CUP: Hall Of Fame Class Ready

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CUP: Hall Of Fame Class Ready

The NASCAR Hall of Fame inducts its class of 2011 tonight...

Tom Jensen | Posted May 23, 2011 Charlotte, NC

(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. (Photo: Getty Images)

The NASCAR Hall of Fame will welcome its class of 2011 tonight, as Bobby Allison, Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore, David Pearson and Lee Petty will be honored. SPEED will televise the festivities live at 8 p.m.

Following are the biographies of the five new NASCAR Hall of Fame members, who will join Bill France Sr., Bill France Jr., Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty and Junior Johnson, the inaugural class.

Tune into SPEED tonight to catch all the action from the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

BOBBY ALLISON — http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-bobby-allisons-nascar-story-blends-triumph-and-tragedy/

NED JARRETT — http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-ned-jarretts-nascar-hall-call-crosses-generations/

BUD MOORE — http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-bud-moores-long-racing-history-predates-nascar/

DAVID PEARSON — http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-david-pearsons-driving-told-his-story-nascar-hall-of-fame/

LEE PETTY — http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/cup-lee-petty-nascar-champion-and-team-patriarch/

Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief of SPEED.com, Senior NASCAR Editor at RACER and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. You can follow him online at twitter.com/tomjensen100.

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