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 35 individuals have been inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Twenty-seven were inducted as drivers, 18 of whom were inducted solely as drivers. The other nine were inducted for their accomplishments as both drivers and owners or broadcasters. Three were inducted for their roles as owners in the sport. Three were inducted as promoters of the sport. Two members were inducted as crew chiefs.

Inductees into the Hall of Fame

References:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

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), founder of Dale Earnhardt, Inc., named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
Bill France Sr. Promoter NASCAR founder and promoter, helped build Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway
Bill France Jr. Promoter NASCAR promoter, 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, 6-time Cup owners champion, leads drivers in wins at Hickory Motor Speedway (7), named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
Richard Petty Driver and owner 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), record holder for most wins in a single season (1967, 27), record holder for most consecutive wins (1967, 10), most Starts in NASCAR (1,184), named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)

Class of 2011

Person Image Role Notes
Bobby Allison Driver 1983 Cup drivers 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 3-time Cup owners champion, 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) 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
Richie Evans Driver 9-time Modified Tour champion, 475 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 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 Owner Founder of Wood Brothers Racing, 98 race wins as owner, 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
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 and broadcaster 1989 Cup champion, 55 race wins, 202 top-5s, 349 top-10s, 36 poles, 1990 Coca-Cola 600 winner, 1989 All-Star Race winner, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
Leonard Wood Crew chief 96 race wins, helped innovate the modern pit stop

Class of 2014

Person Image 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 (1998)
Maurice Petty Owner, crew chief and engineer 200 Cup race wins, 7-time Cup champion, and 7-time Daytona 500 winner as Chief Engineer for Petty Enterprises
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)
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)
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
Bill Elliott Driver 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)
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, first African-American driver to win a race
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
Jerry Cook Driver 6-time Modified Tour Champion, 342 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 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 Greastest Drivers (1998)

Class of 2017

Person Image Role Notes
Richard Childress Driver and owner Founder of Richard Childress Racing
Rick Hendrick Owner Founder of Hendrick Motorsports
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)
Raymond Parks Owner NASCAR's first champion car owner (1949)
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)

References

  1. ↑ Class of 2010 Inductees. NASCAR Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Class of 2011. NASCAR Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
  4. ↑ . NASCAR Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "2016 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class Announced". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. May 20, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ 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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