Updated: Oct 14, 2009, 10:59 AM

Vote: NASCAR Hall of Fame


Hall of Fall Who should be elected to NASCAR's Hall of Fame?

NASCAR's long and illustrious history has been defined by legendary drivers, owners and pioneers. Now, the sport will honor its most important figures.

On Wednesday, the NASCAR Hall of Fame will announce its inaugural class. Five from a list of 25 nominees will be selected for induction. The nominees include members from nearly every era of NASCAR's history up until the present day. Early figures like Lee Petty and Raymond Parks stand for induction alongside more familiar figures like Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt.

Who should be inducted into NASCAR's inaugural Hall of Fame class? Cast your vote now!

Who should be included in the inaugural class of NASCAR's Hall of Fame? (Choose FIVE)

  • Bobby Allison
    84 career NASCAR Sprint Cup wins
    1983 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion (oldest champion to date, 45 years old)
    Three-time Daytona 500 winner (1978, '82, '88)
  • Red Byron
    Won first NASCAR-sanctioned race (Feb. 15, 1948 in Daytona Beach, Fla.)
    1948 NASCAR Modified champion
    1949 NASCAR ''Strictly Stock'' champion (series currently known as Sprint Cup)
  • Buck Baker
    46 career NASCAR Sprint Cup wins
    Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion (1956, '57)
    First to win consecutive NSCS titles
  • Dale Earnhardt
    76 career NASCAR Sprint Cup wins
    Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion (tied for most NSCS titles with Richard Petty)
    1998 Daytona 500 winner
  • Richard Childress
    President & CEO of Richard Childress Racing
    Six NASCAR Sprint Cup championships
    89 NASCAR Sprint Cup wins
  • Richie Evans
    Nine-time NASCAR Modified champion (1973, '78-85)
    Won 37 of 60 races in 1979
    Over 400 feature wins
  • Tim Flock
    39 career NASCAR Sprint Cup wins
    Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion (1952, '55)
    Won then-record 18 races in 1955
  • Bill France Jr.
    NASCAR President (1972-2000)
    NASCAR Chairman & CEO (2000-03)
    Signed $2.4 billion TV deal with networks in 1999
  • Bill France Sr.
    Founded NASCAR in 1948
    NASCAR President until 1972
    Built Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway
  • Rick Hendrick
    Chairman & CEO, Hendrick Motorsports
    Ranks second among owners in NASCAR Sprint Cup wins (185) and championships (8)
    Six Daytona 500 wins
  • Bud Moore
    Founded Bud Moore Engineering
    63 wins and two championships as NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner
    Championship-winning crew chief for Buck Baker (1957)
  • Junior Johnson
    50 career NASCAR Sprint Cup wins
    1960 Daytona 500 winner
    153 wins and six championships as NASCAR Sprint Cup team owner
  • Ned Jarrett
    50 career NASCAR Sprint Cup wins
    Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion (1961, '65)
    Two-time NASCAR Sportsman division champion (1957, '58)
  • Raymond Parks
    First owner to win NASCAR Sprint Cup championship (1949)
    Winning owner of first NASCAR-sanctioned race (1948)
    Red Byron, Curtis Turner and Fonty Flock among Parks' drivers
  • Benny Parsons
    21 career NASCAR Sprint Cup wins
    1973 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion
    1975 Daytona 500 winner
  • David Pearson
    105 NASCAR Sprint Cup wins (second all time)
    Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion (1966, '68, '69)
    1976 Daytona 500 winner
  • Lee Petty
    54 career NASCAR Sprint Cup wins
    Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion (1954, '58, '59)
    Won inaugural Daytona 500 in 1959
  • ''Fireball'' Roberts
    33 career NASCAR Sprint Cup wins
    1962 Daytona 500 winner
    Won inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway (July 31, 1960)
  • Richard Petty
    Holds record for NASCAR Sprint Cup wins (200) and Daytona 500 wins (7)
    Shares record for NASCAR Sprint Cup championships (seven)
    Won record 27 races in 1967 (includes record 10 straight wins)
  • Herb Thomas
    48 career NASCAR Sprint Cup wins
    Best win percentage in NASCAR Sprint Cup history (.211 in 228 races)
    Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion (1951, '53)
  • Curtis Turner
    17 career NASCAR Sprint Cup wins
    All-time wins leader in NASCAR Convertible division (38)
    Won inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup race at North Carolina Speedway aka Rockingham (Oct. 31, 1965)
  • Darrell Waltrip
    84 career NASCAR Sprint Cup wins
    Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion (1981, '82, '85)
    1989 Daytona 500 winner
  • Joe Weatherly
    25 career NASCAR Sprint Cup wins
    Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion (1962, '63)
    1953 NASCAR Modified national champion
  • Glen Wood
    Founded Wood Brothers Racing in 1950
    97 NASCAR Sprint Cup wins as owner
    Four NASCAR Sprint Cup wins as driver
  • Cale Yarborough
    83 career NASCAR Sprint Cup wins
    First to win three straight NASCAR Sprint Cup championships (1976-78)
    Four-time Daytona 500 winner (1968, '77, '83, '84)

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