NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2012

The 2012 class of Hall of Fame inductees will be set in place tonight at ceremonies at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC. This class includes two championship drivers, a championship crew chief, a record setting modified driver and a legendary owner. Let's take a brief look at the class of 2012.

Cale Yarborough - Born William Caleb Yarborough was the first driver to win three consecutive Cup series championships from 1976 through 1978. In 1976 he won nine races, nine more in ‘77 and 10 races in ‘78. He won the Daytona 500 four times and finished his career with 83 wins.

Darrell Waltrip - Waltrip is a three-time Cup series champion picking up his titles in 1981, 1982 and 1985. He won the Daytona 500 in 1989.  Waltrip finished his career with 84 wins, 59 poles.

Dale Inman - Inman enters the Hall of Fame as crew chief for Hall of Fame member Richard Petty. Inman was crew chief for Petty for all seven of his championships, recorded an eighth championship in 1984. Inman finished his career with a record 193 wins.

Richie Evans - Evans made his mark in Modified racing by winning nine NASCAR Modified titles in 13 years. From 1978 to 1985 Evans ruled the modified tour by winning eight championships in a row. Evans was named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers in1998.

Glen Wood - Wood was the founding member and driver for Wood Brothers racing. During his driving career Glen Wood picked up four wins. He is best known as owner of the 21 team, along with his brothers, and has competed in NASCAR’s top series since 1950 picking up 98 victories, including the 2011 Daytona 500 with driver Trevor Bayne.