The 2016 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony is this Friday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. Five new members will be enshrined: Jerry Cook, Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte, Bruton Smith, and Curtis Turner. This is the first of five 2016 NASCAR Hall of Fame profiles. Bobby Isaac Born: Aug. 1, 1932 Died: Aug. 14, 1977 Hometown: Catawba, N.C. Championships (1) Premier – 1970 Premier Series Stats Competed: 1961-76 Starts: 309 Wins: 37 Poles: 49 Bobby Isaac knew one speed: Fast. His uncanny skill at qualifying a race car proves that. His 49 career poles ranks 10th all time. Maybe more impressive: Isaac captured 19 poles in 1969, which still stands as the record for poles in a single season. Only 38 drivers have 19 or more poles in their entire career. Isaac began racing in NASCAR’s premier series in 1961. He finished runner-up in the series standings in 1968 behind NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson. In 1969, he finished sixth in the standings after posting 17 wins and those 19 poles. In his breakthrough season, 1970, Isaac won the championship posting 11 victories, 32 top fives and 38 top 10s in 47 starts. A year later, in September 1971, he set 28 world-class records on the Bonneville Salt Flats in his Dodge. Many of his records exist to this day. Isaac won 37 races in NASCAR’s top series, ranking 19th on the all-time list. In 1998, Isaac was named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers. Photo Gallery (photos – ISC Archives via Getty Images) 1970 NASCAR Grand National champion Bobby Isaac Bobby Isaac in victory lane after winning the Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway Bobby Isaac Bobby Isaac Bobby Isaac (71), Bobby Allison (22) and James Hylton (48) during the 1970 Talladega 500.
