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![The Commonwealth of Virginia honored NASCAR diversity trailblazer Wendell Scott with a historical highway marker in his hometown of Danville, VA, to celebrate his legacy as the first African-American to […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Wendell-Scott-feature-4-6-115x115.jpg "Wendell Scott Honored With Virginia Highway Marker")
Wendell Scott Honored With Virginia Highway Marker
Posted on April 6, 2013 | No CommentsThe Commonwealth of Virginia honored NASCAR diversity trailblazer Wendell Scott with a historical highway marker in his hometown of Danville, VA, to celebrate his legacy as the first African-American to […] -
![Richard Petty Motorsports and its partner Smithfield Foods announced today that the “Petty Blue” tradition and heritage will return for the majority of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season in 2013. […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Petty-Blue-Cars-feature-2-28-115x115.jpg "Petty Blue To Return To Richard Petty Motorsports In 2013")
Petty Blue To Return To Richard Petty Motorsports In 2013
Posted on February 28, 2013 | No CommentsRichard Petty Motorsports and its partner Smithfield Foods announced today that the “Petty Blue” tradition and heritage will return for the majority of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season in 2013. […] -
![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![Georgia Racing Hall of Fame member Roz Howard passed away on Tuesday at the age of 91. Howard, a native of Macon, GA, honed his skills as a mechanic in […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Roz-Howard-feature-12-2-115x115.jpg "Georgia Racing HOF Member Roz Howard Passes Away")
Georgia Racing HOF Member Roz Howard Passes Away
Posted on January 3, 2013 | No CommentsGeorgia Racing Hall of Fame member Roz Howard passed away on Tuesday at the age of 91. Howard, a native of Macon, GA, honed his skills as a mechanic in […] -
![The clock is almost at zero, as the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame is in the final stages of preparation for the 2012 GRHOF Induction Banquet, which is slated for […]](https://www.raceweekillustrated.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/GRHOF-Class-Of-2012-feature-5-26-115x115.jpg "Georgia Racing HOF Induction Banquet Set For Tonight")
Georgia Racing HOF Induction Banquet Set For Tonight
Posted on October 26, 2012 | No CommentsThe clock is almost at zero, as the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame is in the final stages of preparation for the 2012 GRHOF Induction Banquet, which is slated for […]
