hall of fame Archive
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![Rusty Wallace’s ability as a driver is unquestioned. He won 55 times – ninth most in NASCAR premier series history – during two decades against rivals named Bodine, Earnhardt, Elliott, […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Rusty-Wallace-feature-2-6-115x115.jpg "Rusty Wallace Won With ‘Hands-On’ Approach To Racing")
Rusty Wallace Won With ‘Hands-On’ Approach To Racing
Posted on February 6, 2013 | No CommentsRusty Wallace’s ability as a driver is unquestioned. He won 55 times – ninth most in NASCAR premier series history – during two decades against rivals named Bodine, Earnhardt, Elliott, […] -
![Buck Baker personified the term “old school.” Elzie Wylie “Buck” Baker, winner of 46 NASCAR Sprint Cup races and the series’ first back-to-back champion, personified the phrase “no quarter asked […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Buck-Baker-feature-2-1-115x115.jpg "Baker’s Tough Attitude Perfect For NASCAR’s Early Years")
Baker’s Tough Attitude Perfect For NASCAR’s Early Years
Posted on February 2, 2013 | No CommentsBuck Baker personified the term “old school.” Elzie Wylie “Buck” Baker, winner of 46 NASCAR Sprint Cup races and the series’ first back-to-back champion, personified the phrase “no quarter asked […] -
![Take it from the King. Herb Thomas stood tall in an era when the stock in stock car truly defined what NASCAR’s pioneers raced. “He was as good as they […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Herb-Thomas-feature-1-29-115x115.jpg "Winning Races Only Thing That Mattered To Herb Thomas")
Winning Races Only Thing That Mattered To Herb Thomas
Posted on January 29, 2013 | No CommentsTake it from the King. Herb Thomas stood tall in an era when the stock in stock car truly defined what NASCAR’s pioneers raced. “He was as good as they […] -
![Through stock car racing’s rough and tumble, formative years Everett “Cotton” Owens stood out for a multitude of reasons: among them, winning driver and owner and master mechanic. But perhaps […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Cotton-Owens-feature-6-7-115x115.jpg "Owens Was Gentleman Competitor In NASCAR’s Early Era")
Owens Was Gentleman Competitor In NASCAR’s Early Era
Posted on January 18, 2013 | No CommentsThrough stock car racing’s rough and tumble, formative years Everett “Cotton” Owens stood out for a multitude of reasons: among them, winning driver and owner and master mechanic. But perhaps […] -
![Back in the day, there was no such thing as a “how-to” manual for chief mechanics. Or for race car builders, engine assemblers and tuners and anyone else associated with […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Leonard-Wood-feature-1-14-115x115.jpg "Leonard Wood Could Do Anything With A Race Car")
Leonard Wood Could Do Anything With A Race Car
Posted on January 15, 2013 | No CommentsBack in the day, there was no such thing as a “how-to” manual for chief mechanics. Or for race car builders, engine assemblers and tuners and anyone else associated with […] -
NASCAR Pioneer, Hall of Famer Cotton Owens Dies At 88
Posted on June 7, 2012 | No CommentsCotton Owens, a member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s fourth class, didn’t live to experience his own induction, but to his friend and fellow Hall of Famer David Pearson, […] -
![NASCAR announced today the 2013 class of inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The five-person class, which will be officially inducted in a ceremony on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/NASCAR-Hall-of-Fame-2013-feature-5-23-115x115.jpg "2013 NASCAR Hall Of Fame Class Announced")
2013 NASCAR Hall Of Fame Class Announced
Posted on May 23, 2012 | No CommentsNASCAR announced today the 2013 class of inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The five-person class, which will be officially inducted in a ceremony on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 […] -
![A legendary engine builder and car owner. The matriarch of a sport. A trail blazer who broke NASCAR’s color barrier. An influential sponsorship official who helped usher in the sport’s […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/NASCAR-HOF-Nominees-13-feature-4-12-115x115.jpg "Five New Nominees Announced For NHOF Consideration")
Five New Nominees Announced For NHOF Consideration
Posted on April 12, 2012 | No CommentsA legendary engine builder and car owner. The matriarch of a sport. A trail blazer who broke NASCAR’s color barrier. An influential sponsorship official who helped usher in the sport’s […] -
![“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 […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/NASCAR-Hall-of-Fame-2012-feature-1-22-115x115.jpg "Variety Spices NASCAR Hall of Fame’s Third Class")
Variety Spices NASCAR Hall of Fame’s Third Class
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No Comments“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 […] -
![Glen Wood began his working life hauling timber to Virginia’s sawmills before deciding that racing cars offered a more exciting – and ultimately profitable – way of life. It turned […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Glen-Wood-Leonard-Wood-feature-b-1-161-115x115.jpg "Glen Wood Never Set Out To Create A NASCAR Dynasty")
Glen Wood Never Set Out To Create A NASCAR Dynasty
Posted on January 16, 2012 | No CommentsGlen Wood began his working life hauling timber to Virginia’s sawmills before deciding that racing cars offered a more exciting – and ultimately profitable – way of life. It turned […]
