NASCAR Announces Hall Nominees; Allison, Earnhardt Sr. Among 25 Selected

July 2, 2009 9:18 p.m. EST

Daytona Beach, FL (AHN) - NASCAR announced its list of 25 nominees for the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame induction class.

Five inductees will be chosen among the list of 25 via a nationwide fan vote on NASCAR.COM.

The inductees will be announced in October and honored next May at the new Hall of Fame facility in Charlotte, N.C. The nominees 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. "This first list of potential inductees is impressive, to say the least," said NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France. "Now comes the hard part -- choosing only five to be inducted. Every single person on this list is worthy to be in the NASCAR Hall of Fame." The inductees include: Bobby Allison, Buck Baker, Red Byron, Richard Childress, Dale Earnhardt, Richie Evans, Tim Flock, Bill France Jr and Sr., Rick Hendrick, Ned Jarrett, Junior Johnson, Bud Moore, Raymond Parks, Benny Parsons, David Pearson, Lee and Richard Petty, Fireball Roberts, Herb Thomas, Curtis Turner, Darrell Waltrip, Joe Weatherly, Glen Wood and Cale Yarborough.