Fan voting closed for the 2007 Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame honorees, and on Saturday, Oct. 6th, 2007 during Talladega Superspeedway’s upcoming UAW-Ford 500 weekend, two new names will be added to this prestigious list: Matt Kenseth and Terry Labonte.

The Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame in downtown Talladega is both a focal point saluting NASCAR’s greatest names and a tribute to one of racing’s brightest stars – the late Davey Allison. Developed in 1994, the Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame has inducted one active driver and up to two inactive drivers since 1995 based on the fans’ vote chosen from a ballot of nominees selected by strict guidelines.

Labonte, 50, originally from Corpus Christi, TX is being inducted as an inactive driver in his first year of eligibility. The two-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Champion (1984,1996) has been named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers, being one of only 14 drivers to win multiple titles in NASCAR’s premier division. Labonte also holds the distinction of most years between championships (12).

Fan voting for the 2007 Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame began on April 15. In addition to Kenseth, active driver nominees this year included: Michael Waltrip, Jeff Burton, Ward Burton, Morgan Shepherd, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Robby Gordon, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Bobby Labonte, Sterling Marlin, Jeremy Mayfield, Joe Nemechek, Ryan Newman, Elliott Sadler, Ken Schrader and Carl Edwards. In addition to Labonte, inactive driver nominees for 2007 included: Jim Paschal, Bill Rexford, Jack Smith, Rex White, Red Byron and Speedy Thompson.

Past active driver inductees have included Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Ernie Irvan, Dale Jarrett, Bill Elliott, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Bobby Hamilton, Ricky Rudd, Mark Martin, Kyle Petty, Darrell Waltrip and Kevin Harvick. Richard Petty and Benny Parsons were the first inactive drivers to be inducted, later joined by Alan Kulwicki, Cale Yarborough, Ned Jarrett, Buddy Baker, David Pearson, Junior Johnson, Harry Gant, Lee Petty, Tim Flock, Fireball Roberts, Buck Baker, Joe Weatherly, Red Byron, Bobby Isaac, Fred Lorenzen, Fonty Flock and Herb Thomas.

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