Nominees announced for 2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class:

Rusty! woohoo.

My favorite musician, football player, and racer are now in a Hall of Fame. I'm officially old.
 
Q:I thought what they did with Hall and Squire was spot on.


Ken Squire probably the worst ever announcer
Barney Hall the best ever.
 
I too am surprised that Rusty got in so soon . Seems like he never left . I really don't want to see any more recently retired drivers put in until more of the old ones are honored.
 
Matthew2470 said:
Rusty was a damn good driver and deserves to be in.
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Rusty was a good driver . He wasn't near as good as Jeff Gordon or Jimmy Johnson . Tony Stewart will move past him very soon ,maybe already has with three championships . Mark Martin and Bill Elliott are right there with him.So , right there are five guys arguably as good or better than Rusty . I would prefer to see some of the famous trailblazing drivers from the past go into the hall before these guys . I realize these guys aren't eligible yet , I'm just sayin that there are ledgendary racers that need to go in before them.
 
I'm finding it very hard to beleive that Rusty Wallace beat out the likes of Red Byron, Ray Parks, Fireball Roberts and T. Wayne Robertson? I guess it's true that we forget or past quickly.
I personaly beleive the Hall of Fame should have voted in more of the Historical Figures in NASCAR's past before putting current figures on the ballot.
 
All 25 deserve to be in there and all will at some point. No big deal IMO. Congrats to all of them.

Also, great to hear that they opened up the media section. Congrats to both media pioneers Ken Squire and Barney Hall for having the Media Excellence Award named after them. Both deserving.
 
David Pearson and the Wood Brothers at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1975
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May 23, 1975
David Pearson, Wood brothers are alive and well at Charlotte Motor Speedway
By RICHARD SOWERS
Gazette Sports Editor
HARRISBURG — Make no mistake about it. The most successful combination in superspeedway history is alive and well. When, selecting the favorite for Sunday's 16th annual World 600, the man to beat and the car to beat David Pearson and the Wood Brothers Mercury.
After all, the Silver Fox not only put the Wood Brothers' Mercury on the pole position Thursday afternoon with a speed of 159.296 miles per hour, but Pearson and the famed Stuart, Va. Car builders are defending champions of everything in sight. Pearson broke a 13-year drought a year ago by winning the World 600. It was the first victory for the Silver Fox at the Charlotte Motor Speedway since 1961. That '61 victory in a Pontiac was the first victory in Pearson's Grand National career.
http://www.fueleconomytuneup.com/20...brothers-at-charlotte-motor-speedway-in-1975/
 
Rusty was great and I do respect him, but I cant see the wisdom of passing over Roberts for him, aside from the fact that the majority of the voters saw, and know Rusty very well, and they didn't see Roberts race. Roberts didnt even have a MRN to report his wins while Rusty came on just as TV was starting to cover every event. Sometimes the HOF should remind us of the great ones we never saw, even at expense of overall popular opinion, and this was such a moment.

Just saying Fireball in the early 70's would generate a lot of respectful comments. It wasnt just his fatal accident either, they would talk about the way he drove you could tell he inspired many.

Again Rusty was great and he deserves a spot, I just don't think it should have happened prior to a Roberts entry.
 
We can argue about this one just like the inductions before until the end of time and not change anyones minds. I personally think that they should have put a stipulation of being retired at least 25 years or passed away to be inducted. Just my opinion.
 
Johali said:
I personally think that they should have put a stipulation of being retired at least 25 years or passed away to be inducted. Just my opinion.
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That is a just a terrible idea. 25 years? Dead? I know it's only your opinion but that's really bad. Worse than bad. Just my opinion.
 
ted@economy said:
Rusty was a good driver . He wasn't near as good as Jeff Gordon or Jimmy Johnson . Tony Stewart will move past him very soon ,maybe already has with three championships . Mark Martin and Bill Elliott are right there with him.So , right there are five guys arguably as good or better than Rusty . I would prefer to see some of the famous trailblazing drivers from the past go into the hall before these guys . I realize these guys aren't eligible yet , I'm just sayin that there are ledgendary racers that need to go in before them.
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:cheers:
 


To be eligible, former drivers must have competed 10 years in NASCAR and be retired from racing for a minimum of three years. Non-drivers must have worked at least 10 years in the industry. (Potential candidates with shorter careers may be considered if there are special circumstances.)
 
Well the whole thing will always be flawed or at least subjective.

We all love racing and the ones who contributed to making it great, so when they start counting votes some people just aint going to be happy with the differences and results, that's life you can't please everyone. I am thinking my judgement is sound and apart from the apostle Ronnie Van Zant appearing and revealing who needs to go in with a song, I will still believe I know who needs to go in and in what order. I would expect as much from any life long fan.


So just take it for what it is, we can argue HoF picks, stick and ball MVPs for eternity but it still just a vote, and it doesn't change the order of my racing hero's Maybe the panel is inflicted with a little BS, as well as own ideas. But it will be alright, they cant take the Daytona 500 or the Darlington wins away from Fireball, or the inspiration he provided.


Most importantly I just really wanted to work in the apostle Ronnie Van Zant line, as instructed by the barking dog next door, mission accomplished.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
To be eligible, former drivers must have competed 10 years in NASCAR and be retired from racing for a minimum of three years. Non-drivers must have worked at least 10 years in the industry. (Potential candidates with shorter careers may be considered if there are special circumstances.)
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I knew you could find it DP.
 
For those that have not yet been to the HOF, be sure to go. It's an amazing place. If I had it to do over I'd go 2 days. Once with the family then again by myself so I that I could properly immerse myself in the historical artifacts and multi-media exhibits.
 
RIMSHAW said:
Q:I thought what they did with Hall and Squire was spot on.


Ken Squire probably the worst ever announcer
Barney Hall the best ever.
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I was thinking it would be great if Barney Hall , Eli Gold and some of the MRN crew could end up there. Many of the younger guys on here don't remember the days when the radio was the only way to keep up with the race if you weren't there. Those announcers would make the race seem so exciting even when it wasn't a close race. Listen to many races on the radiio with my dad when I was growing up and they were all exciting.
 
dirtguru said:
I was thinking it would be great if Barney Hall , Eli Gold and some of the MRN crew could end up there. Many of the younger guys on here don't remember the days when the radio was the only way to keep up with the race if you weren't there. Those announcers would make the race seem so exciting even when it wasn't a close race. Listen to many races on the radiio with my dad when I was growing up and they were all exciting.
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Barney Hall has a quality that gets better the longer you hear him (and that is huge and a rare quality). There are so many calling the races that sound like an immature kid, doing any stunt to get attention at the expense of focusing on more important things like the actual race.


Barney never had that problem, it never appeared to me that Barney Hall needed or wanted to do those childish things. Barney was always talking about the racers and not himself, during a rain delay you wouldn't him going on with personally joking the staff (at least during air time). But you would hear him talking about the drivers, if one struggled he would be telling you about their other qualities, he had the wisdom. There was a unique humility that is sorely missing today.


He composed himself simply as an announcer who didn't strike you as needing to be the most noticed item, or as one trying to have his own rock star moment. He just did it the steady way, and the voice became a part of my Sundays. Life is a funny thing and I would say among race broadcasters he is wisest and tallest man in the room.


Maybe with attention spans being what they are today, a Barney Hall wouldn't get the shot, maybe they networks drive them to be over the top now oblivious to the idea that sometimes less is more. It takes a unique natural skill, but I am sure that Hall's humble steady presentation was no accident either, and a commitment to doing it the right way.
We may never see another one like him.


MRN may have been better for me as a kid anyway than TV, I could carry my radio around and play as a boy while still listening, some of the comments made by the MRN crew was also ingrained into my vocabulary and thoughts as I grew up. I still catch myself referring and comparing many non racing matters to racing. Life is like racing in some ways.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
To be eligible, former drivers must have competed 10 years in NASCAR and be retired from racing for a minimum of three years. Non-drivers must have worked at least 10 years in the industry. (Potential candidates with shorter careers may be considered if there are special circumstances.)
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Tim Richmond? Does he deserve a spot?
 
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