Comments on: The Hall of Fame: Did NASCAR get it right?

By: chuck

chuck — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:16:01 +0000

Yes Bill Jr did bring the sport into the “modern era”. But many folks think that the first class should have been a little bit more about the sport’s past. I think you can make an argument either way for it. This is not a bad first class of inductees, it is just a little different than what some thought it should be. But then, you would get that no matter what.

By: Hazel Lawter

Hazel Lawter — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:17:00 +0000

First of all, I am not a whiner but a realist. I also am not new to the sport. I have been a supporter of the sport of racing since it first began.
You are entitled to your opinion, just as I am entitled to mine. However, I would like to point out the proper spelling of the name David Pearson, not Pierson.

By: CT Benton

CT Benton — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:00:49 +0000

MISSU3, First off It’s Pearson not Pierson, Second I’ve been watching NASCAR since the 1976 Firecracker 400 and if have been watching longer, then more power to you. Like I said I didn’t have a problem with Bill Sr. or Bill Jr. for that fact, just not in the first go around. If memory serves me correctly Bill Jr. took over in 1972, David PEARSON won his championships in 1966,68 and 69. David won 105 races second all time. I think the record speaks for its self.

By: MISSU3

MISSU3 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:04:38 +0000

I have to believe that the whiners over Bill Jr. are new to the sport. Doesn’t anyone remember that HE was the France that brought NASCAR to the modern era in such great fashion? You build anything from the base up and the Frances are the base. NASCAR can’t just be about just the drivers, it’s the men that sat at that table and designed it. When was the last time anyone saw a David Pierson bumper sticker on a car? New fans know Petty and Earnhardt and they both played a huge part in the growth of the sport. Pierson, Cale and the Allisons would be the second tier for me. The 5th place was the only one I wasn’t sure of and I voted for Tim Flock, but I’m ok with Jr. Johnson.

By: CT Benton

CT Benton — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:32:02 +0000

While I agree with you, I really didn’t have an issue with Bill Sr. but France Jr, Bill France Jr should have never gotten in over David Pearson or even Cale Yarborough on the first go around. A complete injustice. I’m just surprised that it wasn’t Bill Sr, Jr (France), Brian France, Mike Helton and somebody like John Darby or Jim Hunter.

By: Hazel Lawter

Hazel Lawter — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:38:01 +0000

I agree with your comments wholeheartedly. Keep up the good work.