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Trevor Bayne gets a handshake from legendary Leonard Wood (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. A year ago it was a stunning story. Now it's more than a bit curious. Almost mysterious even: Trevor Bayne. And why is the guy who won last yea
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Mid-level teams race on despite the hard realities of the financial picture…Interstate 85 cuts through the heart of stock car racing country in the Carolinas. At almost any exit in and around the Charlotte, NC area, it’s possible to turn left or right an
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CHARLOTTE, NC - JANUARY 20: From left, Members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore, Junior Johnson and Richard Petty stand on stage during the 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Charlotte Convention... View Photo »
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Jeff Gordon, now 40, won the most recent of his four championships in 2001...Jeff Gordon has been racing practically his whole life, and he remembers getting bored in a race car only once. “That was when I was about 8 years old and I won like 90 percent
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Irvine, Calif. (January 25, 2012) - Monster Energy Kawasaki off-road racers kicked-off the opening rounds of the World Off Road Championship Series (WORCS) ATV/UTV season at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, Calif. , and the AMA Hare and Hound series
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Monster Energy Kawasaki off-road racers kicked-off the opening rounds of the World Off Road Championship Series (WORCS) ATV/UTV season at Glen Helen Raceway in San Bernardino, Calif. , and the AMA Hare and Hound series in Lucerne Valley, Calif. At the WOR
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CHARLOTTE, NC - JANUARY 20: From left, Junior Johnson, Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore and David Pearson tell stories to fans before the 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 20, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. View Photo »
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The darkness was deep and filled with foreboding on Sept. 13, 1969 at the race track then known as Alabama International Motor Speedway. It was the eve of the inaugural Talladega 500, destined to be rated perhaps the most controversial event in NASCAR hi
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Of the 15 men now enshrined in the NASCAR Hall of Fame, two — both of them highly accomplished drivers, both of them from South Carolina — deserve mention as a pair as well as for their individual merits. While they have much more than their racing achie
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CHARLOTTE, NC - JANUARY 20: From left, Members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore, Junior Johnson and Richard Petty stand on stage during the 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Charlotte Convention Center on January 20, 2012 in...
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CHARLOTTE, NC - JANUARY 20: From left, Junior Johnson, Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore and David Pearson tell stories to fans before the 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on January 20, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 23: Class of 2011 Inductee David Pearson (L) poses with Leonard Wood (R) on stage during the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremonies at the Charlotte Convention Center on May 23, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 23: Class of 2011 Inductee David Pearson speaks on stage during the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremonies at the Charlotte Convention Center on May 23, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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David Pearson, left, reacts as he is inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame by team owner Leonard Wood, right, in Charlotte, N.C. , Monday, May 23, 2011.
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David Pearson reacts after receiving his ring for his induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C. , Monday, May 23, 2011.
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David Pearson, right, shakes the hand of a fan before the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Charlotte, N.C. , Monday, May 23, 2011. Pearson is one of five inductees.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 22: David Pearson poses next to his Walk of Fame engraving during the NASCAR Hall of Fame Walk of Fame Unveiling at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, on May 22, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 18: David Pearson speaks at the NASCAR Hall of Fame Reception and Dinner on May 18, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 18: (L-R) David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore, and Maurice Petty at the NASCAR Hall of Fame Reception and Dinner on May 18, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 18: (L-R) Hall of Famer David Pearson poses in the garage area prior to practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2011 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 18: (L-R) Hall of Famers David Pearson, Leonard Wood, Bobby Allison, Bud Moore, and Ned Jarrett pose in the garage area prior to practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2011 in Daytona Beach, Florida...
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 24: The 1969 #17 Ford Torino of David Pearson is displayed during the Hall of Honor unveiling at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on May 24, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 24: The 1966, 1968, and 1969 NASCAR Grand National Championship rings of David Pearson are displayed during the Hall of Honor unveiling at the NASCAR Hall of Fame on May 24, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 23: (L-R) The Class of 2011 Inductee Maurice Petty, Richard Petty, Bud Moore, David Pearson, Ned Jarrett and Bobby Allison during the the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremonies at the Charlotte Convention Center on May 23, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 23: (L-R) Host Mike Joy introduces the Class of 2011 Inductee Maurice Petty, Richard Petty, Bud Moore, David Pearson, Ned Jarrett and Bobby Allison during the the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremonies at the Charlotte Convention Center on May 23, 2011 in Charlotte,...
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 23: (L-R) The Class of 2011 Inductees Ned Jarrett, Bobby Allison, David Pearson and Bud Moore poses prior to the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremonies at the Charlotte Convention Center on May 23, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 23: (L-R) NASCAR Hall of Famers Junior Johnson, Richard Petty, David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Ned Jarrett and Bud Moore pose on stage prior to the 2011 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremonies at the Charlotte Convention Center on May 23, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina...
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The spires to honor, from left, Bud Moore, Lee Petty, Ned Jarrett, Bobby Allison, and David Pearson, stand on the stage after the NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Charlotte, N.C. , Monday, May 23, 2011.
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This year's NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees, from right, Bobby Allison, Ned Jarrett, David Pearson, Bud Moore, Richard Petty and Maurice Petty, pose during a ceremony in Charlotte, N.C. , Monday, May 23, 2011. The Pettys were representing their father, Lee Petty.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 22: (L - R) Maurice Petty, representing Inductee Lee Petty, David Pearson, Ned Jarrett, Bobby Allison, Bud Moore and Winston Kelley, speak with fans in the Great Hall during the NASCAR Hall of Fame Walk of Fame Unveiling at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, on May 22, 2011 in...
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 18: (L-R)Winston Kelley, Junior Johnson, Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore, David Pearson, and Barney Hall discuss stories from the racing days at the NASCAR Hall of Fame Reception and Dinner on May 18, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 18: (L-R) Bobby Allison, Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore, and David Pearson discuss the racing days at the NASCAR Hall of Fame Reception and Dinner on May 18, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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CHARLOTTE, NC - APRIL 12: The #21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford, driven by David Pearson, sits among other legends during the Wood Brothers Sponsorship Announcement at NASCAR Hall of Fame on April 12, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 18: (L-R) Hall of Famers Ned Jarrett, Bobby Allison, Kurt Busch, driver of the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge, David Pearson and Bud Moore talk in the garage area prior to practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February...
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CHARLOTTE, NC - JANUARY 20: From left, Members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame David Pearson, Bobby Allison, Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore, Junior Johnson and Richard Petty stand on stage during the 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Charlotte Convention Center on January 20, 2012 in...
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