| The NASCAR Hall of Fame was designated to be | | | | Petty who was also a championship driver. |
| built in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 6, 2006 and | | | | Bobby Allison |
| groundbreaking began in 2007. It is projected to be | | | | Here is another well-known name is racing. He has 84 |
| opened for visitors in 2010. The Hall of Fame will be a | | | | victories with 3 Daytona 500 championships. |
| welcome asset for tourism in Charlotte plus create | | | | Cale Yarborough |
| jobs for the locals. It will have an office building that | | | | Cale Yarborough has 83 victories plus he's famous as |
| will house the business operations of marketing the | | | | being the only driver to win 3 straight championships. |
| image and licensing. The Hall of Fame has also | | | | He is ranked 5th in the All-time winner's list. He has |
| adopted the words "Racing was built here Racing | | | | also been the winner of the Daytona 500 four times. |
| belongs here" as its slogan. | | | | Bobby Isaac |
| Besides being a very modern building that captures | | | | Bobby Isaac had to leave a race in 1977 because of |
| the spirit of racing, the Hall of Fame has as its first | | | | heat exhaustion. During the time they were treating |
| mission to pick the first inductees. There are some | | | | him he had a heart attack and died. In his short life |
| unofficial Hall of Fame sites where people are taking | | | | of 45 years, he would achieve 37 victories. He would |
| polls and we'll take a look at some of the popular | | | | also set 28 world land speed records at the |
| drivers getting voted for. | | | | Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah (outside of the |
| Lee Petty | | | | competition). He would eventually be named as one |
| Lee Petty had 54 victories and is the father of | | | | of 50 of the all-time great drivers. He is also a 1979 |
| Richard Petty. He raced during the 1950s an 1960s | | | | inductee of the National Motorsports Press |
| when it really began to take off. His home state is | | | | Association Hall of Fame. |
| also in North Carolina. He was inducted into the | | | | There are other driver greats being considered |
| International Motorsports Hall of Fame, The | | | | including Buck Backer, Clay Earls, Tim Flock, and Junior |
| Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, and elected to | | | | Johnson. |
| the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. | | | | Charlotte, North Carolina is a perfect location for the |
| Richard Petty | | | | NASCAR Hall of Fame because there are over 50 |
| He is getting a lot of votes at unofficial Hall of Fame | | | | teams of the Busch, Craftsman Truck, and Nextel |
| sites and it is to no surprise. Richard Petty has 200 | | | | Cup Series Championship competition all in close |
| wins and 7 championship titles. He and Dale Earnhardt | | | | proximity to Charlotte. And Charlotte was the home |
| are the only two drivers in NASCAR's history to have | | | | of the first premier race in 1949. That's why they |
| 7 championship titles. Richard Petty was dubbed the | | | | say racing started in Charlotte and should remain in |
| title of the "King of Racing." He is the son of Lee | | | | Charlotte. |