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CUP: Penske, Roush, Yates, Rusty Wallace To Join NMPA’s Hall Of Fame

SceneDaily.com | Posted September 10, 2009 Charlotte, NC

Roger Penske owns three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams. (Photo: LAT Photographic)

The National Motorsports Press Association announced Wednesday four inductees into its hall of fame in 2010: Roger Penske, Jack Roush, Robert Yates and Rusty Wallace.

The four will be inducted in a ceremony at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Concord, N.C., on Jan. 16, 2010.

Penske is a veteran car owner with teams in NASCAR and the Indy Racing League. His Penske Racing Sprint Cup team have won 63 races, including the Daytona 500.

Roush became a successful NASCAR owner after winning 24 championships and 119 races in road racing. His NASCAR team – now known as Roush Fenway Racing – has five titles and 115 victories.

Yates was one of the sport’s top engine builders before he became a car owner. Robert Yates Racing won 57 Cup races, three Daytona 500s and the 1999 Cup championship.

Wallace won 55 races and the 1989 Cup title after moving South following a successful short-track career in the Midwest. He was also selected as one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers.

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