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The first decade of the NASCAR Hall of Fame celebrated the accomplishments
of the legends of NASCAR racing, from the founding fathers and pioneers to
the superstar drivers, mechanics and owners who built the sport. From 2010 to
2019, the Hall of Fame inducted 50 legendary individuals who played key roles in
helping NASCAR become the dominant force in American motorsports. With this
retrospective exhibit, the NASCAR Hall of Fame recognizes the first 10 classes
by bringing back one actual car from each class and continuing to recognize
the indelible marks all 50 inductees left on NASCAR throughout its long and
rich history.
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FEB. 17, 2021 – JULY 2021
A LEGENDARY DECADE: THE FIRST 50 INDUCTEES
COLLECTION FACTS
DALE EARNHARDTWILLIAM H.G. FRANCE
WILLIAM C. FRANCE JR. JUNIOR JOHNSONRICHARD PETTY
BOBBY ALLISONNED JARRETTBUD MOORE
DAVID PEARSONLEE PETTY
RICHIE EVANSDALE INMAN
DARRELL WALTRIPGLEN WOOD
CALE YARBOROUGH
FAST FACTS• Richard Petty was NASCAR’s first
seven-time champion. • Dale Earnhardt was also a seven-time
champion. • NASCAR founder William H.G. France
launched the sanctioning body in 1948 and spent the next two and a half decades getting it firmly established.
• William C. France Jr., the son of William H.G. France, took over the NASCAR reins in 1972 and built NASCAR from a regional attraction in the Southeast into a national powerhouse.
• Junior Johnson won 50 races as a driver before forming his own team, which he guided to six owner titles with fellow Hall of Famers Cale Yarborough (2012) and Darrell Waltrip (2012).
FAST FACTS• The Spartanburg, South Carolina, region
produced Bud Moore, a decorated D-Day infantryman, ace mechanic and two-time championship team owner, and David Pearson, who won three driving titles and ranks second all-time with 105 premier series race wins.
• From North Carolina came Lee Petty, a three-time driving champion and the patriarch of four generations of racers, along with two-time champion Ned Jarrett, someone as well versed as a promoter and a broadcaster as he was at trading paint on short tracks.
• Bobby Allison was the leader of the so-called “Alabama Gang” of racers, winning 84 races in his career and capturing the 1983 championship.
FAST FACTS• Dale Inman was an eight-time cham-
pion crew chief, seven of which came with his cousin Richard Petty (2010) and the eighth in 1984 with Terry Labonte (2016).
• Glen Wood founded NASCAR’s oldest continually operating team, Wood Brothers Racing, in 1950.
• Richie Evans won nine NASCAR Modified Series (now Whelen Modi-fied Tour) championships, including eight in a row.
• Evans won more Modified titles than any driver and his total of nine ties him with fellow Hall of Famer Mike Stefanik (2021) for most total NASCAR championships.
• On the premier series driver side, Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip each won three championships.
THE FOUNDATION: CLASS OF 2010 THE PIONEERS: CLASS OF 2011
THE CHAMPIONS: CLASS OF 2012
FEATURED CAR: 1964 FORD GALAXIE
INDUCTEE: NED JARRETT
DRIVER: NED JARRETT
OWNER: BONDY LONG
FEATURED CAR: 1973 FORD PINTO
INDUCTEE: RICHIE EVANS
DRIVER: RICHIE EVANS
OWNER: RICHIE EVANS
FEATURED CAR: 1932 FORD COUPE
INDUCTEE: WILLIAM H.G. FRANCE
DRIVER: WILLIAM H.G. FRANCE
OWNER: WILLIAM H.G. FRANCE
BUCK BAKERCOTTON OWENSHERB THOMAS
RUSTY WALLACELEONARD WOOD
FAST FACTS• Cotton Owens was a double threat; he
won nine premier series races behind the wheel and captured an owner title with driver David Pearson (2011) in 1966.
• Leonard Wood was a mechanical genius, capable of building almost anything, including some of the most powerful engines in NASCAR for Wood Brothers Racing, which won 43 races with Pearson behind the wheel from 1972 to 1978.
• Hudson Hornet driver Herb Thomas was NASCAR’s first repeat premier series champion.
• Herb Thomas was also the inspiration for the Doc Hudson character in the hugely popular Disney•Pixar’s “Cars” animated film franchise.
• Buck Baker not only was NASCAR’s third repeat title winner, he was the first to do it two years in a row, taking crowns in 1956 and 1957.
• Rusty Wallace won the 1989 premier series championship, as well as 55 races, 37 of which came driving for his boss and good friend, Roger Penske (2019).
THE TRAILBLAZERS: CLASS OF 2013
FEATURED CAR: 1964 DODGE POLARA
INDUCTEE: COTTON OWENS
DRIVER: DAVID PEARSON
OWNER: COTTON OWENS
TIM FLOCK JACK INGRAM DALE JARRETT
MAURICE PETTYFIREBALL ROBERTS
BILL ELLIOTTFRED LORENZENWENDELL SCOTTJOE WEATHERLY
REX WHITE
FAST FACTS• Considered by some to be NASCAR’s
first true superstar, Fireball Roberts dazzled the field at Daytona in 1962, sweeping three races at his hometown track.
• Tim Flock, NASCAR’s second two-time champion, made his mark with the Fabulous Hudson Hornet, which he drove to a title in 1952. Three years later, Flock wheeled one of Carl Kiekhaefer’s Chrysler 300s to a second crown.
• Maurice Petty built the motors that powered brother Richard (2010) to seven premier series titles, while Jack Ingram was the victor five times in what today is known as the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
• Ned (2011) and Dale Jarrett earned a place in history by becoming just the second father-son duo to be crowned as champions.
FAST FACTS• On Dec. 1, 1963, Wendell Scott became
the first Black driver to win a NASCAR race.
• Fred Lorenzen was the first driver to win more than $100,000 in a single season, despite competing in just 29 of 55 races in 1963.
• In 1985, Bill Elliott earned the Winston Million, a $1 million bonus for winning the Daytona 500, Winston 500 and Southern 500 in the same season.
• Joe Weatherly won consecutive premier series titles in 1962 to 1963.
THE HARD CHARGERS: CLASS OF 2014
THE WHEELMEN: CLASS OF 2015
FEATURED CAR: 1972 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO
INDUCTEE: JACK INGRAM
DRIVER: JACK INGRAM
OWNER: JACK INGRAM
FEATURED CAR: 1962 CHEVROLET IMPALA
INDUCTEE: WENDELL SCOTT
DRIVER: WENDELL SCOTT
OWNER: WENDELL SCOTT
JERRY COOK BOBBY ISAAC
TERRY LABONTEBRUTON SMITHCURTIS TURNER
FAST FACTS• Jerry Cook contributed both from the
cockpit and inside the NASCAR hauler. The Rome, New York, native won six titles in what’s now known as the Whelen Modified Tour, and he also served with distinction as a NASCAR official.
• Bruton Smith built one of the sport’s largest empires that began with Charlotte Motor Speedway.
• Bobby Isaac won the 1970 title, one year after he established the NASCAR mark for most poles in a season with 19.
• Terry Labonte won titles in 1984 and 1996. The 12-year gap between championships remains the longest in series history.
• In addition to his 17 premier series wins, Curtis Turner won 38 of his 79 starts in NASCAR’s Convertible Division.
THE DIFFERENCE MAKERS: CLASS OF 2016
FEATURED CAR: 1996 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO
INDUCTEE: TERRY LABONTE
DRIVER: TERRY LABONTE
OWNER: HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS
RICHARD CHILDRESS RICK HENDRICK MARK MARTIN
RAYMOND PARKSBENNY PARSONS
RED BYRONRAY EVERNHAM
RON HORNADAY JR.KEN SQUIER
ROBERT YATES
FAST FACTS• Rick Hendrick holds the all-time record
with 13 owner titles from four different drivers – Jeff Gordon (2019), Terry Labonte (2016), Jimmie Johnson and Chase Elliott.
• Georgia native Raymond Parks, the oldest of 16 children, was the winning team owner for NASCAR’s very first championship in the Modified Division (now Whelen Modified Tour) in 1948 and won the first Strictly Stock (now premier series) crown a year later.
• Richard Childress won six owner championships with driver Dale Earnhardt.
• Benny Parsons won the 1973 title and went on to have a strong second career in broadcasting after he stepped away from the cockpit.
• Mark Martin was a threat to win in a host of series, winning 40 Cup races, 49 NASCAR Xfinity Series races and seven more in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
FAST FACTS• Red Byron was a decorated World War II
aviator who spent more than two years in a hospital recovering from combat injuries. Once back in the car, Byron won the first title in what’s now the Whelen Modified Tour in 1948 and a year later, the first premier series championship.
• Ron Hornaday, meanwhile, was the only four-time champion in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, where for years he held the series record with 51 race victories.
• Mechanically, Ray Evernham was atop the Hendrick Motorsports pit box for Jeff Gordon’s (2019) first three premier series championships before bringing Dodge back into the sport after a more than 20-year hiatus.
• Robert Yates was one of the sport’s top engine builders, later graduating to team ownership, where he won the 1999 premier series titles with Dale Jarrett (2014).
• Ken Squier is the only person to date voted into the Hall of Fame solely for their groundbreaking broadcasting work in radio and television.
THE POWER BROKERS: CLASS OF 2017
THE HEAVY HITTERS: CLASS OF 2018
FEATURED CAR: 1998 FORD TAURUS
INDUCTEE: MARK MARTIN
DRIVER: MARK MARTIN
OWNER: ROUSH FENWAY RACING
FEATURED CAR: 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
INDUCTEE: RON HORNADAY JR.
DRIVER: RON HORNADAY JR.
OWNER: KEVIN HARVICK INC.
DAVEY ALLISONJEFF GORDON
ALAN KULWICKIROGER PENSKE
JACK ROUSH
FAST FACTS• Jeff Gordon won four premier series
championships and 93 races, which ranks third overall. Gordon made a seamless transition from the cockpit to the television booth, where he now is an analyst with FOX Sports.
• Roger Penske was a two-time Cup championship team owner and the most successful IndyCar owner of all-time, plus he oversees a $32 billion business empire with more than 56,000 employees worldwide.
• Jack Roush has won championships in all three of NASCAR’s top series, capturing 325 race victories.
• Davey Allison won 10 percent of his starts from 1987 to 1993.
• Alan Kulwicki scored a championship run in 1992.
THE TITANS: CLASS OF 2019
FEATURED CAR: 1989 FORD THUNDERBIRD
INDUCTEE: DAVEY ALLISON
DRIVER: DAVEY ALLISON
OWNER: ROBERT YATES RACING