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NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2021 nominees
By Staff Report | Published: 16 Jun, 2020 15
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Editor's Note: NASCAR Hall of Fame Voting Day was June 9. The announcement of the Class of 2021 was made on June 16 on NBCSN.
2021 Modern Era Ballot (10)
Neil Bonnett
Years on ballot: 2
Credentials: 18 career victories in the NASCAR Cup Series, including two Coca-Cola 600 triumphs. Bonnett also was an adept broadcaster in his later years.
2021 Modern Era Ballot (10)
Neil Bonnett
Years on ballot: 2
Credentials: 18 career victories in the NASCAR Cup Series, including two Coca-Cola 600 triumphs. Bonnett also was an adept broadcaster in his later years.
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Jeff Burton
Years on ballot: 1
Credentials: Skilled as both a NASCAR statesman, a driver and broadcaster, Burton scored 21 Cup Series wins, including two Coca-Cola 600 victories and one Southern 500 crown.
Years on ballot: 1
Credentials: Skilled as both a NASCAR statesman, a driver and broadcaster, Burton scored 21 Cup Series wins, including two Coca-Cola 600 victories and one Southern 500 crown.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. (ELECTED)
Years on ballot: 1
Credentials: The third-generation star counts two Daytona 500 wins among his total of 26 victories in the Cup Series. Earnhardt also was named Most Popular Driver 15 times and claimed two titles (1998-99) in what is now called the Xfinity Series.
Years on ballot: 1
Credentials: The third-generation star counts two Daytona 500 wins among his total of 26 victories in the Cup Series. Earnhardt also was named Most Popular Driver 15 times and claimed two titles (1998-99) in what is now called the Xfinity Series.
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Carl Edwards
Years on ballot: 1
Credentials: Edwards boasts 72 NASCAR national series wins, including 28 in the Cup Series before his departure from the sport in 2017. He was crowned champion in the Xfinity Series in 2007.
Years on ballot: 1
Credentials: Edwards boasts 72 NASCAR national series wins, including 28 in the Cup Series before his departure from the sport in 2017. He was crowned champion in the Xfinity Series in 2007.
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Harry Gant
Years on ballot: 3
Credentials: Winner of 18 NASCAR premier series races, including two Southern 500 victories. His run of four consecutive victories at age 51 captivated fans in 1991.
Years on ballot: 3
Credentials: Winner of 18 NASCAR premier series races, including two Southern 500 victories. His run of four consecutive victories at age 51 captivated fans in 1991.
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Harry Hyde
Years on ballot: 6
Credentials: Crew chief for Bobby Isaac during the Nord Krauskopf team's run to the 1970 NASCAR premier series championship. Notched 55 Cup Series wins in a 26-year career.
Years on ballot: 6
Credentials: Crew chief for Bobby Isaac during the Nord Krauskopf team's run to the 1970 NASCAR premier series championship. Notched 55 Cup Series wins in a 26-year career.
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Larry Phillips
Years on ballot: 8
Credentials: The sport's only five-time NASCAR weekly series national champion, the Missouri native collected wins by the hundreds and claimed 13 track titles across three states.
Years on ballot: 8
Credentials: The sport's only five-time NASCAR weekly series national champion, the Missouri native collected wins by the hundreds and claimed 13 track titles across three states.
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Ricky Rudd
Years on ballot: 5
Credentials: Hard-nosed Virginia native won 23 times on NASCAR's top circuit and ranks second in all-time starts (906). Rudd posted at least one win for 16 straight seasons from 1983-98.
Years on ballot: 5
Credentials: Hard-nosed Virginia native won 23 times on NASCAR's top circuit and ranks second in all-time starts (906). Rudd posted at least one win for 16 straight seasons from 1983-98.
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Kirk Shelmerdine
Years on ballot: 2, nonconsecutive (2019, '21)
Credentials: Called the shots as a master crew chief for Dale Earnhardt, claiming four Cup Series championships and 46 race wins. Made 41 NASCAR national series starts as a driver.
Years on ballot: 2, nonconsecutive (2019, '21)
Credentials: Called the shots as a master crew chief for Dale Earnhardt, claiming four Cup Series championships and 46 race wins. Made 41 NASCAR national series starts as a driver.
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Mike Stefanik (ELECTED)
Years on ballot: 7
Credentials: The winner of a record-tying nine NASCAR championships -- seven in the Whelen Modified Tour and two in the former Busch North Series (now ARCA Menards East). Stefanik was Rookie of the Year in his lone Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season (1999).
Years on ballot: 7
Credentials: The winner of a record-tying nine NASCAR championships -- seven in the Whelen Modified Tour and two in the former Busch North Series (now ARCA Menards East). Stefanik was Rookie of the Year in his lone Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series season (1999).
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2021 Pioneer Ballot (5)
Jake Elder
Years on ballot: 1
Credentials: Master wrench won 43 times in NASCAR's top division and guided David Pearson (1968) and Dale Earnhardt (1980) to championships. Earned the nickname "Suitcase Jake" for his tendency to pack up and change teams in his 25-year career.
Jake Elder
Years on ballot: 1
Credentials: Master wrench won 43 times in NASCAR's top division and guided David Pearson (1968) and Dale Earnhardt (1980) to championships. Earned the nickname "Suitcase Jake" for his tendency to pack up and change teams in his 25-year career.
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Red Farmer (ELECTED)
Years on ballot: 4
Credentials: Member of the famed Alabama Gang won four championships across the Late Model Sportsman and Modified circuits, competing well into his 80s on the local level.
Years on ballot: 4
Credentials: Member of the famed Alabama Gang won four championships across the Late Model Sportsman and Modified circuits, competing well into his 80s on the local level.
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Banjo Matthews
Years on ballot: 1
Credentials: Edwin Keith "Banjo" Matthews spent his early career as a driver, then a winning owner and crew chief. His later years in racing were spent as a prolific car builder who dominated the 1970s and '80s.
Years on ballot: 1
Credentials: Edwin Keith "Banjo" Matthews spent his early career as a driver, then a winning owner and crew chief. His later years in racing were spent as a prolific car builder who dominated the 1970s and '80s.
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Hershel McGriff
Years on ballot: 5
Credentials: The 1986 champion of the former NASCAR Winston West Series also won four times in NASCAR's top division. His career spanned the first Southern 500 in 1950 to his final ARCA West start in 2018 at age 90.
Years on ballot: 5
Credentials: The 1986 champion of the former NASCAR Winston West Series also won four times in NASCAR's top division. His career spanned the first Southern 500 in 1950 to his final ARCA West start in 2018 at age 90.
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Ralph Moody
Years on ballot: 3
Credentials: Mechanical whiz paired with businessman John Holman to create Holman-Moody, a dominant racing team that claimed two championships with David Pearson and also landed Daytona 500 wins with Fred Lorenzen (1965) and Mario Andretti (1967).
Years on ballot: 3
Credentials: Mechanical whiz paired with businessman John Holman to create Holman-Moody, a dominant racing team that claimed two championships with David Pearson and also landed Daytona 500 wins with Fred Lorenzen (1965) and Mario Andretti (1967).