Who would you say is the better Stock Car driver?

Question

Dale Jr. or Matt Kenseth......??

Answer 1

Just by numbers alone both are pretty close to each other, Jr has more wins (18-16) and the top-5 and top-10 numbers are pretty close too each other

Here's the numbers

Jr

Starts Wins Poles  Top-5  Top-10   DNF   Avg Start     Avg. Finish

314     18     8         83     133       41      16.4            15.0  

Kenseth

315    16    6            84    155        31    15.0              20.1

So aside from Matt's Championship in 2003, there's not a whole lot of difference.

Jr beat Matt for 2 Busch Titles and Matt edged out Jr for ROY in 2000.

d**n, in the time it took me to put this together someone beat me too it :-)

Wow, bigmac, even when actual facts are presented that shows the drivers in question are about equal you still continue to bash.

Answer 2

This is a tough question because Jr. is much more liked according to fans. I think they are both very good. Yeah Matt has a championship. He was with the right team at the right time. If Dale Jr. had those teams instead of Matt Kenseth the roles would have been reversed. I've seen Dale dominate a race and get knocked out because of someone else or engine failure. This is a very good question...Thanks

Answer 3

Junior!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

I would say they are about even.  They have similar stats other than Kenseth winning a championship and Jr finishing 3rd (I think).  Jr beat Kenseth 2 times in Busch.

Jr

starts - 314

wins - 18 (5.7%)

top 5 - 83 (26.4%)

top 10 - 133 (42.4%)

avg finish - 16.4

Kenseth

starts - 315

wins - 16 (5.1%)

top 5 - 84 (26.7%)

top 10 - 155 (49.2%)

avg finish - 15.0

Answer 5

Matt Kenseth is [no doubt]

Answer 6

Matt Kenseth hands down.

anybody who claims otherwise is nothing but a foolish uninformed dreamer.

Answer 7

Kenseth...

Answer 8

Statistically they are close enough for me to throw up both hands and flip a coin, but maybe Kenseth by a gnat's whisker, although tomorrow could change that for this year.  However, I can hardly ignore that Kenseth does have a championship  to his credit on the overall scorecard, but Junior is still in the race.

Answer 9

Matt Kenseth

Answer 10

Matt Kenseth, hands down.  

Answer 11

Matt Kenseth !!!

Answer 12

Matt Kenseth has only had one championship. He was consistent that year only. After that he has really not been doing much. I say Dale Jr. is better.

Answer 13

Kenseth. He has had a much more consistent career and a championship to boot.

Answer 14

Matt Kenseth

Like everyone else said, he is much more consistent and has had more success then Jr. has in his career so far.

Answer 15

Kenesth hands down..even though i am a Jr fan am also fan of Kenseth, so best of both

Answer 16

Jr no way around it.

Answer 17

Matt Kenseth, of course!  Not that Dale Jr. is bad... but Matt is way better :)

Answer 18

Matt Kenseth's championship edges him ahead but stats don't lie. JuneBug is better than The Brat this year.  

Answer 19

Big Jr. Fan, but I think Kenseth may be a better driver, knows more about the cars and has a championship

Answer 20

are you kidding? jr. of course!!!!

Answer 21

Matt Kenseth is the better driver. He has a championship and he also is more consistent than Dale Jr.

But Dale Jr. is still a good race car driver and is doing better this year though than Matt.

Answer 22

definitely Kenseth

Answer 23

Matt Kenseth is known as Mr. Consistency, he won the last Winston Cup in 03 with only one win, and beat Junior for the Rookie of Year honors. No offense to Junior though.

Answer 24

17  No need to explain.

Answer 25

i'm a Dale Jr fan as you all know but Matt is a real good driver so i would have to say Matt! i'm sorry Jr i still love you!  

Answer 26

around a tie

Answer 27

me they both suck

Answer 28

Depends which track....over the course of their careers...I say it's been pretty even except for #17 winning the championship in 2003. They're both great drivers in my book. If you're asking for my opinion...I would say Kenseth...just because of his consistency over the years.

Answer 29

I would say Matt Kenseth is a better stock car driver and plus he has made all chases!