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