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Welcome, Mr. Houston
The National Motorsports Press Association did a good thing Saturday night by inducting Tommy Houston into its Hall of Fame.
Houston’s name has never been in the big spotlights. He didn’t win a Cup championship or a Daytona 500. Heck, he didn’t even win a Cup race, competing in only a handful during his career.
But Houston was a dependable star in NASCAR’s No. 2 series, now known as Nationwide. He won 24 races, had nearly perfect attendance and was a regular frontrunner virtually everywhere the circuit visited.
Houston fits in well in the rather loosely defined category of remarkable short-track driver. That brotherhood includes such successful drivers as Jack Ingram, Harry Gant, Butch Lindley and Sam Ard, men who could show up at a half-mile anywhere in the country – in virtually any series – and whip the competition. Performing well at those bullrings night after night over a long career is a significant accomplishment and shouldn’t be ignored when a driver’s career is analyzed.
Houston made his mark, and now it has been recognized in permanent fashion.
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