Rusty Wallace Volkswagon

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Rusty Wallace Volkswagon

Rusty Wallace Volkswagon

Enough already! Ever since Jeff Gordon won his 77th career NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Talladega more than two weeks ago, we have been inundated with comparisons between two of NASCAR’s all-time greatest drivers.

There was even a special airing of the popular SPEED TV program Wind Tunnel featuring a side-by-side comparison of the seven-time Champion Dale Earnhardt and four-time Champion Jeff Gordon on Wednesday evening. Fans were encouraged to call in and state their opinion as to which driver they felt was superior. The show hosted by long-time motorsports analyst Dave Despain was an obvious attempt to augment the television ratings. Former NASCAR Champions Darrell Waltrip and Rusty Wallace appeared as guest analysts.

Other than an upsurge in ratings, there was really no point to the show. Why compare the two drivers? What does it accomplish? It is not like there is conclusive evidence as to which driver is superior. And the show did not really shed any light as to which driver is superior. All it really did was stir up the debate that has been present ever since Jeff Gordon tallied 13 wins in 1998 and won his third Winston Cup Championship.