The RacelineCentral.com Top 10 Race Car Drivers and International Motorsports Hall of Fame

TOP 10 Race Car Drivers
of the 20th Century
and Cup Drivers Official Sites

	No. 1: A.J. Foyt His name is synonymous with the Indianapolis 500. He won four times at Indy. But A.J. Foyt did much more than that to be named RPM 2Night's No. 1 driver of the 20th Century.
	No. 2: Richard Petty The best Winston Cup ever saw, Richard Petty ranks No.2 with RPM 2Night. No. 1 must be pretty special. Petty won 200 races and seven championships in his career.
	No. 3: Mario Andretti He won Daytona, Indy and a world championship in F1. Mario Andretti won all around the world and wound up No. 3 on RPM 2Night's list of 20th Century drivers.
	No. 4: Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt won seven Winston Cup titles and the '98 Daytona 500. RPM 2Night puts the Intimidator at No. 4 among drivers of the 20th Century.
	No. 5: David Pearson He's second only to Richard Petty in career wins with 105. David Pearson also won three Winston Cup championships. RPM 2Night ranks him fifth among drivers of the 20th Century.
	No. 6: Dan Gurney It didn't matter where Dan Gurney raced, he seemed to win. It's this versatility that makes him RPM 2Night's choice at No. 6 in its list of 20th Century racers.
	No. 7: Rick Mears His fourth Indianapolis 500 victory came in 1991, but it was what Rick Mears accomplished along the way that ranks him No. 7 on RPM 2Night's list of 20th Century drivers.
	No. 8: Al Unser Sr. His record fourth victory at Indianapolis in 1987 was both shocking and emotional. But it served as a crowning achievement for RPM 2Night's eighth ranked driver of the 20th Century
	No. 9: Cale Yarborough Three-time Winston Cup champion Cale Yarborough comes in at No. 9 in RPM 2Night's list of the 20th Century's greatest racers
	No. 10: John Force He won all but one Funny Car title in the 90's and is among the most recognized faces in NHRA. John Force comes in 10th on RPM 2Night's list of the greatest racers of the 20th Century.

LISTED BY INDUCTION YEAR
2007 INDUCTEES 2007/Junie Dowlavey JUNIE DONLAVEY 2007/Ray Hendrick RAY HENDRICK 2007/Jack Ingram JACK INGRAM 2007/Warren Johnson WARREN JOHNSON 2007/Wayne Rainey WAYNE RAINEY 2007/Bruton Smith BRUTON SMITH 2006 INDUCTEES 2006/Dale Earnhardt DALE EARNHARDT 2006/Harry Gant HARRY GANT 2006/Janet Guthrie JANET GUTHRIE 2006/Jack Roush JACK ROUSH 2006/H.A.Wheeler H.A. "HUMPY" WHEELER 2005 INDUCTEES 2005/Joe Amato JOE AMATO 2005/Bob Glidden BOB GLIDDEN 2005/Nigel Mansell NIGEL MANSELL 2005/Darrell Waltrip DARRELL WALTRIP 2005/Chip Hanauer CHIP HANAUER 2004 INDUCTEES 2004/Red_Farmer CHARLES "RED" FARMER 2004/Bill_France_Jr WILLIAM BILL FRANCE JR. 2004/Shirley_Muldowney SHIRLEY MULDOWNEY 2004/Bill_Muncey BILL MUNCEY 2004/Bobby_Rahal BOBBY RAHAL 2003 INDUCTEES 2003/Briggs_Cunningham BRIGGS CUNNINGHAM 2003/Emerson_Fittipaldi EMERSON FITTIPALDI 2003/Ray_Fox RAY FOX 2003/Mel_Kenyon MEL KENYON 2003/A_J_Watson A.J. WATSON 2002 INDUCTEES 2002/Ettore_Bugatti ETTORE BUGATTI 2002/Denis_Hulme DENIS HULME 2002/Jacky_Ickx JACKY ICKX 2002/Alan_Kulwicki ALAN KULWICKI 2002/Tim_Richmond TIM RICHMOND 2002/Glen_Wood GLEN WOOD 2001 INDUCTEES 2001/Neil_Bonnett NEIL BONNETT 2001/Jimmy_Bryan JIMMY BRYAN 2001/Mike_Hailwood MIKE HAILWOOD 2001/Fred_Offenhauser FRED OFFENHAUSER	2000 INDUCTEES 2000/Mario_Andretti MARIO ANDRETTI 2000/Craig_Breedlove CRAIG BREEDLOVE 2000/A_J_Foyt A.J. FOYT 2000/Nelson_Piquet NELSON PIQUET 2000/Don_Prudhomme DON PRUDHOMME 2000/Ayrton_Senna AYRTON SENNA 1999 INDUCTEES 1999/Harry_Hyde HARRY HYDE 1999/Gordon_Johncock GORDON JOHNCOCK 1999/Alain_Prost ALAIN PROST 1999/Wendell_Scott WENDELL SCOTT 1999/Louise_Smith LOUISE SMITH 1998 INDUCTEES 1998/Davey_Allison DAVEY ALLISON 1998/Rudolph_Caracciola RUDOLPH CARACCIOLA 1998/Banjo_Matthews BANJO MATTHEWS 1998/Tazio_Nuvolari TAZIO NUVOLARI 1998/Roger_Penske ROGER PENSKE 1998/Al_Unser_Sr AL UNSER, SR. 1997 INDUCTEES 1997/Buddy_Baker BUDDY BAKER 1997/Ralph_Earnhardt RALPH EARNHARDT 1997/Don_Garlits DON GARLITS 1997/Jim_Hall JIM HALL 1997/Rick_Mears RICK MEARS 1997/Richard_Petty RICHARD PETTY 1996 INDUCTEES 1996/Richie_Evans RICHIE EVANS 1996/Donald_Healey DONALD HEALEY 1996/Bobby_Isaac BOBBY ISAAC 1996/Dr_Ferdinand_Porsche FERDINAND PORSCHE 1996/Johnny_Rutherford JOHNNY RUTHERFORD 1996/John_Surtees JOHN SURTEES 1995 NONE 1994 INDUCTEES 1994/Colin%20Chapman COLIN CHAPMAN 1994/Enzo_Ferrari ENZO FERRARI 1994/Tiny_Lund TINY LUND 1994/John_Marcum JOHN MARCUM 1994/Ralph_Moody RALPH MOODY 1994/Benny_Parsons BENNY PARSONS 1994/Mauri_Rose MAURI ROSE 1994/Herb_Thomas HERB THOMAS 1994/Joe_Weatherly JOE WEATHERLY	1993 INDUCTEES 1993/Bobby_Allison BOBBY ALLISON 1993/George_Bignotti GEORGE BIGNOTTI 1993/Henry_Ford HENRY FORD 1993/Al_Holbert AL HOLBERT 1993/Niki_Lauda NIKI LAUDA 1993/Rex_Mays REX MAYS 1993/David_Pearson DAVID PEARSON 1993/Cale_Yarborough CALE YARBOROUGH 1992 INDUCTEES 1992/Alberto_Ascari ALBERTO ASCARI 1992/Louis_Chevrolet LOUIS CHEVROLET 1992/Andy_Granatelli ANDY GRANATELLI 1992/Peter_Gregg PETER GREGG 1992/Louis_Meyer LOUIS MEYER 1992/Wally_Parks WALLY PARKS 1992/Eddie_Rickenbacker EDDIE RICKENBACKER 1992/Kenny_Roberts KENNY ROBERTS 1992/Curtis_Turner CURTIS TURNER 1992/Rodger_Ward RODGER WARD 1991 INDUCTEES 1991/Tony_Bettenhausen TONY BETTENHAUSEN 1991/Ralph_Depalma RALPH DePALMA 1991/Tim_Flock TIM FLOCK 1991/Phil_Hill PHIL HILL 1991/Ned_Jarrett NED JARRETT 1991/Fred_Lorenzen FRED LORENZEN 1991/Bruce_McLaren BRUCE MCLAREN 1991/Wilbur_Shaw WILBUR SHAW 1991/Carol_Shelby CARROLL SHELBY 1991/Bill_Vukovich BILL VUKOVICH 1990 INAUGURAL INDUCTEES 1990/Bill_France_Sr WILLIAM H,G."BILL" FRANCE 1990/Buck_Baker BUCK BAKER 1990/Jack_Brabham JACK BRABHAM 1990/Sir_Malcolm_Campbell SIR MALCOLM CAMPBELL 1990/Jim_Clark JIM CLARK 1990/Mark_Donahue MARK DONOHUE 1990/Juan_Manuel_Fangio JUAN MANUEL FANGIO 1990/Dan_Gurney DAN GURNEY 1990/Graham_Hill GRAHAM HILL 1990/Tony_Hulman TONY HULMAN 1990/Junior_Johnson JUNIOR JOHNSON 1990/Parnelli_Jones PARNELLI JONES 1990/Stirling_Moss STIRLING MOSS 1990/Barney_Oldfield BARNEY OLDFIELD 1990/Lee_Petty LEE PETTY 1990/Glenn_Fireball_Roberts GLENN "FIREBALL" ROBERTS 1990/Jackie_Stewart JACKIE STEWART 1990/Mickey_Thompson MICKEY THOMPSON 1990/Bobby_Unser BOBBY UNSER 1990/Smokey_Yunick SMOKEY YUNICK

 

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The Inductees List

  History will record that on July 25, 1990 twenty of the legends of the global motorsports community were enshrined in a ceremony befitting their accomplishments. In a formal affair hosted by the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and Museum, they, their families and the world will have learned the true meaning of the Hall's creation.
  The following day, July 26, the inductees joined officials and dignitaries from the motorsports community in cutting the ribbon on a new 15,000-square-foot-UNOCAL 76 building designed to highlight their place in history. This will be held on the site of the IMHOF adjacent to Talladega Superspeedway at Lincoln, Alabama.
  For those on hand and for all who have and will visit in days and years to come, the events and the physical plant serve to remind that those who dream and who pursue with diligence can ascend to greatness.
  The induction of the first class in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and the ribbon cutting for the building which became its home represent the fruits of a seed idea which was planted more than 25 years ago.
  To fully appreciate the events, one must be familiar with the people who planted that seed and who nurtured its growth.
  In the late 1960's, the man who had the vision for the IMHOF and museum had just finished construction of an earlier dream in an area known as "Dry Valley" near Talladega, Alabama. Originally named Alabama International Motor Speedway, it was the realization of NASCAR founder William H.G. "Bill" France Sr.'s desire to build the fastest, and largest, superspeedway in the world.
  In early 1970, France had hired a successful short track racing promoter by the name of Don Naman to manage the facility. In his first conversations with his new manager, France shared the dream we now know as the IMHOF. As Naman recalls, France talked of the need for a "museum and hall of fame to preserve the history of motorsports and honor those who had contributed to its growth."
  As France shared his dream for such a facility, a number of local and state elected officials and civic leaders in Alabama and around the nation lent support to the idea. Talladega, Alabama businessmen Billy McGehee, Travis McCaig and the late Mrs. Jean Brandli of Pell City, were chief among those early supporters.
  In 1975, the first major step was realized when then-Governor George C. Wallace appointed an 18-member commission to oversee the effort to create the IMHOF museum. Mrs. Brandli served as its first chairman.
  During her tenure an unsuccessful attempt was made to secure passage of a state bond issue to finance construction of the first phase of the facility. When the issue did not pass, France decided to underwrite the project himself. Part of that effort was the donation of 35 acres of land adjacent to what is now Talladega Superspeedway which served as the site of the project.
  As health problems forced Brandli to reduce her level of involvement, State Senator Gerald Dial assumed the helm of the commission. Through continued diligence and support of many prominent business and civic leaders, they were able to bring about creation of the museum building.

Groundbreaking ceremonies, March 27, 1981

  Ground breaking ceremonies for the first phase of the facility were held on the site on March 27, 1981. Serving as members of the Commission at that time, in addition to Mrs. Brandli, Dial, Mr. McCaig and McGehee, were Messers Mark Bowen, Benny J. Camp, Ralph Collins, Hank Fannin, Sunny King, Winston Legge, William Moss, Fred Sington, Phil Smith, Bobby Davis, Charles Osborne, Tom Wright, Governor Wallace; Dr's Kenneth L. Harris and James L. Hardwick; Lincoln Mayor Lew Watson and Judges Walker Hobbie and Kyser Leonard. Mr Andy Allred served as first Executive Director.
  In the Spring of 1983, ribbon cutting for the $2 million facility was held. The first phase included opening of the rotunda; welcoming area and gift shop; museum offices; offices for the International Speedway Corporation; ticket office; and the first two exhibit halls. They were promptly named the "Daytona Room," for racing memorabilia centering around racing on the beach in Daytona, Florida; and the International Room, which contained a large and varied collection of racing memorabilia.
  Since its opening, donations and support have come from throughout the motorsports community and the automobile industry. Presently the museum houses some 100 exhibits valued at more than $6 million. "Nothing (insofar as exhibits)," according to Naman, "has ever been purchased."  If you have something you'd like to discuss donating to the Hall of Fame, please CONTACT Them.
  In addition to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame, the facility also houses other Halls of Fame. These include the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) Hall of Fame; the Western Auto Mechanics Hall of Fame; the Quarter Midgets of America Hall of Fame; the World Karting Hall of Fame; and the Alabama Sports-writers Hall of Fame.
  All in all, the museum has something for everyone. Located just off Interstate 20, south of Talladega, it is open daily from 9-5 p.m.  Now thanks to the vision of a few and the efforts of many, the IMHOF realizes its true mission, the enshrinement of the greats of motorsports.

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