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For recipients of the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR, see
Landmark Award .
For recipients of the Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence, see
Squier-Hall Award .
The following is a list of members of the
NASCAR Hall of Fame . A total of 61 individuals have been inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. 47 were inducted as drivers, 26 of whom were inducted solely as drivers. The other 21 were inducted for their accomplishments as drivers, owners, crew chiefs, and/or broadcasters. 22 were inducted for their roles as owners in the sport. 5 were inducted as promoters of the sport. 5 members were inducted as crew chiefs.
Inductees into the Hall of Fame
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Inaugural class (2010)
Person
Image
Role
Notes
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 in 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 in 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 in 1998
Class of 2011
Person
Image
Role
Notes
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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 1998
Class of 2012
Person
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Role
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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 in 1998, winningest
Whelen Modified Tour driver
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 in 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) in 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 in 1998
Class of 2013
Person
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Role
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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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 1998
Leonard Wood
Owner and crew chief
99 race wins as owner, 96 wins as a crew chief, co-founder of
Wood Brothers Racing , helped innovate the modern pit stop
Class of 2014
Person
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Role
Notes
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 in 1998
Jack Ingram
Driver
2-time Xfinity champion, 31 race wins, 122 top 5s, 164 top 10s, 5 poles, 3-time Late Model Sportsman champion, named one of
NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 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 in 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 in 1998
Class of 2015
Person
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Role
Notes
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 in 1998, won
NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award 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 in 1998
Wendell Scott
Driver
1 race win, 20 top 5s, 147 top 10s, 1 pole, 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 in 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 in 1998
Class of 2016
Person
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Role
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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 in 1998, #3 of NASCAR's
Whelen Modified Tour 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 in 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 in 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 in 1998
Class of 2017
Person
Image
Role
Notes
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 , 14-time Cup Champion as an owner, record holder for most wins (280) and championships in the Cup Series 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 in 1998
Raymond Parks
Owner
NASCAR's first champion car owner (1949), 2 wins
Benny Parsons
Driver and broadcaster
1973 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 in 1998
Class of 2018
Person
Image
Role
Notes
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 in 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, named one of
NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers in 2023
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
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 in 1998
Jeff Gordon
Driver, owner and broadcaster
4-time Cup 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) 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 in 1998, 9-time Cup champion as a co-owner of
Hendrick Motorsports
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 in 1998
Roger Penske
Owner and promoter
Founder of
Team Penske , four-time Cup Series owners champion, Seven-time Xfinity Series owners champion, helped build
California Speedway ,
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Michigan International Speedway ,
Nazareth Speedway and
Rockingham Speedway , owner of
Indianapolis Motor Speedway .
Jack Roush
Owner and engineer
Founder of
RFK Racing , 325 NASCAR national series wins, 8-time NASCAR Champion, 444 wins as a NASCAR Engine Builder
Class of 2020
Person
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Role
Notes
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 in 1998
Joe Gibbs
Owner
Founder of
Joe Gibbs Racing , 5-time Cup Series owners champion
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, named one of
NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers in 2023
Tony Stewart
Driver, owner and promoter
3-time Cup Series 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 a co-owner of
Stewart-Haas Racing , second person to win a Cup championship as an owner-driver in 2011, owner of
Eldora Speedway , named one of
NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers in 2023
Waddell Wilson
Crew chief and engineer
3-time Cup Champion as an engineer for
David Pearson and
Benny Parsons , 22 wins as a crew chief
Class of 2021
Note: Starting this year, NASCAR only named three inductees into each class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, with two inductees on a Modern Era ballot and the other inductee on the Pioneer Ballot.
Person
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Role
Notes
Ballot
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Driver, owner, and broadcaster
26 Cup race wins, 149 top 5s, 260 top 10s, 15 poles, 2-time Daytona 500 winner,
2000 All-Star Race winner. 24 Xfinity wins, 2-time
Xfinity Series champion as a driver. As owner, founder of
JR Motorsports , co-founder of
Chance 2 Motorsports . 74 wins and 5 championships in the Xfinity Series with JR Motorsports and Chance 2 Motorsports. Holds record for most consecutive
NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Awards in the Cup series (15), named one of
NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers in 2023
Modern Era Ballot
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 in 1998
Pioneer Ballot
Mike Stefanik
Driver
7-time Modified Tour champion, 74 wins, named #2 of NASCAR's
Whelen Modified Tour All-Time Top 10 Drivers in 2003, named one of
NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers in 2023
Modern Era Ballot
Class of 2022
There was no Class of 2022 as NASCAR decided to postpone the induction ceremony for the Class of 2021 to 2022 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
Class of 2023
Person
Image
Role
Notes
Ballot
Matt Kenseth
Driver
2003 Winston Cup Champion, 39 Cup race wins, 182 top 5s, 331 top 10s, 20 poles, 2-time Daytona 500 winner,
2000 Coca-Cola 600 winner,
2013 Southern 500 winner,
2004 All-Star Race winner, 2000 Rookie of the Year. 29 Xfinity wins, named one of
NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers in 2023
Modern Era Ballot
Hershel McGriff
Driver
1986
NASCAR West Series champion, 34 West Series wins, 4 Cup race wins, named one of
NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998
Pioneer Ballot
Kirk Shelmerdine
Crew chief and driver
4-time NASCAR Cup Series champion as a crew chief for
Dale Earnhardt , 46 Cup race wins and 2 Xfinity race wins
Modern Era Ballot
Class of 2024
Person
Image
Role
Notes
Ballot
Donnie Allison
Driver
10 race wins, 78 top 5s, 115 top 10s, 18 poles,
1970 Coca-Cola 600 winner, 1967 Rookie of the Year
Pioneer Ballot
Jimmie Johnson
Driver and owner
7-time Cup drivers champion, 83 race wins, 232 top 5s, 374 top 10s, 36 poles, 2-time Daytona 500 winner, 4-time Coca-Cola 600 winner, 4-time Brickyard 400 winner, 2-time Southern 500 winner, 4-time All-Star Race winner, leads drivers in wins at
California Speedway (6),
Charlotte Motor Speedway (8),
Dover Motor Speedway (11),
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (4), and
Texas Motor Speedway (7), record holder for most consecutive Cup championships (5), named one of
NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers in 2023
Modern Era Ballot
Chad Knaus
Crew chief
7-time Cup champion as a crew chief for
Jimmie Johnson , 82 wins
Modern Era Ballot
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Class of 2011
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