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