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The following is a list of members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame . A total of 50 individuals have been inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. 35 were inducted as drivers, 24 of whom were inducted solely as drivers. The other 15 were inducted for their accomplishments as drivers, owners and/or broadcasters. 7 were inducted for their roles as owners in the sport. 4 were inducted as promoters of the sport. 3 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 (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, 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 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), 1959 Rookie of the Year, 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 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), 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
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
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
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 and engineer
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
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, 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
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 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 , 6-time Cup Champion as an owner, 76 top-10s as a driver
Rick Hendrick
Owner
Founder of Hendrick Motorsports , 12-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
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 and owner
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
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 and broadcaster
4-time Cup drivers champion, 93 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), 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 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 a driver and an owner, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998)
Roger Penske
Owner
Founder of Team Penske , 2012 Cup Champion as an owner
Jack Roush
Owner
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
References
^ Class of 2010 Inductees . 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 . NASCAR Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved February 11, 2011.
^ [1] . 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. 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 .