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Top 10 NASCAR drivers who never won a Cup Series championship By: Brian Cotnoir           NASCAR has been around for over 70 Years now and over those seven decades we’ve had many fantastic drivers.    Petty, Earnhardt, Waltrip, Yarborough, Gordon, and Johnson are all great drivers and all have won multiple championships in their illustrious careers,   Just between Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt Sr, Jimmie Johnson, and Jeff Gordon they have won more than 1/3 of all NASCAR Cup Series Championships, but there are dozens of NASCAR drivers who came close to scoring that illusive title, but just couldn’t pull it off.   These are the Top 10 NASCAR drivers who never won a Cup Series Championship. 10.)   Ernie Irvan Ernie “Swirvin” Irvan was my first favorite driver in NASCAR.   He was one of the best drivers of the early 1990’s driving for top tier teams like Morgan-McClure and Robert Yates Racing.  ...

Top 5 Worst Performing BMS Scuderia Italia Drivers By: Brian Cotnoir BMS Scuderia Italia’s F1 cars were painted like Ferrari’s, but they drove like Minardi’s.    This Italian F1 team from Lombardy, Italy started out with Touring Cars and Sports cars before making their debut in Formula 1 in 1988, however the team would yield some rather dismal results and would shut down its F1 Program after only 5 Season in the sport.   Like Minardi, BMS Scuderia Italia ran with mostly Italian drivers.   The only non-Italian to drive for the team was Finnish driver JJ Lehto, but don’t worry he won’t be appearing on this list as he scored one of the teams 2 total podium finishes.   However, the worst of this team produced some truly horrendous results in Formula 1. 5.)   Alex Caffi, 2 Seasons, 4 Total Points Scored, Average Final Points Finish 19 th Alex Caffi was BMS Scuderia Italia’s first F1 driver.   He ran a single car entry for the team in 1988,...

Top 10 Ugliest Paint Schemes in NASCAR History By: Brian Cotnoir I’ve talked about the Best Paint Schemes in NASCAR, and now I’m here to talk about the Ugliest.   Sometimes a paint scheme looks bad because of whose sponsoring the car, and other times it’s a real bad color combination, but whatever the reason these are some of the most hideous Paint Schemes to have ever graced a NASCAR track. 10.)   Dave Marcis, Prodigy paint scheme This one is so ugly, that it’s kind of cool.   For me the big issue is the combination of Purple & Green, and the Neon Orange numbers make it a little better, but this car is still looks like a disaster. 9.)     Joey Logano, AAA Insurance paint scheme Joey Logano has had a number of awesome paint schemes while driving for Roger Penske, however this red, white, and blue monstrosity is not one of them.    I think Logano and Penske should call AAA Insurance and see if they can use their policy to...

Top 5 Worst Performing Toyota F1 Drivers By: Brian Cotnoir           Toyota has dominated the car market, NASCAR, and Endurance Racing, but yet they could not conquer Formula 1, which is very bizarre.   As of the publishing of this article they are the Best Selling car company in the world, so why is it that they didn’t stick around for very long in Formula One?   They had the resources; they had the money…could it have been the drivers?   They were only around for 7 seasons, but believe it or not they actually had a few good drivers, who drove for them, but unfortunately Toyota was never able to stand on top of the podium, and they also had a few drivers in their short history that just shouldn’t have even bothered. 5.)   Timo Glock, 2 Seasons, 49 Total Points Scored, 3 Podiums, Best Finish of 2 nd (Twice) “IS THAT GLOCK?!”, is one of the, if not the most famous line in Formula 1 History.   Everyone ...

Top 5 Worst Petty Enterprises Drivers By: Brian Cotnoir I don’t think there is a name more synonymous in with winning in NASCAR than Petty.   Between 1949 and 2008, Petty Enterprises went to victory 268 times in the Cup Series alone!    They dominated the NASCAR Cup series for decades, but now in a similar fashion to Williams Grand Prix in F1, the Petty name has lost some of it’s luster.   A team once associated with Wins, Championships, and Glory, now struggles top finish in the Top 15 each race weekend.   The team has had a few wins in recent years, but not as often as they were once used too.   For this Top 5 I’m only focusing on drivers who drove for the Original Petty Enterprises, and not referencing any of the Richard Petty Motorsports drivers because of the mergers with Gillette Evernham Motorsports, and I just think the list would get too convoluted, so don’t I’ll be omitting drivers like A.J. Allmendinger, Brian Scott, and Paul Menard from ...

Top 5 Worst Performing Tyrrell Racing Drivers By: Brian Cotnoir A lot of new Formula 1 teams typically struggle to find their footing and speed in the sports when they first begin competing, but Ken Tyrrell’s team was just the opposite.   They were instant success—practically—when they first began, and it wasn’t until years later that they really began to struggle.   Tyrrell was a part of Formula 1 for 30 years, and they had some of the best drivers in history such as Sir Jackie Stewart who won two drivers Championships for the team.   The team also fielded cars with Jean Alesi, Francois Cervert, Ronnie Peterson, and Didier Pironi all driving for Tyrrell Racing.   However, we’re not here to talk about the Best Tyrrell drivers, we’re here to talk about the Worst Performing Tyrrell Drivers:   Here’s my Top 5. 5.)   Martin Brundle, 2.5 Seasons, 8 Total Points Scored, Highest Average Point Finish 11 th I love Martin Brundle as an F1 commentator,...