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The National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame is a non-profit hall of fame for American drivers of dirt late model racecars. It is located on the grounds of Florence Speedway,〔''See:'' List of auto racing tracks in the United States.〕 in Walton, Kentucky.〔(2010 NDLMHoF Class Inducted/Hommel Honored With Hall's Spirit Award ) (August 26, 2010). ''Go to'' the right-hand column ''and click on'' the link to "Visit the NDLMHOF". National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame website. Retrieved 2010-09-01.〕 ==History== During 2001 while conversing with a group of people involved in the sport, longtime motorsports journalist Bill Holder poised the question once again and soon found himself with a new mission: the all-new National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame. It is now a reality and the first induction ceremony took place later in August at Florence Speedway during their annual NORTH-SOUTH 100. "It came about by just a lot of people saying, 'how come the Sprints and Midgets have a Hall of Fame and the dirt Late Models, which obviously have ten times more cars, doesn't have one?'" explained Bill Holder. "I got to talking with CJ (Rayburn) and them and everyone was standing there and looked at me and said, 'why don't you do it?' (laughs)." "I'm retired now and not doing anything except racing so I got together with a voting board which consists of media, sanctioning body heads, promoters, engine builders and car builders. We initially decided there would be five active drivers with at least 15 years experience, five retired drivers who have been retired at least five years, and then five major contributors to the sport. The ballots and voting was completed a couple weeks ago." Note: Hall of Fame nominating criteria have since been changed. "The inaugural induction ceremonies are emceed by Bret Emrick and Ozzie Altman", offered Holder. "Jerry King (Florence promoter) has been very cooperative with us on this. We think it will be an ideal time and place since everyone will be there. We're looking forward to having a really good deal." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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