Glenn “Fireball” Roberts. It is a name known to thousands of the race fans who crowd into Daytona International Speedway, only a mile or so beyond the hill from Roberts’ grave. But many know ...

The last resting place of Glenn “Fireball” Roberts is so close to Daytona Beach International Airport that the planes look like you could almost reach up and touch them as they head for a landing.

“This pretty much completes his resume,” said Trivette, who was married to Roberts’ late daughter Pam. Glenn “Fireball” Roberts — the nickname stemmed from his exploits as a baseball ...

Why? 'Because my daddy won,' said Pam Roberts, grinning from ear to ear. "-Pam Roberts, commenting on Fireball Roberts winning the '62 Daytona 500, quoted in the Daytona Beach News Journal ...

Edward Glenn “Fireball” Roberts Jr. had perhaps the all-time best auto racing nickname. Oddly, it was a product of another sport. Roberts picked up the Fireball moniker as a teenager when a ...

After spending time with Tom "Fireball" Roberts, it's clear why people from his past and present think he's a worthy nominee. Everyone really does call him Fireball and it's easy to see why.

The 1956 Grand National 100-mile race, considered the first NASCAR cup series race held in Chicago, was witnessed by 14,402 fans who saw Fireball Roberts win by a car length over Jim Pascal ...

Although that race, won by rising star Fireball Roberts, was the only Cup race run at the stadium that would become iconic as the home of the National Football League’s Bears, NASCAR also ran three ...