25 NASCAR drivers to consider as getaway drivers for that one last heist

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Now that Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has started winning races, NASCAR has started to notice him, and we also have to give him due consideration as a potential getaway driver. Particularly if your getaway car has a restrictor plate on it.

Stenhouse just won his second race of the 2017 NASCAR season and seems like he’s finally gotten the ball rolling on a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career that has not gone his way. Aside from being Cup Series Rookie of the Year, Ricky’s had a hard time in the senior series, despite being a two-time Nationwide Series champion and Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year. To most people he’s become “the guy dating Danica Patrick.” But his two victories have significantly broadened that perception.

When compared to the Cup Series champions and veterans on this list, Stenhouse might come off as underqualified, but we like to think of it as taking a chance on a lesser known quantity. Ansel Elgort’s character in Baby Driver doesn’t seem like the best driver out there either, but as it turns out, he is.

Stenhouse may not seem like your man on paper, but if you’re a low-budget heist crew who can’t afford a big name or don’t want the potential attention that comes with one, it makes sense to bet on the driver who’s got less of a resume but is still a documented winner.

Let’s not forget that Ricky Stenhouse Jr. also competed on American Ninja Warrior. He didn’t win, but the fact that he even tried says he’s got at least some physical skills outside of the car, too.