NASCAR is giving fans a chance to vote for the Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
On Wednesday, the sanctioning body revealed its ballot for the next Hall of Fame class. That list includes three first-time Hall hopefuls. Seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson and Johnson’s seven-time Cup-winning crew chief Chad Knaus are two of 10 nominees on this year’s Modern Era ballot.
Ten-time race-winner Donnie Allison is one of five nominees on the Pioneer ballot, which is designed for drivers who started their careers 60 years ago.
The NASCAR Hall of Fame Voting Panel will meet in person to vote for the Class of 2024 and Landmark Award on Wednesday, Aug. 2. The 61-person panel remains unchanged from last year, apart from reigning champion Joey Logano who replaces Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott (both voted last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic delay).
The 62nd vote goes to winners of a NASCAR.com Fan Vote (www.nascar.com/halloffame). Fan voting closes on July 30 at 12:00 a.m. ET.
The Modern Era Ballot and Landmark Award nominees were selected by representatives from NASCAR and the NASCAR Hall of Fame, along with track owners from major facilities and historic short tracks.
The Honors Committee—all living Hall of Famers, past Landmark Award winners and Squier-Hall Award winners—selected the nominees for the Pioneer Ballot.
Class of 2024 Hall of Fame Ballot
Modern Era Ballot
Neil Bonnett, won 18 times in 362 NASCAR Cup Series including consecutive Coca-Cola 600 victories in 1982 and 1983; best season finish was fourth in the Cup championship in 1985.
Tim Brewer, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion crew chief (1978 for Cale Yarborough and 1981 for Darrell Waltrip).
Jeff Burton, won 21 times in 695 starts in the NASCAR Cup Series including the Southern 500 and two Coca-Cola 600s; finished top-five in the Cup championship four consecutive years (1997-2000), with his third-place finish in 2000 his high-water mark.
Carl Edwards, winner of 28 NASCAR Cup Series races in 445 starts between 2004-16; and he was the 2007 Xfinity Series champion.
Harry Gant, winner of 18 of his 474 NASCAR Cup Series races, including two Southern 500s; raced in Cup from 1973-94 and finished a career-best runner-up to Terry Labonte for the 1984 championship.
Harry Hyde, 1970 NASCAR Cup Series championship crew chief.
Jimmie Johnson, seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion with 83 wins.
Chad Knaus, seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion crew chief for Jimmie Johnson.
Larry Phillips, first five-time NASCAR weekly series national champion.
Ricky Rudd, won 23 times in 906 starts in NASCAR Cup Series from 1975-200; won the 1997 Brickyard 400.
A.J. Foyt, left, and Donnie Allison, right, raced against each other in NASCAR and IndyCar.
Pioneer Ballot
Donnie Allison, 10-time NASCAR Cup Series winner as a part-time Cup driver with 242 starts from 1966-88, 1967 Cup Series Rookie of the Year.
Sam Ard, Two-time NASCAR Xfinity Series champion (1983, 1984), made 92 career starts in the Xfinity Series and one Cup start.
A.J. Foyt, won seven of his 128 NASCAR Cup Series starts, including the 1972 Daytona 500.
Banjo Matthews, built cars that won more than 250 NASCAR Cup Series races and three championships.
Ralph Moody, two-time NASCAR Cup Series owner champion.
Janet Guthrie raced in both the Daytona 500 and Indianapolis 500 in 1977.
Landmark Award
Janet Guthrie, the first female to compete in a NASCAR Cup Series superspeedway race; started 33 Cup races.
Alvin Hawkins, NASCAR’s first flagman; established NASCAR racing at Bowman Gray Stadium with Bill France Sr.
Lesa France Kennedy, NASCAR executive vice chair.
Dr. Joseph Mattioli, founder of Pocono Raceway.
Les Richter, long-time NASCAR executive oversaw competition, helped grow the sport on the West Coast.
Mike Pryson covered auto racing for the Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot and MLive Media Group from 1991 until joining Autoweek in 2011. He won several Michigan Associated Press and national Associated Press Sports Editors awards for auto racing coverage and was named the 2000 Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club’s Michigan Motorsports Writer of the Year. A Michigan native, Mike spent three years after college working in southwest Florida before realizing that the land of Disney and endless summer was no match for the challenge of freezing rain, potholes and long, cold winters in the Motor City.
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