Dale Earnhardt Sr. is my number one pick as NASCAR’s best all-time superspeedway drivers. Photo – Getty Images

With NASCAR heading to the famous Talladega Superspeedway this weekend I went through and ranked my top-ten superspeedway drivers of all time. Let’s be honest, it is tremendously hard to rank anything related to all time drivers with the amount of talent seen through the years. So I’ve done my homework and came up with who I think are the best superspeedway drivers of all time:

1. Dale Earnhardt – Expect anything different? Earnhardt won an astounding 13 Sprint Cup Series superspeedway races in his career. Earnhardt was able to tally ten wins at Talladega in his career while adding three at Daytona, which includes winning the 1998 Daytona 500. Earnhardt was magic in the draft and was one of the first drivers ever to mention and use what is known today as “side drafting.’ His last career Sprint Cup Series victory came at Talladega in 2000.
2. Cale Yarborough – Cale Yarborough’s impressive superspeedway stats spark from his four Daytona 500 victories.  Yarborough was able to tally 12 total career victories between Talladega and Daytona and is somebody who seems to slip under the radar when considering all time NASCAR greats.
3. David Pearson – Another under-rated driver, I feel was David Pearson, who I have at number three. Pearson was about to collect 11 career superspeedway victories between Talladega at three and Daytona at eight which included the 1976 Daytona 500. Although one race victory shy of rival Richard Petty who has 12, Pearson ran 41 fewer races than Petty did on superspeedway tracks.
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. – Too high on the list? Nonsense. Although the number of Earnhardt’s superspeedway victories pale in comparison to some on this list, the way he was able to dominate superspeedway races, particularly earlier in his career puts him as the number four driver on my list. His impressive track record at superspeedways, include two Daytona 500 victories and eight total victories on superspeedway tracks. He has been a favorite his whole career to win each race at either Talladega and Daytona and is still continuing to win some of those races today as he won the Daytona 500 just last year.
5. Bobby Allison – Allison complied three Daytona victories which ties him for third all time. He was able to add three more Daytona, victories in the July race and added four victories at Talladega Superspeedway. His most famous superspeedway victory came in 1988 when he and his son Davey finished first and second and celebrated in victory lane together.
6. Richard Petty – Many people may feel it’s crazy to have Richard Petty this low, but Petty earned his 12 career superspeedway victories between Daytona and Talladega in 120 career starts. Still, Petty was able to tally seven Daytona 500 victories which is an all-time high, easily making him worthy of  being in the top-ten.
7. Jeff Gordon – His last superspeedway victory came in 2007 when he happened to sweep both Talladega races. Gordon has won a compelling 12 races on superspeedways tracks, including three Daytona 500 victories. Although it looks as if Gordon only has three more superspeedway races left to run in his career, because he is retiring at the end of this season. The amount of victories he has already put up makes him one of the best superspeedway drivers of all time.
8. Davey Allison – Before his unfortunate death in 1993, Davey Allison was able to collect five career victories between Talladega and Daytona and it was during only nine years of competition! Those victories include his 1992 Daytona 500 victory and average out to a 17% winning percentage on superspeedway tracks. One can only guess, how many more races he would have been able to win without his unfortunate circumstances.
9. Dale Jarrett – Jarrett was able to win three Daytona 500’s in his career, which added to his six career victories at superspeedway tracks. He was as a big rival to Dale Earnhardt in the 90s, because he was able to beat Earnhardt multiple times. Jarrett was also able to record victories with two separate race teams in Joe Gibbs Racing and Robert Yates Racing. The last victory of his career came at Talladega in 2005.
10. Bill Elliott – ‘Awesome Bill from Dawsonville’ was able to earn a total six career victories on the superspeedway circuit, including the 1985 Daytona 500. The most impressive stat from Elliott’s superspeedway tenure comes from his amazing record speed at Talladega which had him qualify at over 212 miles an hour back in 1987!

Honorable Mention:

Ernie Irvan

Jimmie Johnson

Sterling Marlin

Matt Kenseth

Buddy Baker