List of members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame
The following is a list of members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame. A total of 58 individuals have been inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. 43 were inducted as drivers, 24 of whom were inducted solely as drivers. The other 19 were inducted for their accomplishments as drivers, owners and/or broadcasters. 8 were inducted for their roles as owners in the sport. 4 were inducted as promoters of the sport. 4 members were inducted as crew chiefs.
Inductees into the Hall of Fame
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Inaugural class (2010)
Person | Image | Role | Notes |
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Dale Earnhardt | Driver and owner | 7-time Cup drivers champion, 76 race wins, 281 top-5s, 428 top-10s, 22 poles, 1998 Daytona 500 winner, 3-time Coca-Cola 600 winner, 1995 Brickyard 400 winner, 3-time Southern 500 winner, 3-time All-Star Race winner, leads drivers in wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway (9) and Talladega Superspeedway (10), 1979 Rookie of the Year, founder of Dale Earnhardt, Inc., named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Bill France Sr. | Promoter | Founder and chairman of NASCAR and International Speedway Corporation, helped build Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. | |
Bill France Jr. | Promoter | Chairman of NASCAR and ISC, helped bring NASCAR to live television broadcasts | |
Junior Johnson | Driver and owner | 50 race wins as a driver, 121 top-5s, 148 top-10s, 46 poles as a driver, 1960 Daytona 500 winner, founder of Junior Johnson & Associates, 6-time Cup owners champion, 132 wins as an owner, leads drivers in wins at Hickory Motor Speedway (7), named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998), credited with pioneering aerodynamic drafting in NASCAR. | |
Richard Petty | Driver, owner and broadcaster | 7-time Cup drivers champion, 200 race wins, 555 top-5s, 712 top 10s, 123 poles, 7-time Daytona 500 winner, 2-time Coca-Cola 600 winner, 1967 Southern 500 winner, leads drivers in wins at Daytona International Speedway (10), Martinsville Speedway (15), Richmond International Raceway (13), Nashville Speedway (9), North Wilkesboro Speedway (15), and Rockingham Speedway (11), 1959 Rookie of the Year, record holder for most wins in a single season (1967, 27), record holder for most consecutive wins (1967, 10), named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) |
Class of 2011
Person | Image | Role | Notes |
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Bobby Allison | Driver | 1983 Cup champion, 84 race wins, 336 top-5s, 446 top-10s, 58 poles, 3-time Daytona 500 winner, 3-time Coca-Cola 600 winner, 4-time Southern 500 winner, leads drivers in wins at Riverside International Raceway (6), oldest driver to win a championship (1983, 45 years old), named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Ned Jarrett | Driver and broadcaster | 2-time Cup drivers champion, 50 race wins, 185 top-5s, 239 top-10s, 35 poles, 1965 Southern 500 winner, holder of the farthest margin of victory (Darlington Raceway 1965, 14 laps and 2 cars lengths), named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Bud Moore | Owner and mechanic | 2-time Cup champion as an owner, 63 race wins, founder of Bud Moore Engineering | |
David Pearson | Driver | 3-time Cup drivers champion, 105 race wins, 301 top-5s, 336 top-10s, 113 poles, 1976 Daytona 500 winner, 3-time Coca-Cola 600 winner, 3-time Southern 500 winner, leads drivers in wins at Darlington Raceway (10) and Michigan International Speedway (9), 1960 Rookie of the Year, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Lee Petty | Driver and owner | 3-time Cup drivers champion, 54 race wins, 231 top-5s, 332 top-10s, 18 poles, winner of the first Daytona 500, founder of Petty Enterprises, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) |
Class of 2012
Person | Image | Role | Notes |
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Richie Evans | Driver | 9-time Modified Tour champion, 475 race wins (estimated), only driver to have their number retired in any division (61), named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998), #1 of NASCAR's Whelen Modified All-Time Top 10 Drivers (2003) | |
Dale Inman | Crew chief | 8-time Cup champion with Richard Petty and Terry Labonte, 193 wins | |
Darrell Waltrip | Driver, owner and broadcaster | 3-time Cup drivers champion, 84 race wins, 276 top-5s, 390 top-10s, 59 poles, 1989 Daytona 500 winner, 5-time Coca-Cola 600 winner, 1992 Southern 500 winner, 1985 All-Star Race winner, leads drivers in wins at Bristol Motor Speedway (12), named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Glen Wood | Driver and owner | Co-founder of Wood Brothers Racing, 99 race wins as owner, 4 wins, 34 top-10s, 14 poles as driver, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Cale Yarborough | Driver | 3-time Cup drivers champion, 83 race wins, 255 top-5s, 319 top-10s, 69 poles, 4-time Daytona 500 winner, 5-time Southern 500 winner, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) |
Class of 2013
Person | Image | Role | Notes |
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Buck Baker | Driver | 2-time Cup drivers champion, 46 race wins, 246 top-5s, 372 top-10s, 45 poles, 3-time Southern 500 winner, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Cotton Owens | Driver and owner | 9 race wins, 52 top-5s, 84 top-10s, 10 poles, owned cars driven by David Pearson and Junior Johnson, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Herb Thomas | Driver | 2-time Cup drivers champion, 48 race wins, 122 top-5s, 156 top-10s, 39 poles, 3-time Southern 500 winner, holder of the highest winning percentage (21.053%), named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Rusty Wallace | Driver, broadcaster and owner | 1989 Cup champion, 55 race wins, 202 top-5s, 349 top-10s, 36 poles, 1990 Coca-Cola 600 winner, 1989 All-Star Race winner, 1984 Rookie of the Year, designer of Iowa Speedway, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Leonard Wood | Owner and crew chief | 99 race wins as owner, 96 wins, 117 poles as crew chief, co-founder of Wood Brothers Racing, helped innovate the modern pit stop |
Class of 2014
Person | Image | Role | Notes |
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Tim Flock | Driver | 2-time Cup drivers champion, 39 race wins, 102 top-5s, 129 top-10s, 37 poles, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Jack Ingram | Driver | 2-time Xfinity champion, 31 race wins, 122 top-5s, 164 top-10s, 5 poles, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Dale Jarrett | Driver and broadcaster | 1999 Cup champion, 32 race wins, 163 top-5s, 260 top-10s, 16 poles, 3-time Daytona 500 winner, 1996 Coca-Cola 600 winner, 2-time Brickyard 400 winner, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Maurice Petty | Owner, crew chief, engineer and driver | 200 Cup race wins, 7-time Cup champion, and 7-time Daytona 500 winner as Chief Engineer for Petty Enterprises | |
Fireball Roberts | Driver | 33 race wins, 93 top-5s, 122 top-10s, 32 poles, 1962 Daytona 500 winner, 2-time Southern 500 winner, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) |
Class of 2015
Person | Image | Role | Notes |
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Bill Elliott | Driver and owner | 1988 Cup champion, 44 race wins, 175 top-5s, 320 top-10s, 55 poles, 2-time Daytona 500 winner, 2002 Brickyard 400 winner, 3-time Southern 500 winner, 1986 All-Star Race winner, 1985 Winston Million winner, record holder for fastest qualifying speed (Talladega Superspeedway 1987, 212.809 mph), named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998), Voted Most Popular Driver a record 16 times (1984-1988, 1991-2000, 2002) | |
Fred Lorenzen | Driver | 26 race wins, 75 top-5s, 84 top-10s, 32 poles, 1965 Daytona 500 winner, 2-time Coca-Cola 600 winner, first driver to win over $100,000 in a season (1963, $122,000), named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Wendell Scott | Driver | 1 race win, 20 top-5s, 147 top-10s, 1 pole, 1961 Rookie of the Year, first African-American driver to win a race in NASCAR's premier series | |
Joe Weatherly | Driver | 2-time Cup drivers champion, 25 race wins, 105 top-5s, 153 top-10s, 18 poles, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Rex White | Driver | 1960 Cup champion, 28 race wins, 110 top-5s, 163 top-10s, 36 poles, leads drivers in wins at Bowman Gray Stadium (6), named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) |
Class of 2016
Person | Image | Role | Notes |
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Jerry Cook | Driver | 6-time Modified Tour Champion, 342 race wins, 26 poles, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998), #3 of NASCAR's Whelen Modified All-Time Top 10 Drivers (2003) | |
Bobby Isaac | Driver | 1970 Cup Champion, 37 race wins, 134 top-5s, 170 top-10s, 49 poles, record holder for most poles in a single season (1969, 20), named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Terry Labonte | Driver | 2-time Cup drivers champion, 22 race wins, 182 top-5s, 361 top-10s, 27 poles, 2-time Southern 500 winner, 2-time All-Star Race winner, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Bruton Smith | Promoter | Chairman and CEO of Speedway Motorsports Incorporated, helped build Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
Curtis Turner | Driver | 17 race wins, 54 top-5s, 73 top-10s, 16 poles, 1956 Southern 500 winner, helped build Charlotte Motor Speedway, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Class of 2017
Person | Image | Role | Notes |
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Richard Childress | Owner and driver | Founder of Richard Childress Racing, 6-time Cup Champion as an owner, 76 top-10s as a driver | |
Rick Hendrick | Owner and driver | Founder of Hendrick Motorsports, 13-time Cup Champion as an owner | |
Mark Martin | Driver | 40 race wins, 271 top-5s, 453 top-10s, 56 poles, 2002 Coca-Cola 600 winner, 2-time Southern 500 winner, 2-time All-Star race winner, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998), described by ESPN as the greatest driver to not win a championship | |
Raymond Parks | Owner | NASCAR's first champion car owner (1949), 2 wins | |
Benny Parsons | Driver and broadcaster | 1973 NASCAR Cup champion, 21 race wins, 199 top-5s, 283 top-10s, 20 poles, 1975 Daytona 500 winner, 1980 Coca-Cola 600 winner, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) |
Class of 2018
Person | Image | Role | Notes |
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Red Byron | Driver | NASCAR's first champion driver (1949), 2 race wins, 8 top-5s, 9 top-10s, 2 poles, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Ray Evernham | Crew chief, owner and broadcaster | 3-time Cup champion as a crew chief for Jeff Gordon, 47 wins, founder of Evernham Motorsports, 13 wins as an owner | |
Ron Hornaday Jr. | Driver | 4-time Truck champion, 51 race wins, 158 top-5s, 234 top-10s, 27 poles | |
Ken Squier | Broadcaster | Co-founder of Motor Racing Network, first announcer to give lap-by-lap commentary for the Daytona 500, served as lap-by-lap announcer for NASCAR on CBS and NASCAR on TBS | |
Robert Yates | Owner and engineer | Founder of Yates Racing, 1999 Cup owners champion, 58 race wins |
Class of 2019
Person | Image | Role | Notes |
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Davey Allison | Driver | 19 race wins, 66 top-5s, 92 top-10s, 14 poles, 1992 Daytona 500 winner, 1991 Coca-Cola 600 winner, 2-time All-Star Race winner, 1987 Rookie of the Year, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Jeff Gordon | Driver, owner and broadcaster | 4-time Cup drivers champion, 93 race wins, 325 top-5s, 477 top-10s, 81 poles, 3-time Daytona 500 winner, 3-time Coca-Cola 600 winner, 5-time Brickyard 400 winner, 6-time Southern 500 winner, 3-time All-Star Race winner, leads drivers in wins at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (5), Pocono Raceway (6-tied), and Sonoma Raceway (5), 1993 Rookie of the Year, 1997 Winston Million winner, record holder for most consecutive starts (797), named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998), first driver to win $100 million in career earnings (2010) | |
Alan Kulwicki | Driver and owner | 1992 Cup Champion, 5 race wins, 38 top-5s, 75 top-10s, 24 poles, 1986 Rookie of the Year, founder of AK Racing, first person to win the premier series title as an owner/driver, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Roger Penske | Owner and promoter | Founder of Team Penske, 2012 and 2018 Cup Champion as an owner, 5-time Xfinity Series owner's champion, helped build Auto Club Speedway, former owner of Auto Club Speedway and Michigan International Speedway, owner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. | |
Jack Roush | Owner and engineer | Founder of Roush-Fenway Racing, Winningest owner in NASCAR History with 325 premiere series wins, 8-time NASCAR Champion, 444 wins as a NASCAR Engine Builder, Pioneered NASCAR innovation such as the roof flap technology |
Class of 2020
Person | Image | Role | Notes |
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Buddy Baker | Driver and broadcaster | 19 race wins, 202 top-5s, 311 top-10s, 38 poles, 1980 Daytona 500 winner, 3-time Coca-Cola 600 winner, 1970 Southern 500 winner, first driver to exceed the 200 mph mark (Talladega Superspeedway 1970, 200.447 mph), named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Joe Gibbs | Owner | Founder of Joe Gibbs Racing, 5-time Cup Champion as an owner | |
Bobby Labonte | Driver | 2000 Cup Champion, 21 race wins, 115 top-5s, 203 top-10s, 26 poles, 1995 Coca-Cola 600 winner, 2000 Brickyard 400 winner, 2000 Southern 500 winner | |
Tony Stewart | Driver, owner and promoter | 3-time Cup drivers champion, 49 race wins, 187 top-5s, 308 top-10s, 15 poles, 2-time Brickyard 400 winner, 2009 All-Star Race winner, leads drivers in wins at Chicagoland Speedway (3) and Watkins Glen International (5), 1999 Rookie of the Year, 2-time Cup Champion as an owner, second person to win a Cup championship as an owner/driver (2011), owner of Eldora Speedway. | |
Waddell Wilson | Crew chief and engineer | 3-time Cup Champion as an engineer for David Pearson and Benny Parsons, 19 wins as a crew chief |
Class of 2022
NOTE: There will be no 2021 class because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be a set of three voted in July 2020 and a second set of three voted in July 2021 for the January 2022 induction.
Person | Image | Role | Notes |
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Driver, owner, and broadcaster | 26 race wins, 149 top-5s, 260 top-10s, 15 poles, 2-time Daytona 500 winner, 2000 All-Star Race winner, 2-time Xfinity Series champion as a driver, founder of JR Motorsports, 47 wins, 3 championships in the Xfinity Series as an owner, holds record for most consecutive Most popular driver award wins in the Cup series (15). | |
Red Farmer | Driver | 3-time Late Model Sportsman champion, 1956 Modified Tour champion, 700 NASCAR wins (estimated), named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998) | |
Mike Stefanik | Driver | 7-time Modified Tour champion, 74 wins, #2 of NASCAR's Whelen Modified All-Time Top 10 Drivers (2003) |
References
- Class of 2010 Inductees Archived 2010-08-11 at the Wayback Machine. NASCAR Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- McGarr, Elizabeth (December 23, 2010). "The Class Of 2010: The Hall's inaugural class included a king, a former bootlegger, two members of NASCAR's first family and the man they called the Intimidator". Sports Illustrated. Time Inc. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- Class of 2011 Archived 2010-08-12 at the Wayback Machine. NASCAR Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
- . NASCAR Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- Official Release (August 10, 2012). "Thomas, Wood top vote-getters for 2013 class - May 23, 2012". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- "2016 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class Announced". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 20, 2015. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- Reed, Steve (May 25, 2016). "Parsons, Martin, Hendrick selected to NASCAR Hall of Fame". Associated Press. Charlotte, North Carolina: AP Sports. Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
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