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SBD/Issue 102/The Back of the Book
ESPN Sports Poll: Who Is Your Favorite NASCAR Driver?
Published February 13, 2009
The ESPN Sports Poll, a service of TNS Sport, asked those respondents at least a little bit interested in NASCAR to name their favorite driver. With the Daytona 500 set for Sunday, the chart below lists the top drivers named by NASCAR fans during '08 and '07 (ESPN Sports Poll).
|
FAVORITE NASCAR DRIVERS
|
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|
'08 RANK
|
DRIVER
|
%
|
'07 RANK
|
DRIVER
|
%
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
|
16.1%
|
1
|
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
|
24.6%
|
|
2
|
Jeff Gordon
|
13.6%
|
2
|
Jeff Gordon
|
19.9%
|
|
3
|
Tony Stewart
|
8.6%
|
3
|
Tony Stewart |
8.5%
|
|
4
|
Jimmie Johnson |
3.5%
|
4
|
Jimmie Johnson |
3.6%
|
|
5
|
Dale Earnhardt |
3.3%
|
5
|
Mark Martin |
3.4%
|
|
6
|
Kasey Kahne |
2.2%
|
6
|
Dale Earnhardt |
2.6%
|
|
7
|
Mark Martin |
2.1%
|
7
|
Kasey Kahne |
2.0%
|
|
8
|
Carl Edwards |
1.7%
|
8
|
Matt Kenseth |
1.5%
|
|
9
|
Boby Labonte |
1.1%
|
9t
|
Kyle Petty |
1.0%
|
|
10
|
Matt Kenseth |
1.0%
|
9t
|
Kurt Busch |
1.0%
|
|
11
|
Kyle Busch |
0.9%
|
11
|
Kevin Harvick |
0.9%
|
|
12
|
Kevin Harvick |
0.6%
|
12
|
Carl Edwards |
0.8%
|
|
13t
|
Dale Jarrett |
0.5%
|
13t
|
Boby Labonte |
0.6%
|
|
13t
|
Ryan Newman |
0.5%
|
13t
|
Ryan Newman |
0.6%
|
|
13t
|
Sterling Marlin |
0.5%
|
13t
|
Jeff Burton |
0.6%
|
