NASCAR officials announced five new nominees, and 20 continuing nominees for the 2012 class for the Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC.
Track operators like Les Richter and H. Clay Earles, driver Bobby Isaacs, owner-driver Cotton Owens, and legendary crew chief Leonard Wood are up for the voting.
They were selected by a 21-person nominating committee consisting of representatives from NASCAR, the NASCAR Hall of Fame and track owners from both major facilities and historic short tracks.
There are 55 votes consisting of the entire Nominating Committee, media members, manufacturer representatives, retired competitors (drivers, owners, crew chiefs) and recognized industry leaders and a fan vote.
Fan voting on NASCAR.com opens on April 28 and closes June 12.
The top five vote getters will be announced on June 14th.
List of 2012 nominees:
Buck Baker, first driver to win consecutive NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series championships (1956-57)
Red Byron, first NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion in 1949
Richard Childress, 11-time car owner champion in NASCAR’s three national series
Jerry Cook, six-time NASCAR Modified champion
H. Clay Earles, founder of Martinsville Speedway
Richie Evans, nine-time NASCAR Modified champion
Tim Flock, two-time NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion
Rick Hendrick, 13-time car owner champion in NASCAR’s three national series
Jack Ingram, two-time NASCAR Busch (now Nationwide) Series champion
Dale Inman, eight-time NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series championship crew chief
Bobby Isaac, 1970 NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion
Fred Lorenzen, 26 wins and winner of the Daytona 500 and World 600
Cotton Owens, driver-owner, won 1966 owner championship with David Pearson
Raymond Parks, NASCAR’s first champion car owner
Benny Parsons, 1973 NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series’ champion
Les Richter, former NASCAR executive; former president of Riverside International Raceway
Fireball Roberts, won 33 NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series races, including the 1962 Daytona 500
T. Wayne Robertson, helped raise NASCAR popularity as R.J. Reynolds Senior VP
Herb Thomas, first two-time NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion, 1951, ’53
Curtis Turner, early personality, called the “Babe Ruth of stock car racing”
Darrell Waltrip, 84 wins and three NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series’ championships
Joe Weatherly, two-time NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion
Glen Wood, as driver, laid foundation for Wood Brothers’ future team success
Leonard Wood, part-owner and former crew chief for Wood Brothers, revolutionized pit stops
Cale Yarborough, three consecutive NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series titles, 1976-78
Track operators like Les Richter and H. Clay Earles, driver Bobby Isaacs, owner-driver Cotton Owens, and legendary crew chief Leonard Wood are up for the voting.
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They were selected by a 21-person nominating committee consisting of representatives from NASCAR, the NASCAR Hall of Fame and track owners from both major facilities and historic short tracks.
There are 55 votes consisting of the entire Nominating Committee, media members, manufacturer representatives, retired competitors (drivers, owners, crew chiefs) and recognized industry leaders and a fan vote.
Fan voting on NASCAR.com opens on April 28 and closes June 12.
The top five vote getters will be announced on June 14th.
List of 2012 nominees:
Buck Baker, first driver to win consecutive NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series championships (1956-57)
Red Byron, first NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion in 1949
Richard Childress, 11-time car owner champion in NASCAR’s three national series
Jerry Cook, six-time NASCAR Modified champion
H. Clay Earles, founder of Martinsville Speedway
Richie Evans, nine-time NASCAR Modified champion
Tim Flock, two-time NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion
Rick Hendrick, 13-time car owner champion in NASCAR’s three national series
Jack Ingram, two-time NASCAR Busch (now Nationwide) Series champion
Dale Inman, eight-time NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series championship crew chief
Bobby Isaac, 1970 NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion
Fred Lorenzen, 26 wins and winner of the Daytona 500 and World 600
Cotton Owens, driver-owner, won 1966 owner championship with David Pearson
Raymond Parks, NASCAR’s first champion car owner
Benny Parsons, 1973 NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series’ champion
Les Richter, former NASCAR executive; former president of Riverside International Raceway
Fireball Roberts, won 33 NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series races, including the 1962 Daytona 500
T. Wayne Robertson, helped raise NASCAR popularity as R.J. Reynolds Senior VP
Herb Thomas, first two-time NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion, 1951, ’53
Curtis Turner, early personality, called the “Babe Ruth of stock car racing”
Darrell Waltrip, 84 wins and three NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series’ championships
Joe Weatherly, two-time NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series champion
Glen Wood, as driver, laid foundation for Wood Brothers’ future team success
Leonard Wood, part-owner and former crew chief for Wood Brothers, revolutionized pit stops
Cale Yarborough, three consecutive NASCAR premier (now Sprint Cup) series titles, 1976-78