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Hall of Fame Got Inaugural Class Right

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR executives and racing royalty filled a ballroom at the Charlotte Convention Center Wednesday afternoon. David Pearson, Cotton Owens, Ned Jarrett, Bruton Smith, Glen and Eddie Wood and Ricky Rudd were among stock car's dignitaries on hand, eager to hear the inaugural five-person NASCAR Hall of Fame...

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...

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05/23/12 NASCAR Hall of Fame adds Wallace, Wood, Owens, Baker... Source: AutoWeek Former NASCAR champion Rusty Wallace, long-time crew chief Leonard Wood, driver/owner Cotton Owens and the late championship drivers Buck Baker and Herb Thomas were named Wednesday as the Class of 2013 for the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C. NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France unveiled the latest five-man class after the 50-man selection committee spent most of Wednesday debating the 25 nominees.
05/23/12 NASCAR Hall Of Fame Has Five New Members Source: Racin' Today In the end, it took what one member of the voting panel called a green/white/checkered restart, but the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Wednesday found out which five people would become its class of 2013.
05/22/12 Easy NASCAR Hall Voting Is Thing Of The Past Source: Racin' Today As we walked toward the room in the Charlotte Convention Center prior to voting for the first class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame three years ago, a colleague shook his head and said, man, this could be tough.
05/18/12 24 finalists named for induction into International... Source: The Mississippi Press - Pascagoula MS "Practically every form of racing, from stock cars to open wheel to motorcycles to airplanes are represented. They are drivers, car builders, engine builders, owners, pilots, pioneers and innovators," said IMHOF Executive Director Grant Lynch.
05/03/12 Logan man named Distinguished West Virginian Source: Logan Banner - Logan WV A Logan County man who left a career in broadcasting to become a leader for youth was awarded the Distinguished West Virginian by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin.