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NASCAR Legend Buddy Baker Passes Away At 74
Posted on August 10, 2015 | No CommentsBuddy Baker, the 1980 Daytona 500 champion and famed NASCAR commentator, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 74. At 6 feet 6 inches tall, Buddy Baker was […] -
Four Hard Chargers, Master Builder Join NASCAR HOF
Posted on May 21, 2015 | No CommentsThe architect of some of NASCAR’s most impressive facilities joined four of the sport’s most tenacious racers in comprising the 2016 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class, selected Wednesday by the […] -
Banks County Speedway Returns For Racing Reunion
Posted on May 12, 2015 | No CommentsFor 44 years, the Banks County Speedway sat silent, overgrown with trees and brush, derelict cars and a herd of goats the only visitors it had. That all changed on […] -
NASCAR Hall of Fame Welcomes 2015 Class Of Inductees
Posted on January 31, 2015 | No CommentsOn Friday night, in a particularly moving ceremony, the NASCAR Hall of Fame welcomed one of the most significant classes since the induction of its inaugural class in 2010. Perennial […] -
No Joke: Weatherly Earns NASCAR’s Highest Honor
Posted on January 29, 2015 | No CommentsJoe Weatherly’s time in NASCAR’s premier series was short, just two fulltime seasons. But what an impact the Norfolk, Virginia, native had on NASCAR racing in those brief, 24 months. […] -
‘Golden Boy’ Fred Lorenzen Reaches NASCAR Pinnacle
Posted on January 27, 2015 | No CommentsFred Lorenzen’s NASCAR career was brief, just 158 premier series starts over slightly more than a decade. The Elmhurst, IL native never ran a complete season, his Holman-Moody Ford team […] -
Johnson To be Inducted Into Motorsports HOF of America
Posted on January 24, 2015 | No CommentsSix-time NHRA Pro Stock champion will be one of seven new members to be inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America as part of its 27th class of […] -
GRHOF Unveils 2014 Class At Gresham Motorsports Park
Posted on September 14, 2014 | No CommentsJEFFERSON, GA – The Class of 2014 inductees to the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame boasts one of the most successful dirt track campaigners in the state’s history, a historic […] -
GRHOF Class of 2014 To Be Announced At GMP Sept. 13
Posted on August 9, 2014 | No CommentsJEFFERSON, GA – Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson, GA is already a special place. For the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame, it will be very special on Saturday, Sept. 13. […] -
World Crown 300 Rewind: Fleeman Rebounds For ’08 Win
Posted on August 7, 2014 | No CommentsJEFFERSON, GA – Russell Fleeman had been very successful in 2008. The Dacula, GA driver was the defending Georgia Asphalt Series title, and going into November, he had a second […]