Ranking the 10 Most Disappointing Seasons in Sprint Cup Series History

Don't let Jimmie Johnson's career statistics fool you. Most drivers have a disappointing season or two over the course of their Sprint Cup careers. It can happen for any number of reasons, from a slow car to a team's inner turmoil to simply a lack of confidence behind the wheel. But there's often a season on every driver's stat sheet that sticks out like a sore thumb, an anomaly that sees a top driver slip from the sharp end of the field to the middle of it. This list is designed to rank those seasons. Fans may read this as a modern era-heavy list, and it's the truth; you won't see a lot of the sport's legends here. Many of them retired early (Ned Jarrett, for example), transitioned into part-time schedules before they passed their prime (C...

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