International Motorsports Hall of Fame

International Motorsports Hall of Fame

The International Motorsports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame dedicated to enshrining those who have contributed the most to the sport of auto racing either as a driver, owner, developer or engineer. Although people of many nationalities have been inducted (including racing legends such as Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Ayrton Senna) the majority of inductees chosen are American drivers who competed in domestic series (particularly NASCAR). Only two non-Americans have been inducted since 2003.

Founding

It was founded in 1982 by Bill France, Sr., the founder of NASCAR, and is currently located in Lincoln, Alabama, adjacent to Talladega Superspeedway.

Qualifications

To be nominated, the person must be retired from their specialty in motorsports for at least five years unless approved on special means (age or worthy of special early induction). They are voted on by a 150-member panel from the American auto racing media.

Due to the opening of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, there was no class of 2010.

List of inductees

Name	Inducted[1]	Lived	Active years	Main form of motorsport	Further career
J. C. Agajanian	2009	1913–1984	1931–1971	Indianapolis 500
Bobby Allison	1993	b. 1937	1959–1988	NASCAR
Davey Allison	1998	1961–1993	1979–1993	NASCAR
Donnie Allison	2009	b. 1939	1966–1988	NASCAR
Joe Amato	2005	b. 1944	?–2000	NHRA
Mario Andretti	2000	b. 1940	1953–1994	Formula One, IndyCar, NASCAR, sports car racing
Art Arfons	2008[2]	1926–2007	1952–1971	land speed record, tractor pulling
Alberto Ascari	1992	1918–1955	1930s–1955	Formula One
Buck Baker	1990	1919–2002	1939–1976	NASCAR
Buddy Baker	1997	1941–2015	1959–1992	NASCAR	Color commentator
Kenny Bernstein	2012	b. 1944		Drag racing	Team owner
Tony Bettenhausen	1991	1916–1961	1940s–1961	Indianapolis 500
Neil Bonnett	2001	1946–1994	1974–1990	NASCAR
Jack Brabham	1990	1926–2014	1946–1970	Formula One	Founder of Brabham Motor Racing Developments
Craig Breedlove	2000	b. 1937	1963–1965	land speed records
Jimmy Bryan	2001	1926–1960	1952–1960	Indianapolis 500
Ettore Bugatti	2002	1881–1947	N/A	None	Founder of Bugatti
Red Byron	2008	1915–1960	1932–1951	NASCAR	SCCA manager
Malcolm Campbell	1990	1885–1948	1920s–1930s	Grand Prix motor racing	Land speed record breaker
Rudolf Caracciola	1998	1901–1959	1922–1952	Grand Prix motor racing
Colin Chapman	1994	1928–1982	N/A	None	Founder of Lotus
Louis Chevrolet	1992	1878–1941	1915–1920	Indianapolis 500	Founder of Chevrolet and Frontenac
Richard Childress	2012	b. 1945		NASCAR	Team owner
Jim Clark	1990	1936–1968	1958–1968	Formula One, Indianapolis 500
Jerry Cook	2009	b. 1939	1969–1982	NASCAR Modified series
Briggs Cunningham	2003	1907–2003	1930–1966	Various	Founder of Cunningham Racing
Ralph DePalma	1991	1884–1956	1906–1925	Indianapolis 500	Land speed record breaker
Junie Donlavey	2007	1924–2014	N/A	NASCAR
Mark Donohue	1990	1937–1975	1959–1975	sports car racing, Indianapolis 500, NASCAR
Dale Earnhardt	2006	1951–2001	1975–2001	NASCAR
Ralph Earnhardt	1997	1928–1973	1956–1964	NASCAR
Richie Evans	1996	1941–1985	1962–1985	NASCAR
Juan Manuel Fangio	1990	1911–1995	1934–1958	Formula One
Charles "Red" Farmer	2004	b. 1928?	1946–present as of 2007	NASCAR
Enzo Ferrari	1994	1898–1988	1919–1927	Coppa Acerbo	Founder of Ferrari
Emerson Fittipaldi	2003	b. 1946	1966–1996	Formula One, Indianapolis 500
Tim Flock	1991	1924–1998	1949–1956	NASCAR
John Force	2012	b. 1949		Drag racing
Henry Ford	1993	1863–1947	1902	Various	Founder of Ford
A. J. Foyt	2003	b. 1935	1956–1985	Champ Car, NASCAR, sports car racing	Founder of A.J. Foyt Enterprises
Ray Fox	2003	1917–2014	1955–1972	NASCAR
Bill France, Jr.	2004	1933–2007	1960s–1970s	NASCAR
Bill France, Sr.	1990	1909–1992	1936–1946	NASCAR, IMSA	Founder of NASCAR; founder of IMSA
Harry Gant	2006	b. 1940	1967–1996	NASCAR
Don Garlits	1997	b. 1932	1950s–1992	Drag racing
Bob Glidden	2005	b. 1944	1960s–1997	Drag racing
Andy Granatelli	1992	1923-2013	1948	Indianapolis 500, CEO of STP
Peter H. Gregg	1992	1940–1980	1958–1980	IMSA GT Championship
Dan Gurney	1990	b. 1931	1958–1980	Formula One, Indianapolis 500, sports car racing	Owner, Chairman and CEO of AAR
Janet Guthrie	2006	b. 1938	1963–1980	Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500
Mike Hailwood	2001	1940–1981	1957–1979	Formula One, Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Jim Hall	1997	b. 1935	1950s–1996	Formula One, Indianapolis 500, sports car racing
Chip Hanauer	2005	b. 1954		Hydroplane racing
Donald Healey	1996	1898–1988	1920s–1930s	Rally	Founder of Donald Healey Motor Company
Ray Hendrick	2007	1929–1990	1956–1970s	Modified racing
Rick Hendrick[3]	2013	b. 1949	1984–present	NASCAR	Modified racing; founder of Hendrick Motorsports
Graham Hill	1990	1929–1975	1958–1975	Formula One, Indianapolis 500, Sports car racing
Phil Hill	1991	1927–2008	1949–1967	Formula One, Sports car racing
Al Holbert	1993	1946–1988	1971–1988	Sports car racing
John Holman	2011	1918-1975	1952–1972	NASCAR
Tony Hulman	1990	1901–1977	1946–1977	Owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Denny Hulme	2002	1936–1992	1961–1974	Formula One, sports car racing
Harry Hyde	2004	1925–1996	1965–1991	NASCAR
Dale Inman	2013	b. 1936		NASCAR	Crew chief
Jack Ingram	2007	b. 1936	1960s–1991	NASCAR
Bobby Isaac	1996	1932–1977	1956–1977	NASCAR	Land speed record breaker
Jacky Ickx	1996	b. 1945	1965–1985	Formula One, Sports car racing
Ned Jarrett	1991	b. 1932	1952–1965	NASCAR	NASCAR Commentator
Bill Jenkins[4]	2008	1931–2012	1950s–1976	Drag racing
Gordon Johncock	1990	b. 1937	1965–1992	Indianapolis 500
Junior Johnson	1990	b. 1931	1955–1966	NASCAR
Warren Johnson	2007	b. 1943	1971–present	Drag racing
Parnelli Jones	1990	b. 1933	1950s–1974	Indianapolis 500, Can Am Series, Trans Am Series, NASCAR
Mel Kenyon	2003	b. 1933	1954–2005	Midget car racing
Alan Kulwicki	2002	1954–1993	1973–1993	NASCAR
Frank Kurtis	2008	1908–1987	1930s–1962	Various, chassis and engine builder
Niki Lauda	1993	b. 1949	1960s–1979, 1982–1985	Formula One
Fred Lorenzen	1991	b. 1932	1950s–1972	NASCAR
Tiny Lund	1994	1929–1975	1940s–1975	NASCAR
Nigel Mansell	2005	b. 1953	1976–1995, 1998	Formula One, Indianapolis 500	endurance racing
John Marcum	1994	1913–1981	1930-mid-1940s	ARCA founder	NASCAR official
Banjo Matthews	1998	1932–1996	1952–1963	NASCAR
Rex Mays	1993	1913–1949	1934–1949	Indianapolis 500
Bruce McLaren	1991	1937–1970	1952–1970	Formula One, Sports car racing	McLaren founder
Rick Mears	1997	b. 1951	1970s–1992	Indianapolis 500
Louis Meyer	1992	1904–1995	1920s–1939	Indianapolis 500
Ralph Moody	1994	1917–2004	1935–1957	NASCAR owner
Bud Moore	2009	b. 1925	1961–2001	NASCAR owner
Stirling Moss	1990	b. 1929	1948–1962	Formula One, Mille Miglia
Shirley Muldowney	2004	b. 1940	1970s–1984, late 1980s–2003	Drag racing
Bill Muncey	2004	1929–1981	1950s–1981	Hydroplane racing
Tazio Nuvolari	1998	1892–1953	1920–1940s	Grand Prix motor racing, Mille Miglia
Fred Offenhauser	2001	1888–1973	1913–1946	Various, engine designer
Barney Oldfield	1990	1878–1946	1902–1918	barnstormer, land speed record
Jan Opperman	2011	1939–1997		Sprint cars
Cotton Owens	2008	1924–2012	1950s–1964	NASCAR
Raymond Parks	2009	1914-2010	1938–1951	NASCAR
Wally Parks	1992	1913–2007		Drag racing
Benny Parsons	1994	1941–2007	1960s–1988	NASCAR	NASCAR commentator
David Pearson	1990	b. 1934	1960–1986	NASCAR
Roger Penske	1998	b. 1937	1958–1965	Formula One, NASCAR, Indy Car, Sports Car
Lee Petty	1990	1914–2000	1949–1964	NASCAR
Maurice Petty	2011	b. 1939		NASCAR	Engine builder
Richard Petty	1997	b. 1937	1958–1992	NASCAR
Nelson Piquet	2000	b. 1952	1971–1991	Formula One
// Ferdinand Porsche	1996	1875–1951		Porsche founder
Alain Prost	1999	b. 1955	1969–1993	Formula One
Don Prudhomme	2000	b. 1941	1959–1994	Drag racing
Bobby Rahal	2004	b. 1953	1970s–1998	CART, Formula One	Co-founder of Rahal Letterman Racing
Wayne Rainey	2007	b. 1960	1982–1993	Grand Prix motorcycle racing/AMA Superbike
Brian Redman	2011	b. 1937	1968–1989	Formula racing, Sports car racing
Tim Richmond	2002	1955–1989	1976–1989	NASCAR
Eddie Rickenbacker	1992	1890–1973	1912–1916	Indianapolis 500	Also owned the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Fireball Roberts	1990	1929–1964	1947–1964	NASCAR
Kenny Roberts	1992	b. 1951	1974, 1978–1983	Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Mauri Rose	1994	1906–1981	1941–1951	Indianapolis 500
Jack Roush	2006	b. 1942		NASCAR, sports car racing, Drag Racing	Founder of Roush Performance Racing
Johnny Rutherford	2006	b. 1938	1960s–1988	Indianapolis 500	NASCAR
Don Schumacher[3]	2013	b. 1944		drag racing
Wendell Scott	1999	1921–1990	1947–1973	NASCAR
Ralph Seagraves	2008	1929–1998	?–1995	NASCAR, Drag racing	initiated R. J. Reynolds sponsorship of motorsports
Ayrton Senna	2000	1960–1994	1973–1994	Formula One
Wilbur Shaw	1991	1902–1954	1920s–1941	Indianapolis 500
Carroll Shelby	1991	1923–2012	1950s–1941	Sports car racing, Formula One	Founder of Carroll Shelby International
Bruton Smith	2007	b. 1927	N/A	NASCAR
Louise Smith	1999	1916–2006	1949–1956	NASCAR
Jackie Stewart	1990	b. 1939	1963–1973	Formula One
John Surtees	1996	b. 1934	1952–1972	Formula One, Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Herb Thomas	1994	1923–2000	1949–1962	NASCAR
Mickey Thompson	1990	1928–1988	1949–1962	Various - Drag racing, Off-road racing	Speed and endurance record breaker
Curtis Turner	1992	1924–1970	1946–1961, 1965–1967	NASCAR
Al Unser	1998	b. 1939	1957–1994	CART
Bobby Unser	1990	b. 1934	1960s–1993	Indianapolis 500
Bill Vukovich	1990	1918–1955	1945–1955	Indianapolis 500
Rusty Wallace[3]	2013	b. 1956	1970s-2005	NASCAR, USAC	NASCAR commentator
Darrell Waltrip	2005	b. 1947	1960s–2000	NASCAR
Rodger Ward	1992	1921–2004	1950–1966	Indianapolis 500
A. J. Watson	2003	1924–2014	1948–1982	Indianapolis 500 engine builder
Joe Weatherly	1994	1922–1964	1946–1964	NASCAR, AMA nationals
Humpy Wheeler	2006	b. 1938		NASCAR	None
Rex White	2011	b. 1929	1956–1964	NASCAR
Glen Wood	2002	b. 1925	1953–1964	NASCAR
Cale Yarborough	2002	b. 1938	1957–1988	NASCAR, Indianapolis 500
Smokey Yunick	1990	1925–2001	1930s	NASCAR	Motorcycle racing, Indianapolis 500

See also

• Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
• Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame
• NASCAR Hall of Fame

References

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 33°34′41″N 86°04′19″W / 33.578°N 86.072°W / 33.578; -86.072