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The greatest driver of all time is most likely some guy that drove a car that only made the field by his sheer talent and finished mid pack if it didn't let him down.
Nobody recognized this and he went back to turning wrenches or working on the farm when the team he was driving for folded.
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True.
Unfortunately motorsports doesn't have a Pop Warner or Little League to find young talent and have a state sponsored training regimen to develop them for the pros.
For a Mount Rushmore as much as I wanted to be a Rally Racer when I grew up, I would have to select one from each discipline.
Colin McRae
John Surtees
AJ Foyt
Stephane Peterhansel (Perfecthansel)
With women's place to Michelle Mouton.
My personal favorite driver is Niki Lauda.
If I had to add a drag racer, it would be Don Garlits.
IMHO drag racing takes 1/6th , circle track 1/3, and Road Rally 1 1/2 the skill of road racing.