Ranking NASCAR's Best 1-2 Driver Punch

Ranking NASCAR’s Best 1-2 Driver Punch

Feb 18, 2016; Daytona Beach, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (88) and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Chase Elliott (24) race during the Cam-Am Duels at Daytona race one at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /

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Nov 18, 2016; Homestead, FL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Martin Truex Jr. (78) looks on during qualifying for the Ford Ecoboost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 5 – Martin Truex Jr. and Erik Jones

This is a tough duo as one driver is holding the other down while the other driver is propping his teammate up. From an experience stance, Jones should be on the bottom of this list as a rookie coming into his first NASCAR Cup Series season in 2017. However, the success of Truex is pushing this duo into the top-five.

If Truex was paired with Kyle Larson, they could easily be a top-three duo. If Jones was paired with Trevor Bayne, the would easily be last on this list.

This duo is dangerous because in the short-term Truex can carry them to where they need to be. In the long-term Jones could develop into a quality driver which would turn this duo into one of the best in all of NASCAR. They might be fifth on the list entering 2017 but come the end they could be a whole light higher.

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