Originally Posted by dirtywhiteboy:
Would it be fair to say that we should split the HOF into one for 410 and one for 360 drivers?
Just because a guy is better in one form of racing doesn't me he is any less a driver in another form of racing.
That is the way I am reading these replies. If I am wrong then I am wrong.
After all it is called the National Sprintcar Hall of Fame and not the 410 Sprintcar Hall of Fame.
From Jim Morrison
Two things:
Voting on anything is subjective, someone's opinion based on the information base that they possess.
I know of Kramer Williamson, but have never seen him race. I've never seen many of the West Coast drivers run, except on rare occasions when they came to the Midwest. I know of Parnelli Jones but never seen him race. My opinion of them is based on what I have learned from others. I know just how good Tony Stewart, Pancho Carter and many others are because I have personally seen them.
I think everyone needs to lighten up a little. The Hall of Fame has only been inducting members for a few years. It has decades of drivers to catch up with, and only so many go in each year. Many drivers, and others, deserve to be in the Hall of Fame. Their time will come. Personally, I was amazed that Pancho Carter was inducted before is own father, Duane, a Hall of Famer in his own right.
Now, the other point, I am thrilled that Dick Jordan has finally received his due with his selection. A lifelong racing fan, much of the efforts that Dick put in his 40 years with USAC have not been noticed because he works behind the scenes. He does much more than just file press releases but many people would never know the hours he puts in or the impact he has.
DJ, CONGRATULATIONS!!!