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The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America is a Hall of Fame and museum for American motorsports legends. It was originally located in Novi, Michigan and it moved to the Detroit Science Center in 2009.^[1]

Contents

1 Museum
2 Hall of Fame
3 List of Inductees
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

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.

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" trophy upon induction held annually in August.

List of Inductees

J.C. Agajanian – at-large (1992)^[2]
Bobby Allison – stock cars (1992)
Donnie Allison - stock cars (2011)^[3]
Joe Amato – drag racing (2004)
Mario Andretti – open wheel (1990)+
Michael Andretti – open wheel (2008)
Art Arfons – at-large (1991)
Dale Armstrong – drag racing (2010)^[4]
Buck Baker – stock cars (1998)
Buddy Baker – stock cars (2008)
Cannonball Baker – motorcycles (1989 – inaugural inductee)
Kenny Bernstein – drag racing (2009)^[5]
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)
Joie Chitwood – (2010)^[4]
Art Chrisman – drag racing (1997)
Jim Clark – open wheel (1990)
Cook Cleland – air racing (2000)
Jacqueline Cochran – air racing (1993)
Sid Collins (2011)^[3]
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)
David Hobbs – 2009
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)

Alan Kulwicki – stock car (2010)^[4]
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)
Roger McCluskey (2011)^[3]
Ed McCulloch - drag racing (2011)^[3]
Tom McEwen – drag racing (2001)
Jim McGee – historic (2007)
Jeremy McGrath – motorcycles (2010)^[4]
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)
Augie Pabst (2011)^[3]
Scott Parker – motorcycles (2009)
Wally Parks – drag racing (1993)
Benny Parsons – stock cars (2005)
Johnnie Parsons – historic (2004)
David Pearson – stock cars (1993)
Bruce Penhall- motorcycles (2011)^[3]
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)
Les Richter – 2009
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)
Ken Squier – (2010)^[4]
Mickey Thompson – at-large (1990)
Jerry Titus – (2010)^[4]
Curtis Turner – stock cars (2006)
Roscoe Turner – air racing (1991)
Bobby Unser – open wheel (1994)
Al Unser – open wheel (1991)
Al Unser, Jr. – open wheel (2009)
Don Vesco – motorcycles (2004)
Rich Vogler – (2010)^[4]
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)
Joe Weatherly – 2009
Humpy Wheeler – 2009
Ed Winfield (2011)^[3]
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.

References

^ "DETROIT SCIENCE CENTER BECOMES THE NEW HOME OF THE MOTORSPORTS HALL OF FAME OF AMERICA". Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. November 23, 2009. http://www.mshf.com/press_releases/detroit_science_center_becomes_the_new_home_of_the_motorsports_hall_of_fame_of_america.htm. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
^ "Inductee List". Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. http://www.mshf.com/hof/hoflist.htm. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Brad, Constant (6 January 2011). "Motorsports Hall of Fame announces class of 2011 inductees". AutoWeek. http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110106/MOTORSPORTS/110109950. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Kulwicki part of '10 class to be inducted in MHOF". NASCAR. March 2, 2010. http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/business/03/02/akulwicki.motorsports.hof/index.html?eref=/news/business. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
^ "BERNSTEIN, HOBBS, PARKER, RICHTER, UNSER JR, WHEELER AND WEATHERLY TO BE INDUCTED INTO MOTORSPORTS HALL OF FAME OF AMERICA". Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. June 25, 2009. http://www.mshf.com/press_releases/bernstein_hobbs_parker_richter_unser_jr_wheeler_and_weatherly_to_be_inducted_into_the_motorsports_hall_of_fame_of_america.htm. Retrieved 21 February 2010.

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