We scratched our head, did a few Google searches, and rifled through Jayski. Here's our BIG list of candidates knowing there are glaring omissions, but not a single candidate who shouldn't be enshrined in the near future.
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Major Figures:
Smokey Yunick - crew chief: 57 wins, 2 championships
Humpy Wheeler - promoter extraordinaire
Jake Elder - crew chief: 3 championships
Tim Brewer - crew chief: 53 wins, 2 championships; broadcaster
Ray Evernham -crew chief: 47 wins, 3 championships; broadcaster
Kirk Shelmeridine crew chief 46 wins, 4 championships
Jeff Hammond - crew chief: 43 wins, 2 championships
Dale Inman -crew chief Richard Petty's crew chief, 7 championships
Glen Wood - crew chief, 93 wins
Rick Hendrick - team owner, 9 Sprint Cup championships
Richard Childress - team owner: 6 championships
Ken Squire - broadcaster pioneer in TV broadcasting of NASCAR
Drivers:
David Pearson - 105 wins, 3 championships
Bobby Allison - 85 wins, 1 championship
Darrell Waltrip - 84 wins, 3 championships; broadcaster
Cale Yaborough - 83 wins, 3 championships
Lee Petty - 54 wins, 3 championships
Ned Jarrett - 50 wins, 2 championships; track promoter, broadcaster
Herb Thomas - 48 wins, 2 championships
Buck Baker - 46 wins, 2 championships
Tim Flock - 40 wins, 2 championships
Joe Weatherly - 25 wins, 2 championships
Terry Labonte - 21 wins, 2 championships
Rusty Wallace - 54 wins, 1 championship; broadcaster
We see David Pearson, Bobby Allison, and Cale Yarborough all belonging together in the 2nd induction. Long time historians might argue and many would seek the inclusion of non-driver figures but we're leaning toward Darrell Waltrip and Lee Petty to round out the second year of inductions knowing full well whenever DW gets inducted his speech will be the event for the ceremony.
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