West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame

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The West Coast Stock Car Hall Of Fame is a Hall of Fame for people associated with late-model stock car racing on the West Coast of the United States. Many NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series champions are inducted in the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame once had a physical location at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, in Irwindale, California. Today, it is a digital hall of fame located online (Official website) and inductees are honored at an annual banquet, according to the official website.

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History

The hall of fame was created in 2001. Nominees are either retired, deceased or have moved from one area of participation to another, or have been active in their primary field for at least 25 years. The first class was inducted in 2002.

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List of inductees

2002

The hall of fame inducted its inaugural class in 2002

2003

The hall of fame inducted its second class in 2003

2004

The hall of fame inducted its third class in 2004

2005

The hall of fame inducted its fourth class in 2005

2006

The hall of fame inducted its fifth class in 2006

2009

The hall of fame inducted its sixth class in 2009. [1]

2010

The hall of fame inducted its seventh class in 2010. [2]

2011

The hall of fame inducted its eighth class in 2011. [3]

2012

The hall of fame inducted its ninth class in 2012. [4]

2013

The hall of fame inducted its tenth class on June 20, 2013. [5]

2014

The hall of fame inducted its eleventh class in 2014

2015

The hall of fame inducted its twelfth class in 2015

2016

The hall of fame inducted its thirteenth class in 2016

2017

The hall of fame inducted its fourteenth class in 2017

2018

The hall of fame inducted its fiveteenth class in 2018

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2019

The hall of fame inducted its sixteenth class in 2019

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2020

The hall of fame inducted its seventeenth class in 2020

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2021

The hall of fame inducted its eighteenth class in 2021

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2022

The hall of fame inducted its nineteenth class in 2022

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2023

The hall of fame inducted its twentieth class in 2023

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References

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  2. "West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame Inducts 2010 Class". Iowa Speedway. July 6, 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  3. "West Coast Stock Car to Induct 10". NASCAR. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
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