Scott Fowler: If any of NASCAR’s Hall of Fame voters thought picking the members of the first three classes was just too hard, they might as well skip voting in Charlotte on Wednesday.

Jim Utter: Next week, five more members will be selected by voters for the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Wendell Scott and Rusty Wallace lead the list of nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s Class of 2013.

Attendance at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in December was 15,428 people, down only slightly from the 16,136 people who visited in December 2010.

Tom Sorensen: The great crew chiefs make consistently good calls. On Friday night, NASCAR made one, too. NASCAR inducted its third Hall of Fame class, and its first crew chief.

Jim Utter: Hall of Famer David Pearson has known Cotton Owens for a long time. "I always pulled for him before I ever started racing."

More than 50 drivers from the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Truck series will appear at the inaugural NASCAR Preview 2012 Presented by Sprint Saturday at the Charlotte Convention Center.

Each of the five NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees has left an indelible mark on the sport to which they have devoted their lives.

Racing legends honored at Friday night's 2012 induction ceremony at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte.