NASCAR Hall of Fame Nominees. NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2. Jerry Cook - Driver (b. Hometown: Rome, N. Y. Modified Series Stats. Competed: 1. 96. 3- 1. Starts: 1,4. 74. Wins: 3. Poles: 2. 6Jerry Cook made his name in modifieds, winning six NASCAR Modified championships, including four consecutively from 1. All the while, he was vying with another driver from his hometown of Rome, N. Silverstone the Flagship of the M G Car Club season a meeting for all MG supporters to gather and meet up again. The Thoroughbred race has usually been scheduled for Saturday but with the influx of other Championships to the.Y., nine- time champion and NASCAR Hall of Famer Richie Evans, for supremacy in NASCAR’s open- wheel realm. The rivalry was home- grown – and intense. Modified racing is NASCAR's oldest form of competition – the staple of the very first NASCAR season in 1. Cook has said the cars’ appeal was based on that history and the fact that the racing is unique within NASCAR. After retiring from racing in 1. Cook stayed with the sport and helped shape the series known today as the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Cook served as the series’ director when it began in 1. NASCAR as competition administrator. In 1. 99. 8, he was named one of NASCAR’s 5. Greatest Drivers. Bobby Isaac - Driver (b. Hometown: Catawba, N. C. Premier Series Stats. Competed: 1. 96. 1- 1. Starts: 3. 09. Wins: 3. Poles: 4. 9Bobby Isaac knew one speed: Fast. His uncanny skill at qualifying a race car proves that. His 4. 9 career poles ranks tied for ninth all- time. Maybe more impressive: Isaac captured 1. Only 3. 7 drivers have 1. Isaac began racing in NASCAR’s premier series in 1. He finished runner- up in the series standings in 1. NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson. In 1. 96. 9 he finished sixth in the standings after posting 1. In his breakthrough season, 1. Isaac won the championship posting 1. A year later, in September 1. Bonneville Salt Flats in his Dodge. Many of his records exist to this day.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Contact: Brian Liskai – [email protected]. FREMONT, Ohio – The Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame will hold the 8th annual induction ceremonies Saturday. Sign me up to receive the latest and greatest from the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Richard Petty Race Car: 1957 Oldsmobile. Richard Petty is known for racing Chrysler Hemi cars. Arguably, his most famous is the 1970 Plymouth Superbird but he drove many different makes. In 1969 he finished second in the. Donnie Wilson has dominated races in the past, but said it will be hard to duplicate his strong run in the Alabama 200 Sunday afternoon at Montgomery Motor Speedway. Isaac won 3. 7 races in NASCAR's top series during his career, which ranks 1. In 1. 99. 8, Isaac was named one NASCAR's 5. Greatest Drivers. Terry Labonte - Driver (b. Hometown: Corpus Christi, TXPremier Series Stats. Competed: 1. 97. 8- current. Starts: 8. 81. Wins: 2. The complete list of the cars currently available in Forza Motorsport 4 including all standard cars, VIP and launch bonus cars, and download car packs. Over 500+ cars are included, with 10 released each month since November. Born to a poor family in Dawsonville, Georgia, Roy Hall was described as 'obscenely handsome and absurdly cocky'. Roy Hall had a theory on life: 'When it's time to go, I'll go. Until then, I have nothing to lose. Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Automotive books in inventory at Toad Hall Books. Since 1980 we've specialized in Mercedes-Benz and Porsche books. We carry virtually every Mercedes-Benz and Porsche book in print -- and many that. 2013 INDUCTEES Model T Era Legends Ralph D. Ormsby - Frontenac Factory Race Car Driver. Poles: 2. 7Terry Labonte is a two- nickname NASCAR star. Early in his career he was known as the “Iceman” for his coolness under pressure. But his demeanor belied his determination. Later in his career he became known as the sport’s “Iron Man” due to a record 6. NASCAR’s premier series, a record which stood until 2. Two more items to consider when assessing the Labonte legacy: the two premier series championships he won in 1. Two titles would be impressive enough; the 1. No other driver has won his first two championships that far apart and Labonte is one of only six drivers to have won premier series championships in two decades. Labonte, from Corpus Christi, Texas – the first driver from outside the Southeast to win the premier series title since New Yorker Bill Rexford in 1. NASCAR’s 5. 0 Great Drivers in 1. He also was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2. Bobby Labonte, the 2. NASCAR’s premier series. O. Bruton Smith - Executive/Promoter (b. Hometown: Oakboro, N. C. Career Highlights. Helped build Charlotte Motor Speedway. Chairman and CEO of Speedway Motorsports Inc. Bruton Smith, chairman and chief executive officer of Speedway Motorsports Inc., bought his first race car at the age of 1. Midland, N. C. Smith’s early endeavors included operating the National Stock Car Racing Association – seen as an early competitor to NASCAR – and building Charlotte Motor Speedway. CMS became the foundation of Speedway Motorsports Inc., which currently owns eight NASCAR tracks hosting 1. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events, the NASCAR Sprint All- Star Race and additional high- profile motorsports activities. Smith took SMI public in 1. New York Stock Exchange. Smith founded Sonic Automotive, a group of several hundred auto dealerships across the United States. Smith is active in child- related causes with his philanthropic foundation Speedway Children’s Charities. He was inducted into the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame and National Motorsports Press Association’s Hall of Fame, both in 2. International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2. Curtis Turner - Driver (b. Hometown: Roanoke, Va. Premier Series Stats. Competed: 1. 94. 9- 1. Starts: 1. 84. Wins: 1. Poles: 1. 6Called by some the “Babe Ruth of stock car racing,” Curtis Turner was among the fastest and most colorful competitors in the early years of NASCAR premier series racing. Turner posted his first of 1. Sept. 1. 1, 1. 94. Langhorne (Pa.) Speedway. Although many of Turner’s victories came on short tracks and dirt ovals – much of his career pre- dated NASCAR’s superspeedway era – he won the 1. Southern 5. 00 at Darlington Raceway and the first American 5. Rockingham Speedway in 1. He also won 3. 8 of 7. NASCAR Convertible Division. Turner competed in NASCAR’s first “Strictly Stock” race in 1. Charlotte and was the only driver to win a NASCAR premier series race in a Nash. He remains the only series driver to win two consecutive races from the pole leading every lap. Turner drove for many legendary NASCAR owners including the Wood Brothers, Junior Johnson, Smokey Yunick and Holman- Moody. Turner was named one of NASCAR’s 5. Greatest Drivers in 1. Landmark Award Winner. Harold Brasington (b. Hometown: Darlington, S. C. Laughs. Those were the only responses elicited by Harold Brasington when he showed members of his Darlington, S. C. But Brasington had the last laugh. The South Carolina businessman, who believed in Bill France’s fledgling NASCAR business, created the sanctioning body’s first superspeedway - a one- of- a- kind egg- shaped oval, paved on an old cotton and peanut field. Expecting 1. 0,0. Darlington Raceway’s first competition on Labor Day of 1. Southern 5. 00 – NASCAR’s first 5. A mega- event was born. Darlington's success inspired Brasington to extend his reach north - - to North Carolina. He employed his track building and promoting expertise, helping in the creation of Charlotte Motor Speedway and building North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. Squier- Hall Award Winner. Steve Byrnes (b. 4/2. From 2. 00. 1- 1. Byrnes served as a pit reporter for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races on FOX. He also served as a studio show host and appeared on various programs. Prior to joining FOX, Byrnes hosted a variety of NASCAR programs including Inside Winston Cup Racing with Ned Jarrett and Darrell Waltrip’s Racers on TNN. He also worked as a pit reporter for CBS, TNN and TBS. His courageous battle with cancer served as an inspiration to the NASCAR industry, fans and his peers. In April, shortly before his passing, Bristol Motor Speedway named its Sprint Cup race the Food City 5. In Support of Steve Byrnes and Stand up to Cancer. Nominees. Buddy Baker - Driver (b. Hometown: Charlotte, N. C. Premier Series Stats. Competed: 1. 95. 9- 1. Starts: 6. 99. Wins: 1. Poles: 3. 8At six feet, six inches tall, Buddy Baker was often called the “Gentle Giant,” however, the nickname “Leadfoot” was more apropos due to the blistering speeds he often achieved during his 3. In 1. 98. 0, the Charlotte, N. C., native won the Daytona 5. That same year, Baker became the first driver to eclipse the 2. Talladega Superspeedway. Although he didn’t win at the 2. Baker won there four times throughout his stellar career. In 1. 97. 9, Baker, the son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Buck Baker, won the inaugural pre- season event now known as the Sprint Unlimited. He won 1. 9 wins in the premier series, including a victory in the 1. Southern 5. 00 at Darlington Raceway where he lapped the rest of the field. He also won back- to- back World 6. Charlotte in 1. 97. After retiring in 1. Baker made a successful transition to the television booth as a commentator for The Nashville Network and CBS, and later as a radio co- host on Late Shift and Tradin’ Paint for Sirius. XM NASCAR Radio. Red Byron - Driver (b. Hometown: Anniston, Ala. Premier Series Stats. Competed: 1. 94. 9- 1. Starts: 1. 5Wins: 2. Poles: 2. Robert “Red” Byron was there at the outset, to say the least. Byron won the sanctioning body’s first race in 1. Daytona beach- road course. He went on in ’4. NASCAR’s first season championship – in the NASCAR Modified Division. The following year he won NASCAR’s first Strictly Stock title – the precursor to today’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – driving for car owner Raymond Parks. The Strictly Stock schedule had eight races; Byron won two of them. Wounded in World War II, Byron drove with a special brace attached to the clutch pedal, to assist an injured leg – making his accomplishments even more impressive. That injury contributed to Byron’s relatively brief career, after which he continued to be involved in motorsports. When he died in 1. Byron had branched out, striving to make more history, by developing an American car capable of winning the famed 2. Hours of Le Mans sports car event. In 1. 99. 8, he was named one of NASCAR’s 5. Greatest Drivers, recognition of a highly significant career, the relative brevity of it notwithstanding. Richard Childress - Owner (b. Hometown: Winston- Salem, N. C. Premier Series Owner Stats. Competed: 1. 96. 9- present (stats as of 8/1. Starts: 2,5. 79 Wins: 1. Poles: 4. 7Long before he became one of the preeminent car owners in NASCAR history, Richard Childress was a race car driver with limited means. Still, he persevered, which is what you do when you purchase your first race car for $2. Childress, the consummate self- made racer, was respectable behind the wheel. Between 1. 96. 9- 8. NASCAR premier series standings in 1. Having formed Richard Childress Racing in 1. Childress retired from driving in 1. The rest, as they say, is history. Much of that history is linked to one of NASCAR’s greatest drivers, inaugural NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt, who won six championships and 6. RCR. But Childress has had other successes. In addition to Earnhardt’s championships, Childress drivers have given him five others. His total of 1. 1 national series owner championships is second all- time. Childress was the first NASCAR owner to win championships in all three of NASCAR’s national series. Ray Evernham - Crew Chief (b. Roy Brizio Street Rods - News. IN THE NEWS2. 01. Grand National Roadster Show. Once again, Brizio Street Rods had a number of new projects on display in Pomona. Getting six hot rods 4. However, Ricky. is the man when it comes to hauling. This is possibly the only time.. Roy has been dedicated to the sport of hot Rodding almost all his life, where he started out working at his dad. At twenty he opened Roy Brizio Street Rods where.. During the week of the event, The Goodguys puts on tours to various shops around the Bay Area. This year they stopped by Brizio. The visitors were treated to lunch and the run of the shop.. Brizio Street Rods was the starting point for 1. Case in point, most of the cars pictured were built at Brizio. You can add a number of others as they hook up with those leaving from other parts of the Bay Area. The trip will make stops in Redding CA and Portland OR before they get to Canada.. For hot rodders, this is the World Series and Super. Bowl rolled into one. With some of the projects in progress and a couple starting new, the goal was to finish seven new entries for the 6. Annual GNRS. As you can see from the photos, the variety is wide spread. While all seven placed very well in their classes, there was one SPECIAL award that was given to Eric Clapton. Read more. Roy Brizio Street Rods is finishing the year with a bang. The Grand National Roadster Show is coming in January, and we are finishing up seven new cars for the show. This year we have quite a selection of vehicles. And they did it with no mishaps, like the door opening. MPH as it did on Roy last year. There was an interested spectator in their pits, famed funny car driver Ron Capps. As you. can tell from the pictures, he looks right at home behind the wheel, and judging from the look in his eyes, you will see his name again at Bonneville. MICHIGAN STREET ROD ASSOCIATION VISITS BRIZIO STREET RODSClick. John Mumford's CGC Class Coupe. Running at Bonneville. In 2. 00. 8 John Mumford made his first trip to the Bonneville salt flats as a spectator. It was a fun adventure accompanied by long- time friends Steve Coonan and Roy Brizio that have stayed with him to this day. When Brett Reed's chopped 1. John jumped at the opportunity to purchase the cherry, bare- metal, original Deuce coupe. The purchase was made on the sole basis that the car was a nice solid Deuce body. Initially, he had no intention of turning this into a Bonneville race car, but then like so many people before him, John got salt fever. The decision was to use his newly purchased Deuce coupe as the platform for a new salt car. As chief instigator to this whole affair, Roy Brizio and his crew started work in earnest. The coupe had already been chopped. A full roll cage was put in place along with a 3. Chevy motor, Tremec five- speed transmission, and Halibrand V8 quickchange. Rolling stock consists of 1. Stockton, and Goodyear front runner tire with M/T racing rubber in the rear which all is nicely complimented by spun aluminum moon discs. One of the last things on the list for the crew was to pin the driver's side door in place. A Jack Stratton built chassis is the foundation for which the chopped three- window is perched. Stock door and trunk handles, along with '5. Pontiac taillights keep it within its class. The adventures had just begun. Due to unforseen circumstances, John Mumford didn't arrive to the salt until Wednesday evening. Therefore, the driving chores were passed over to veteran hot rodder, Roy Brizio. Right around the 1. Obviously the door was now junk, the quarter panel dented badly and the Moon disc beat up pretty bad, but what's amazing is the M/T racing tire survived. After a full technical inspection, the consensus was the coupe was safe to drive with the doors completely removed! We are not quite sure what all of the rules are for this class, but apparently doors are not a requirement. The whole point of a trip like this is to have fun, and there is no doubt Roy Brizio and John Mumford know how to do it right. The frontend of the coupe consists of a Super Bell 4- inch dropped axle, Pete & Jake's hairpin radius rods and Edelbrock tube shocks. You can see how quickly the sano original Henry Ford steel flashes with rust when exposed to the elements and salt. While not- quite an official sponsor, and unfortunately due to production deadlines, the TRJ staff was unable to make the trip. But thanks to today's technology we have been able to live the experience vicariously through the i. Phone lens of Terri Brizio- Hollenbeck and Tom Gloy. This photo could very well be from the 5. This photo, similar to a poloroid from the late 5. The cause of the problem was narrowed down to a fuel starvation issue. Once remedied, John went up for another pass and ran 1. Just as we were finishing this email, we got word from the salt that John had ran a 1. C- class license. Congratulations John, mission accomplished. We will bring you updates of their trip either in the next email newsletter or the next issue of TRJ. All the best, From your friends at,The Rodder's Journal Copyright (C) 2. The Rodder's Journal All rights reserved. John and Roy had such a memorable time out on the salt with the help of friends including Terri and Darryl Hollenbeck. We'd like to thank them all for sharing their story with us. All the best, Click on image to read article. Click on image to read article. Click on image to read article. Earlier News. It's. Roy Brizio's single- minded focus that when Reggie. Jackson walked into Brizio's shop in 1. Yes, that Reggie Jackson. Oakland Athletic and New. York Yankee Reggie Jackson. Hall of Fame Reggie Jackson. October. Reggie Jackson. He was some kind of car builder. Only 2. 3 at the time, Brizio. Jackson- a hopeless car buff- that Brizio. Jackson put together a car in three months for a. Luckily, I found a customer who was looking to sell a. You see, by the mid- 1. Brizio had emerged as one of hot rodding's preeminent figures, his. South San Francisco building some to the hottest. Today, Brizio is to hot rods what Rolex is to. As they say, the wrench. Roy's father, Andy, operated a. T- Bucket. Andy also ran Champion. Speed Shop in South San Francisco, peddling performance parts to. Within this horsepower- charged environment- Roy hung. Dad's shop and worked at Champion's parts counter- he learned. Roy's. life almost spun out of control in 1. Faced. with working at the speed shop for a stranger, Roy decided to do. So, at. the tender age of 2. Brizio opened the doors to Roy Brizio Street. Rods. While. young and inexperienced, the amount of talent and motivation Brizio. He knew how to. build really cool hot rods. More importantly, he really knew how to. When Reggie Jackson showed up, Roy may not have. Mr. October's desire. And. Jackson's desire was indeed satisfied, so much so that he has become. Brizio's longest- standing customer. A total of 1. 1 Jackson cars have. Brizio's shop over the years. His clients. have included rock musician Jeff Beck, race driver Hurley Haywood. Jack Clark, and blues guitarist Jimmy Vaughn. He has crafted seven custom vehicles for Ford's. Motor Sports Division, and six for performance parts giant Edelbrock. Brizio's. most recent celebrity customer is rock legend. Eric. Clapton. Referred to him by Vaughn, Clapton wanted something. The result is a. spectacular 1. Ford Coupe powered by a 6. Chevy. While Clapton's hand may be slow, this car is. Why. does Roy Brizio Hot Rods attract celebrity customers? More than. likely, the same qualities attract all of Brizio's customer: expert. We build 'real' hot rods. The vast majority of. The shop turns out an average of seven cars per year. Each car is built to the. Average building time is six months to a. With. such a lofty price tag, why doesn't someone just go out an buy a. Ferrari or Porsche? Brizio says the answer is simple. When they see a guy cruise by in a '3. Ford. highboy, they think, 'cool car'. People have no idea what a hot rod. While his father was partial to. T- buckets, Roy has focused much of his business on the deuce - the. American hot rod. Remember, the Beach Boys sang about. Buick sedans. Our shop can build any type of hot. Over the years, literally dozens of Brizio- built hot rods. Brizio was even. commissioned by Hot Rod Magazine in 1. Pat Ganahl, a. former editor of Hot Rod and the current editor of The Rodder's. Journal says Brizio's genius is giving each car a unique. All he wanted to do was make a living building hot. Whatever. success I've had is because I simply love these cars, have some. I care so much about what I.
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