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“and Everett Brashear’s competitors considered him the toughest
of the tough. Ask any of the twowheeled heroes in the hall of fame
and they will tell you, unanimously,
that Everett’s induction is well
earned.”

Dave McClelland

DAYTONA BEACH, FL – “The Voice
of the NHRA,” Dave McClelland,
will be inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
(MSHFA) at the 28th Annual MSHFA Induction Ceremony Presented
by Bridgestone on June 29 at The
Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona
Beach.
McClelland is one of the most legendary voices in all of motorsports
and certainly the most legendary in
the history of National Hot Rod
Association drag racing. Thanks to
McClelland’s years of NHRA-related work on ESPN, SPEED and The
Nashville Network his face is very
recognizable, too.
In addition to his work behind the
microphone and in front of the
camera, McClelland also has
worked as was a race track executive and the NHRA’s publicity and
public relations director.
Among the many honors he has
received throughout his career is

the 2013 Robert E. Petersen Lifetime Achievement Award, which is
presented annually to pioneers in
the hot rod and automobile restoration industry.
“When Dave McClelland is inducted into the Motorsports Hall of
Fame of America, he will take his
rightful place among the great
voices in the history of racing,” said
Ron Watson, president of the
MSHFA. “He will join legends such
as Ken Squier, Sid Collins, Tom Carnegie and Chris Economaki, who
each had a significant impact on
whatever form of motorsports
they covered.”

his driver (1986, ’87, ’90, ’91, ’93,
’94).
He has won 14 championships in
NASCAR national series competition, second-best all time. Childress entries have won the
DAYTONA 500 twice – with Earnhardt in 1998 and Kevin Harvick in
2007 – and the Brickyard 400 three
times. He has a total of 212 victories collectively in the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR XFINITY
Series and NASCAR Camping World
Truck Series. In addition to his
MSHFA induction, Childress will be
inducted into the NASCAR Hall of
Fame in January 2017.

Richard Childress

“Richard Childress is the ultimate
team-builder and leader,” said
MSHFA President Ron Watson.
“His prolific partnership with Dale
Earnhardt alone was incomparably
induction-worthy. In addition, he
has continued to mold successful
group achievements with a dynamic organization that is consistently
competitive at all levels of NASCAR
racing.”

DAYTONA BEACH, FL. (June 3,
2016) – One of NASCAR’s most
successful car owners, Richard
Childress, will be inducted into the
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) at the 28th Annual
MSHFA Induction Ceremony Presented by Bridgestone on June 29
at The Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach.

Childress joins Gary Gabelich, Chip
Ganassi, Bob Sweikert, Everett
Brashear, Dave McClelland and
Sam Posey in the MSHFA class of
2016.

Childress’ remarkable career
evolved from being a struggling
stock car driver to becoming one of
the premier owners in the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series. He won six Sprint
Cup championships with 2002
MSHFA inductee Dale Earnhardt as

“This is really an honor I’m going to
cherish for a number of reasons
that are both personal and professional,” Childress said. “One reason is I get to have my name placed
on the same list as Dale Earnhardt,
Louis Chevrolet, Gaston Chevrolet
and other legends. And to be part
of the first class inducted in Daytona Beach, where I’ve had a lot of
success, will make things even
more special.”

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