There is a select group of drivers who wheel a race car in a manner reminiscent of the drivers of another era, who literally man-handled their machines around a track in a no-holds-barred manner to fend off competitors.
The term "old-school" is often bandied about in reference to the style of driving a particular driver has. Some may not perceive what really differentiates an old-school driver from all the other hard chargers in NASCAR's elite series.
Some drivers are known to get up on the wheel and drive hard, as if the power steering in the cars used in NASCAR today was non-existent. Such was the case when the term old-school didn't exist, because that was the way drivers drove.
We have had some great drivers who set the bar high as wheelmen, from Lee Petty, Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, David Pearson, Dale Earnhardt and many others who we now consider legends.
Old-school racers can be a little rough around the edges, hardly politically correct, out-spoken and ready to give what they get on a race track, yet they are respected by fellow competitors.
The modern-era driver has become a sponsor representative who walks a fine line between expressing their true personalities and offending the senses of those who dish out huge sums of money in today's high-dollar NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
The old-school (or throwback) style drivers that currently compete as Cup drivers meld the style of the drivers who were heroes of the past with the requirements they face in today's instant social media environment, where every move and word is captured.
Old-school drivers on this list may not be winning races or championships—or perhaps they are, but regardless, they add a spirited factor to Cup racing that fans either love or hate.
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