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Edwards, Moody, Rudd to be inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame
Carl Edwards, Ralph Moody, and Ricky Rudd will make up the 2025 class for the NASCAR Hall of Fame. NASCAR announced the class Wednesday (May 21) via NASCAR.com at the Great Hall within the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ricky Rudd will make up the Modern Era Ballot, while Ralph Moody will represent the Pioneer Ballot. Carl Edwards won 28 times in the NASCAR Cup Series, along with the 2007 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.
Plenty of Surprises in NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2023
Depending on your perspective, there were plenty of surprises when NASCAR selected and unveiled the Class of 2023 into its Hall of Fame on Wednesday afternoon in uptown Charlotte. Perspective, of course, could mean there were no surprises at all. After all, one man’s surprise is another man’s shoulder shrug. Long-time NASCAR executive Mike Helton received the organization’s Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR.
Legendary Jeff Gordon Car And Its Recent Purchase By Ray Evernham
The famous race car now has a new home. Few names are as known in the high-stakes world of NASCAR as the infamous Jeff Gordon. Through the use of his prized “Rainbow Warrior” car, he was able to secure three wins, seven top-5 finishes, and the NASCAR Cup Series championship within the 1996 and 1997 race series. It also won the Winston Cup Series races at Wilkesboro Speedway and Martinsville Speedway. These short-track victories helped to reinforce the car and its driver into NASCAR history.
Legendary Jeff Gordon Car And Its Recent Purchase By Ray Evernham
The famous race car now has a new home. Few names are as known in the high-stakes world of NASCAR as the infamous Jeff Gordon. Through the use of his prized "Rainbow Warrior" car, he was able to secure three wins, seven top-5 finishes, and the NASCAR Cup Series championship within the 1996 and 1997 race series. It also won the Winston Cup Series races at Wilkesboro Speedway and Martinsville Speedway. These short-track victories helped to reinforce the car and its driver into NASCAR history.
Legendary Jeff Gordon Car And Its Recent Purchase By Ray Evernham
The famous race car now has a new home. Few names are as known in the high-stakes world of NASCAR as the infamous Jeff Gordon. Through the use of his prized "Rainbow Warrior" car, he was able to secure three wins, seven top-5 finishes, and the NASCAR Cup Series championship within the 1996 and 1997 race series. It also won the Winston Cup Series races at Wilkesboro Speedway and Martinsville Speedway. These short-track victories helped to reinforce the car and its driver into NASCAR history.
Emotional tribute to Robert Yates highlights NASCAR Hall inductions
Yates, a longtime engine builder and team owner in NASCAR, died of complications from liver cancer on Oct. 2 last year. He knew of his election to the Class of 2018 but wasn’t able to participate in the ceremony. However, Yates had written his acceptance speech before his death and before a hushed crowd at the Charlotte Convention Center, Yates former driver, Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett, read the speech in a moving tribute. “When I started in racing, this was not the goal.
The envelope please: Here's the NASCAR five-member Hall of Fame Class of 2018
Share Facebook Tweet Pinterest Email Robert Yates sold much of what he had in 1988 to buy a struggling team in NASCAR’s top-level series. He was encouraged in the venture by a young second-generation racer from Alabama, a supremely confident wheelman who felt he and Yates could do great things together.
Ray Evernham: I Used to "Borrow" Car and Driver from the Local Barbershop
Well, here’s one for the bucket list. I used to “borrow” Car and Driver magazines from the local barbershop when I was a kid, and now I’m writing a guest column.
Mutual respect, communication vital to Gordon championship pedigree
(This is the second in a four-part series of first-person recollections honoring the legend that is Jeff Gordon. After a 23-year NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career, Gordon will end his record-making run as a full-time driver on Nov. 22 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where Gordon will be one of the four drivers who will remain eligible for this year's championship. This series gives an insider's perspective by those who have influenced -- or been influenced by -- the four-time series champion.
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