International Motorsports Hall of Fame

The International Motorsports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame dedicated to enshrining those who have contributed the most to auto racing either as a driver, owner, developer or engineer. Although people of many nationalities have been inducted (including racing legends such as Fangio, Moss, Senna) the main focus is on Americans who competed in domestic series - particularly NASCAR.

It was founded in 1982 by Bill France, Sr., the founder of NASCAR, and is currently located in Talladega, Alabama, adjacent to Talladega Superspeedway.

To be nominated, the person must be retired from their specialty in motorsports for at least five years unless approved on special means (age or worthy of special early induction). They are voted on by a 150-member panel from the worldwide auto racing media.

List of inductees

Name	Inducted	Lived	Active years	Main form of motorsport	Further career
Bobby Allison	1993	b. 1937	1959-1988	NASCAR
Davey Allison	1998	1961-1993	1979-1993	NASCAR
Mario Andretti	2000	b. 1940	1953-1994	Formula One, IndyCar
Alberto Ascari	1992	1918-1955	1930s-1955	Formula One
Buck Baker	1990	1919-2002	1939-1976	NASCAR
Buddy Baker	1997	b. 1941	1959-1992	NASCAR
Tony Bettenhausen	1991	1916-1961	1940s-1961	US Champ. Car
Neil Bonnett	2001	1946-1994	1974-1990	NASCAR
Jack Brabham	1990	b. 1926	1946-1970	Formula One	Founder of Brabham Motor Racing Developments
Craig Breedlove	2000	b. 1937	1963-1965	land speed records
Jimmy Bryan	2001	1926-1960	1952-1960	US Champ. Car
Ettore Bugatti	2002	1881-1947	N/a	None	Founder of Bugatti
Malcolm Campbell	1990	1885-1948	1920s-1930s	Grand Prix motor racing	Land speed record breaker
Rudolf Caracciola	1998	1901-1959	1922-1952	Grand Prix motor racing
Colin Chapman	1994	1928-1982	N/a	None	Founder of Lotus
Louis Chevrolet	1992	1878-1941	1915-1920	Indianapolis 500	Founder of Chevrolet and Frontenac
Jim Clark	1990	1936-1968	1958-1968	Formula One, Indianapolis 500
Briggs Cunningham	2003	1907-2003	1930-1966	Various	Founder of Cunningham Racing
Ralph DePalma	1991	1884-1956	1906-1925	Indianapolis 500	Land speed record breaker
Junie Donlavey	2007	b. 1924	N/A	N/A	NASCAR Winston Cup car owner
Mark Donohue	1990	1937-1975	1959-1975	SCCA, Trans-Am, Formula One
Dale Earnhardt	2006	1951-2001	1975-2001	NASCAR
Ralph Earnhardt	1997	1928-1973	1956-1964	NASCAR
Richie Evans	1996	1941-1985	1962-1985	NASCAR
Juan Manuel Fangio	1990	1911-1995	1934-1958	Formula One
Charles "Red" Farmer	2004	b. 1928?	1946-present as of 2007	NASCAR	Inducted by the motorsports media while semi-retired.
Enzo Ferrari	1994	1898-1988	1919-1927	Coppa Acerbo	Founder of Ferrari
Emerson Fittipaldi	2003	b. 1946	1966-1996	Formula One, Indianapolis 500
Tim Flock	1991	1924-1998	1949-1956	NASCAR
Henry Ford	1993	1863-1947	1902		Founder of Ford
A. J. Foyt	2003	b. 1935	1956-1985	US Champ. Car, Indianapolis 500, 24 Hours of Le Mans
Ray Fox	2003	b. 1917	N/a	None	Crew chief and race car and engine builder in NASCAR
Bill France, Jr.	2004	1933-2007	1960s-1970s	Enduro, Motocross	President of NASCAR
Bill France, Sr.	1990	1909-1992	1936-1946	stock car racing	Founder and president of NASCAR
Harry Gant	2006	b. 1940	1967-1996	NASCAR
Don Garlits	1997	b. 1932	1950s-1992	Drag racing	"Big Daddy", first driver to break 200 mph, and 250 mph in competition
Bob Glidden	2005			Drag racing	10 time NHRA Pro Stock champion
Andy Granatelli	1992	b. 1923	1948	Indianapolis 500	CEO of STP
Peter H. Gregg	1992	1940-1980	1958-1980	24 Hours of Daytona
Dan Gurney	1990	b. 1931	1958-1980	Formula One, US Champ. Car	Owner, Chairman and CEO of AAR
Janet Guthrie	2006	b. 1938	1963-1980	Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500
Mike Hailwood	2001	1940-1981	1957-1979	Formula One, Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Jim Hall	1997	b. 1935	1950s-1996	Formula One, Indianapolis 500
Chip Hanauer	2005	b. 1954		Hydroplane racing
Donald Healey	1996	1898-1988	1920s-1930s	Rally	Founder of Donald Healey Motor Company
Ray Hendrick	2007	1929-1990	1956-1970s	Modified stock car racing
Graham Hill	1990	1929-1975	1958-1975	Formula One, Indianapolis 500, 24 Hours of Le Mans
Phil Hill	1991	b. 1927	1949-1967	Formula One, 24 Hours of Le Mans
Al Holbert	1993	1946-1988	1971-1988	24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona
Tony Hulman	1990	1946-1988	N/a	None	Owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Denis Hulme	2002	1936-1992	1961-1974	Formula One
Harry Hyde	1999	1936-1992	1940s-1950s	Various	Crew chief in NASCAR
Jack Ingram	2007	b. 1936	1960s-1991	NASCAR Busch Series
Bobby Isaac	1996	1932-1977	1956-1977	NASCAR	Land speed record breaker
Jacky Ickx	1996	b. 1945	1965-1985	Formula One, 24 hours of Le Mans
Ned Jarrett	1991	b. 1932	1952-1965	NASCAR
Gordon Johncock	1990	b. 1937	1965-1992	Indianapolis 500, US Champ. Car
Junior Johnson	1990	b. 1931	1955-1966	NASCAR
Warren Johnson	2007	b. 1943	1971-present	NHRA	5-time NHRA Pro Stock Champion
Parnelli Jones	1990	b. 1933	1950s-1974	Indianapolis 500
Mel Kenyon	2003	b. 1933	1954-2005	Midget car racing
Alan Kulwicki	2002	1954-1993	1973-1993	NASCAR
Niki Lauda	1993	b. 1949	1960s-1979, 1982-1985	Formula One
Fred Lorenzen	1991	b. 1932	1950s-1972	NASCAR
Tiny Lund	1994	1929-1975	1940s-1975	NASCAR
Nigel Mansell	2005	b. 1953	1976-1995, 1998	Formula One, US Champ. Car
John Marcum	1994	1913-1981	1930-mid 1940s		NASCAR official, promoter for MARC, ARCA
Banjo Matthews	1998	1932-1996	1952-1963	NASCAR	Car owner and builder in NASCAR
Rex Mays	1993	1913-1949	1934-1949	US Champ. Car, Indianapolis 500
Bruce McLaren	1991	1937-1970	1952-1970	Formula One, 24 Hours of Le Mans, CanAm	Engineer and inventor, founder of McLaren
Rick Mears	1997	b. 1951	1970s-1992	US Champ. Car, Indianapolis 500	4-time Indianapolis 500 champion
Louis Meyer	1992	1904-1995	1920s-1939	US Champ. Car, Indianapolis 500
Ralph Moody	1994	1917-2004	1935-1957	NASCAR	Founder of Holman Moody
Stirling Moss	1990	b. 1929	1948-1962	Formula One, Mille Miglia
Shirley Muldowney	2004	b. 1940	1970s-1984, late 1980s-2003	Drag racing	First female driver in the NHRA 3-time Top Fuel champion
Bill Muncey	2004	1929 - 1981	1950s - 1981	Hydroplane racing
Tazio Nuvolari	1998	1892-1953	1920-1940s	Grand Prix motor racing, Mille Miglia
Fred Offenhauser	2001	1888-1973	N/a	None	Indianapolis 500 engineer and motor designer
Barney Oldfield	1990	1878-1946	1902-1918	Various	Land speed record breaker
Wally Parks	1992	b. 1913	N/a	None	Co-founder and head of the American National Hot Rod Association
Benny Parsons	1994	1941-2007	1960s-1988	NASCAR
David Pearson	1990	b. 1934	1960-1986	NASCAR
Roger Penske	1998	b. 1937	1958-1965	Formula One, NASCAR	Founder of Penske Racing and Penske Corporation
Lee Petty	1990	1914-2000	1949-1964	NASCAR	Founder of Petty Enterprises
Richard Petty	1997	b. 1937	1958-1992	NASCAR	Head of Petty Enterprises
Nelson Piquet	2000	b. 1952	1971-1991	Formula One
Ferdinand Porsche	1996	1875-1951	N/a	None	Automotive engineer and designer, founder of Porsche
Alain Prost	1999	b. 1955	1969-1993	Formula One
Don Prudhomme	2000	b. 1941	1959-1994	Drag racing	4-time NHRA Funny Car Champion
Bobby Rahal	2004	b. 1953	1970s-1998	US Champ. Car, Formula One	Co-founder of Rahal Letterman Racing
Wayne Rainey	2007	b. 1960	1982-1993	Grand Prix motorcycle racing/AMA Superbike
Tim Richmond	2002	1955-1989	1976-1989	NASCAR
Eddie Rickenbacker	1992	1890-1973	1912-1916	Indianapolis 500	Automotive designer; owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Glenn "Fireball" Roberts	1990	1929-1964	1947-1964	NASCAR
Kenny Roberts	1992	b. 1951	1974, 1978-1983	Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Mauri Rose	1994	1906-1981	1941-1951	Indianapolis 500
Jack Roush	2006	b. 1942	N/a	None	Founder of Roush Fenway Racing
Johnny Rutherford	2006	b. 1938	1960s-1988	Indianapolis 500, NASCAR	3-time Indianapolis 500 champion
Wendell Scott	1999	1921-1990	1947-1973	NASCAR
Ayrton Senna	2000	1960-1994	1973-1994	Formula One
Wilbur Shaw	1991	1902-1951	1920s-1941	Indianapolis 500	President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Carroll Shelby	1991	b. 1923	1950s-1941	24 Hours of Le Mans, Formula One	Founder of Carroll Shelby International
Bruton Smith	2007	b. 1927	N/A	N/A	Founder and CEO of Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
Louise Smith	1999	1916-2006	1949-1956	NASCAR
Jackie Stewart	1990	b. 1939	1963-1973	Formula One
John Surtees	1996	b. 1934	1952-1972	Formula One, Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Herb Thomas	1994	1923-2000	1949-1962	NASCAR
Mickey Thompson	1990	1928-1988	1949-1962	Drag racing, Off-road racing etc.	Speed and endurance record breaker
Curtis Turner	1992	1924-1970	1946-1961, 1965-1967	NASCAR
Al Unser	1998	b. 1939	1957-1994	Indianapolis 500
Bobby Unser	1990	b. 1934	1960s-1993	Indianapolis 500, US Champ. Car
Bill Vukovich	1990	1918-1955	1945-1955	Indianapolis 500
Darrell Waltrip	2005	b. 1947	1960s-2000	NASCAR
Rodger Ward	1992	1921-2004	1950-1966	Indianapolis 500, US Champ. Car
A. J. Watson	2003	b. 1924	N/a	None	Car builder and chief mechanic in the Indianapolis 500
Joe Weatherly	1994	1922-1964	1946-1964	NASCAR, AMA nationals
Humpy Wheeler	2006	b. 1939	N/a	None	President and General Manager of Lowe's Motor Speedway
Glen Wood	2002	b. 1925	1953-1964	NASCAR	Founder of Wood Brothers Racing
Cale Yarborough	2002	b. 1939	1957-1988	NASCAR, Indianapolis 500
Smokey Yunick	1990	1923-2001	1930s	Motorcycle racing	Mechanic, builder, and crew chief in NASCAR

External links

• International Motorsports Hall of Fame