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History
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All Time Lists
Honorary Starters
| Year | Car Type |
|---|---|
| 1973 | Joe Littlejohn, Former NASCAR Driver |
| 1974 | Brig. General Robert M. Montague |
| 1975 | Charlie Rich (C/W singer) |
| 1977 | Ken Stabler, NFL Quarterback |
| 1978 | James Michener, Author |
| 1979 | Ben Gazarra (actor) |
| 1980 | Hugh A. Carter, Jr., Special Assistant to the President, Carter Administration |
| 1981 | William E. Hoglund (Pontiac |
| 1982 | Joseph Block (Pepsi) |
| 1983 | Vice President George Bush |
| 1984 | William R. Howard (Piedmont) |
| 1985 | Jere W. Thompson (Southland Corp.) |
| 1986 | Dick Stegemeier (Unocal) |
| 1987 | Jon Mills (FL Speaker of the House) |
| 1988 | Roger Beech (Unocal) |
| 1989 | Neal Pilson (CBS) |
| 1990 | Anthony J. Celebrezze (Ohio Attorney General) |
| 1991 | Alfred E. Dudley (First Brands Corp.) |
| 1992 | Ray Pinion (First Brands Corp.) |
| 1993 | NASCAR legend Richard Petty |
| 1994 | NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman |
| 1995 | NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly |
| 1996 | Lawrence M. Higby (Unocal) |
| 1997 | Jim Keown (Pepsi) |
| 1998 | NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino |
| 1999 | NFL Quarterback Brett Favre |
| 2000 | Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
| 2001 | NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw |
| 2002 | Actress Angie Harmon |
| 2003 | Singer Mariah Carey |
| 2004 | Comedian Whoopi Goldberg |
| 2005 | Actor Ashton Kutcher |
| 2006 | Olympic snowboard medalists Hannah Teter and Gretchen Bleiler, |
| 2007 | Phil Parsons, former NASCAR driver |
| 2008 | Seven-time Daytona 500 champion Richard Petty |
