| The NASCAR Hall of Fame was designated to
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| | He is the son of Lee Petty who was also a
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| be built in Charlotte, North Carolina on
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| | championship NASCAR driver.
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| March 6, 2006 and groundbreaking began in
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| | Bobby Allison is another well-known name
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| 2007. It is projected to be opened for
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| | is racing. He has 84 victories with 3
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| visitors in 2010. The Hall of Fame will
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| | Daytona 500 championships.
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| be a welcome asset for tourism in
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| | Cale Yarborough has 83 victories plus he
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| Charlotte plus create jobs for the
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| | is famous as being the only driver to win
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| locals. It will have an office building
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| | 3 straight championships. He is ranked
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| that will house the business operations
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| | 5th in the All-time NASCAR winners list.
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| of marketing the NASCAR image and
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| | He has also been the winner of the
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| licensing. The NASCAR Hall of Fame has
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| | Daytona 500 four times.
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| also adopted the words Racing was built
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| | Bobby Isaac had to leave a race in 1977
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| here Racing belongs here as its slogan.
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| | because of heat exhaustion. During the
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| Besides being a very modern building that
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| | time they were treating him he had a
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| captures the spirit of racing, the NASCAR
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| | heart attack and died. In his short life
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| Hall of Fame has as its first mission to
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| | of 45 years, he would achieve 37
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| pick the first inductees. There are some
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| | victories. He would also set 28 world
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| unofficial Hall of Fame sites where
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| | land speed records at the Bonneville Salt
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| people are taking polls and we will take
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| | Flats in Utah (outside of the NASCAR
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| a look at some of the popular drivers
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| | competition). He would eventually be
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| getting voted for.
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| | named as one of 50 of the all-time great
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| Lee Petty had 54 victories and is the
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| | NASCAR drivers. He is also a 1979
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| father of Richard Petty. He raced during
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| | inductee of the National Motorsports
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| the 1950s an 1960s when NASCAR really
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| | Press Association Hall of Fame.
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| began to take off. His home state is also
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| | There are other NASCAR driver greats
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| that of the NASCAR Hall of Fame: North
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| | being considered including Buck Backer,
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| Carolina. He was inducted into the
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| | Clay Earls, Tim Flock, and Junior
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| International Motorsports Hall of Fame,
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| | Johnson.
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| The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America,
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| | Charlotte, North Carolina is a perfect
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| and elected to the North Carolina Sports
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| | location for the NASCAR Hall of Fame
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| Hall of Fame.
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| | because there are over 50 teams of the
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| Richard Petty is getting a lot of votes
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| | Busch, Craftsman Truck, and Nextel Cup
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| at unofficial NASCAR Hall of Fame sites
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| | Series Championship competition all in
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| and it is to no surprise. Richard Petty
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| | close proximity to Charlotte. And
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| has 200 wins and 7 championship titles.
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| | Charlotte was the home of the first
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| He and Dale Earnhardt are the only two
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| | premier NASCAR race in 1949. Thats why
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| drivers in NASCAR history to have 7
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| | they say racing started in Charlotte and
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| championship titles. Richard Petty was
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| | should remain in Charlotte.
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| dubbed the title of the King of Racing.
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