Editor's note: This release is part of a series in advance of the 2014 NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Charlotte, N.C., on Jan. 29, broadcast live at 7 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1, Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Tim Flock, Jack Ingram, Dale Jarrett, Maurice Petty and Fireball Roberts are the five 2014 inductees.) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 10, 2014) -- To his legion of fans, Edward Glenn Roberts Jr. was known as "Fireball." His friends, however, simply called the pioneer NASCAR premier series racing star "Glenn." Legend has it that Roberts, the 1962 Daytona 500 winner, acquired his nickname as a fastball-throwing baseball pitcher. More...