Top 10 NASCAR Drivers Who Never Won a Cup Series Championship
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NASCAR has had a litany of amazing drivers fill its ranks throughout the decades, but not all of them could take the biggest prize of all: the end of season championship. Some greats never bothered chasing the cup, others ran into trouble with the sanctioning body itself, and some just could not claim it no matter how hard they tried. Whatever the case may be, here's my top 10 NASCAR Cup Series drivers who never won a championship.
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You mentioned how many championships Carl Edwards would have if the Chase wasn't invented. How about do a video of that for the whole Chase/playoffs era? How different would everything look now? That would be interesting to see.
Mark Martin being 2nd on the list is the most Mark Martin thing ever
Haahha. Amen to that. What a perfect comment.
Hope you're good.
And pulling off the race track before taking the Checkered flag.
Brutal truth!
Thought the exact same thing! Even in the best to never list, he can’t win it.
Dude, so true but he'll always be #1 runner up to me.
3 things I remembered about Mark Martin when I was a child/teen:
- Valvoline
- Viagra
- How the hell this guy never won a championship
And if youre as old as me, Folgers.
Hope you're doing good and staying safe and well.
Don't forget his classic Gatorade ad from '98.
Clean driving?
@@alexander1485 clean driving is as good an answer as any of why Mark never won a title... and also why others did while riding dirty...
@@MrMiD.Life.Crisis I shopped at Winn Dixie just to pick up items with Martin on it back in the day... before Wal Mart ruled the world...
Ranking Mark Martin as runner-up on a list like this is just cruel lmao
Right?!? Damn...
Nah its perfect. Mark preferred coming in 2nd lol
He was one of those guys you almost always HAD to beat to win it all.
@T G Bro even Mark's wife knows he always comes second.
@@EvlEgle okay buddy that's enough
Mark Martin not winning a title is absolutely insane when you consider the fact that he finished second *_5 times_*
Mark Martin, Ricky Rudd, Dale Earnhardt Jr and Carl Edwards should have won titles
And got 3rd four times
Should have won in 90
got screwed in 90, best in class in 94, had his best year at the same time jeff gordon had his best year in 98, blew it in 02 and got ran down by JJ in 09 while leading the points heading into the chase AND winning the first race of said chase.
FIVE TIME! FIVE TIME! FIVE TIME! FIVE TIME! FIVE TIME RUNNER UP IN THE NASCAR CUP SERIES POINTS STANDINGS
Me going into this as a Mark Martin fan:
Mark Martin better be first!
Me at the end:
I’m used to this.
I feel like most people don’t know this, but fireball Roberts was allergic to the material used in the fire suits, so he didn’t wear them
Sort of. They didn't wear fire suits back then, they dipped their clothing in a fire retardant solution. That's what Fireball Roberts was allergic to.
it was probably asbestos
That’s really weird
They dipped their shirt and pants in a borax solution. Half these guys didn't even have race suits in the early days.
Fireball was a victim of irony and the crude safety of those days. He was a truly great race driver
Also he had 2 more races left in his career before he was to leave to be a beer spokesmen
Mark Martin is the definition of this... about 90% of these comments are Mark related
True
I never got to know him, but thank you for putting my Uncle Glenn Roberts on this list. Its nice people like you never forget the pioneers of the series.
The man was one of the greats. You could not do this list and not have him on it
Just imagine how bad the Juan Pablo Montoya Jet Dryer incident would've been if your uncle hadn't died from his injuries.
@Roy Goodhand Montoya wasn't engulfed in flames dude. Of all the other choices you had
Mark Martin even got 2nd place on this list. Guy can't catch a break
At least his wife is happy that he always comes 2nd
Just when I thought Mark Martin was going to be champion of something, he got runner up again.
Champion of runner up finishes in anything
Look at his IROC stats
4 ASA championships, 5 IROC championships, 49 Nascar wins
No question that if he were still alive, Davey Allison would've been one of the all time greatest drivers and would've won a few championships.
Poor Mark Martin - still at #2 when he should be #1.
Honorable mentions to Harry Gantt, Neil Bonnet, Geoff Bodine, Tim Richmond, Jeff Burton, Sterling Marlin, and Ernie Irvan
You are on point brother!
David Jenkins we gonna look back at this list a few years later and we would add Denny Hamlin to his list lol
All those you mentioned were really good drivers in their own right... good on you for acknowledging them...
Ernie Irvan is one of the least talked about drivers out there but there were few who could wheel a car as well as he could. Watching him was edge of your seat entertainment.
@@MegaBluebone and a great guy too! We met him while he was wandering around the family camping area at Watkins Glen handing out Kroger car cards.. He liked the fact that we backed a UHaul truck up to the fence on the back straight just before turn 5. Bullshitted with him for about a half hour!
my honorable mention of drivers that didn't win a champion
james hylton
bob flock
donnie allison
neil bonnett
harry grant
greg biffle
tim richmond
fonty flock
cotton owen
wendell scott
speedy thompson
Greg Biffle and Tim Richmond
beast He was a driver most notable from the 70’s, from 1966-1972 he finished 2nd or third in the standings every year except once, and finished 4th in ‘74. He may have only one two races but he was always extremely consistent and showed up every week. He actually raced in ARCA (had the pleasure of watching him race in 2009 at Kentucky) until a few years ago and sadly passed away in 2018.
Neil Bonnett, Tim Richmond and Greg Biffle are in fact some of the recognizable ones that I know most.
Tim Richmond and Greg Biffle, I was surprised was not on the list
@@crw3673 well lets be honest witch i edit the comment i did put them on the board because of you people replying to that even tho i forgot so don't blame me not everyone perfect in life so understand that
Still think Mark should’ve had the 2007 Daytona 500. My old man still persists the caution lights came on with Mark out front which would’ve given him the win.
Is that the race Harvick stole from Mark?
@@crw3673 Yes.
They did . Your old man is correct
When S1ap uploads and the iRacing event is going on at the same time.
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Oof
I wonder who is going to destroy their careers at this irace
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Mark Martin is still what I consider the greatest Roush driver and the best driver to never win a championship.
Mega Butters 19 junior johnson
It's hard to call him the best Roush Driver considering the accomplishments Kenseth had with them. It's hard to believe that as long and successful as Roush has been, Kurt Bush and Kenseth are the only two champions to come out of it.
@@wingracer1614 Roush would've never lasted long enough for Kenseth and Kurt to join had Mark Martin not made Roush relevant.
@@JSchaffer214 that's a great arguememt, and it's not like any of said names are far fetched. Hell, one could argue Biffle, considering his truck/xfinity or busch sucess. Or Carl's raw speed. But Mark gets brownie points for laying the foundation for Kenseth. I personally would give the talent nod to Matt and Kurt, but perhaps the greatest Roush driver is a major toss up. Maybe Kenseth because of the title/daytona 500s
Nah not his style. Hes certainly the 2nd best to never win a title
Neil Bonnet
Harry Gant
Rest in peace Davey , what could've been....
We need a slapshoes video on Junior Johnson alone... period
Dale Jr. and Martin were two of my favourites growing up. It still saddens me that neither got the chance to hoist a championship (ESPECIALLY in the case of Martin), they were such likable drivers who had absolute talent when everything clicked for them.
Curtis Turner is the greatest forgotten all-American badass and someone needs to make a movie about him. Get Hollywood on the phone!
Or ask Slap to make a video :)
Ricky Rudd is the only driver I've ever seen who uses the heel-toe technique the same way I do. My feet are too big for me to turn my heel to the gas pedal so I've always used my heel on the brake and blipped the throttle with my toe. I figured I was doing it "wrong", but what works, works. Cool to see that a respected professional like Ricky Rudd drove the exact same way when it came to downshifts, and that it netted him numerous road course victories
I'm pretty sure I've seen a few rally and f1 drivers use the same technique, before they had semi-auto gearboxes, due to not having much room in the foot-well. How you rev match is pretty irrelevant to getting the match right. I normally use the side of my foot because it makes transitioning to left foot breaking easier. As long as you don't destabilize the car, it's a legitimate technique.
When I see the title of this video:
My Mind:
Carl Edwards
Facts
I thought about Denny Hamlin. But edwards would fit
@@Loaf_ve This list is for *past* drivers that never won a championship, Denny is still racing.
@@hehe-IgoBRRRR my bad.
I remember Ricky Rudd winning at Martinsville when his cooling system failed .
Yes i remember that race too Ricky Rudd is is one tough sob .
@@robertrobinson9920 "He duct taped his eyes open." I grew up next door to Richard's first shop. I was 16 when he had the wreck at Daytona. When I met Ricky at the shop, he had the black eyes, I thought he was a real badass. The next year, I got to meet Dale. Lord have mercy those Wrangler years were cool. Ricky's junked car sat outside for years, till they moved up the road to Welcome. I doubt they'd let a guy tape his eyes open to race these days.
@@cchhaadd I was in the infield at Richmond just a week after the crash and watched Rudd win it.
I was at that race the thing that sticks out the most was during a caution Rudd came to the pits his crew sprayed him with a water hose the problem was the hose was lying on the hot asphalt scalding Ricky I know this because I had scanner and Ricky came over the radio and told his crew they had scalded him BTW it was a hot sunny day with temps in the nineties
I must say Rudd is one tough SOB
@@insulman100 Wow! Never knew that. Cool story! Thanks
I heard rumours from numerous websites that Carl Edwards had signed a contract to return to the Cup Series this season with the #21 Wood Brothers Team after Penske had gained full control over the car, but obviously as we all know at the last minute Matt DiBenedetto ended up getting the seat for this year.
Do a top 10 or Top 5 Worst drivers to win a Championship.
GrandpaLovesAnal Kyle Busch
@@austinrebello That's probably "Worst person to win a championship". Or win a race. Or drive a race.
Worst driver to win a championship: Bill Rexford
@@timonthetube92 you kyle busch hatera are a bunch of bitches
I hate to say this because I liked the guy but I'd probably have to say Benny Parsons. Rexford is a good choice too.
I still lowkey hope Edwards comes back. He was so much fun to watch drive, and consistently good without the attitude of some other drivers.
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Mark Martin coming up 2nd on the list,,,, FREAKIN BRUTAL.
He was one of the best. Cool VIDEO 👍👍🏁🏁
That’s so dirty you gave mark second even in this LMFAO. Great video, Slap.
Very glad to see Fred included, one of my favorite drivers. Once had a 5 race win streak where he led 1679 of 1953 laps and 494 of 500 laps at Martinsville. His career top 5 percentage of nearly 47.5% is almost as insane as his win percentage. Underrated driver in general.
That intro is clean! 👍🏻😁 and it’s crazy to think that Mark Martin has never won a championship; I wish he would’ve won one before retiring.
Thanks for covering my favorite driver, Ricky Rudd. I was at the Brickyard when he won and it's one of my favorite sports memories. Decked out RR gear it was a parade of hi-fives and congratulations from most of the folks around us in the stands.
Holy crap, I love this editing work!
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Man, I have to say that Mark Martin was AWESOME!
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I love the new intro and graphics! Looks amazing!
Oh, and at this rate Denny Hamlin will join this list.
As always a great presentation...look forward to the next one.
Honorable mention to THE Wood Brothers, the greatest owners, never to win a championship.
I think Chip Ganassi is coming close to that
Love your work. Davey was my hero as a kid, so it was great seeing him on your list.
Your videos are addicting... every time a new one comes out I almost always binge all your old ones lol.
Just subscribed. I discovered your channel a couple months ago and enjoy all your content. My brother is raising 2 little Nascar fans and I kept them throughly entertained with your videos when they were visiting in February.
Fun Fact about Carl Edwards: In the 2008 Race of Champions, he managed to beat Michael Schumacher, yes that Michael Schumacher. It's really funny because the commentators of that Event were just basically laughing him off for the entire Race as just a simple NASCAR driver and then were surprised when Schumacher lost. And it wasn't even close, Carl beat Michael by roughly 1.5 seconds.
I for sure thought Greg Biffle and Tim Richmond would have made the list. Good job.
i think he's ignoring Biffle because when Biffle won the truck race last year it counts as someone who may make a return
Ernie Irvin.
Great video, you've got everything covered on this topic!
Yes! I've been waiting for this!!
Watching the IRacing Richmond race while watching this. Keeping me alive during quarantine, great video.
Anything happen to get anyone fired over? LOL
I got a couple: Helio Castroneves and Alexander Rossi.
Eric Marchesini Rossi still has about ten years left in his career assuming he does not have a career ending crash, but I agree with helio
Bat-man Rossi and Newgarden would dominate the INDYCAR Series for years to come. I know the NASCAR greats without championships are mostly true.
Charles Szasz I remember that they PT interviewed Helio at Toronto 2017.
Eric Marchesini don’t forget scott McLaughlin he has a lot of potential and is still young and seems like he will replace power or pagenaud replaces once they retire once they retire, and don’t forget Herta and other young drivers coming up the ranks the next ten years in indicar are going to be very Interesting and it would be a shame if Rossi never gets his championship
Bat-man Scott McLaughlin could retire SuperCars and move from Australia to North Carolina and Colton Herta has got a 20 year career and join Rossi and Newgarden for INDYCAR Championships and Indy 500 wins.
Another great production S1ap, help and all.
That concussion graphic. Whoa.
Great videos dude👍👍
Davey allison is a big what if. Man he was good and only 32
thanks for tricking us on who is number 1 but you decide to trick us of mark being number 2 i like that
You have turned me into a Nascar fan thank you !
Another EXCELLENT Vid THANKS Slap 🏆🏆
I can tell that you’re getting better at editing, and this video, my god it’s great 👍
Editing was actually done by Biodegradable for me. He does great work.
S1apSh0es oh, still... it’s great
Yet again another brilliant video
I was thinking about the best drivers to never win a championship & was wondering when you'd make a video on it. Good timing, S1ap
Wow, loving the new intro S1ap =D
Excellent job!
Very good work! Enjoy the videos!
Love your videos!
One thing I remember about Mark Martin was back in the late nineties I worked with a Martin fan while myself being a Dale Sr fan the man I worked with consistently hounded me about Dale being a has been to the point that I finally had to tell him it's better to be a has been than a never was like Martin
Very interesting (as always) mate.
Great job. Thank you very much!
Thank for covering the older stuff. I haven't watched nascar since they went to the same 4 tracks most weekends. I know they're different they look the same.
Mark Martin is as iconic with the number 2 as Gabe Newell is with the number 3
But Valve cannot count to three
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I just watched all your other videos and I now have seen every video you've uploaded
Top 3: My boy Dale Jr, My sister's (former) favorite driver Carl Edwards, and the man from my home state of Arkansas, Mark Martin.
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Love that intro!!!
I really love the intro Slap i hope its stays for a while
I thoroughly enjoy your non bias content. That's what makes your videos highly accurate and top notch.
I never knew Fred Lorenzen was from Elmhurst Illinois, I live 40 minutes away from there
Honorable mentions :
Neil Bonett
Geoff Bodine
Wendell Scott
Ryan Newman ( when he retires )
Newman is the man
Great vid man. Always wanted to see mark martin win a championship he was a stellar driver
Great video! Honourable Mention. Sterling Marlin, Greg Biffle. Marlin was decent 1999-2002 (darn injury) Biff seemed like he was always up there too
Great video
Your videos are great looks at NASCAR history. You go beyond the sanitized stories NASCAR puts out there and we see the human side of the sport.
I agree with this list really happy you gave props to my all time favorite Ricky Rudd at #8 I feel like Ernie Irvan should get an honorable mention. Some speculate if it wasn’t for his Awful accident in 94 he would’ve been able to give Dale a run for his money that season. Great video and great list.
Athleticgeek 89 a run? Didn’t Ernie still finish like 11th in points? If he hadn’t had the Michigan accident he WOULD have won.
I like the new intro S1ap, I like it a lot!
Great video liked 👍🏁🏆
Slap releases a video on my 30th birthday! Happy Bday to me!
Great video though! :)
Fun fact: Fearless Fred Lorenzen has an "exhibit" (a couple photos) in the Elmhurst History Museum in his hometown of Elmhurst, Illinois.
You've got to remember one thing about Mark Martin. He had the championship in hand in 1990, but Nascar decided to dock a bunch of points from him, over a small part that ended up not making a difference, performance wise. Thus the title went to Dale. Otherwise, Mark would have had plenty of points to take the championship that year. Thats a fact. Just take from it what you will.
You should’ve just said “Mark Martin” and ended the video.
Jeff Burton Too. Finished 3rd in like 2000; 2006 was his year but Dnfs and engine failure ruined it; still my favorite driver tho
I know I'm biased as a Rudd fan,but he was closer to winning a championship than Jr ever was
Technically speaking, you're correct. Rudd's best points finish was 2nd. Jr's best points finish was 3rd. So he was slightly closer. But Jr has more national championships (2 NXS to Rudd's 1 IROC) and more Cup Series wins (26 to 23). In the end, it kind of evens out.
Loving the new intro
totally agree with the number one slot.Junior Johnson is my all time favorite driver/owner in the sports history.It's also the one reason i support whoever drives the number 11 every year,as this was both cup winners Cale Yarborough and Darrel Waltrips number (both JJ runners).
Thanks for providing what I think Nascar needs more of an unbiased analysis that includes historical data.
I would’ve had James Hylton on the list. Even though he only had 2 wins, his stats are still very impressive with 301 Top Tens, considering he drove in an era dominated by Richard Petty, David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Bobby Allison, Bobby Isaac, Benny Parsons and other spectacular drivers. He had 10 Top 10 Points finishes, 8 of which were in the Top 5 in points. Thise included 4 3rd place points finishes and 3 Runner Up points finishes. Those 3 Runner Up years were in 1966 and 1971 to Richard Petty and 1967 to David Pearson. In 1966 he was also Rookie of the Year.
The Chase/Playoff is a great gimmick that does a good job of generating excitement, but I despise it as a means for determining a champion.
Another great video, S1ap. Say Denny Hamlin retired today, where would he end up on this list?
Y'all did Mark so dirty lmao really loved the new style with this video!
Who agrees that Teresa ruined Junior?
Well, also Senior's death
Yushan Chen I also thought that Dale jrs career would have been better if his father never passed away. More so because I felt like he felt that if that could happen to him the it could happen to jr. And we all know the Teresa stuff so yeah
His first concussion at Fontana
The problem with Junior was, outside of Talladega, he was just an average driver.
burrito rustler not necessarily. When he was good, whether that be at Talladega or at any track, he was really good.
@@carlosedwardos he was a great racer you know nothing about nascar
Yeah that Ricky Rudd pedal work is *legit*.