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07/01/2010 - Charlotte, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - NASCAR on Thursday announced its 25 nominees for the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction class.
Jerry Cook, Jack Ingram, Dale Inman, Fred Lorenzen and T. Wayne Robertson were new names added to the nominee list for the second class. Twenty other names on the list also appeared on the nominee roster for the inaugural induction class, which was revealed one year ago.
In May, Bill France Sr., Bill France Jr., Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty and Junior Johnson were inducted as the first class into the new NASCAR Hall of Fame, which opened earlier in the month in Charlotte.
A 21-member committee - consisting of NASCAR officials and industry leaders, as well as owners/operators of current and historic racetracks - determined the nominees.
Next year's five inductees will be selected by a 53-member voting panel made up of NASCAR members, manufacturer representatives, former competitors, the media and fans. The voting will be completed later this year.
The 25 nominees for next year's NASCAR HoF induction class include:
(In alphabetical order)
Bobby Allison - 1983 Cup champion and 84 race wins.
Buck Baker - first driver to win consecutive Cup titles (1956-57).
Red Byron - first Cup champion in 1949.
Richard Childress - team owner who won six titles with driver Dale Earnhardt.
Jerry Cook - six-time Modified stock car champion.
Richie Evans - Modified stock car racing legend who won nine titles.
Tim Flock - Two-time Cup champion (1952, '55) and 39 race wins.
Rick Hendrick - Eight-time Cup championship team owner.
Jack Ingram - two-time Nationwide Series champion (1982, '85).
Dale Inman - eight-time Cup championship crew chief.
Ned Jarrett - Two-time Cup champion (1961, '65) and 50 race wins.
Fred Lorenzen - 26 Cup victories, including Daytona 500 and World 600 wins.
Bud Moore - team owner for 37 years with two Cup championships and 63 wins.
Raymond Parks - team owner who won NASCAR's first title with driver Red Byron.
Benny Parsons - 1973 Cup champion and first driver to qualify a stock car at more than 200 m.p.h.
David Pearson - Three-time Cup champion (1966, '68, '69) and 105 race wins.
Lee Petty - Three-time Cup champion (1954, '58, '59) and winner of first Daytona 500 (1959).
Fireball Roberts - Considered as one of the best drivers to never win a NASCAR title, 33 race wins.
T. Wayne Robertson - helped raise NASCAR popularity as RJ Reynolds Senior VP.
Herb Thomas - Two-time Cup champion (1951, '53) and 48 race wins.
Curtis Turner - Only driver to win 25 major NASCAR races in one season (1956), including 22 in the convertible division
Darrell Waltrip - Three-time Cup champion (1981, '82, '85) and 84 race wins.
Joe Weatherly - Two-time Cup champion (1962-63) and 25 race wins.
Glen Wood - legendary team owner who has been in NASCAR since 1953.
Cale Yarborough - First driver to win three consecutive Cup championships (1976-78).
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BENGALS (-7) at Browns SPORTSBOOK LINES
All you can ask out of your NFL team is that it has a plan. You may not always agree with it as a fan, but as long as it appears the organization is going in some sort of direction, you have to go with it. Which brings us to the Cleveland Browns. You flip a coin to determine whether Chuck Frye or Derek Anderson should start the preseason opener. You start Frye in Week 1, but pull him in the first half. And then you deal him to the Seahawks for a sixth-round pick? Hmm... the Bengals could get six turnovers again this week.
COLTS (-7) at Titans SPORTSBOOK LINES
Tennessee signed ex-Colts cornerback Nick Harper in the offseason so that should help slow down Peyton Manning. Just ask Jason David and the Saints. Oh wait... One of these weeks, I'm going to learn to not pick against Tennessee, which has won seven of its last eight games. But it's not happening against Indy.
TEXANS (+6.5) at Panthers SPORTSBOOK LINES
Houston's Mario Williams, the first pick in the '06 draft, has more touchdowns than Reggie Bush after one week. Somehow I don't see that lasting. Meanwhile, Carolina bottled up what was expected to be a pretty high-octane offense in St. Louis in Week 1. Could this be the Panthers' defense everyone expected last year? Maybe. This feels like a 20-16 Carolina win.
RAMS (-3) vs. 49ers SPORTSBOOKS LINES
Absolutely love this game. Everyone's favorite pick for this year's surprise team -- the 49ers -- laid an egg on Monday night (not that anyone was watching with the game ending in the middle of the night for those of us on the East Coast). St. Louis wasn't much better, delivering a lackluster effort against the Panthers that included two Steven Jackson fumbles and panic from his fantasy owners. Jackson rebounds this week, and the Rams get their first win.
PACKERS (+1.5) at Giants SPORTSBOOKS LINES
Do you really trust this guy to win an NFL game if Eli Manning can't go? I say no. I'd feel alot better about this Packers team if it had any semblance of a running game, but I still think Green Bay's defense is good enough to give it a 2-0 start.
JAGUARS (-10) vs. Falcons SPORTSBOOKS LINES
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SAINTS (-3) at Buccaneers SPORTSBOOKS LINES
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VIKINGS (+3) at Lions SPORTS BETTING LINES
Run the ball and stop the run. Minnesota can do both, and that will keep them in a lot of games this season. Even though it was only one week, Adrian Peterson looks like he was a steal at No. 7 in last year's draft. Not only will he produce, but Peterson delivers excitement to what otherwise would be one of the league's most boring teams.
DOLPHINS (+3.5) vs. Cowboys SPORTS BETTING LINES
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Friends and I were discussing how Bill Belichick goes about paying his $500,000 fine for cheating. Does he just write one check to the NFL? Do you need some sort of clearance to make such a monstrous financial transaction? I guess I shouldn't complain about the security deposit I have to put down on my new apartment. Anyway, two of the league's best teams square off in what should be a good one Sunday night. The Patriots always respond well just when you think they're in trouble. And their offensive attack was the story in Week 1.
Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting.
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