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Cale Yarborough NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction and Press Conference Transcript
MIKE JOY: From 1976 through ’78, Junior Johnson put a strong car underneath him that wouldn’t break, and Cale Yarborough ruled the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. When his career was complete, it was apparent that he was a champion with consistency and a winner of 83 Cup races. No one charged harder lap after lap. On a caution period you saw Cale pull those gloves up tight and get up on the wheel. No one … Read entire article »
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Variety Spices NASCAR Hall of Fame’s Third Class
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — “A legend for everyone” describes the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s third class of inductees enshrined Friday night, Jan. 20. Here’s the versatile list. Dale Inman – an eight-time champion, he’s the first to be inducted based on his primary role as a crew chief. Darrell Waltrip and Cale Yarborough – a pair of three-time NASCAR premier series champions, who won a combined 167 races. Glen Wood – the legendary car owner whose team … Read entire article »
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Dale Inman Invented The Position Now Called NASCAR Crew Chief
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Within the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage, among crew chiefs and mechanics, the most popular addition to the NASCAR Hall of Fame is one of their own – Dale Inman. Inman, according to his first cousin Richard Petty, invented the position we now call the crew chief. “Dale was a racing benchmark,” said Petty. “He was the sport’s first official crew chief and people modeled themselves after him. He knew what, when and … Read entire article »
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Stewart, Stenhouse Jr., Dillon To Sign Autographs At Inaugural Fan Festival In January
DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – With the completion of the 2011 NASCAR season, planning for the NASCAR Preview 2012 Presented by Sprint season preview fan event is in high gear. Driver appearances by the newly crowned 2011 champions in the three NASCAR national series have been confirmed for the fan-centric, all-day event located inside the Charlotte Convention Center on Saturday, Jan. 21. Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart and first-time national series champions Ricky Stenhouse … Read entire article »
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NASCAR Adds Special Fan Event to Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – NASCAR announced today the addition of a new fan-friendly event – the NASCAR Preview 2012, Presented by Sprint – that will follow January’s 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. “NASCAR Acceleration Weekend,” scheduled for Jan. 20-22 in Charlotte, N.C., gives race fans an unprecedented, festival-like experience with a combination of events and activities featuring the legends of the sport and stars of today. “The NASCAR Acceleration Weekend will be an unforgettable start of … Read entire article »
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Waltrip, Yarborough highlight five voted into Hall of Fame
CHARLOTTE—Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip, two drivers that helped push NASCAR onto the national stage and keep it there from the latter half of the 1970s through the 1980s, headline the five-member class of 2012 inductees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The two, along with crew chief Dale Inman, owner/driver Glen Wood and Modified legend Richie Evans were announced as this year’s inductees Tuesday at the Hall of Fame. Yarborough received 85 percent of the vote from the 55-member voting panel, which chose from 25 nominees. Waltrip received 82 percent, followed by Inman (78 percent), Evans (50) and Wood (44). Also receiving votes were Jerry Cook, Cotton Owens, Raymond Parks and Herb Thomas. Yarborough became the first driver to win three consecutive Cup titles, teaming with Hall of Fame car owner Junior … Read entire article »
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No matter who gets in, Hall of Fame voters won’t get it right
By Matt Crossman Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service The best thing about Tuesday’s NASCAR Hall of Fame announcement is how joyful so many people are going to be. For someone, for five someones, the beauty of that joy is that a lifetime of accomplishment will be validated, exalted, celebrated. Those five someones will, collectively if not individually, have millions of fans, and those fans will feel joy, too. Close on that joy’s heels will be anger. There will be angry fans, angry former drivers, maybe an angry former crew chief or owner. But the beauty of that anger is that it will fade into hope. For those left on the outside, when the anger washes away, there will be the hope of next year, always the hope of next year. It’s like real … Read entire article »
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Waltrip and Yarborough among favorites for 3rd NASCAR HOF class
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service The third five-member class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame will be selected by a 55-member panel Tuesday, and three-time Cup champions Darrell Waltrip and Cale Yarborough are among the 25 nominees. Waltrip and Yarborough, considered to have a good chance to get in the second class but who missed the cut, are the two drivers with the most championships not among the 10 current inductees. The voting panel will meet Tuesday, and each candidate’s qualifications will be discussed before the vote is taken. Each panelist will select five people from the 25 nominees. The five who get the most votes from the panel will make up the third class. The panelists do not rank their selections. Waltrip is considered a favorite after failing to make the final five … Read entire article »
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Allison promised ‘to get good,’ achieved greatness instead
By Matt Crossman Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service CHARLOTTE—When Bobby Allison was 17, his mom was hesitant to let him start a driving career. He promised to try harder in school if she let him. The man has a persuasive charm, so she relented and allowed him to chase his speed dreams. “I told my mom it was going to get good. I had no idea it was going to get this good,” he said on Monday shortly before he was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Here’s how good: Allison won three Daytona 500s, a Cup championship and 84 races … 85 he says, with a twinkle in his eye, always the twinkle. In addition to being one of NASCAR’s greatest drivers, Allison is one of its greatest raconteurs. He never met a … Read entire article »
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