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The Buck Stops Here -- Hall of Fame News -- Season 1 Episode 24
The NASCAR Hall of Fame announces their 2020 Class
While we have not a great job in updating our Notinhalloffame NASCAR list (look for that update this summer), we are excited that the NASCAR Hall of Fame has announced the five-member Class of 2020.
The Class of 2020 consists of:
Buddy Baker: Baker won 19 races including the 1980 Daytona 500. He was named one of NASCARS’s 50 Greatest Drivers in 1998.
Joe Gibbs: Gibbs received 72% of the vote and enters as a team owner. His drivers have won 323 races and he is also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a three-time Super Bowl Championship Head Coach with the Washington Redskins.
Bobby Labonte: Labonte was the Winston Cup Series Champion in 2000 and would win 21 races in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Tony Stewart: Arguably the headliner of the class, Stewart was chosen in his first year of eligibility. Receiving 88% of the vote, Stewart was a three-time NASCAR premier series champion and would have 49 Wins on the tour.
Waddell Wilson: Wilson received 72% of the vote and was a famed engine builder.
This is the 11thClass for the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the newest members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
The NASCAR HOF Announces Their 2019 Class
The NASCAR Hall of Fame has announced the Class of 2019, which comprises three former drivers Jeff Gordon, Davey Allison and Alan Kulwicki and two current owners Jack Roush and Roger Penske.
To be inducted you had to appear on the most ballots amongst the other 15 nominees. There were 57 ballots in total, which included an online fan vote.
Without question, Gordon is the headliner and he would receive 96% of the vote (how did he not appear on all of the ballots?) Gordon was a four time Winston Cup Champion (1995, 1997, 1998 & 2001) a three time Daytona 500 winner (1997, 1999 & 2005) and the overall winner of 93 races on the NASCAR circuit. Perhaps more importantly he was the face of NASCAR for over a decade and his success transcended the sport. He appeared on mainstream talk shows, hosted Saturday Night Live and arguably exceeded levels of mainstream popularity that no other car driver had in the United States and as such raised the profile of the sport.
Davey Allison had 19 NASCAR wins in what was an abbreviated career. Allison, who was the 1987 Rookie of the Year died at the age of 33 in a helicopter crash in 1993. He is the son of NASCAR Hall of Famer, Bobby Allison.
Alan Kulwicki also died in 1993, his demise coming by way of an airplane crash. Kulwicki was the Winston Cup Champion in 1992 and won 5 races over his NASCAR career.
Jack Roush is the co-owner of Roush Fenway Racing and since he began owning cars in 1988 he has accumulated 137 wins on the NASCAR Cup Series.
Roger Penske has been a team owner since 1972 and his drivers boast 108 wins. He was also a track owner in the 1990’s.
This is the tenth Class for the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com have not a very good job in updating our NASCAR list in the past two years but we will endeavor to fix that this summer.
We would like to congratulate all of the new members of the 2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class.
The 2017 NASCAR HOF Class is announced
As much as we have been working hard to update our lists as quickly as possible, we recognize that our NASCAR list has slid and is about a year behind.
Make that two.
The NASCAR Hall of Fame has announced the 2017 Hall of Fame Class and they are as follows:
Richard Childress, a former owner who had Dale Earnhardt on his roster.
Mark Martin, who won 40 races on the Sprint Cup Circuit.
Raymond Parks, a former owner who won the first Modified Title in 1948.
Benny Parsons, the 1973 Sprint Cup Series Champion who has 21 Sprint Cup wins including the 1975 Daytona 500.
Rick Hendrick, an owner who has 11 Sprint Cup Championship and 15 Drivers’ Championships in total.
Following our apology, we here at Notinhalloffame.com promise all of you that we will have our NASCAR list updated by summer.
The NASCAR HOF Finalists are out
The five new nominees are:
Jack Roush, a longtime NASCAR team owner who has earned 135 Sprint Cup victories.
Ron Hornaday, a four time Camping World Truck Series Champion.
Ricky Rudd, who has won 23 premier series wins.
Waddell Wilson, a respected engine builder.
Ken Squier, who has covered NASCAR as a broadcaster and journalist for decades.
The 15 returning nominees are:
Buddy Baker, who has nineteen career premiere series wins.
Red Byron, the first NASCAR champion strictly with the stock series.
Richard Childress, who has 105 premier series wins and six championships as a car owner.
Ray Evernham, who won three premier series titles as a crew chief.
Ray Fox, a car owner, engine builder and crew chief. He won 14 times as an owner.
Rick Hendrick, a team owner who has won 11 premier series titles and 240 races.
Harry Hyde, a twenty year superstar as a crew chief.
Alan Kulwicki, who won the 1992 premier series title.
Mark Martin, a 40 time winner on the premier series and the runner-up five times for the championship.
Herschel McGriff, a long time driver who was a former Winston West Series Champion.
Raymond Parks, the first team owner to win the strictly stock championship.
Benny Parsons, a former premier series champion.
Larry Phillips, a short track star from the Mid-West who won seven regional championships.
Mike Stefanik, a seven time Modified Tour Champion.
Robert Yates, an engine builder and team owner winning 57 wins.
The voting panel will meet on May 25 to determine the 2017 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate this crop of finalists.