:33 +0000 http://www.catchfence.com/?p=17603#comment-1866 Hello...I'm 55 years old and seen enough to know who was the the BEST.  I seen Petty and Pearson race and they were both GREAT....but....Both had the best cars and pit crews.    They were both the class of the field.   I remember Richard Petty state that Dale Earnhardt may have won 300 races with his cars and I agree.   Earnhardt won championships without the best cars or pit crew.   Pettys cars were already championship cars when Lee Petty won 3 championships before Richard got into his daddys cars.  Earnhardt first championship was with Rod Osterland and Mike Curb and Dale beat one of the best car and driver  in NASCAR history.... #11 Jr Johnson and Cale Yarborough.  Cale had the best car by far but Dale beat Cale for the championship in only his second year in NASCAR   I seen it with my own eyes...WOW WHAT A DRIVER.    Petty and Pearson both were the head of the class in their era but did not face the competion Dale Earnhardt had to face in his era.   Dale Earnhardt had to face a much tougher set of drivers in his era.  Thats my opinion and it's not going to change.  With Pettys or Hendrick  equiptment Earnhardt would have won at least 10 championships or more.  Today I don't consider anything Rick Hendrick does as legit.  I call all Hendrick drives BOGUS CHAMPIONS.  With the help of NASCAR and Gary Nelson Hendrick won championships that were and are fixed.  I talked to many drivers that feel this way and feel Hendrick care are by far the class of the field.  Today any good driver could win a championship in a Hendrich car. Their only competion would come from another Hendrick car/ driver.  I remember Ricky Rudd stating this in 1997 that if Dale Earnhardt was  driving the 24 car he would be laping the field and everyone else would be running for second....NO DOUBT Earnhardt would have LAPED  the field in the aero and horsepower advantaged  #24 car.   Ned Jarrett Bud Moore and Jr Johnson all said who was the BEST......DALE EARNHARDT......and I agree. Hello…I’m 55 years old and seen enough to know who was the the BEST.  I seen Petty and Pearson race and they were both GREAT….but….Both had the best cars and pit crews.    They were both the class of the field.   I remember Richard Petty state that Dale Earnhardt may have won 300 races with his cars and I agree.   Earnhardt won championships without the best cars or pit crew.   Pettys cars were already championship cars when Lee Petty won 3 championships before Richard got into his daddys cars.  Earnhardt first championship was with Rod Osterland and Mike Curb and Dale beat one of the best car and driver  in NASCAR history…. #11 Jr Johnson and Cale Yarborough.  Cale had the best car by far but Dale beat Cale for the championship in only his second year in NASCAR   I seen it with my own eyes…WOW WHAT A DRIVER.    Petty and Pearson both were the head of the class in their era but did not face the competion Dale Earnhardt had to face in his era.   Dale Earnhardt had to face a much tougher set of drivers in his era.  Thats my opinion and it’s not going to change.  With Pettys or Hendrick  equiptment Earnhardt would have won at least 10 championships or more.  Today I don’t consider anything Rick Hendrick does as legit.  I call all Hendrick drives BOGUS CHAMPIONS.  With the help of NASCAR and Gary Nelson Hendrick won championships that were and are fixed.  I talked to many drivers that feel this way and feel Hendrick care are by far the class of the field.  Today any good driver could win a championship in a Hendrich car. Their only competion would come from another Hendrick car/ driver.  I remember Ricky Rudd stating this in 1997 that if Dale Earnhardt was  driving the 24 car he would be laping the field and everyone else would be running for second….NO DOUBT Earnhardt would have LAPED  the field in the aero and horsepower advantaged  #24 car.   Ned Jarrett Bud Moore and Jr Johnson all said who was the BEST……DALE EARNHARDT……and I agree.

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