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CarNews7.blogspot.com - Through the years, NASCAR has created legends that will always be remembered by numerous fans but no tribute for NASCAR legends would be complete without mentioning Dale Earnhardt, Sr. Earnhardt, Sr. was the largest star ever to grace the racetracks of NASCAR. During his career, he garnered several awards including: the Motor sports Hall of Fame of America in 2002 and International Motor sports Hall of Fame in 2006. Dale Earnhardt, Sr. was also named number one among ESPN's NASCAR's 20 Greatest Drivers and second among NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998 behind David Pearson. After his tragic death, he was also named NASCAR's Most Popular Driver in 2001. In the span of the early 1980's until his death in 2001, he was known to drive his #3 car. He has other sponsors during his career but his #3 car was associated in the minds of the fans and his last sponsor, GM Goodwrench. His #3 car also carries his color scheme, which includes a black car with bold red and silver trim. This color scheme is still one of the most famous logos in racing.
Johnny Allen is also a NASCAR star. He was an admirer of the local Corpus Christie track where his foremost race car was a Kaiser. He was able to compete in twenty-two events in 1961 that qualified him a pole for the Birmingham. He also finished third at Darlington and Nashville. During that season, his record was three top fives and eleven top tens. Johnny Allen also entered another twenty events during that year that provided him with a win at the Bowman-Gray Stadium in North Carolina.
Robert "Red" Byron made history by winning the first NASCAR Strictly Stock Championship in 1949. In a number of fifteen races, the managed to score two poles, two wins, and seven top ten finishes. Poor health made him choose to retire from racing. However, he became the manager of a Corvette team that aimed in the development of American sports car that would be able to win Grand Prix races.
Jimmy Hendrickson was known for being a "gentleman" in races. He did not start to compete in races until near the end of his driving days but he always managed to leave a strong impression on other competitors, sponsors, officials, writers, sports announcers and fans. He was known for being smooth and not abusive to the car. This gave him the nickname "Mr. Clean".
Dale Earnhardt, Sr. might have left his legacy to his youngest son Dale Earnhardt Jr. NASCAR might also be in his blood since his father was a NASCAR legend and his grandfather was a NASCAR car builder. Earnhardt, Jr. battled for the title of Raybestos NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award in 2000, where his primary competitor was Matt Kenseth. He also became the first rookie to win the All-Star exhibition race. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has already succeeded in accomplishing three straight wins at the Talladega racetrack but he was planning to accomplish something that neither his father nor his master Buddy Baker had been able to achieve, which is to make it to four straight wins. During the race, the nose of Dale's car was damaged as he managed his way through an early wreck causing him to lose a lap a couple of times. However, he coped and stayed on the lead lap. Earnhardt, Jr. rushed forward to gain lead in the third turn with less than four laps ahead of him. The pass got him close to breaching a rule banning the passing below a yellow line on the inside of the track. Luckily, NASCAR stated that Earnhardt, Jr. had not gone below the line and the pass he did was legal. At last, he won the Talladega for the fourth straight time. This made him a legend in NASCAR history.
NASCAR would not have been possible if not for another legend named Bill France, Sr. He was able to organize people and made NASCAR possible. In 1969, he built the Talladega Super speedway and als
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