Shannon Babb HOF?

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  • Snake X3
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2016
    • 1529

    #1

    Shannon Babb HOF?

    What do you guys think? Should Shannon Babb be in the National Late Model Hall of Fame based on his resume thus far?
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  • CIRF
    Senior Member
    • Jul 2007
    • 8122

    #2
    As relaxed as the criteria for DLMHOF induction seems to be Babb probably meets the benchmark standards as they've been applied in the past. I don't really agree with a few of the inductee's but I'm not the least influential regarding these decisions. I've always been a fan of Shannon Babb and he's a very talented and clean driver, I'd be happy for him to be inducted.

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    • illiniracing
      Member
      • Aug 2007
      • 69

      #3
      I would say that he is Hall Of Fame material also.However, they really need to slow down and limit the number of inductees.They are are eventually going to run out of candidates at the rate they are going.

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      • Snake X3
        Senior Member
        • Feb 2016
        • 1529

        #4
        Originally posted by CIRF View Post
        As relaxed as the criteria for DLMHOF induction seems to be Babb probably meets the benchmark standards as they've been applied in the past. I don't really agree with a few of the inductee's but I'm not the least influential regarding these decisions. I've always been a fan of Shannon Babb and he's a very talented and clean driver, I'd be happy for him to be inducted.
        I agree. If Eckert is in, then Babb is in. At a bare minimum he gets in as a Sportsman.

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        • Dlmfan123
          Senior Member
          • Dec 2017
          • 4520

          #5
          He will likely reach 100 summer national wins this year. I say yes

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          • old dirt 77
            Member
            • May 2009
            • 75

            #6
            With only taking 5 drivers a year. They can go along time.. Hell I can name 25 drivers just from my area that i think should be in.

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            • thexfactor0210
              Senior Member
              • May 2007
              • 1561

              #7
              He is without a doubt a Hall of Famer. Just look at the resume:

              2 Topless 100 wins
              2 DTWC wins
              1 Diamond Nationals win
              2 Dixie Shootout wins
              3 Prairie Dirt Classic wins
              97 Summernationals wins
              4 Summernations Championships

              If guys like Ed Dixon, Rick Aukland, Pete Parker, Lynn Geisler, Joe Kosiski, Kris Patterson, Steve Kosiski, Roger Long, Kevin Gundaker, Mike Balzano, Bob Kosiski, and Steve Barnett are in (amongst others) then how could one say Babb is not???
              Last edited by thexfactor0210; 02-12-2019, 01:00 PM.

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              • IZZOJR16
                Senior Member
                • May 2007
                • 2176

                #8
                really??????

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                • Zonks32x
                  Senior Member
                  • Nov 2013
                  • 966

                  #9
                  Originally posted by thexfactor0210 View Post
                  He is without a doubt a Hall of Famer. Just look at the resume:

                  2 Topless 100 wins
                  2 DTWC wins
                  1 Diamond Nationals win
                  2 Dixie Shootout wins
                  3 Prairie Dirt Classic wins
                  97 Summernationals wins
                  4 Summernations Championships

                  If guys like Ed Dixon, Rick Aukland, Pete Parker, Lynn Geisler, Joe Kosiski, Kris Patterson, Steve Kosiski, Roger Long, Kevin Gundaker, Mike Balzano, Bob Kosiski, and Steve Barnett are in (amongst others) then how could one say Babb is not???
                  Quick...enlighten everyone with ALL of your knowledge on Pete Parker's career and why YOU believe he's not a DLM HoF'er??

                  Babb will get his induction...don't you worry, but don't discredit guys who got it done decades earlier b/c there wasn't a 4m around back then to toot their horns.

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                  • huskerdirt
                    Senior Member
                    • Mar 2011
                    • 5620

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Zonks32x View Post
                    Quick...enlighten everyone with ALL of your knowledge on Pete Parker's career and why YOU believe he's not a DLM HoF'er??

                    Babb will get his induction...don't you worry, but don't discredit guys who got it done decades earlier b/c there wasn't a 4m around back then to toot their horns.
                    Where did he say Pete Parker wasn’t a hall of famer?

                    He didn’t discredit any of them. All he said, if those guys are in. Then it’s a no brainer.

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                    • ZERO25
                      Senior Member
                      • Aug 2018
                      • 5240

                      #11
                      Based on his accomplishments alone........No!

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                      • TMaCiLLiNi39
                        Banned
                        • May 2007
                        • 1321

                        #12
                        Originally posted by ZERO25 View Post
                        Based on his accomplishments alone........No!
                        And you are a complete idiot...

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                        • CIRF
                          Senior Member
                          • Jul 2007
                          • 8122

                          #13
                          Originally posted by thexfactor0210 View Post
                          If guys like Ed Dixon, Rick Aukland, Pete Parker, Lynn Geisler, Joe Kosiski, Kris Patterson, Steve Kosiski, Roger Long, Kevin Gundaker, Mike Balzano, Bob Kosiski, and Steve Barnett are in (amongst others) then how could one say Babb is not???
                          X, I agree with you 100%. If the criteria benchmark includes all of the guys that you mentioned then Babb's career also measures up. That having been said, what's in question is whether or not the bar of accomplishment is set lower than it should be? That is a question that will have as many answers a people who are asked. My own personal feelings is that the bar that is being used is too low. But no one in charge of who is inducted asked me.
                          Last edited by CIRF; 02-12-2019, 05:10 PM.

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                          • TerryM
                            Senior Member
                            • Apr 2011
                            • 3902

                            #14
                            Shannon’s accomplishments (wins) to date exceed probably half of the drivers already inducted into the DLMHOF. No offense to anyone in particular, but if you don’t think Shannon Babb is a lock for induction once he’s eligible, you might want to sit this conversation out.

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                            • HoosierDirtFan
                              Senior Member
                              • Dec 2012
                              • 22186

                              #15
                              Originally posted by ZERO25 View Post
                              Based on his accomplishments alone........No!
                              Please. Dudes got more wins then half the guys in the hall of fame now that include multiple crown jewel type race wins.
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