Kenseth, McGriff, Shelmerdine inducted as 13th NASCAR Hall of Fame Class
Matt Kenseth, Herschel McGriff and Kirk Shelmerdine highlighted the 13th NASCAR Hall of Fame class with their inductions Friday night (Jan. 20) at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Kenseth won 39 races in the NASCAR Cup Series and the 2003 series title.
McGriff raced in the Cup Series in a career that spanned five decades. He won four races in the series, all in 1954.
Shelmerdine won 44 races as the crew chief for seven-time series champion Dale Earnhardt. He won four championships with Earnhardt.
HISTORY
With the induction of the trio, 61 individuals have been inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The first class was inducted in 2010.
The first 11 classes (2010-2020) featured five members. The 2021 class saw a reduction to three members annually.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no induction ceremony in 2022.
PRIOR CLASSES
2021: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Red Farmer, Mike Stefanik
2020: Buddy Baker, Joe Gibbs, Bobby Labonte, Tony Stewart, Waddell Wilson
2019: Davey Allison, Jeff Gordon, Alan Kulwicki, Roger Penske, Jack Roush
2018: Red Byron, Ray Evernham, Ron Hornaday Jr., Ken Squier, Robert Yates
2017: Richard Childress, Rick Hendrick, Mark Martin, Raymond Parks, Benny Parsons
2016: Jerry Cook, Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte, Bruton Smith, Curtis Turner
2015: Bill Elliott, Fred Lorenzon, Wendell Scott, Joe Weatherly, Rex White
2014: Tim Flock, Jack Ingram, Dale Jarrett, Maurice Petty, Fireball Roberts
2013: Buck Baker, Cotton Owens, Herb Thomas, Rusty Wallace, Leonard Wood
2012: Richie Ecans, Dale Inman, Glen Wood, Darrell Waltrip, Cale Yarborough
2011: Bobby Allison, Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore, David Pearson, Lee Petty
2010: Dale Earnhardt, Bill France Sr., Bill France Jr., Junior Johnson, Richard Petty
SOURCES
Racing-Reference.info
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Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.
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