Young American Drivers, Ranked:

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
08/21/2014 at 11:52 • Filed to: Unexplained Lists, America, Murica, Indycar, NASCAR, F1

Josef Newgarden

Joey Logano

Kyle Larson

Chase Elliott

Alexander Rossi

Trevor Baine

Darrell Wallace Jr.

Jordan Taylor

Conor Daly

Austin Dillon

Ty Dillon

Note: "Young" defined as 24 or younger

Note: Parker Kligerman needs a drive before being listed as a driver

Photo Credit: Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing

DISCUSSION (37)

MIATAAAA > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 11:56

I'm not "young"!?

Damn it.

ncasolowork2 > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 11:59

Sage Karam isn't on that list. Your list is invalid. Karem probably belongs at #2.

quarterlifecrisis > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 12:00

Fun fact, I walked right by this photoshoot.

Leadbull > MIATAAAA
08/21/2014 at 12:00

bartpointandlaugh.jpg

For Sweden > ncasolowork2
08/21/2014 at 12:01

Refer to the note concerning Parker Klingerman. Someone must be driving something to be considered a driver.

ncasolowork2 > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 12:02

Karam is under contract with Ganassi and is racing sports cars. He'll race Petit Le Mans and has run a number of IMSA races this year as well as finishing I believe 8th in the Indy 500

EL_ULY > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 12:02

Is Madison Snow over 24? That dude is good also

For Sweden > ncasolowork2
08/21/2014 at 12:02

IMSA

Relevant

ncasolowork2 > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 12:03

More relevant than someone in the NASCAR Truck series.

ncasolowork2 > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 12:05

I feel like Jordan Taylor should probably be on your list as well. While you're ready to dismiss the reigning Grand Am champion and currently second in this year's championship don't forget he's a GM factory driver who has raced at Le Mans a number of years in a row. He'll be racing for Corvette at the WEC CotA race this fall. He's racing a Camaro at VIR this weekend. So yeah. He's missing along with Karam.

Soloburrito > EL_ULY
08/21/2014 at 12:06

No he is not and he is damn good.

For Sweden > ncasolowork2
08/21/2014 at 12:07

I'll but Jordan Taylor on, but not Sage, as I love how seriously you are taking this.

NoahthePorscheGuy > EL_ULY
08/21/2014 at 12:07

that dude is like 18

ncasolowork2 > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 12:09

Debating pointless lists is fun.

TurnDownForWatt > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 12:10

Newgarden above Logano? Huh? Logano has won at every level he's been in, was dominant in the lower tier late model and Nascar ranks, and has multiple wins in Sprint Cup. Newgarden been in position to sniff a win *once* before his team botched a pit stop in a series that falls below the Truck series in terms of talent.

Bayne above Darrell Wallace, again, huh? Bayne has a lucky Daytona 500 win to his name, and then 4-5 years of running Roush equipment in the nationwide series with practically nothing to show for it. He was parked for a number of races by Roush for lack of performance in the car, and was pretty summarily trounced by Ricky Stenhouse, whos's struggled to run in the top 30 in cup the past 2 years.

The Dillons have proven that they can be competitive in weak series when they have a huge equipment advantage: IE Trucks and ARCA. Austin won the Nationwide title last year with zero wins, and has done nothing in cup, Ty can't even match that. Not sure why you'd even list them. If their sugar daddy relative's last name was "Smith" instead of "Childress" they'd be wrecking mid pack nationwide rides.

Rossi and Daly have proven that they can hang around a euro open wheel paddock and not embarrass themselves, not exactly a competitive situation though.

Soloburrito > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 12:10

Ranking the top young American NASCAR drivers is almost like ranking the top young male NFL players.

EL_ULY > Soloburrito
08/21/2014 at 12:10

i saw him the ISMA Porsche cup at COTA Last year in the rain Friday and in the dry on Saturday, he is da man!!!!

TurnDownForWatt > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 12:11

Is it an in joke that no one on here seems to be able to spell Parker Kligerman's name?

EL_ULY > NoahthePorscheGuy
08/21/2014 at 12:11

O ok. We that dude is up there. Surprised he is not on the list but Sweden has his reasons.

TurnDownForWatt > ncasolowork2
08/21/2014 at 12:11

How you figure sportsfan? They've got sponsors and TV.

For Sweden > TurnDownForWatt
08/21/2014 at 12:12

It's something we kling to dearly.

ncasolowork2 > TurnDownForWatt
08/21/2014 at 12:14

And IMSA's TUDOR series doesn't?

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 12:14

For Sweden in shit stirring mode today!

mcseanerson > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 12:18

I was going to ask about Graham Rahal, as a joke, but I see he is 25.

jvirgs drives a Subaru > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 12:33

I would move John Hunter Nemechek and Ben Rhodes in replace of Ty and Austin Dillon. Both are only 16/17 yrs old respectively with JHN not finishing lower than 15 in the truck starts he has made this year ( would have been higher except for German Quiroga) and just got a 6th in the race today at Bristol. Ben Rhodes has been setting the K&N series on fire this year, leading the points and has shot off 5 wins this season. Also got a top 10 at Bristol

PRBot II > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 12:47

Conor Daly*

For Sweden > PRBot II
08/21/2014 at 12:49

I won't know how to spell his name until it appears on the position ticker during a race.

PRBot II > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 12:51

That's cold.

For Sweden > PRBot II
08/21/2014 at 12:57

I am the Ice Queen

JEM > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 14:04

Was going to say Courtney Force but it looks like she's 26.

Raphael Orlove > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 14:31

so cold

Just wear your damn mask... > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 18:00

- No Sage Karam

- No Connor DePhillippi

- No Spencer Pigot

- No Matthew Brabham

- No John Edwards

All this list says is you watch a lot of racing on TV.

For Sweden > Just wear your damn mask...
08/21/2014 at 18:01

The list is of the BEST drivers.

Just wear your damn mask... > For Sweden
08/21/2014 at 18:15

Trevor Bayne is Derrick Cope for the 21st Century, and the Dillon brothers are the reason it is now called RICHard CHILDress Racing.

For Sweden > Just wear your damn mask...
08/21/2014 at 18:25

Implying thats not why they're last on the list

sp33der > For Sweden
08/22/2014 at 09:36

#6 Trevor Baine - Do you mean the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series / Nationwide driver? If so it's Trevor Bayne. And I'm not even a NASCAR fan (at all) but the kid won the Daytona 500 as a rookie and became the youngest driver to win the Daytona 500, and you have him at #6? I would think he'd crack the top 3 with that stat alone.

racrguy > For Sweden
08/23/2014 at 09:58

Joey Logano, better than Kyle Larson? I don't believe. and LOL at the Dillon brothers. Have you not heard of Rico Abreu?