Rookies far too often are given overly lofty expectations when it comes to their debut season in the NASCAR Cup Series. Others are not even remembered and some even excel to a level that not many others can reach. Today we look back at every Rookie of the Year of the last 24 years and put them in a tier list and see who really went above and beyond and who flat-out failed. This is ranking every NASCAR rookie of the year since 2000.