Bill Elliott, Rex White lead Class of 2015 into NASCAR Hall of Fame

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - On Friday night, in a particularly moving ceremony, the NASCAR Hall of Fame welcomed one of the most significant classes since the induction of its inaugural class in 2010.<br /> <br /> Perennial most popular driver Bill Elliott, of Dawsonville, headlined a five-member class that also included 1960 champion Rex White, of Fayetteville, who started 233 races and finished in the top five in 110 of them, NASCAR trailblazer Wendell Scott, the first African-American driver ever to win at NASCAR's highest level and the first ever to be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Fred Lorenzen, a supremely talented driver who won 26 of his 158 career starts and two-time champion Joe Weatherly, who won 25 races in NASCAR's premier series and 101 races in the NASCAR modified ranks.<br /> <br /> Introduced by three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart, Lorenzen, from Elmhurst, Illinois, was one of the first "northern" drivers to gain acceptance in what was, at the time, a predominantly Southeastern sport. Though Lorenzen never competed in more than 29 races in a single season, he won 26 times in 158 starts, a remarkable winning percentage of 16.46.<br /> <br /> "One of the most pivotal moments of dad's career came on Christmas Eve 1960, when Ralph Moody called dad and asked him to drive for Holman Moody," said Lorenzen's son, Chris, in accepting induction on behalf of his father.<br /> <br /> "Soon after, there he was at Darlington driving his Holman Moody Ford signature pearlescent white No. 28 to Victory Lane