▁displayed ▁for ▁N ab ors . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁N ab ors ▁made ▁a ▁well - rece ived ▁return , ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁standing ▁ov ation ▁at ▁the ▁public ▁driver ▁meeting . ▁ ▁N ab ors ▁again ▁missed ▁the ▁race ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁ill ness . ▁This ▁time , ▁the ▁Speed way ▁sent ▁a ▁film ▁crew ▁to ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Hawai i , ▁and ▁recorded ▁a ▁performance ▁on ▁video ▁that ▁was ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁video ▁bo ards ▁on ▁race ▁morning . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁N ab ors ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁race ▁would ▁be ▁his ▁final ▁performance . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Jim ▁Corn el ison ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁sing , ▁and ▁his ▁performance ▁was ▁crit ically ▁pra ised . ▁He ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁return ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁▁▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁– ▁James ▁Mel ton ▁▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁– ▁James ▁Mel ton ▁▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁– ▁James ▁Mel ton ▁▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁– ▁Frank ▁Par ish ▁▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁– ▁James ▁Mel ton ▁▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁– ▁Frank ▁Par ish ▁▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁– ▁Mort on ▁Dow ney , ▁Sr . ▁▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁– ▁Mort on ▁Dow ney , ▁Sr . ▁▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁– ▁James ▁Mel ton ▁▁ 1 9 5