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History and construction. NASCAR committed to building a Hall of Fame and on March 6, 2006, the City of Charlotte was selected as the location. Ground was broken for the $160 million facility on January 26, 2007, and it officially opened on May 11, 2010, [1] with the inaugural class inducted the day following the 2010 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
List of members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The following is a list of members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. A total of 61 individuals have been inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. 47 were inducted as drivers, 26 of whom were inducted solely as drivers. The other 21 were inducted for their accomplishments as drivers, owners, crew chiefs, and ...
They will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame on Feb. 7 at a ceremony in Charlotte. “You don’t think about the Hall of Fame when you’re racing,” Rudd said.
Rudd, known as NASCAR’s Ironman for more than a decade, held the Cup Series record for consecutive starts (788) before Jeff Gordon broke it in 2015. His 906 series starts rank second to Richard ...
She twice finished 11th in the Daytona 500, and in 1980, her final 500, she finished ahead of NASCAR Hall of Famers Bill Elliott, Richard Childress, Cale Yarborough, Petty and Darrell Waltrip.
NASCAR Hall of Fame. As mayor, McCrory spearheaded the effort with local business leaders, local officials, and NASCAR teams to bring the NASCAR Hall of Fame to Charlotte. On March 6, 2006, Charlotte beat out Atlanta, Daytona Beach, Kansas City, and Richmond, Virginia, to be home to the Hall of Fame. Awards and local involvement
On Tuesday afternoon, NASCAR officially announced the Hall of Fame Class of 2023 candidates. The “modern era” ballot includes: Neil Bonnett, Tim Brewer, Jeff Burton, Carl Edwards, Harry Grant ...
Richard Petty Museum. Coordinates: 35°53′26″N 79°48′3″W. The Richard Petty Museum, sometimes known as the Petty Museum is dedicated to the Petty family's NASCAR legacy. The museum is located on Branson Mill Rd., in the family's home town of Level Cross, North Carolina. The museum was established in 1998 as a look into the life and ...