NASCAR Announces Class of 2011 Hall of Fame Inductees
Today NASCAR announced its second class to be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
The list of nominees included:
Bobby Allison, Buddy Baker, Red Byron, Richard Childress, Jerry Cook, Richie Evans, Tim Flock, Rick Hendrick, Jack Ingram, Dale Inman, Ned Jarret, Fred Lorenzen, Bud Moore, Raymond Parks, Benny Parsons, David Pearson, Lee Petty, Fireball Roberts, T. Wayne Robertson, Herb Thomas, Curtis Turner, Darrel Walltrip, Joe Weartherly, Glen Wood and Cale Yarborough.
The five men who will be inducted in 2011 class are: Bobby Allison, Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore, David Pearson and Lee Petty.
Bobby Allison
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Allison, winner of the 1983 NASCAR premier series championship, ended his career with 84 victories, tied for third on the all-time list.
In 1972, he won 10 races, had 12 second-place finishes and was the NASCAR premier series runner-up (to Richard Petty). Allison captured the NASCAR Modified Special Division championship in 1962 and '63 and then went on to win the Modified Division the following two years.
In 1998, Allison was named one of NASCAR’s “50 Greatest Drivers.”
Ned Jarrett
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Jarrett was a two-time NASCAR champion (1961 and 1965) and two-time Sportsman Division champion (1957 and '58). Throughout his career, he totaled 50 premier series wins, tied for 11th all-time.
In 1998, he was named one of NASCAR’s “50 Greatest Drivers.”
After retiring in 1966, Jarrett helped grow the sport through his second career as a broadcaster.
Bud Moore
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A decorated World War II infantryman, Bud Moore became a successful NASCAR Sprint Cup owner almost immediately upon fielding a team in 1961. Moore won back-to-back championships in 1962-63 with Joe Weatherly.
Earlier, in 1957, Moore—who referred to himself as “a country mechanic”—was crew chief for champion Buck Baker.
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David Pearson
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Pearson is a three-time NASCAR champion, whose career total of 105 victories is second on the all-time list. Pearson won his titles in 1966, ’68 and ’69. He also won the sport’s biggest event, the Daytona 500, in 1976.
In 1998 he was named one of NASCAR’s “50 Greatest Drivers.”
Lee Petty
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Petty became the sport's first three-time series champion after winning titles in 1954, ’58 and ’59. He was also the winner of the first Daytona 500 in 1959.
His 54 career victories stand ninth on the all-time list and he never finished lower than fourth in points from 1949-1959. In 1998, he was named one of NASCAR’s “50 Greatest Drivers.”
Petty is the founder of Petty Enterprises and as an owner had more than 2,000 starts and 268 wins.
NASCAR Hall Of Fame Class Of 2011
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Your NASCAR Hall of Fame for 2011: David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Lee Petty, Ned Jarrett and Bud Moore.
These men will be joining last year's inaugural class, which included: Bill France Sr., Richard Petty, Bill France, Dale Earnhardt and Junior Johnson.
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