[Stardust]

The only drivers who have won more races since 2000 (Jrs Rookie Year) are: Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, and Jimmie Johnson. That puts him in some pretty elite company dont you think? Hes won more races than Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, and Greg Biffle with nowhere near the equipment that any of them have had before he came to Hendrick and still without a crew chief not even in the same ball park as what those drivers have had. Hendrick will find Jr a crew chief that understands this new car and can make in race adjustments then you willl se how good Jr really is.

Jr's first 5 years he did a great job in comparison to his last five years in winning races:

2000-2004 = 15 wins

His best finish in the season rankings was 2003 when he finished with a 3rd place finish in end of season points. Three of those years he was top 10, not bad and two of those years he was 11 & 16, so-so. For being considered a great driver.

2005-present = 3 wins

Which includes a 12th, 16th, and two 19ths (current year included). Over the last five years, there are some pretty average drivers who have finished between 10-20. So where does that place Jr.?

Look, I'm not trying to knock Jr. As I said, I like him, but I am not one who considers him GREAT! When you look at his stats, he is right in the middle of a list of average drivers, which tells me that he is an average driver with a GREAT name.