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David Pearson, Bobby Allison Lead NASCAR's Second Hall of Fame Class

Driving champions David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Lee Petty, Ned Jarrett and team owner Bud Moore were named as the second class of inductees into NASCAR's Hall of Fame on Wednesday afternoon during a ceremony at the Grand Hall of the year-old shrine in downtown Charlotte. Representing markedly different eras, the new class...

NASCAR Hall of Fame Inducts First Class

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Nearly two weeks after first opening its doors, the NASCAR Hall of Fame in downtown Charlotte hosted more than 2,300 people - from overall-clad moonshiners to champion drivers to fans dressed in souvenir t-shirts and flip-flops - who came together Sunday afternoon to induct the Hall's first five...

Junior Johnson - Last American Hero Is Hall of Famer

CONCORD, N.C. -- Smiling ear-to-ear, 78-year old Junior Johnson declared his selection for the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame class "the biggest thing that's ever happened to me" in a storied career that included 50 race wins as a driver and six Cup championships as a team owner. When asked if being a Hall of Famer was how...

Hall Call Could Lead to Confusion

We're still a few months away from learning who the first five inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame will be, giving us a little time to banter back and forth about who should be in that critical first class. I'm curious to see how everything plays out with the criteria for induction. With three premier but separate...

NASCAR Hall of Fame News From the Web

10/12/10 NASCAR Hall Of Fame: Should First 5 Classes Induct 10... Source: Bleacher Report - NASCAR Richard Petty & Junior Johnson were both NASCAR owners and drivers that made first NASCAR Hall of Fame class of 2010.

Background on NASCAR Hall of Fame

The NASCAR Hall of Fame honors drivers who have shown exceptional skill at NASCAR driving, all-time great crew chiefs and owners, and other major contributors to competition within the sanctioning body.

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