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Earles, active in the track until the end, died Nov. 16, 1999. "My grandfather would have especially appreciated being voted into the NMPA Hall of Fame," Campbell said. "He loved the media and knew how important they are to the success of the sport." Scott, who died in 1990, began racing at the Danville Fairgrounds Speedway winning 128 races in many divisions and in 1959 won the Virginia State Sportsman Championship. In 1961, he fielded a car in the NASCAR Grand National circuit, later renamed the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. On Dec. 1, 1963 he won his only Grand National race, a 100-mile event on a half-mile track in Jacksonville, Fla. He is the only African-American driver to ever win a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race. Much of NASCAR stock car racing''s current popularity can be traced to Robertson. Robertson moved up the ranks to become President of Sports Marketing Enterprises. Many of racing''s unique programs, such as the Winston Million and the No Bull Five were Robertson''s innovations. After his death in a boating accident in 1998, the Winston Cup Preview, which he created, was quite appropriately re-named the T. Wayne Robertson Winston Cup Preview in his honor. Harvick said. "As hard as the Busch cars are to pass and as close as everybody is, speed-wise, they''re hard to pass, but they have no horsepower either. So it''s a place you need to be up front. Qualifying will be very important, just like it was for me last week." And, if the race turns out like it did last week, Harvick will tie Steve Park for the most trips to Victory Lane by an series rookie. "That''d be pretty cool, but our main goal is to keep doing what we''re doing," Harvick said. "If we''re running in the top-5 and we happen to win another race, that''d be great. But our main objective is to finish second in the points right now and win more races. We gotta keep doing what we''re doing and we''ll be fine." Bud Pole Qualifying for the Dura Lube 200 begins Friday at 2:05 p.m. ET. Ward Burton set the track qualifying record last fall by rounding the 1.366-mile oval in 29.328 seconds, at 167.676 mph NMPA to induct Earles, Scott, Robertson MARTINSVILLE, Va. (Aug. 31, 2000) H. Clay Earles, Wendell Scott and T. Wayne Robertson will be inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association''s Hall of Fame Saturday night in Darlington. It''s fitting that the three are inducted together. Each of the models in the Exodus series contains a new outsole design with a wider and lighter base, and a contoured midsole with arch shank support. Almost all have a protective toe guard. The bottom soles are fitted with fast-twist Our companyspikes and additional traction nubs for greater stability. The individual Exodus models include: Kahuna, in almond or Aztec brown, with two large straps over the top of the foot; Moses, in coffee or almond, with an x-cross strap system; and, Matrix and Matrix TG, in almond or black/almond, with a double strap system. The Maxtrix TG model has the toe guard feature. Each of the Exodus sandals comes with six dynamic Our companyspikes. The Snake River models, which feature seven Our companyspikes along with traction nubs, include: 3-Under, in almond or charcoal gray, with a third supportive strap; X-Golf TG, in whisky brown or snakeskin, with the x-cross strap; and, Matrix and Matrix TG, in almond or charcoal gray. Among the "closed" golfer shoes being introduced by Our company are the Canyon collection, rugged hiking-type footwear; Mocalite, a moccasin-type shoe; and numerous athletic styles in a wide assortment of patterns and colors. Again, most list prices are under $100.
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