At the end of the regular season, Eric, you should compare their points position to this video. That would be entertaining!!

@jarkson2901

2 жыл бұрын

He’s not predicting their points, he’s ranking them. A better video than comparing their points would be not looking at his video and ranking them again at the end of the year. Seeing who had the best year in his eyes. Who improved the most

@WhatAboutTheBee

2 жыл бұрын

@@jarkson2901 18 folks thought this would be fun and did not need your explanation Obvious Man! But hey, let's not consider what Eric thinks as compared to an objective scale.

@jarkson2901

2 жыл бұрын

@@WhatAboutTheBee I’m one of the 19! I think it’d be a great idea! Just was saying that it wouldn’t make complete sense. I’d love a follow up to this video! I’d like to see the changes in Eric’s eyes.

@jarkson2901

2 жыл бұрын

@@WhatAboutTheBee god damn you didn’t need to get so defensive. Was just explaining how it didn’t make sense.

@2tuff.saints580

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

Strongly disagree with Bell over Bowman. In every statistical category, with a team arguably as good if not better than the 48, Bell was stomped by Bowman.

@jasonlitz2907

2 жыл бұрын

Agree and Bell has started to get an arrogance about him.

@FreemanMotorsports

2 жыл бұрын

I’d say they are even, I think bowman is massively overrated, other than wins the guy is like 12th- 15th ish driver in every category

@inferno-zack8977

2 жыл бұрын

@@LETSTALKENTERTAINMENT wins, top fives, laps led, lead lap finishes, playoff points, average finish, points per race. All of these are in Bowman's favor and most of those really aren't close

@allenmike21

2 жыл бұрын

Reddick over byron 😂 how? He has no wins ... bell over bowman ?.. dude come on

@inferno-zack8977

2 жыл бұрын

@@allenmike21 I think Reddick has the potential, but he has as many "bro wtf" moments as he does highlight reel moments. Mans by his own admission cost the team the first half of the year.

Stenhouse has tons of talent he just doesn’t know how to be aggressive and smart at the same time. I think he tries to make up for his bad equipment by his aggressive driving but it’s just not gonna happen.

Last night on my birthday my parents gave me a new 1:64 Byron Diecast and showed me tickets to the Auto Club Race

@themaniac4988

2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Enjoy the race!

@GoDawgs18

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy the race!

@christopherbaker4217

2 жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday! 🎉

@Pen2ke

2 жыл бұрын

Warents

@MilesModelWorks

2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy the race

Your list is fine, however, will you do this AFTER the season? I'd love to see the changes! I'd love to see if Harrison will get WBRs 190th win this year!!

@jamesscully529

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, it would be the Wood Brothers 100th win, not 190.

@djjrifau

2 жыл бұрын

Agree! Please do an after

@tnwhiskey68

2 жыл бұрын

Umm, ackchyually...

@SlickBillByron

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sarcastagasm Oh no! Not a D-🌯 fan!

@Tazs_reviews

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sarcastagasm he has fans?

Ross Chastain: _runs really well at times to be ranked in the top 10…_ Also Ross Chastain: *_wrecks in over aggression and is ranked 20th…_* lol

@davidalmodovar7420

2 жыл бұрын

Never!!!! LMFAO

@triess

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately for Denny, Ross was better than 20th :/

The new cars are such a wildcard. It'll be interesting to see, for sure. I look for big years out of Reddick & Briscoe.

@williamarmstrong8513

Жыл бұрын

this aged well

@universalcupseries2655

Жыл бұрын

That’s what I was gonna say😂

the only thing I disagree with is Reddick over Byron, I mean I get that Byron has better equipment but one of them is a threat to win week after week and the other one is barely making the playoffs

@ethanhalsey357

2 жыл бұрын

I’m gonna have to disagree. Tyler Reddick has been outperforming his equipment by a country mile. Had it not been a struggle of a race at Richmond last year; I would argue he’s a round of 12 or even round of 8 driver. He’s full of talent and I think this year he’s finally gonna show it

@miketakeflight7870

2 жыл бұрын

@@ethanhalsey357 yea but Byron is finally starting too step in his own if not for reddick he points his way in the championship 4 now yes Byron has better equipment but he’s starting to contend for championship’s and if not for his pit crew least year he had at least the bare minimum 4 wins where reddick if in the top 5 it’s usually the bottom 5, Byron is contending for championships reddick is contending for the round of 12

@SlickBillByron

2 жыл бұрын

@@ethanhalsey357 Reddick has got a lot of talent, but Byron is a championship contender. People will say “Oh, but Byron’s in his 5th year,” but the 2018 24 team was arguably one of the worst in the Cup Series, it wasn’t Byron. Although he may have better equipment, Byron has shown talent that Reddick hasn’t. Did I forget to mention that Byron is younger than Reddick too? He is better just barely.

@hehateme71

2 жыл бұрын

Def disagree. Reddick is over performing, Byron is underperforming. If you switch the two, Reddick does way better in the 24. And if I were to guess, Byron could do half of what a Reddick does in his equipment. Not a fan of either btw.

@hehateme71

2 жыл бұрын

@@SlickBillByron Reddick hasn’t shown talent?? He’s massively outperforming his equipment. So much potential, and he’s already proving it out there.

Honestly, I’d move Suarez up. People look at the top teams he’s been with, but don’t know the whole story. He’s a great driver.

I'd personally put Truex higher than 5 tbh. Easy top 3 at least. 2018, 2019, and 2021 he was a combined 3 track positions away from being a 4x champ. And in 2020 he was a loose wheel at Martinsville away from winning his way into another Champ 4 appearance.

@marcus7840

2 жыл бұрын

MTJ never gets any respect so this doesn't surprise me. I hope he goes out this year and just kills it. And final gets his 2nd championship.

Respect for Timmy Hill for coming back. Hopefully gets into the 500

Crazy how there’s still debate over top driver after 10 wins and a laps led record

@chasejordan22

2 жыл бұрын

..... That's because that was just one year. This year Larson won't have the most wins, because that's how Nascar works and the rest of the top 4 will still have their arguments, like kyle busch having 40 more wins than Larson.

@chickentender4791

Жыл бұрын

Because Kevin harvick is Kevin harvick

I agree with everything besides the top four I say it goes 1 Kyle Larson 2 Denny Hamlin 3Kyle busch 4Kevin Harvick

@anniehubbard5315

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with your rankings. I love Harvick but his time is passing quickly.

@Twister21084

2 жыл бұрын

@@RadiationRacing cope

@steveblack7432

2 жыл бұрын

Denny chokes too much to be #2 ...He's like the Jim Kelly of Nascar.. he can make constantly make it to playoffs but can't win the championship. A solid #7 .

@flyingpizza98

2 жыл бұрын

@@steveblack7432 yeah. save the #2 spot for Mark Martin

@shadowclaw1157

2 жыл бұрын

@@steveblack7432 Yeah, with a busted system where you can win every race of the season except the last one and lose the championship🤡 If this was Winston cup points Denny would be a champion

I actually agree with your top 5 and usually I dont agree with you. At the beginning of last year Harvick would definitely have outranked Larson. Harvick has also never drove for a A+ team he just makes SHR look better then they actually are.

So happy you get to experience the 500! It’s truly unforgettable! I was there in 2016 and I still vividly remember the day.

I definitely agree, Tyler Reddick is definitely going to level up this season. I say he makes at least the Round of 12.

The only thing I’d change about this list is Busch and Hamlin. I’m sorry Busch has proven year after year that he’s one of if not the most talented driver. I have him over Hamlin any day. 2 more championships speak for themselves

@ba97racing

2 жыл бұрын

It comes down to what have you done for me lately. 15 wins in the last 3 seasons for Denny.

I hope blaney can make the final 4 this year (he is my fav driver)

For that hall of fame ad I've been a fan of the sport since August of 2017.

Erik Jones rules

Great videos Eric thanks so much

The intro to this video should have been; "Hi I'm Eric and I'm about to piss some people off" 🤣

Sponsorship from THE Nascar Hall of Fame?! I'm glad I subbed to this channel a couple years ago, it's fun watching you grow Eric

Lolol it was fun predicting who was next on your list it seems we see talent pretty similarly

My top 10 1. Larson 2. Hamlin 3. Elliott 4. Ky. Busch 5. Harvick 6. Truex 7. Byron 8. Blaney 9. Logano 10. Keselowski *My opinions people*

@crr311sux5

2 жыл бұрын

Bro how are logano & Kez ranked worse then Blaney, and how the fuck is Elliot HIGHER THEN KYLE BUSCH AND KEVIN HARVICK AND HOW THE FUCK IS DENNY 2ND

@cito1101

2 жыл бұрын

@@crr311sux5 dude chill, it's MY opinions. Don't judge me

@crr311sux5

2 жыл бұрын

@@cito1101 aw hell naw those opinions are literally incorrect

@cito1101

2 жыл бұрын

@@crr311sux5 well, that's your problem

Love your channel!

I thought that was actually a really great list. I'll always wonder what Harvick would be able to do in Hendrick or Gibbs equipment. He's been so good even without the top 2 teams in my opinion.

@animetodamaximum

2 жыл бұрын

He is just so solid, one of the drivers I respect the most currently racing.

@WastdTrashPanda

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine what his stats would be if RCR was on top of their game like they were in the early mid 90s, he was there for 12 years and still managed to get wins good points

@kevin4thewin

2 жыл бұрын

@@WastdTrashPanda Ikr, every other modern day driver near Harvick's caliber that I can think of has spent years in the very best equipment in the garage.

A few thoughts about these rankings. 1. I would have Austin Dillion higher. Look at how consistent he has become in the last few years. Also, Tyler Reddick is starting to peak as a driver. I would have Dillion about 15 or so. 2. I know he is only 26, but Chase Elliott being 6 is a little crazy. Now, maybe the 5 guys ahead of him are just as good, but that's a little crazy. 3. I feel like Kyle Busch is starting a downward swing. Look at Jimmie Johnson after he won his 7th title. Yes, Kyle Busch is very talented (As a Kyle Busch hater, that hurts me to say), but he just couldn't do stuff the last 2 years. 4. I will go on record and say that Kyle Larson is a favorite driver of mine, so I might come off biased. However, look at what he did last year. I think him at #1 is perfect for him. Harvick had some good moments last year, but he didn't show the dominance that Larson had. 5. I think Justin Haley is a very underrated driver. I think he's going to be good this year. Wild prediction, but Justin Haley is going to win more races than 23XI and Trackhouse combined. I don't think Kaulig would've come up to the cup level unless they thought they could win. In the end, Great video. Really cool to see.

I would love to see you come back and do this video again after the season that would be awesome

Chris Buesher won a rain race at Pocono in 2016 as a rookie

Harrison Burton should’ve stayed in the #20 in Xfinity

@jj9487

2 жыл бұрын

I think Harrison Burton has a lot of potential

@briangriffinfamilyguyfan81

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed He's only in Cup because of 💵

Haley is also a great road course racer I also see him near the front in those.

That's a good job Eric I agree with your stats 100% exactly the way I would have done it if I would have keep up the good work love to watch

I just know this is going to be an exciting episode tbh

@InfinityTheGreat

2 жыл бұрын

Hi

Great vid

Hey Eric I was wondering if you remember were you got your nascar track for stop motion because I’m getting in to nascar stop motion but I can’t find and good track

Great pics great show

Man I can't believe the Daytona 500 is 5 days away already

8:00, wow, 2016 Pocono my guy 😂

This is forsure a great ranking and given the way (reason of) each choice is hard to fault.

Eric: “This episode is presented by the Nascar hall of fame” Me: oh cool- wait what?

Nah I was waiting on the bowman slander from 20th. I knew Eric was gonna pull that

Gonna be my first time at the Daytona 500 too!!! Hope to see ya there bud

My top ten: 1: Larson 2: Elliott 3: Hamlin 4: MTJ 5: Kyle Busch 6: Harvick 7: Logano 8: Brad K 9: blaney 10: Kurt Busch

@shinedownracing425

2 жыл бұрын

Elliott is not 2

@briangriffinfamilyguyfan81

2 жыл бұрын

@@RadiationRacing not Mickey

@Sneakerhead_Nic

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect

@lemonjuicegaming6551

2 жыл бұрын

@@RadiationRacing Shut up.

@lemonjuicegaming6551

2 жыл бұрын

@@RadiationRacing Right.*

You should do a video ranking your favorite drivers currently or all time in a tier list!

Watching practice today and i literally almost started crying when i saw that they were back to skewing the bodies on the cars. Like, nooo! We did that like 13 years ago and we don’t need to do that again. Looks terrible. Thoughts?? Will it be a thing all year?

The list is pretty spot on.

Also, important to note: Jeff freaking Gordon has said he's not as good as Kyle Larson, and Tony freaking Stewart said Kyle Larson is the best driver he's ever seen. 👀

Reasonsable top 33. Good job!

Happy to see Elliot get a deserving spot on that list. I think Reddick should be higher but i don't have stats to back it up besides what he did at Homestead. The dude is insane at the non-cookie cutter tracks

@hehateme71

2 жыл бұрын

I’m not even a Reddick fan, but have been defending him so much in the comments, I may just be turning into one lol! I totally agree, people are saying he should be lower, but it’s the opposite. Guy is driving the hell out of what he’s got.

@markknight8413

2 жыл бұрын

Really chase is top 3 easily not top 6 Eric screwed him he should at the least be number 4 then Hamlin then truex then Larson why harvick an Kyle Busch are ahead of those drivers I will never know Kyle Busch is overrated an harvick is a joke they don't deserver to be top 5

@YNRBobb

2 жыл бұрын

@@markknight8413 did u just call Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick jokes😭 they are easily top 10 drivers in the sport and kyle still has another 7 years left in him

@markknight8413

2 жыл бұрын

@@YNRBobb if u say so lost all respect for harvick after what he did last year in the playoffs an Kyle Busch is just overrated

@YNRBobb

2 жыл бұрын

@@markknight8413 the stats back them up lmao. Harvick is easily one of the best drivers of this past 15 years and kyle busch is the only multi time champion on the field. That tells ya something

Cool video idea👍🏻

If Ty Dillon drives as poorly this season as he did in the Clash, it's going to be one rough season.

@briangriffinfamilyguyfan81

2 жыл бұрын

Get over the Clash incident surrounding him

@turbokart3776

2 жыл бұрын

@@briangriffinfamilyguyfan81 As a fan of one of the many drivers affected, I will respectfully decline.

I’m so ready for practice today

I definitely agree with Eric's list Kyle Lawson is definitely the best driver right now he put on a very spectacular 2021 season with 10 wins and everything else and I am would not be surprised that he will be the 2022 Nascar cup series champion this year

@mariopasqua3887

2 жыл бұрын

Agree

Enjoyed the video Eric. I'm always excited to see who is going to be strong in a new season and with the new car, I feel someone is going to shine that maybe you didn't have in your top 5. I wouldn't have ranked Harvick as high and I would have Kyle Busch at Number 2 even though last year wasn't his best. I agree with Larson being on top but I would move Truex out of the top 5 and move Chase in. Yes I'm biased since I'm an Elliott fan.

@daveyrichardson497

2 жыл бұрын

Bro how you got Tyler Reddick ahead of William Byron?

Watching practice, Kaz Grala/Money Team and Villeneuve/Reaume-Hezeberg are SCREWED. Kaz could pull it off, but the 27 of Villeneuve is one car I feel pretty confident in saying he's one of the two going home.

Harvick extremely talented. Temper has affected him last couple years. Last year it caught up to him. He goes down, Kyle Bush up more, Elliot up, Larson is where he belongs. Good list only a couple minor changes. Keep trying you'll get better at this. JK, LOL I like the idea of you doing this list. I would do another list At the end of the year just like this 1. Then you can compare the 2 and lay them outside bye side and see where everybody landed either ascended Then you can compare the 2 and lay them outside by side and see where everybody landed either ascended or descended in the order

The fact that ricky stenhouse is still in cup blows my mind. Hes a menace.

@anniehubbard5315

2 жыл бұрын

You mean, Ricky Spinhouse.

@briangriffinfamilyguyfan81

2 жыл бұрын

Get over something 3 and a half years ago He's not a menace What the hell you talking about

I respect this list very much

With the gen 7 cars, I think things will even things out a bit and may shake up this list significantly

Good list. I can live with this. Thanks for sharing!

Great video, that took a lot of calculations but I disagree with harrison burton being 30… I look at lajoie and I look at bilicki and dare I say maybe even ty Dillon and I believe Harrison has shown moments of skill that those mentioned drivers have not. Anyway you’re more of an expert than me and great video, I love watching your shit on my lunch breaks man. Keep ‘em coming.

It would be lovely to hit 2ooK this season! 🤞🏻🍀

Are the running the Daytona road course in August or oval?

As a Christopher Bell fan, 13th is right where I would place him going into this season as well.

This is gonna epic!!!!

Based on recent performance, I'd put Truex in 4th and Busch in 5th.

Don't forget Buscher had that one win at Pocono in 2016

I like your list and your rankings, you did a nice analytical explanation of your rankings nice work. 🤜🤛

corey lajoie... has he learned how to merge onto the track after exiting the pits yet?

Harrison Burton will surprise a lot of people in Cup. They will win ROY and possibly sneak into the playoffs with a surprise win on a plate track

I can't wait for the Daytona 500

Eric have you noticed how much better the cars sound at Daytona vs out in LA. Although being there in person you may have a different opinion. For those of us watching on tv I wasn't impressed with the way they sounded out in LA. Daytona sounds wonderful!

My girlfriend just got me tix to Martinsville for my bday!!! First nascar race since brickyard 2007

I just have a feeling Kyle Busch will be a beast this year. And take practice with a grain of salt but McDowell was one of if not the fastest cars at the Daytona practice today.

CBell is so underrated it’s funny. Can’t wait till he shows everyone how it’s done

Erik jones is my driver. I really appreciate you still showing love too him. I still believe he will be back winning races one day.

I would be Hamlin below Busch but... If SHR is back this year... The field better be on alert.

No way Truex is 5th, just a spot ahead of Elliot. He’s as good as Hamlin. Guy should be 2nd/ 3rd

Kyle Larson by far is the current GOAT. I immediately became a fan of his when he joined Hendrick. Man it’s even sweeter to hear that he’s gonna do the 1,100 miles during Memorial Day weekend both the Indy 500 and the Coca Cola 600. Kurt Busch just fell short on that quest maybe Larson can complete that. By the way is Jimmie Johnson gonna do the Indy 500?

MTJ never gets the respect he deserves. Who else has four championship four appearances in the last five years? No one!

Absolutely 99% agree with this list. Just switch the top two and that would be spot on.

Great video. I only disagree with one thing. You said Kyle Larson is the best race car driver in North America. I understand that, but I think that honor goes to Scott Dixon. He’s a monster on speedways, short ovals, road courses, street courses. 6 time INDYCAR champion. The dudes resume is insane.

Just saw Eric's face on FS1's 100,000 cameras

I’m hoping Eric Jones has a breakout season this year!

10th for Blaney is a bit disrespectful. He was head over heels the best Ford car and was the 4th best driver overall last season.

@kevinlittrell3407

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he would’ve easily made the final four if it weren’t Austin Dillon getting into him for 2 consecutive races.

I fimd it really funny he put bubba at #23 and his car number is 23😂

Kyle is the Tony Stewart, AJ Foyt type he can win anywhere and he's still not in his prime yet. He will slay them in these crappy clone cars.

Here’s my ranking: 1 - Kyle Larson 2 - Kyle Busch 3 - Denny Hamlin 4 - Kevin Harvick 5 - Chase Elliott 6- Joey Logano 7 - Martin Truex Jr. 8 - Brad Keselowski 9 - William Byron 10- Kurt Busch 11- Ryan Blaney 12 - Alex Bowman 13 (Tie) - Austin Cindric and Chase Briscoe 14 - Tyler Reddick 15 - Christopher Bell 16 - Daniel Suarez 17 - Aric Almirola 18 - Erik Jones 19 - Austin Dillon 20 - Chris Buescher 21 - Ross Chastain 22 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 23 - Michael McDowell 24 - Cole Custer 25 - Harrison Burton 26 - Justin Haley 27 - Corey Lajoie 28 - Josh Bilicki 29 - BJ McLeod 30 - Cody Ware I forgot who else was full time this year lol

@Vibrantatious

2 жыл бұрын

Ehh..... I think switch Blaney and Keselowski, Ku. Busch and Bowman, and then Ross Chastain Up

Chris buescher has 1 win at pocono in 2016 under a rain/fog delay

Bro that briscoe ranking is outrageous lmao

8:38 Ricky Stenhouse won at Daytona at the start of NASCAR in *2023!*

It’s funny People overlook the fact harvick has really been the most consistent driver. He doesn’t really wreck like he used to or other drivers. He’s rarely outside the top ten. I hope he can win once or twice this year. Get that 60. But let’s see if the champ can do it. Seems lately no one can back to back

Many thought Kyle Larson was done for in NASCAR in 2020, the “next Jeff Gordon” only amounted 6 wins in 6 years with many post season chokes. Gets a second chance with a team that hadn’t won a race in 3 years and failed to make a 16 team playoff the past 2. Larson’s proceeded too take that team too the top, damn near doubling his career win total in ONE SEASON having the best statistical campaign in arguably 15-20 years. Not too mention turning his CC Cliff Daniels from “another Lance Mcgrew” in 2020 too Chad Kanus 2.0 in 2021.

My two favorite Harvick and Larson make the top two, although reversed. 👍🏻

I think I'd wait until after the 6th race at COTA, that will give the drivers and teams the time to sort out the cars. But I do agree with your Top 10, and with the new car maybe SHR will comes back to the top.

I for that top 5, I switch Hamlin and Harvick. But keep in mind, I am a Hamlin fan ;)

I do agree that Larson had one of the best cars each week last year. We have to remember that 5 car was the 48 the year before. With the same crew and crew chief that Jimmie Johnson couldn’t even make the playoffs with.

Agree mostly, but Harvick probably should be ranked 3rd with Hamlin 2nd.

@markknight8413

2 жыл бұрын

No harvick should be 7-8 Kyle Busch should be 5-6 his top 5 is a joke except Larson an hamlin

Good job. You just left out the negative points for those drivers I just don't like.