HoF Reveals New Cars on Glory Road

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This week the NASCAR Hall of Fame is unveiling a third complete transformation of one of its signature exhibits, “Glory Road,” with a new theme—ICONS. The next generation of this exhibit will open to the public on Saturday, Jan. 7, featuring a lineup of new vehicles that represent some of NASCAR’s most recognizable race cars and drivers throughout the history of NASCAR.

Encircling the Great Hall, Glory Road has served as one of the Hall’s most prominent focal points since opening in 2010, featuring 18 historic race cars from the beginning of NASCAR through present day. Current and historic speedways from across the country are illustrated here as well, where guests can touch the texture of various tracks and feel the intense banking that drivers face week-to-week.

In preparation, the Hall closed its doors from Jan. 2 to 6 for installation of the exhibit. The changeover required extensive cranes and rigging equipment to mount the cars on the surface of Glory Road, which gradually builds to the extreme 33-degree banking found at Talladega Superspeedway.

“Since the first Glory Road installation opened in the Hall in 2010, we’ve always strived to live up to the challenge to continue to show iconic cars from …

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