Carolina has announced the lastest names to be
inducted into the Hall as the Class of 2012. Leading
the list of five candidates is legendary tough guy
Cale Yarborough. Nobody got more out of their car
than Cale. He along with Allison brothers Bobby & Donnie
are credited with bringing NASCAR to the
public eye. In 1979 CBS Sports televised the Dayton 500
Race live for the first time. On the last lap Donnie &
Cale spun out after fighting for the lead of the race.
Richard Petty won the race but cameras spotted Donnie
& Cale fighting on the backstretch after the race. Bobby
pulled over his car to assist his brother and all three were
soon going at it. Yarborough was the first driver to win three consecutive championships, doing so in 1976, 1977, & 1978.
Darrell Waltrip was snubbed by the Hall of Fame last year but was named on 82% of the votes this year. He is a three-time NASCAR Champion and won 84 races as a driver. He is currently a broadcaster of the races for Fox Sports and the Speed Channel.
Dale Inman was the crew chief for the majority of cousin
Richard Petty's 200 victories at the Cup level. Inman was a part of seven NASCAR Championships with Petty and one more with Terry LaBonte.
Glen Wood was one of the founding fathers of NASCAR. He, along with his brothers & cousins, made up the famous Wood Brothers Racing Team from Virginia. Glen started out as a driver, winning four races in a 62 race career before turning the driving over to others. Trevor Bayne won the 2011 Daytona 500 Race at the wheel of a Wood Brothers Ford.
The induction ceremony for this latest class of enshrinees
has been set for January 20, 2012.
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