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Who Will Be In The Second HOF Class?

(photo courtesy NASCAR)

Very possibly two of the three combatants in the above photo could be elected into this year’s class of NASCAR  Hall of Fame inductees.  The photo above is from the very famous 1979 Daytona 500.  That race was the very first race telecast from green flag to checkered flag . . . → Read More: Who Will Be In The Second HOF Class?

Atlanta: The Golden Anniversary

(file photo courtesy NASCAR)

This year marks the “golden anniversary” of  The Atlanta Motor Speedway.  The foundation of this 870 acre facility began back in the planning stage in 1958.

WOMR would like to reflect on some thoughts about the six races at Atlanta that were viewed in person.  The first Atlanta . . . → Read More: Atlanta: The Golden Anniversary

Competitors Fierce or Friendly?

(photo courtesy Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

There was a time when race car drivers would do ANYTHING to win a race!  Do the names like Dale Earnhardt, Sr., David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Fireball Roberts, and Junior Johnson ring a bell?   These men were hard charging, blatantly fierce race car drivers. 

Yeah I know . . . → Read More: Competitors Fierce or Friendly?

Bristol: Beating, Banging, Bruising, and Brawling

(photo courtesy Harry How/Getty Images)

Now that NASCAR  has had an extra week to absorb the happenings from Atlanta, it is on to the Bristol Motor Speedway. Although the activities from Atlanta are now two week old, the memories are still very fresh on many race fans minds, as well as most . . . → Read More: Bristol: Beating, Banging, Bruising, and Brawling

My NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductees

(photo from nascar.com) NASCAR has decided to leak slowly some of the 25 people who are on the first ballot for the initial induction into NASCAR’s Hall of Fame. The first individuals to be inducted into the Hall of Fame should be, really, a no brainer for NASCAR!  Unfortunately, NASCAR has limited the . . . → Read More: My NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductees