“Ty Gibbs is More Along the Lines of Danica” – NASCAR Driver Slammed for Naming the “New Jeff Gordon” & “Max Verstappen of NASCAR”
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RICHMOND, VA – MAY 04: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, walks on pit road during qualifying for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Jim Stewart 400 at Richmond International Raceway on May 4, 2007 in Richmond, Virginia. Jeff Gordon is wearing a Virginia Tech University hat in honor of those who lost their lives on 4-16-07. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)
Jeff Gordon has been an icon in the NASCAR world in a similar way to Formula One’s Max Verstappen, with two championships under his belt. He is slowly gaining momentum to be an all-time great. However, recently an Xfinity driver decided to pick the wrong names to compare the two NASCAR drivers. Fans did not appreciate the comparison and fired away.
Xfinity driver, James Davison, recently was seen in an interview, where he stated that Ty Gibbs was “The Max Verstappen of NASCAR,” while, AJ Allmendinger is “The new Jeff Gordon.”
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Fans could not fathom the comparison since Jeff Gordon was a racing legend with 4 Cup Series championships under his wings. Meanwhile, a similar sentiment ran for the fans of Verstappen, who only recently was crowned the 2022 Formula One World Champion, after his spectacular win at Suzuka, Japan.
NASCAR fans react to the Max Verstappen and New Jeff Gordon of NASCAR comparison
The comparison did not seem to have gone well amongst both the NASCAR and Formula One communities.
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RICHMOND, VA – MAY 04: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, walks on pit road during qualifying for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Jim Stewart 400 at Richmond International Raceway on May 4, 2007, in Richmond, Virginia. Jeff Gordon is wearing a Virginia Tech University hat in honor of those who lost their lives on 4-16-07. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)
Some fans stated that Gibbs would be more of a Danica Patrick or the infamous Nikita Mazepin who once raced in Formula One, and has the greatest career highlight to be of a walking meme.
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I wouldn't compare Gibbs to Verstappen
— ChasingFeathers (@ChasingFeatherz) October 8, 2022
Ty Gibbs is more along the lines of Danica if we're being serious
— Royalty Kickz (@RoyaltyKickzRGV) October 8, 2022
That’s cause Max has more talent in his left toe than Ty has in his entire body 😂
— Brayden Nix (@braydennascar) October 8, 2022
Max is miles more talented than Gibbs, one doesnt have a race win in the highest tier and one is going to be the back to back champ
— Jack (@xBuser_) October 9, 2022
comparing Allmendinger to Jeff Gordon is a bit of a stretch
— AJ♠️ (@TropTop24) October 8, 2022
Calling anyone “the next Jeff Gordon” when they don’t have either Larson or Elliott as their last name is blasphemous
— Drew (@DrewALine33) October 8, 2022
AJ is like a Kurt Busch/Ambrose and Ty is like an Almirola with a crap attitude
— Stephen Gaul (@StephenGaul1) October 9, 2022
Smoked his breakfast today.
— Belden (@johnbelden) October 9, 2022
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Eh. I say Ty's more a Nikita Mazepin but with talent.
— Natethesnake3 🇺🇸 (@NateWines4) October 8, 2022
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Fans launched a series of defences against Davison’s comments. By this time it is pretty certain that the comparison did not go well with the community. If anything it only led to more comparisons with several other drivers. While it is true that Allmendinger is nothing like Gordon during his peak, he might have showcased his prowess on track a couple of times but that barely shrouds an inch off when Gordon was the talk of the town during his glory days.
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