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NASCAR announces 25 finalists for first NASCAR Hall of Fame class
By Bob Pockrass - Associate Editor
Thursday, July 02, 2009
NASCAR announced the 25 finalists for the inaugural induction class into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – NASCAR announced the 25 finalists Thursday night for the inaugural induction class into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
A panel of 48 voters will select the five members of the inaugural class, which will be inducted in May 2010. One of the 48 votes will come from a collective fan vote done on NASCAR’s official Web site.
The first induction ceremony is expected to take place in May 2010 at the hall of fame, which is located in Charlotte.
The 25 nominees:
• Bobby Allison: Driver with 84 career Cup wins; one Cup championship.
• Buck Baker: Driver with 46 career Cup wins; two-time Cup champion.
• Red Byron: Driver with two career Cup wins; won the sanctioning body’s first race.
• Richard Childress: Owner of Richard Childress Racing, which has 89 Cup wins; six-time Cup champion.
• Dale Earnhardt: Driver with 76 career Cup wins; seven-time Cup champion; Co-founder of Dale Earnhardt Inc.
• Richie Evans: Driver with an estimated 475 Modified wins; 13-time Modified champion.
• Tim Flock: Driver with 39 career Cup wins; two-time Cup champion.
• Bill France: NASCAR founder and president, 1948-1972.
• Bill France Jr.: NASCAR president, 1972-2000.
• Rick Hendrick: Car owner with 181 career Cup wins; eight-time Cup champion.
• Ned Jarrett: Driver with 50 career Cup wins; two-time Cup champion; TV personality.
• Junior Johnson: Driver with 50 career Cup wins; also 132 wins as an owner and six Cup championships as an owner.
• Bud Moore: Owner with 63 Cup wins; two-time Cup champion.
• Raymond Parks: Owner with two Cup wins, including the first NASCAR race.
• Benny Parsons: Driver with 21 career Cup wins; one Cup championship; TV personality.
• David Pearson: Driver with 105 career Cup wins; three-time Cup champion.
• Lee Petty: Driver with 54 career Cup wins; three-time Cup champion; founder of Petty Enterprises.
• Richard Petty: Driver with 200 career Cup wins; seven-time Cup champion; co-owner of Petty Enterprises and now Richard Petty Motorsports.
• Fireball Roberts: Driver with 33 career Cup wins.
• Herb Thomas: Driver with 48 career Cup wins; two-time Cup champion
• Curtis Turner: Driver with 17 career Cup wins.
• Darrell Waltrip: Driver and former owner; 84 career Cup wins; three-time Cup champion; TV personality.
• Joe Weatherly: Driver with 25 career Cup wins; two Cup championships.
• Glen Wood: Driver and co-owner of Wood Brothers Racing, which has 96 Cup victories.
• Cale Yarborough: Driver with 83 career Cup wins; three-time Cup champion.
2009 Sprint Cup Race for the Chase Standings
Driver Standings after the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 6492 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | -108 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | -169 |
| 4 | Kurt Busch | -211 |
| 5 | Tony Stewart | -285 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | -289 |
| 7 | Greg Biffle | -321 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | -352 |
| 9 | Ryan Newman | -411 |
| 10 | Kasey Kahne | -476 |
| 11 | Carl Edwards | -520 |
| 12 | Brian Vickers | -666 |
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Phoenix987 said:
Jul 2, 2009 at 8:17 PMBill France, Red Byron, Lee Petty, Joe Weatherly, and Fireball Roberts would be my picks. Reason being is that 2/3 of that list didn't impact NASCAR until 20 years after it had been founded. The inaugural class of HOF inductees should be those that had an impact in the first few years, not the last few. Not that I think they don't belong in the HOF right now, but why are Richard Childress and Rick Hendrick even nominated? They're still involved in the sport! (The same applies to Richard Petty, but he's known more for his skills on the track, not in the team office). This list is pretty depressing. No one in this list should have gotten involved in NASCAR after about 1963. That's 15 years of NASCAR, there are certainly 25 worthy people from that timespan.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportmanzytrophygirl said:
Jul 3, 2009 at 10:16 AMAnybody want to guess on our (fans) one collective vote?
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» Confirm Abuse ReportBILLFAN50 said:
Jul 3, 2009 at 11:25 AMWho are these 48 voters? I am always leary when nascar pick people for a panel.I agree with #1,Buck Baker could also be in your top five mix.
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Jul 3, 2009 at 3:59 PMPhoenix, to a certain extent I agree with your comment about still being involved in the sport. But then I think about the olympics and how many participants are already pros in their sport. That was originally set up to recognize up and coming athlets, not pros.
Report as AbuseWhat exactly IS the criria here.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportrpresh1 said:
Jul 3, 2009 at 6:22 PMJust what the new hall of fame needs, Rick Hendrick a convicted felon inducted in its first year. I'll bet Pete Rose wishes he drove a stock car................
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» Confirm Abuse Reportbthompson133 said:
Jul 3, 2009 at 9:54 PMgood post 5
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» Confirm Abuse ReportPepper said:
Jul 4, 2009 at 8:43 AMIf they have Tim Flock and Buck Baker on the list I feel Carl Kiekhaefer their car owner should be a nomine, too. He may have been the first multi team owner and totally dominated Nascar for 2 years(55 & 56). In 1956 He had the Top 3 spots in the final points championship. After that France forced him out with rule changes that made his cars less than competitive.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWerner said:
Jul 4, 2009 at 11:41 AM#5...well Jr Johnson was also a convicted felon...i'm no fan of Rick Hendrick, so what do we do?...btw...that's a big list for the first round...certainly i would have thought we would have started with the early years for the first round...
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» Confirm Abuse ReportWerner said:
Jul 4, 2009 at 11:51 AMTo be eligible, former drivers must have competed 10 years in NASCAR and be retired from racing for a minimum of three years. Non-drivers must have worked at least 10 years in the industry. (Potential candidates with shorter careers may be considered if there are special circumstances.)
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» Confirm Abuse Reportfredstephens said:
Jul 4, 2009 at 1:18 PMNASCAR picks the 48 person panel and "the fans"
Report as Abusehave ONE collective vote. ONE VOTE OUT OF A NASCAR HAND SELECTED 48. NASCAR is all about the fans. Dream on.
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» Confirm Abuse Reportfredstephens said:
Jul 4, 2009 at 1:22 PMBet the convicted felon Rick Hendrick makes it in on the first attempt. Keep Hustling Charlie, the baseball Hall of Fame induction is just over the next millinieum for Pete Rose.
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