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    Pearson, Cale Yarborough and Bobby Allison were the top three vote getters who weren’t in the top five. "You had eight or 10 people that very much should have been in the first go-around ... I just looked at some of us later stars, if it hadn’t been for the Frances and a bunch of people that helped them, there wouldn’t have been a hall of fame, a Richard Petty, a Dale Earnhardt. … As far as I was concerned, when I saw the list of the deal, I sat down and made a list of my own. Pearson would have been my No. 1 pick. Look at all he accomplished." When asked if he was disappointed, Pearson said, “Not really.” “I told them before that I always heard that they wanted Junior in there, of course you know that Earnhardt and Petty are going to be in there, no doubt about it,” Pearson said. Full Article at Speedway Media
    You had eight or 10 people that very much should have been in the first go-around ... I just looked at some of us later stars, if it hadn’t been for the Frances and a bunch of people that helped them, there wouldn’t have been a hall of fame, a Richard Petty, a Dale Earnhardt. … As far as I was concerned, when I saw the list of the deal, I sat down and made a list of my own. Pearson would have been my No. 1 pick. Look at all he accomplished.
    Richard Petty – Richard Petty SOURCE: Speedway Media 1 month ago
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Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Junior Johnson, Frances in first HOF class
  1. For what my dad achieved in this sport—both on and off the track—he certainly earned his place in history and deserves to be distinguished in this inaugural class of NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees ... It means a lot to the Earnhardt family, and it means a lot to my dad’s fans, which I am one. He was the ...
    SOURCE: Speedway Media 1 month ago
  2. We wanted to make it a small enough group where it was special ... There were 25 that were nominated. The fans got a vote in this. … It is a great day for the sport.
    SOURCE: Speedway Media 1 month ago
  3. This is a big, big deal to me ... It’s the greatest thing that’s happened to me in this sport. I’m almost speechless to say that I am going into the hall of fame. You just don’t know how it feels to be one of the five people selected to go into this first class. It’s so big; it’s so honorable.
    – Junior Johnson SOURCE: Speedway Media 1 month ago
  4. It feels good ... I felt like this was a race, then you feel good finishing … in the front five.
    Richard Petty – Richard Petty SOURCE: Speedway Media 1 month ago
  5. I told them before that I always heard that they wanted Junior in there, of course you know that Earnhardt and Petty are going to be in there, no doubt about it ... When I seen the two Frances went in, I knew I didn’t have a chance.
    – David Pearson SOURCE: Speedway Media 1 month ago

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