Here is a list of retired NASCAR drivers who had done good, their retirement had occurred after 2014. Jeff Gordon my all time favorite driver retired in 2015. Tony Stewart, the best fat NASCAR Sprint cup series driver retired in 2016, as well as Carl Edwards, the guy known for his victory backflips, 2017 has shown retirement for NASCAR's favorite driver Dale Earnhardt Jr and 2003 Winston cup champ Kenseth. Other drivers to retire were Timothy Peters, and first female Daytona 500 pole sitter Danica Patrick. Greg Biffle is on this list for severing ties with Roush.