FIRST 25 NOMINEES

Following are the 25 individuals who have been nominated:

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

Buck Baker, the 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 the 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 ཱ
• Curtis Turner, first to win Daytona 500, Southern 500, Coca-Cola 600 in same year •
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