Motorsports Hall of Fame of America

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The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America is a Hall of Fame and museum in Novi, Michigan for American motorsports legends.

1 Museum
2 Hall of Fame
3 List of inductees
4 External links

[edit] Museum

The museum hosts over forty motorports-related vehicles. The collection is constantly changing. There are exhibits and displays of racing personalities, vehicles, and memorabilia.

[edit] Hall of Fame

Eligibility for induction is extended to "any person who has driven, piloted, owned, designed, built, supported, maintained, prepared or promoted motorized vehicles in pursuit of speed, distance or other records." An inductee must either be retired for at least three years, or engaged in the top level for their area of motorsports for at least twenty years.

A panel of prior inductees, historians, journalists, and retired competitors vote for the final selections. Inductees receive the "Horsepower" award on the Wednesday before the June NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway.

[edit] List of inductees

J.C. Agajanian - at-large (1992)
Bobby Allison - stock cars (1992)
Joe Amato - drag racing (2004)
Mario Andretti - open wheel (1990)*
Michael Andretti - open wheel (2008)
Art Arfons - at-large (1991)
Buck Baker - stock cars (1998)
Buddy Baker - stock cars (2008)
Cannonball Baker - motorcycles (1989 - inaugural inductee)
Tony Bettenhausen - open wheel (1997)
George Bignotti - at-large (1993)
Keith Black - drag racing (1995)
Bob Bondurant - sports cars (2003)
Geoff Brabham - sports cars (2004)
Clint Brawner - at-large (1998)
Craig Breedlove - at-large (1993)
Jimmy Bryan - open wheel (1999)
Malcolm Campbell - at-large (1994)
Bill Cantrell - power boats (1992)
Tom Carnegie - at-large (2006)*
Colin Chapman - at-large (1997)
Dean Chenoweth - power boats (1991)
Gaston Chevrolet - historic (2002)
Louis Chevrolet - historic (1995)
Art Chrisman - drag racing (1997)
Jim Clark - open wheel (1990)
Cook Cleland - air racing (2000)
Jacqueline Cochran - air racing (1993)
Betty Cook - power boats (1996)
Earl Cooper - historic (2001)
Briggs Cunningham - sports cars (1997)
Glenn Curtiss - air racing (1990)
Jimmy Davis - motorcycles (1997)
Tom D'Eath - power boats (2000)
Roger DeCoster - motorcycles (1994)
Ralph DePalma - historic (1992)
Pete DePaolo - historic (1995)
Mark Donohue - sports cars (1990)
Ed Donovan - drag racing (2003)
Jimmy Doolittle - air racing (1989 - inaugural inductee)
Fred Duesenberg - historic (1997)
Amelia Earhart - air racing (1992)
Dale Earnhardt - stock cars (2002)*
Chris Economaki - at-large (1994)
Bill Elliott - stock cars (2007)*
Bill Falck - air racing (1994)
Emerson Fittipaldi - open wheel (2001)
Tim Flock - stock cars (1999)
George Follmer - sports cars (1999)
Elliott Forbes-Robinson - sports cars (2006)
John Force - drag racing (2008)
Henry Ford - historic (1996)
Danny Foster - power boats (2005)
A.J. Foyt - open wheel (1989 - inaugural inductee)*
Bill France, Jr. - stock cars (2004)*
Bill France, Sr. - stock cars (1990)
Don Garlits - drag racing (1989 - inaugural inductee)
Richie Ginther - at large (2008)
Shav Glick - at-large (2004)
Bob Glidden - drag racing (1994)*
Paul Goldsmith - stock cars (2008)
Andy Granatelli - at-large (2001)
Darryl Greenamyer - air racing (1997)
Peter H. Gregg - sports cars (2000)
Dan Gurney - sports cars (1991)
Jim Hall - sports cars (1994)
Chip Hanauer - power boats (1995)*
Sam Hanks - open wheel (2000)
Bob Hannah - motorcycles (2000)
Ray Harroun - historic (2000)
C. J. Hart - drag racing (1999)
Hurley Haywood - sports cars (2005)*
Eddie Hill - drag racing (2002)
Phil Hill - sports cars (1989 - inaugural inductee)
Tommy Hinnershitz - historic (2003)
Al Holbert - sports cars (1993)
John Holman - at-large (2005)
Ted Horn - open wheel (1993)
Tony Hulman - at-large (1991)
Denis Hulme - sports cars (1998)
Tommy Ivo - drag racing (2005)
Ned Jarrett - stock cars (1997)
Bill Jenkins - drag racing (1996)
Gordon Johncock - open wheel (2002)
Junior Johnson - stock cars (1991)*
Parnelli Jones - at-large (1992)
Ted Jones - power boats (2003)

Connie Kalitta - drag racing (1992)
Chris Karamesines - drag racing (2006)
Mel Kenyon - open wheel (2003)
Carl Kiekhaefer - power boats (1998)
Frank Kurtis - at-large (1999)
Eddie Lawson - motorcycles (2002)
Joe Leonard - motorcycles (1991)
Tony LeVier - air racing (2001)
Bernie Little - power boats (1994)
Frank Lockhart - historic (1999)
Fred Lorenzen - stock cars (2001)
Dick Mann - motorcycles (1993)
Nigel Mansell - open wheel (2006)
Paul Mantz - air racing (2002)
Bart Markel - motorcycles (1999)
Rex Mays - historic (1995)
Tom McEwen - drag racing (2001)
Jim McGee - historic (2007)
Hershel McGriff - stock cars (2006)
Bruce McLaren - sports cars (1995)
Rick Mears - open wheel (1998)
Leo Mehl - historic (2007)
Louis Meyer - historic (1993)
Ken Miles - sports cars (2001)
Harry A. Miller - historic (1999)
Tommy Milton - historic (1998)
Ralph Moody - at-large (2005)
Shirley Muldowney - drag racing (1990)
Bill Muncey - power boats (1989 - inaugural inductee)
James Anthony Murphy - historic (1998)
Ron Musson - power boats (1993)
Don Nicholson - drag racing (1998)
Gary Nixon - motorcycles (2003)
Bob Nordskog - power boats (1997)
Fred Offenhauser - at-large (2002)
Barney Oldfield - at-large (1989 - inaugural inductee)
Danny Ongais - drag racing (2000)
Wally Parks - drag racing (1993)
Benny Parsons - stock cars (2005)
Johnnie Parsons - historic (2004)
David Pearson - stock cars (1993)
Roger Penske - at-large (1995)
Joe Petrali - motorcycles (1992)
Lee Petty - stock cars (1996)
Richard Petty - stock cars (1989 - inaugural inductee)*
Don Prudhomme - drag racing (1991)
Bobby Rahal - open wheel (2004)
Wayne Rainey - motorcycles (2008)
Jim Rathmann - open wheel (2007)
Brian Redman - sports cars (2002)
Carroll Resweber - motorcycles (1998)
Peter Revson - sports cars (1996)
Eddie Rickenbacker - historic (1994)
Fireball Roberts - stock cars (1995)
Kenny Roberts - motorcycles (1990)
Mauri Rose - historic (1996)
Johnny Rutherford - open wheel (1996)
Troy Ruttman - historic (2005)
Bill Seebold - power boats (1999)
Wilbur Shaw - historic (1991)
Carroll Shelby - sports cars (1992)
Lyle Shelton - air racing (1999)
Bill Simpson - at-large (2003)
Betty Skelton - at-large (2008)
Mira Slovak - power boats (2001)
Malcolm Smith - motorcycles (1996)
Tom Sneva - open wheel (2005)
Freddie Spencer - motorcycles (2001)
Jay Springsteen - motorcycles (2005)
Mickey Thompson - at-large (1990)
Curtis Turner - stock cars (2006)
Roscoe Turner - air racing (1991)
Bobby Unser - open wheel (1994)
Al Unser - open wheel (1991)
Don Vesco - motorcycles (2004)
Bill Vukovich - open wheel (1992)
Darrell Waltrip - stock cars (2003)
Jeff Ward - motorcycles (2006)
Rodger Ward - open wheel (1995)
A.J. Watson - at-large (1996)
Steve Wittman - air racing (1998)
Wood Brothers - (2000)
Gar Wood - power boats (1990)
Cale Yarborough - stock cars (1994)
Smokey Yunick - at-large (2000)

Person inducted under special rule. Usually, an inductee must have been retired for at least three years in their field. However, inductees may also have been engaged at the top level of his or her area of motorsports for at least 20 years, and if that is the case, the retirement rule is waived.