NASCAR Sprint Cup Legends

NASCAR legend Benny Parsons died Tuesday morning after a long battle with cancer. Best known these days as a colorful and knowledgeable NBC broadcast analyst Benny Parsons also had a long and successful career behind the wheel.

Charlotte, North Carolina has been announced as the future home of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. While the site and the proposed building are beautiful the real question is who should be enshrined inside. Who should be in the very first NASCAR Hall of Fame class?

Bill Elliott has announced that he will race in the Daytona 500 and the Budweiser Shootout in 2006. Elliott has not raced in the Daytona 500 since he retired from full-time competition in 2003. Lately Elliott has only been running a limited schedule in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup series. Can he still get the job done after a two year break from Daytona?

NASCAR has a long history of fantastic finishes, powerful machines and historic events but most of all NASCAR history has been defined by the drivers. Here are my picks for the top five drivers in the history of NASCAR.

A site dedicated to all of the racing Allisons as well as the racing series which carries their name.

Bill's official site is clean, easy to navigate and jammed with information. A winner!

Biography of Dale Jarrett, former Robert Yates Racing star. Dale wass the 1999 NASCAR Cup Champion and 3-time Daytona 500 winner.

King Richard's career stats, merchandise and more. You can even join the Petty fan club online here at PettyRacing.com.

This Tim Richmond Wikipedia entry explains Tim's life and death in the sport. Tim was one of the truly great drivers of his generation. Dale Earnhardt might not have ever made it to seven Championships if Tim Richmond had raced long enough to collect his. He was taken from us too soon.

Biography of Rusty Wallace NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver, 1989 NEXTEL Cup Champion.