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11th Annual Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductees

11 June 1999

NASCAR's Brightest Stars Honored

    NOVI, Mich. -- Some of the biggest names in NASCAR, Bill France, Jeff Gordon 
and Dale Jarrett, gathered in Detroit on June 10 for the 11th Annual Motorsports 
Hall of Fame of America Induction Ceremony.

    France received the Motorsports Hall of Fame's prestigious Heritage Award
for his contributions to auto racing.  As president of NASCAR, France helped
guide stock car racing through phenomenal growth over the last two decades.
France is also chairman and CEO of International Speedway Corporation, which
owns numerous major race track facilities.  ISC recently announced that it has
agreed to a merger with Penske Motorsports Inc., which will add more speedways
to its roster.

    Three-time Winston Cup Champion Jeff Gordon made the presentation of the
Hall of Fame Heritage Award to France.  He welcomed the chance to express his
gratitude to France and the opportunity to honor a man who "... more than
anyone, developed the sport that means so much to me and to millions of NASCAR
fans."  Gordon's sensational 1998 season included an astonishing 13 victories,
a modern-era record he now shares with Hall of Famer Richard Petty.

    Dale Jarrett, son of two-time Winston Cup champion and Hall of Famer Ned
Jarrett, served as presenter for Tim Flock, the 1999 Hall of Fame inductee in
the Stock Car category.  Jarrett, who has etched his own mark in racing with
19 career Winston Cup victories, has finished second or third in the final
point standings in each of the last three seasons and is a leading contender
for the 1999 crown.

    The 1999 class of inductees to the Motorsports Hall of Fame included
(category in parentheses):  The late three-time Champ car title winner Jimmy
Bryan (Open Wheel); recently deceased NASCAR legend Tim Flock (Stock Cars);
pioneer drag racing promoter C.J. "Pappy" Hart (Drag Racing); Trans-Am
Champion and Can-Am champion George Follmer (Sports Cars); three-time AMA
Grand National Champion Bart Markel (Motorcycles); powerboat racer and
designer Bill Seebold, Jr. (Powerboats); dominating "Rare Bear" pilot Lyle
Shelton (Air Racing); the late Indy car builder Frank Kurtis (At-Large); late
1926 Indianapolis 500 winner Frank Lockhart (Historic) and the late legendary
race car and engine builder Harry Miller (Historic).

    Other industry leaders who paid tribute to the 1999 class of inductees
were:  Andrew Craig, Championship Auto Racing Teams; Tony George, Indianapolis
Motor Speedway and Indy Racing League; Nick Craw, Sports Car Club of America;
Dallas Gardner, National Hot Rod Association; Bud Stanner, Tenneco Grand Prix
of Detroit; John Cooper, former president of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and
Daytona International Speedway; and Charles Strang, commissioner of NASCAR.

    For more information on the Induction Ceremony, please contact the
Motorsports Hall of Fame at 800-250-RACE.