Jack Pennington – Winston, GA – Began racing in 1974, competing and scoring wins at Oglethorpe, Myrtle Beach, Gordon Park and other dirt speedways – Won 1979 track championship at Myrtle Beach, winning 12 poles in 13 races during the year – Ran the NDRA series in 1980, winning six times. Won 39 races on the circuit in 1985 – Moved to the NASCAR Sprint Cup series in 1990, was runner up for the Rookie of the Year – Led six laps in that year’s Daytona 500 – Returned to dirt, winning the 1992 Stick Elliott Memorial at Cherokee Speedway and the National 100 at East Alabama Motor Speedway – Inducted into the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame in 2006.