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.
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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 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 |
Person | Image | Role | Notes |
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Bobby Allison | Driver | 1983 Cup champion, 85 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 |
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 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 |
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 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 | 100 race wins as owner, 96 wins as a crew chief, co-founder of Wood Brothers Racing, helped innovate the modern pit stop |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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 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 | |
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, 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 |
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 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 |
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 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, [8] former owner of California Speedway, 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 |
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 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 |
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 | Image | Role | Notes | Ballot |
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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 |
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.
Person | Image | Role | Notes | Ballot |
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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 |
Person | Image | Role | Notes | Ballot |
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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 |
Person | Image | Role | Notes | Ballot |
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Carl Edwards | Driver | 28 Cup race wins, 124 top 5s, 220 top tens, 22 poles, 2015 Coca-Cola 600 winner, 2015 Southern 500 winner, 2011 All Star Race winner, 2007 Xfinity Series Champion, 38 Xfinity wins, named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers in 2023 | Modern Era Ballot | |
Ralph Moody | Owner and driver | Co-founder of Holman-Moody, 2-time Cup Series owners champion, 96 wins, 5 race wins as a driver, 18 top 5s, 27 top 10s, 5 poles | Pioneer Ballot | |
Ricky Rudd | Driver and owner | 23 race wins, 194 top 5s, 374 top 10s, 29 poles, 1997 Brickyard 400 winner, 1977 Rookie of the Year, named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998 | Modern Era Ballot |
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