As one might expect, the five 1999 inductees into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame will be the primary focus during the sold-out induction ceremony on the evening of April 22nd. There will, however, be many other significant motorsports figures in...
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LOVE OF RACING
Reigning NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Jeff Gordon is 27 years old. When Louise Smith was 27, the Allied forces invaded France to begin the end of WWII. Jeff Gordon has won two Daytona 500's and three Winston Cup titles. Louise Smith never won a Grand National/Winston...
RED FARMER IS HONORED
Charles "Red" Farmer, whose racing career has spanned six decades, has been named as the 1999 recipient of the prestigious Governor of Alabama Award, given each year by the International Motorsports Hall of Fame to an individual or organization whose contributions to...
PROST SCOTT REPRESENT FIRSTS
Alain Prost and Wendell Scott both represent significant "firsts" as two of the five 1999 inductees into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. The April 22nd ceremony will be held in the Speedvision Dome at the Hall of Fame. Prost is the...
TWO SIGNIFICANT FIRSTS
With the previous 75 inductees into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame representing nearly all forms and aspects of racing, it is hard to imagine very many "firsts" remaining. The class of 1999, however, has not one, but two significant...
HISTORIC RIDE AT TALLADEGA
The son of former Alabama Governor George C. Wallace called it "one of the warmest receptions that my father ever got." George Wallace, Jr. fondly recalls the last ride that Governor Wallace ever took around the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway...
Kulwicki Among 18 Hall Nominees
Alan Kulwicki, who died in a 1993 plane crash while he was the reigning NASCAR Winston Cup champion, is one of 18 finalists for induction into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. The all-star roster of nominees includes drivers, both men and women, a crew...
SOLD OUT INDUCTION CEREMONY
TALLADEGA, AL --- Even though the International Motorsports Hall of Fame's 8th annual induction ceremony, set for Thursday evening, April 23rd, has sold out earlier than any of the previous inductions, IMHOF Executive Director Don Naman has announced plans to make it...