HALL OF FAME

I thought I would use the Hall of Fame title to attract attention to this article as the mention of HOF usually envokes emotions, pro or con, that surely will get a response.

There will never be a day when I'm even nominated for a Hall of Fame, or any other award applicable to racing. But I reap continuous rewards from my involvement with this site and the opportunities it gives me to meet and talk with race fans. Such was the situation for me last week when I spent some time at the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame in Mooresville. I will not attempt to name all those individuals to whom I owe the thanks for such a wonderful day but I do want to thank the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame for having me.

Mooresville, NC, or Race City USA as it is called, and as Patrick Reynolds likes to state so often on Monday nights is his home, is blessed to have two of the finest historic stock car racing attractions in the country in the North Carolina Motor Sports Hall of Fame and The Memory Lane Museum on down the street. Both of these attractions are off Exit 36 on I-77. I have spent a great deal of time in both and would recommend to anyone that is ever in the area, that you need to take in BOTH attractions. For a race fan, it doesn't get any better.

So, for all of you who read this with the intention of a pro or con statement on the Hall of Fame in downtown Charlotte, save that for later and go visit both The North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame and The Memory Lane Museum.

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What a change! It's been awhile since I've checked in and I'm quite surprised. It may take me awhile to figure it our but first look it's really great.


updated by @tim-leeming: 12/05/16 04:02:57PM

How lucky they are to have two halls not embroiled in politics and controversy.

And I bet that the structure of either of those halls isn't as complicated as the one in my town:

The NASCAR Hall of Fame is owned by the City of Charlotte, licensed by NASCAR, and operated by
the Charlotte Regional Visitor's Authority. A subsidy that comes from a special hotel-motel tax helps pay for maintenance.

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Dave, those two Halls of Fame I mention are probably no more than a 30 minute drive for you. Exit 36 off I-77. Each one has its own ambience that maginfies what we always talk about here. The NC Auto Racing Hall has several very interesting exhibits and all the folks there are race fans and show it. It is a great place to spend some time. As for Memory Lane, just on down the road, Alex Beam and his folks do a wonderful job of having the past exhibited wall-to-wall. Memory Lane is where the RacersReunion Hall of Fame is located and that exhibit, by itself, is worth the admission price. Both of these Halls have very reasonable admission prices. Every race fan should visit these tributes to our sport.

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What a change! It's been awhile since I've checked in and I'm quite surprised. It may take me awhile to figure it our but first look it's really great.

I hope to make it to them, Tim. Of the thousands of folks I have ever met in racing, I place Don Miller near the top of the pyramid as an all around nice fellow and heck of a racing authority. He was always very kind to me way back in the day.

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"Any Day is Good for Stock Car Racing"