Kevin Harvick, Will Buxton Reveal Their Top-5 Drivers of All Time on 'SPEED'

Who are the top-5 drivers of all time — across any era, car or racing series?

Former NASCAR Cup Series champ and NASCAR on FOX analyst Kevin Harvick and INDYCAR on FOX broadcaster Will Buxton revealed their picks on the first episode of "SPEED With Harvick And Buxton."

"Dale Earnhardt, Mario Andretti, Richard Petty, Michael Schumacher and A.J. Foyt," Harvick said bluntly.

Earnhardt and Petty are tied for the most NASCAR Cup Series championships (seven), along with Jimmie Johnson. Earnhardt is a Daytona 500 winner as both a driver and an owner, is an icon in American racing and is widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. 

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Petty won a record 200 races and a record 123 poles during his career, which spanned more than three decades from 1958 to 1992. 

Andretti, who competed in both F1 (1968-82) and INDYCAR (1964-94), and won 12 Grands Prix across 14 F1 seasons and four INDYCAR championship titles, the Indianapolis 500 in 1969 and the Daytona 500 in 1967. 

Schumacher won a record-setting seven F1 championship titles and held the records for most wins (91), pole positions (68) and podium finishes (155) at the time of his retirement. Foyt is the first four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and the only driver to have won the Indy 500, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Daytona 500 and 24 Hours of Daytona.

Mario Andretti in 2025. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

"They've got to be drivers who did everything," Buxton said. "You can't just have a specialist, which pretty much knocks out anyone from the last 20 years. … Mario is on Mount Rushmore straight away. Put him in any car, any track, any championship. [He's] a competitive