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Nationally Known Speakers and Current & Former Nascar Drivers
NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series – 923 Races, 63 Wins, 43 Poles
Championships in 1962 (Pontiac) and 1963 (Mercury) both with Joe Weatherly
NASCAR Grand Touring Series 18 Races, 11 Wins
Championship in 1968 (Mercury Cougar) with DeWayne “Tiny” Lund
1957 Grand National Championship as Crew Chief with driver Buck Baker
1958 – Buddy Schuman Memorial Award for contributions to the sport of stock car racing
1961 and 1962 – NASCAR Mechanic of the Year
1964 – First team in NASCAR to win four consecutive races with driver Billy Wade
1995 – Distinguished Ford Special Achievement Award for significant contributions to motor sports, on and off the racetrack.
2011 – Inducted into second class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame
One of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers and a Founding Member of Nascar
Won 17 Grand Nationals
Won 38 NASCAR Convertible Races and won 22 of them in 1956
Won 39 Pole Positions
Only NASCAR Cup Driver to Win Two Races from the Pole and Lead Every Lap 1950
Conceptualized, Raised money for, and Built Charlotte Motor Speedway 1960
First Driver to qualify a NASCAR Cup Car over 180 MPH 1967 Daytona 500
1st NASCAR Driver to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated FEB 26, 1968
Previously Inducted into 8 Halls of Fame
Won 360 Races in multiple series of NASCAR, MARC, USAC, and ARCA