NASCAR Hall of Fame nominees announced
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07/02/2009 - Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - NASCAR on Thursday revealed the 25 nominees for the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame induction class. Nominees included pioneers, former champions and driver-turned-team owners of the sport.
A 21-member committee - consisting of NASCAR officials and industry leaders, as well as owners/operators of current and historic racetracks - determined the nominees.
The five inductees for the hall's first class will be selected by a voting panel made up of NASCAR members, manufacturer representatives, former competitors, the media and fans. The voting will be completed by September 15, with the results announced in October.
Eligibility requirements included NASCAR accomplishments and contributions. Former drivers must have competed 10 years in NASCAR and be retired from the sport for a minimum of three years in order to be eligible. Non drivers qualify after working at least 10 years in the industry. NASCAR will grant consideration for potential candidates with shorter careers if there are special circumstances.
The inductees will be honored next May when the hall is scheduled to open in Charlotte, NC.
The 25 nominees for the first NASCAR Hall of Fame induction class:
(In alphabetical order)
Bobby Allison - 1983 Cup champion and 84 race wins.
Buck Baker - first driver to win consecutive Cup titles (1956-57).
Red Byron - first Cup champion in 1949.
Richard Childress - team owner who won six titles with driver Dale Earnhardt.
Dale Earnhardt - Seven-time Cup champion (1980, '86, '87, '90, '91, '93, '94).
Richie Evans - Modified stock car racing legend who won nine titles.
Tim Flock - Two-time Cup champion (1952, '55) and 39 race wins.
William H.G. France - NASCAR founder and racetrack mogul.
Bill France Jr. - NASCAR's president (1972-2000), NASCAR chairman (2000-2003).
Rick Hendrick - Eight-time Cup championship team owner.
Ned Jarrett - Two-time Cup champion (1961, '65) and 50 race wins.
Junior Johnson - Six-time Cup championships team owner and 50 wins as driver.
Bud Moore - team owner for 37 years with two Cup championships and 63 wins.
Raymond Parks - team owner who won NASCAR's first title with driver Red Byron.
Benny Parsons - 1973 Cup champion and first driver to qualify a stock car at more than 200 m.p.h.
David Pearson - Three-time Cup champion (1966, '68, '69) and 105 race wins.
Lee Petty - Three-time Cup champion (1954, '58, '59) and winner of first Daytona 500 (1959).
Richard Petty - Seven-time Cup champion (1964, '67, '71, '72, '74, '75, '79) and winner of a record-200 races.
Fireball Roberts - Considered as one of the best drivers to never win a NASCAR title, 33 race wins.
Herb Thomas - Two-time Cup champion (1951, '53) and 48 race wins.
Curtis Turner - Only driver to win 25 major NASCAR races in one season (1956), including 22 in the convertible division
Darrell Waltrip - Three-time Cup champion (1981, '82, '85) and 84 race wins.
Joe Weatherly - Two-time Cup champion (1962-63) and 25 race wins.
Glen Wood - legendary team owner who has been in NASCAR since 1953.
Cale Yarborough - First driver to win three consecutive Cup championships (1976-78).
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An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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