NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France announces the newest class of five to be enshrined to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C. on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Rusty Wallace heads a group also consisting of Leonard Wood, Herb Thomas, Cotton Owens and Buck Baker. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Rusty Wallace, seen in this 1997 photo, finished his career with 55 victories, marking the eighth-best all-time career total and the seventh-best in NASCAR's modern era. (AP Photo)

Sprint Cup champion Rusty Wallace, right, talks with Hall of Fame member Bobby Allison after being elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, May 23, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Innovative crew chief, mechanic and engine builder Leonard Wood, left, is congratulated by NASCAR President Mike Helton after being elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., May 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Leonard Wood, right, is congratulated by Executive Director Winston Kelley after being elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

In this Sept. 6, 1954, photo, Herb Thomas, left, and his mechanic "Smokey" Yunick look at the trophy after Thomas won the Southern 500 auto race in Darlington, S.C. Thomas, who is considered one of NASCAR's first superstars by winning championships in 1951 and 1953 and finishing second in 1952 and 1954, was elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, May 23, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. Thomas, who died in 2000, won 48 times in series competition, a number that continues to rank 13th all-time. (AP Photo)

In this Feb. 14, 1953, photo, Cotton Owens, left, receives a trophy from Mal Middleworth after winning the 100-mile modified and sportsmen stock car race over the beach road course in Daytona Beach, Fla. Owens, who won nine races in NASCAR's premier series and won 38 times as a team owner, was elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, May 23, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. Owens died in 2012 at age 88. (AP Photo/Jim Kerlin)

In this Feb. 12, 1971, photo, Buck Baker appears at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Baker, who became the first NASCAR driver to win consecutive championships in 1956 and 1957 and is 14th on the career list with 46 wins, was elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame, May 23, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. Baker died in 2002. (AP Photo)