Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans think he is the best driver or no?

May be...

I don't think he is the best driver out there but he does have some talent & even though he is 3rd in points, I don't see him winning a championship unless he wins a race or 2 but it may or may not come.

He hasn't won with Hendrick still and doesn't look like he will anytime soon. Last season you guys said that if he doesn't win this season he isnt very good. well you can talk about consistency all you want but where is his points race win?

All I see is 'its coming its coming, you cant be that consistent and not win' or 'he's due, this is his week'

This is the stuff I read each week and its almost depressing that people are so blind. He has turned into the sob story of NASCAR with fans thinking other drivers should move off the track to let him get in victory lane.

Isn't NASCAR for racing? If Dale Jr. is gods gift to NASCAR he will win, but please quit saying it every single week it looks bad on Jr. Nation.

You forget, he won the first two races of the season, the Bud Shootout, and one of the Gatorade Duels. So he has won for Hendrick, but yeah, they were NON points races, BUT, He still won. He is definitely not the best, but he is great.

Just a tip. Before you post, you might want to get the facts straight. OK??

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a great driver
He's very talented.
He's being very consistent.
3rd in points!
Just because he hasn't won doesn't mean he's not one of the best drivers out there!
& he is due for a win.
He'll win soon.
but why does it bother you so much that people keep saying he's gonna win soon?
People say that about alot of drivers.
im sure there are plenty of people saying "oh..Jeff Gordon hasn't won yet this year..this is his week..he's gonna get his first win of the season" or with any other winless driver this year..like Tony Stewart.

every driver has fans, and the fans think that their driver is the greatest that is what makes the sport the greatest

lol it's funny that someone ^^ said that he was due for a win after the question said that's what everyone else says, even if he isn't very good at a certain track.

Okay here we go again, let the bashing start. enough already If we are Jr fans and we think or want to believe that he is gonna win then what is it to ya? why do you care? I'm a proud member of Jr nation and yes I have faith that Jr's win will come and he's not doing that poorly he is 3rd in points and if you think that is bad then get a life. I'm not gonna jump ship just because he hasn't won lately i don't care if he doesn't win for another 100 races I'll still be his fan and I'll still have faith that he'll win so get over it!! a true fan stands by their driver win or lose something you would know if you were a loyal fan!

Fan above me, I don't think he is talking about a one race issue.

It's almost a trick question because you can say it has no answer:

"Who is more deserving of their athletic celebrity status -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. or Danica Patrick?"

Zach Klein of WFTV-Ch. 9 dumped that stumper on Brian Schmitz and me during Sunday Showdown, what I like to think of as the best five minutes in TV sports, especially in its time period of 11:45 p.m.

Schmitz said Earnhardt is more deserving. I chose Danica and then blurted something like: "Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the most overrated athlete in American sports today."

Schmitz muttered to me: "Be careful when you start your car."

The wrath of Earnhardt nation aside, did I mean that? After all, it was television -- and people will say and do anything on television. We all know that.

So, did I mean it?

Absolutely.

Who else could it be? Earnhardt is a giant, especially after switching teams and cars, generating all that new merchandise flying off the shelves. Too bad he can't go that fast in his car. Yes, he's third in current NASCAR Big Guy standings but he didn't finish among the top drivers in two of the last three seasons and, this is my killer fact -- has not had a Sprint Cup victory in 74 starts dating back two years.

And he has been voted NASCAR's MPD -- "Most Popular Driver" -- for five consecutive years. Would that be true if he were Dale Jones Jr.?

So he wins our MORA -- Most OverRated Athlete.

But Danica would be second because how much attention would she be getting if she was Dan Patrick? (Wait a second, you don't suppose she really is Dan Patrick? -- Nah.)

No room for a list. (Stop that cheering!) but other names -- past and present -- come to mind. No, not Anna Kournikova because nobody ever said, "Wow! What a great tennis player!" Most guys just got out the "Wow!" and then choked on their drool.

How about these names in no particular order: Mike Tyson, every Yankee ever born, Ben Wallace, Joe Namath (career completion percentage 50.1), Brett Favre, Mike Vick, Michelle Wie and, I hate to say this, Shaquille O'Neal.

Hey, put those with Earnhardt and Patrick and we would have a Top Ten list!

You can do it yourself.

I am a JR Fan as well as many others such as Harvick, Johnson, Kyle, Tony, Newman, Kurt, Gordon, Khane, Burton and NO in my personal opinion he is not the best driver and never will be but as a FAN, that does not make me disloyal to him or the others I pull for.
He is right now the most consistent and still 3rd in the points ahead of the other Hendricks Drivers. but does that make him he best..NO again.
And sure would like for you to send me the article about him wanting other drivers to move off track and let him win, I think not..that was a comment made by Denny Hamlin and NO, I do not pull for him like I do the others at Gibbs!
WE all as FANS..no matter what driver wants our driver to win and hope next week is the week, but as you know..when it does we all will be happy for JR. and if it is another one of our FAVS..we all would just as Happy!
Please no more bashing of JR Fans, some of us are really NASCAR FANS not bashers or sobbers or haters..

As you know there are 43 drivers hungry to WIN and it's racing not a popularity contest. I am not a bandwagoner or jump ship of any of the drivers that I pull for ..now that is what a real FAN is! Agree or disagree, that is anyone's opinion..this is mine. Simple plain truth.

As for the best driver in Nascar?? Too many to count..here is a sample few: Dale Sr, Donnie Allison, David Pearson, Davey Allison, Cale Yaroborough, you want to add some more..be my guest!

i want to know where all the gordon fans are that bashed jr all these years now he is the greatest thing ever

Why the hate.

I have drivers (NOTE: PLURAL....) that I like and dislike.

But, I hope everyone wins sooner or later.

Be it Tony, Kyle, Kurt, Jimmie, Jr. Jeff...etc.

I like Dale Jr as a person. And I think he's a good driver also. That's why I pull for him every race. Is he the best driver in the history of NASCAR? Who's to say? Sure I want him to win and I'm disappointed when he doesn't. But he's my driver and I'm behind him 100%.

I really like Dale Jr. as a person plus he is great for NASCAR but you have to face the facts that he isn't a very good race driver or he would win more often with the cars and teams he has had. He certainly isn't a driver like his father at all.
Any owner would love to have him on their team just for the amount of merchandise he sells and the publicity.
Even if he never wins another race his fans, employers, and sponsors will still love him and he will have a long career in NASCAR, if he wants it.

Why does it bother you so much that JR has fans? You or any of the Jr hating cronies on this site is not going to change anyone's mind. Give it up.

Oh and by the way...MY pick to win this weekend? Dale Jr.

I've said this over and over again, Dale is a nice guy, and a good driver, just not a great driver. I don't think he's got the fire in his belly that Kyle has.

I dont know about him being THE best. Hes one of the best. Probably not as good as you tho. Ive never heard anybody say anything about other drivers should let him win. But I guess you heard somebody say it so thats what Jr. fans think. The man is doing what he loves, has won several times and is rich and successful and will be winning again. No matter how good a driver is and how much heart they put into it theres always some expert spectator ready see all the bad and shuffle him into retirement as soon as he hits a rough spot. Every winning driver goes thru this and as soon as it starts theres always the jerk expert right there to start flappin their gums. What have you won lately, expert?

Anyone in Jr.'s position in racing would have did way more than Jr. ever has. Being handed everything from age 12 on up til now, he hasn't did diddly squat as far as a race driver. Only a few wins and oh yeah his fans will not let us forget his Bush championships he won, but he couldn't beat Matt Kensith for Rookie of the year. Jr. has just partied his life away and is looking for stardom to retire on. Once you have money it is harder to risk life and limb to keep the car on the edge. He has money so why does he want to race hard anymore, just keep running races and gain profit sharing... Atta Boy Jr.

Dale Jr is a Great driver and he will win soon,even with that tore up car he was still running competitive laps.

Retarded question. How does a wreck that wasn't his fault take him out make him a bad driver?