The inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame class was elected today.
And I don’t think anyone can argue with the inductees.
Those going in first are Bill France Sr, Bill France Jr, Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Junior Johnson.
Yeah, just five people.
And that stinks.
Left out were David Pearson, Cale Yarborough and Bobby Allison. All three of them deserve to be in on the first ballot.
But they’ll have to wait til next year.
Five is a great number for a standard hall of fame class. However, since this is the first class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, why couldn’t the class have been 10? Sure, that might have meant a two night induction banquet affair, or really short speeches to keep it to one night, but that’s a small price to pay.
Obviously when it opens, the HoF will have more to it than shrines to the five original inductees. But what incentive is there for a fan to go when there are only five inductees?
And what good is a NASCAR Hall of Fame without David Pearson, even if it’s only for a year?
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