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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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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