The inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is set for May 23rd at 1 pm ET on SPEED. (Photo: SPEED)

The 25 nominees are:

· Bobby Allison, 1983 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and winner of 84 races

· Buck Baker, first driver to win consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup championships

· Red Byron, first NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, in 1949

· Richard Childress, 11-time car owner champion in NASCAR’s three national series

· Dale Earnhardt, won record seven NASCAR Sprint Cup championships

· Richie Evans, nine-time NASCAR Modified champion

· Tim Flock, two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion

· Bill France Jr., NASCAR president, chairman and CEO (1972-2003)

· Bill France Sr., NASCAR founder and first president (1948-1972)

· Rick Hendrick, 11-time car owner champion in NASCAR’s three national series

· Ned Jarrett, two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion

· Junior Johnson, 50 wins as a driver, 132 wins and six championships as an owner

· Bud Moore, 63 wins and two NASCAR Sprint Cup titles as a car owner

· Raymond Parks, NASCAR’s first champion car owner

· Benny Parsons, 1973 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion

· David Pearson, 105 victories and three NASCAR Sprint Cup championships

· Lee Petty, winner of first Daytona 500 and first three-time series champion

· Richard Petty, 200 wins and seven NASCAR Sprint Cup titles – both records

· Fireball Roberts, won 33 NASCAR Sprint Cup races, including the 1962 Daytona 500

· Herb Thomas, first two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, 1951 and ‘53

· Curtis Turner, early personality, called the “Babe Ruth of stock car racing”

· Darrell Waltrip, winner of 84 races and three NASCAR Sprint Cup championships

· Joe Weatherly, two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion

· Glen Wood, as driver, laid foundation for Wood Brothers’ future team success

· Cale Yarborough, winner of three consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup titles, 1976-78




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