Published 11/21/2022, 9:45 AM EST
This is definitely a NASCAR fan fantasy. What if all the Greatest of All Times (GOATs) pit against each other? Imagine equally prepared cars, each driver in their prime, and 100 laps at the Martinsville Speedway. King Petty, the Intimidator, or Jimmie ‘Superman’ Johnson – who will win the ultimate race?
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This is exactly what NASCAR on NBC wants fans to think about. In their latest tweet, they asked fans to choose their pick for the ultimate race. And guess what? Some of them picked someone who was not on the NASCAR GOAT list. A fourth driver – Jeff Gordon!
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Although the sport’s most influential driver failed to earn a mention among the three GOATS, NASCAR fans made a point for the icon’s inclusion in the ultimate list. In fact, many were upset that fan favorite, Jeff Gordon, was missing from the list of GOATS.
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Jeff Gordon vs Dale Earnhardt – Greatest NASCAR Rivalry
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Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt’s rivalry is surely one of the greatest NASCAR rivalries of all time. So much so that a 2019 documentary UNRIVALED: EARNHARDT vs GORDON explored the details of the complicated relationship between the two drivers. In fact, the relationship between the two during the 1990s caught the mainstream media attention back then, pushing the sport to its peak.
Calling the rivalry a career-changing event, Jeff Gordon said; “To be able to go out there head-to-head against one of the all-time greats for that championship changed my life and my career forever.”
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The change that Gordon was talking about is not just about his media visibility. His rivalry with the most popular driver of the time took a huge toll on his physical and mental health on multiple occasions.