Inaugural Five-Member Class For The NASCAR Hall Of Fame Was Announced

Published on 15 October 2009 by Liviu Anca in News

Next May, in Charlotte, N.C. ceremonies will be held for Earnhardt, Richard Petty, Junior Jhonson, Bill France Sr. and Bill France Jr.

Dale Earnhardt Sr. was killed in in a crash on the last turn of the last lap in Daytona 500 in 2001. Now he was named to the inaugural class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Einhart senior was a Schumacher of the NASCAR – seven times winner of the NASCAR Sprint Cup, record equaled only by the legendary Richard “The King” Petty.

Jim Hunter, NASCAR's vice president of communications

If you are reading these lines in US you know what I’m talking about. All of them are the example of how a real champion should look like. Petty has 200 NASCAR wins with the record still standing still, Johnson won the championship six times and 50 wins as a driver and owner of a car. Bill Frances Sr. and his son Bill France Jr. helped NASCAR become what it is today, both of them being presidents of the association.