Today, NASCAR announced 15 nominees for the 2025 Hall of Fame induction. Additionally, 5 nominees have been announced for the Landmark Award.
Two modern era candidates and one pioneer candidate will complete the Class of 2025 inductions. The voting panel will discuss the nominees on May 21, 2024.
Neil Bonnett
won 18 times in the NASCAR Cup Series including consecutive Coca-Cola 600 victories
Tim Brewer
two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion crew chief
Jeff Burton
won 21 times in the NASCAR Cup Series including the Southern 500 and two Coca-Cola 600s
Randy Dorton
built engines that won nine championships across NASCAR’s national series
Carl Edwards
winner of 28 NASCAR Cup Series races and 2007 Xfinity Series champion
Harry Gant
winner of 18 NASCAR Cup Series races, including two Southern 500 victories
Harry Hyde
1970 NASCAR Cup Series championship crew chief
Ricky Rudd
won 23 times in NASCAR Cup Series, including the 1997 Brickyard 400
Jack Sprague
three-time NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series champion
Pioneer Ballot: Career beginning more than 60 years ago
Ray Hendrick
won over 700 times in NASCAR Modified and Late Model Sportsman
Banjo Matthews
built cars that won more than 250 NASCAR Cup Series races and three championships
Ralph Moody
two-time NASCAR Cup Series owner champion as mechanical genius of Holman-Moody
Larry Phillips
first five-time NASCAR weekly series national champion
Bob Welborn
three-time Convertible Division champion
Landmark Award
Alvin Hawkins
NASCAR’s first flagman; established NASCAR racing at Bowman Gray Stadium with Bill France Sr.
Lesa France Kennedy
NASCAR Executive Vice Chair and one of the most influential women in sports
Dr. Joseph Mattioli
founder of Pocono Raceway
Dr. Dean Sicking
inventor of theSAFER (Steel and Foam Energy Reduction) barrier
Les Richter
long-time NASCAR executive oversaw competition, helped grow the sport on the West Coast
Links
NASCAR | NASCAR Hall of Fame