hall of fame Archive
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![Maurice “Chief” Petty has been proclaimed as the “silent” figure at Petty Enterprises. Yet his value as the team’s engine builder cannot be overstated. Petty, a self-taught mechanical magician, squeezed […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Maurice-Petty-Richard-Petty-feature-1-28-115x115.jpg "Petty Created Horsepower That Powered A Dynasty")
Petty Created Horsepower That Powered A Dynasty
Posted on January 28, 2014 | No CommentsMaurice “Chief” Petty has been proclaimed as the “silent” figure at Petty Enterprises. Yet his value as the team’s engine builder cannot be overstated. Petty, a self-taught mechanical magician, squeezed […] -
![When three-time NASCAR Late Model Sportsman national champion Jack Ingram was told the here, there and everywhere competition would transition into a more compact tour of 29 races in 1982, […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Jack-Ingram-feature-1-25-115x115.jpg "‘Iron Man’ Ingram’s Career Spanned Multiple Racing Eras")
‘Iron Man’ Ingram’s Career Spanned Multiple Racing Eras
Posted on January 25, 2014 | No CommentsWhen three-time NASCAR Late Model Sportsman national champion Jack Ingram was told the here, there and everywhere competition would transition into a more compact tour of 29 races in 1982, […] -
![By contemporary standards, Julius Timothy “Tim” Flock was a late bloomer. Flock was 24 years of age when he competed in his first stock car race in 1948. But the […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Tim-Flock-feature-8-2-115x115.jpg "Tim Flock Led Family Effort Into NASCAR Hall Of Fame")
Tim Flock Led Family Effort Into NASCAR Hall Of Fame
Posted on January 17, 2014 | No CommentsBy contemporary standards, Julius Timothy “Tim” Flock was a late bloomer. Flock was 24 years of age when he competed in his first stock car race in 1948. But the […] -
![To his legion of fans, Edward Glenn Roberts Jr. was known as “Fireball.” His friends, however, simply called the pioneer NASCAR premier series racing star “Glenn.” Legend has it that […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Fireball-Roberts-feature-1-16-115x115.jpg "Fireball Roberts Was A Pathfinder Into Superspeedway Era")
Fireball Roberts Was A Pathfinder Into Superspeedway Era
Posted on January 16, 2014 | No CommentsTo his legion of fans, Edward Glenn Roberts Jr. was known as “Fireball.” His friends, however, simply called the pioneer NASCAR premier series racing star “Glenn.” Legend has it that […] -
![Richard Petty Motorsports will make special tribute this weekend to the latest Petty family member to be elected into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The team announced Tuesday that current […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Maurice-Petty-Richard-Petty-feature-10-23-115x115.jpg "Maurice Petty To Be Honored By RPM At Martinsville")
Maurice Petty To Be Honored By RPM At Martinsville
Posted on October 23, 2013 | No CommentsRichard Petty Motorsports will make special tribute this weekend to the latest Petty family member to be elected into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The team announced Tuesday that current […] -
![Suffice to say it’s hard to argue with Saturday’s announcement at Daytona of Chris Economaki winning the third Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence. After all, over a 50-year career, […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Chris-Economaki-Cale-Yarborough-feature-7-7-115x115.jpg "Economaki Named Third Squier-Hall Award Recipient")
Economaki Named Third Squier-Hall Award Recipient
Posted on July 7, 2013 | No CommentsSuffice to say it’s hard to argue with Saturday’s announcement at Daytona of Chris Economaki winning the third Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence. After all, over a 50-year career, […] -
![Raceweek Illustrated Garage Talk is back on track this week, with racing action from Anderson Motor Speedway and Montgomery Motor Speedway, along with the 15th annual Riverbend Racing Museum reunion […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Shon-Gibson-Casey-Tucker-feature-6-7-115x115.jpg "Anderson, Montgomery Highlights On RWIGT This Week")
Anderson, Montgomery Highlights On RWIGT This Week
Posted on June 7, 2013 | No CommentsRaceweek Illustrated Garage Talk is back on track this week, with racing action from Anderson Motor Speedway and Montgomery Motor Speedway, along with the 15th annual Riverbend Racing Museum reunion […] -
![Tim Flock, Fireball Roberts, Maurice Petty, Jack Ingram, and Dale Jarrett were announced today as the 2014 class on inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Next year’s Induction Day […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/NASCAR-HOF-Class-of-2014-feature-5-22-115x115.jpg "Flock, Fireball, Chief, Ingram, and DJ NHOF Bound In 2014")
Flock, Fireball, Chief, Ingram, and DJ NHOF Bound In 2014
Posted on May 22, 2013 | No CommentsTim Flock, Fireball Roberts, Maurice Petty, Jack Ingram, and Dale Jarrett were announced today as the 2014 class on inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Next year’s Induction Day […] -
![Five individuals with resounding contributions to NASCAR racing have been added to the list of those eligible for admission into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the sanctioning body and the […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Rex-White-feature-3-31-115x115.jpg "Five NASCAR Stalwarts Join List Of Hall of Fame Nominees")
Five NASCAR Stalwarts Join List Of Hall of Fame Nominees
Posted on April 11, 2013 | No CommentsFive individuals with resounding contributions to NASCAR racing have been added to the list of those eligible for admission into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the sanctioning body and the […] -
![Five legends of stock car auto racing were enshrined into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC, Friday night during the Induction Ceremony held in the Crown Ballroom of […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Leonard-Wood-Richard-Petty-feature-2-9-115x115.jpg "Eras Mesh During 2013 NASCAR HOF Induction Ceremony")
Eras Mesh During 2013 NASCAR HOF Induction Ceremony
Posted on February 9, 2013 | No CommentsFive legends of stock car auto racing were enshrined into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC, Friday night during the Induction Ceremony held in the Crown Ballroom of […]
