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2005
Hall of Fame Inductee
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An original member of the "Alabama Gang" along with his great
friends Bobby, Donnie and Davey Allison and Red Farmer, Neil Bonnett
logged over 360 starts in NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races enjoying 18
victories, 83 Top 5 finishes, and 156 top 10 finishes.
Among Neil Bonnett's greatest victories were wins at the 1979 Daytona Firecracker 400, the 1980 Talladega 500, and the 1981 Southern 500. Bonnett also celebrated many NEXTEL Cup victories at Atlanta, Pocono, Charlotte, Richmond and others. After a career postponing crash, Bonnett launched a highly successful broadcasting career from 1990 through 1994 as an analyst and as host of his own very successful weekly show about auto racing entitled, "Winners." Bonnet drove for such legendary teams and car owners as Junior Johnson, the Wood's Brothers, Harry Hyde, Richard Childress, Jim Stacy, and Rah Moc in everything from Fords and Mercurys to Chevrolets and Pontiacs earning over $3.3 million dollars in prize money. Bonnet enjoyed his family, racing, and hunting and fishing. Neil Bonnett has been sorely missed by his family, friends, and fans since a fatal testing crash at Daytona in 1994. Neil
Bonnett, NASCAR legend and original member of the storied "Alabama
Gang" joins the Oceanside Rotary Club Stock Car Racing Hall of
Fame February 14, 2005. |
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