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(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? Robert Glen Johnson, Jr., better know as Junior Johnson nearly walked away from the biggest victory of his legendary racing career. Junior’s win in the 1960 Daytona 500 was momentous, but it was Johnson’s discovery in practice that would shape the face of superspeedway competition in NASCAR forever. Johnson was saddled with . . . → Read More: Junior Johnson #4 Inductee If the France family is the backbone of NASCAR, then the Petty family was the “lifeline” of the NASCAR. It was Richard’s father, Lee Petty, that won the very first race staged at the famous Daytona International Speedway in 1959. But more importantly, it was Richard Petty who became the “poster child” . . . → Read More: Richard Petty #3 Inductee As president of NASCAR from1972-2000, Chairman and CEO from 2000-2003, Bil France, Jr. presided over thousands of races. France, Jr. with the the help of Junior Johnson ushered into NASCAR Corporate America. It was under France,Jr’s tutelage that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company’s Winston brand of cigarettes became the underwriter of the sport. . . . → Read More: Bill France,Jr #2 Inductee Bill France,Sr. was a visionary, a pioneer, and a natural born leader. France was the guiding light for NASCAR from its inception in 1948 until he transferred power to his son in 1972. France built the sport, shaped the sport, and grew the sport almost single-handed. From his early days as a . . . → Read More: Bill France,Sr The #1 Inductee // // (photo courtesy NASCAR) This morning NASCAR celebrated the opening of their brand, new state of the art, Hall of Fame. Many of the living legends of NASCAR assembled for the grand opening ceremonies. The official opening ceremonies was briefly “interupted” by the loud rumbling of Richard Petty rolling up the . . . → Read More: NASCAR Hall of Fame Opens (photo by Chris Trotman/ Getty Images) As Workingonmyredneck and every other racing affectionado has reported on the 2009 inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the critiques are running amok! The first question to be asked has to be, “why was the number of inductees limited to a maximum of five”? There . . . → Read More: NASCAR’s First Small Class of Inductees |
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