This installment spotlights two-time premier series champion driver Herb Thomas. Click here to download and listen to a special NASCAR Hall of Fame podcast on Herb Thomas with historian Buz McKim.

Herb Thomas While he's not the most famous name in NASCAR history, Herb Thomas is one of the most successful. Thomas was a 48-time winner in what is now the Sprint Cup Series.

Rusty Wallace (left), pictured with crew chief Barry Dodson, will be inducted into NASCAR's Hall of Fame ... along with champions Buck Baker and Herb Thomas; championship car owner Cotton ...

Larry McReynolds, NASCAR on FOX & SPEED analyst Herb Thomas: “In the spring of 1951, Herb Thomas jumped in a Hudson Hornet and caught fire. He won the Southern 500 for the first of three times ...

Herb Thomas was truly one of NASCAR’s first superstars. He was the first to win two NASCAR premier series championships (1951, ’53). He finished second in the points standings in 1952 and 1954 ...

Herb Thomas, a two-time NASCAR champion, died Wednesday at age 77. Thomas won NASCAR Grand National titles in 1951 and 1953, and his 48 overall victories place him 12th on the series' all-time list.

Herb Thomas was the first driver to cross over 30 wins in the NASCAR Cup Series, earning the landmark victory in March 1954. / Photo: Racing One, Getty Images Herb Thomas, a two-time champion of ...

Indeed, the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series champion’s words are ... the iconic track involve some jaw-dropping moments. In 1955, Herb Thomas lapped the entire 69-car field to win his third Southern ...

eventually was won by Herb Thomas, who said after the race that his car ran out of gas after the checkered flag flew. Thomas was one of the early greats of NASCAR. His 21% win rate — 48 victori ...

Since the birth of NASCAR in 1949, the sport has seen a large number of stars grace its racetracks. In the early days, drivers like Herb Thomas and Lee Petty dominated the sport, while today ...