re: Jeff Gordon's last year for a championship

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I would rank him ahead of Darrell Waltrip but behind Ricky Rudd.

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Wait, I don't mean to hijack things, but you think Rudd had a better career than DW? Interesting. What's the reasoning on that?

This is crazy for me though. Apparently, when I was little (born in 1994), I became the reason my family started watching NASCAR. Whenever my dad would flip past it on tv, I'd get excited and cheer for the "Cars!" Gordon's bright paint scheme caught my eye, I guess, so he became my favorite car before I really knew anything. So this is really strange to see him retiring considering how he's changed my life. The family goes to both Bristol races and usually 2 others all because of a rainbow paint scheme and fast cars catching a 2 year old's eye.

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Excellent career. I would rank him ahead of Darrell Waltrip but behind Ricky Rudd.

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HUH? DW & Rudd were a good drivers but they were no where near JG.

JG is one of the all time greats, probably in the top 3-4 in NASCAR. I never liked him but you couldn't deny he was a great driver.