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I have a hard time saying one driver is the best overall if they only dominate in one type of racing with the best car. Each modern Driver seems to be good at the type of racing they do: Loeb and McRae in Rally, Schumacher and Senna at F1, Dale Sr. and Petty at NASCAR. But when it comes down to it, they have had the best cars by far at the time they dominated.
In the 60's drivers were different. John Surtes won Championships both on 2 and 4 wheels. Mario Andretti and A.J. Foyt won in just about anything they drove. That to me shows a mastery of the skill of driving overall. Just knowing how to drive the best equipment in one form of driving doesn't seem to be enough to get you to the top of the pile.
Modern drivers like Jimmie Johnson who dominated Off Road Truck racing and NASCAR and Jeff Gordon who has won championships at USAC and Midgets as well as NASCAR show a mastery of various different types of racing. They seem to be the same breed from the 60's who are masters of driving. Just my .02 cents.
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