The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) is the nation's primary motorsports hall of fame. It was incorporated in 1986 as an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization by civic leaders of the City of Novi, Michigan, led by Founding Chairman Larry G. Ciancio. Its inaugural Induction Ceremony was held in 1989. Ron Watson was its founding President and continued to serve in that capacity until his untimely death in October 2019. He was succeeded as president at his request by noted motorsports author and historian and longtime MSHFA board member George Levy. The MSHFA is the only hall of fame that annually honors the full spectrum of American motorsports, with categories for Open Wheel, Stock Cars, Powerboats, Drag Racing, Motorcycles, Sports Cars, Aviation, At Large and Historic. Periodic recognition is given to specialty categories including Off Road, Speed Records, Business and Technology. Its annual Induction Ceremony is attended by notables throughout the motorsports community and is reported on widely.
The mission of the MSHFA is to “further the American core values of leadership, creativity, originality, teamwork and spirit of competition embodied in motorsports.” The MSHFA is operated by the nonprofit Motorsports Museum and Hall of Fame of America Foundation Inc.
Museum[]
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America museum on the grounds of Daytona International Speedway showcases vehicles and memorabilia from all forms of motorsports and attracts more than 100,000 visitors per year. The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America museum on the grounds of Daytona International Speedwaywelcomes more than 100,000 visitors per year. The museum was originally located in Novi, MI, birthplace of the famous Novi Special Indianapolis 500 racecars. It later moved to the Detroit Science Center before relocating to Daytona Beach. The museum is housed within the Ticket and Tours Building at Daytona International Speedway. Admission is open daily as part of regular speedway tours.
On display are vehicles and artifacts related to the Hall of Fame's inductees and achievements. Examples include historic racing vehicles, memorabilia, informational displays and plaques honoring the MSHFA's more than 260 inductees. There are also two movie theaters featuring motorsports content.
Inductees[]
| Person | Category | Inducted |
|---|---|---|
| J. C. Agajanian | At Large | 1992 |
| Bobby Allison | Stock Cars | 1992 |
| Donnie Allison | Stock Cars | 2011 |
| 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 |
| Buck Baker | Stock Cars | 1998 |
| Buddy Baker | Stock Cars | 2008 |
| Cannonball Baker | Motorcycles | 1989 |
| Ole Bardahl | Power Boats | 2014 |
| Raymond Beadle | Drag Racing | 2014 |
| Derek Bell | Sports Cars | 2012 |
| Kenny Bernstein | Drag Racing | 2009 |
| Tony Bettenhausen | Open Wheel | 1997 |
| George Bignotti | At Large | 1993 |
| John Bishop | Sports Cars | 2014 |
| Keith Black | Drag Racing | 1995 |
| Bob Bondurant | Sports Cars | 2003 |
| Neil Bonnett | Stock Cars | 2012 |
| Geoff Brabham | Sports Cars | 2004 |
| Everett Brashear | Motorcycles | 2016 |
| Clint Brawner | At Large | 1998 |
| Craig Breedlove | At Large | 1993 |
| Jimmy Bryan | Open Wheel | 1999 |
| John Buttera | Drag Racing | 2018 |
| Red Byron | Historic | 2020 |
| Malcolm Campbell | At Large | 1994 |
| Bill Cantrell | Power Boats | 1992 |
| Ricky Carmichael | Motorcycles | 2015 |
| Tom Carnegie | At Large | 2006+ |
| Chris Carr | Motorcycles | 2020 |
| Colin Chapman | At Large | 1997 |
| Dean Chenoweth | Power Boats | 1991 |
| Gaston Chevrolet | Historic | 2002 |
| Louis Chevrolet | Historic | 1995 |
| Richard Childress | Stock Cars | 2016 |
| Joie Chitwood | Historic | 2010 |
| Art Chrisman | Drag Racing | 1997 |
| Jim Clark | Open Wheel | 1990 |
| Cook Cleland | Air Racing | 2000 |
| Floyd Clymer | At Large | 2020 |
| Jacqueline Cochran | Air Racing | 1993 |
| Sid Collins | At Large | 2011 |
| Betty Cook | Power Boats | 1996 |
| Earl Cooper | Historic | 2001 |
| Briggs Cunningham | Sports Cars | 1997 |
| Glenn Curtiss | Air Racing | 1990 |
| Wally Dallenbach Sr. | Open Wheel | 2020 |
| 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 |
| Pop Dreyer | Historic | 2012 |
| Augie Duesenberg | Historic | 2019 |
| Fred Duesenberg | Historic | 1997 |
| Amelia Earhart | Air Racing | 1992 |
| Dale Earnhardt | Stock Cars | 2002+ |
| Chris Economaki | At Large | 1994 |
| Vic Edelbrock | At Large | 2012 |
| Bill Elliott | Stock Cars | 2007+ |
| Walker Evans | At Large | 2015 |
| Bill Falck | Air Racing | 1994 |
| John Fitch | Sports Cars | 2007 |
| Emerson Fittipaldi | Open Wheel | 2001 |
| Tim Flock | Stock Cars | 1999 |
| Carl Fisher | Historic | 2018 |
| 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+ |
| Bill France, Jr. | Stock Cars | 2004+ |
| Bill France, Sr. | Stock Cars | 1990 |
| Dario Franchitti | Open Wheel | 2019 |
| Gary Gabelich | At Large | 2016 |
| Chip Ganassi | Open Wheel | 2016 |
| Don Garlits | Drag Racing | 1989 |
| Richie Ginther | Sports Cars | 2008 |
| Shav Glick | At Large | 2004 |
| Bob Glidden | Drag Racing | 1994+ |
| Paul Goldsmith | Stock Cars | 2008 |
| Jeff Gordon | Stock Cars | 2018 |
| Ricky Graham | Motorcycles | 2014 |
| Andy Granatelli | At Large | 2001 |
| Darryl Greenamyer | Air Racing | 1997 |
| Peter H. Gregg | Sports Cars | 2000 |
| Masten Gregory | Sports Cars | 2013 |
| 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. "Pappy" Hart | Drag Racing | 1999 |
| Hurley Haywood | Sports Cars | 2005+ |
| Rick Hendrick | Stock Cars | 2020 |
| Eddie Hill | Drag Racing | 2002 |
| Phil Hill | Sports Cars | 1989 |
| Tommy Hinnershitz | Historic | 2003 |
| David Hobbs | Sports Cars | 2009 |
| Al Holbert | Sports Cars | 1993 |
| John Holman | At Large | 2005 |
| Ted Horn | Open Wheel | 1993 |
| Howard Hughes | Aviation | 2018 |
| Tony Hulman | At Large | 1991 |
| Denis Hulme | Sports Cars | 1998 |
| Jacky Ickx | Sports Cars | 2020 |
| 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+ |
| Ricky Johnson | Motorcycles | 2012 |
| Warren Johnson | Drag Racing | 2015 |
| Parnelli Jones | At Large | 1992 |
| Ted Jones | Power Boats | 2003 |
| Connie Kalitta | Drag Racing | 1992 |
| Chris Karamesines | Drag Racing | 2006 |
| Tommy Kendall | Sports Cars | 2015 |
| Mel Kenyon | Open Wheel | 2003 |
| Carl Kiekhaefer | Power Boats | 1998 |
| Steve Kinser | Open Wheel | 2017 |
| Dick Klamfoth | Motorcycles | 2017 |
| Alan Kulwicki | Stock Cars | 2010 |
| Frank Kurtis | At Large | 1999 |
| Terry Labonte | Stock Cars | 2017 |
| Brad Lackey | Motorcycles | 2013 |
| 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 |
| Tiny Lund | Historic | 2020 |
| Arie Luyendyk | Open Wheel | 2014 |
| Dick Mann | Motorcycles | 1993 |
| Nigel Mansell | Open Wheel | 2006 |
| Paul Mantz | Air Racing | 2002 |
| Bart Markel | Motorcycles | 1999 |
| Mark Martin | Stock Cars | 2015 |
| Rex Mays | Historic | 1995 |
| Dave McClelland | Drag Racing | 2016 |
| Roger McCluskey | Open Wheel | 2011 |
| Ed McCulloch | Drag Racing | 2011 |
| Tom McEwen | Drag Racing | 2001 |
| Jim McGee | Historic | 2007 |
| Jeremy McGrath | Motorcycles | 2010 |
| Hershel McGriff | Stock Cars | 2006 |
| Bruce McLaren | Sports Cars | 1995 |
| Rick Mears | Open Wheel | 1998 |
| Leo Mehl | Historic | 2007 |
| Fred Merkel | Motorcycles | 2018 |
| Louis Meyer | Historic | 1993 |
| Ken Miles | Sports Cars | 2001 |
| Harry A. Miller | Historic | 1999 |
| Tommy Milton | Historic | 1998 |
| George Montgomery | Drag Racing | 2020 |
| Ralph Moody | At Large | 2005 |
| Shirley Muldowney | Drag Racing | 1990 |
| Bill Muncey | Power Boats | 1989 |
| James Anthony Murphy | Historic | 1998 |
| Paula Murphy | Drag Racing | 2017 |
| Ron Musson | Power Boats | 1993 |
| Duke Nalon | Historic | 2015 |
| Don Nicholson | Drag Racing | 1998 |
| Gary Nixon | Motorcycles | 2003 |
| Bob Nordskog | Power Boats | 1997 |
| Fred Offenhauser | At Large | 2002 |
| Barney Oldfield | At Large | 1989 |
| Danny Ongais | Drag Racing | 2000 |
| Augie Pabst | Sports Cars | 2011 |
| Scott Parker | Motorcycles | 2009 |
| Wally Parks | Drag Racing | 1993 |
| Benny Parsons | Stock Cars | 2005 |
| Johnnie Parsons | Historic | 2004 |
| U. E. (Pat) Patrick | Open Wheel | 2018 |
| David Pearson | Stock Cars | 1993 |
| Bruce Penhall | Motorcycles | 2011 |
| Roger Penske | At Large | 1995 |
| Joe Petrali | Motorcycles | 1992 |
| Lee Petty | Stock Cars | 1996 |
| Richard Petty | Stock Cars | 1989+ |
| Ed Pink | Drag Racing | 2012 |
| Sam Posey | Sports Cars | 2016 |
| Don Prudhomme | Drag Racing | 1991 |
| Scott Pruett | Sports Cars | 2017+ |
| Bobby Rahal | Open Wheel | 2004 |
| Wayne Rainey | Motorcycles | 2008 |
| Jim Rathmann | Open Wheel | 2007 |
| Brian Redman | Sports Cars | 2002 |
| Phil Remington | Sports Cars | 2019 |
| Carroll Resweber | Motorcycles | 1998 |
| Peter Revson | Sports Cars | 1996 |
| Les Richter | At Large | 2009 |
| Eddie Rickenbacker | Historic | 1994 |
| Fireball Roberts | Stock Cars | 1995 |
| Kenny Roberts | Motorcycles | 1990 |
| Mauri Rose | Historic | 1996 |
| Lloyd Ruby | Open Wheel | 2015 |
| Johnny Rutherford | Open Wheel | 1996 |
| Troy Ruttman | Historic | 2005 |
| Don Schumacher | Drag Racing | 2019 |
| Kevin Schwantz | Motorcycles | 2019 |
| 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 | At Large | 2010 |
| Ivan Stewart | Off Road | 2020 |
| Tony Stewart | Stock Cars | 2019 |
| Danny Sullivan | Open Wheel | 2012 |
| Bob Sweikert | Historic | 2016 |
| Marshall Teague | Historic | 2014 |
| Herb Thomas | Historic | 2017 |
| Mickey Thompson | At Large | 1990 |
| Jerry Titus | Sports Cars | 2010 |
| Bob Tullius | Sports Cars | 2018 |
| 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 |
| Linda Vaughn | At Large | 2019 |
| Don Vesco | Motorcycles | 2004 |
| Rich Vogler | Midgets | 2010 |
| Bill Vukovich | Open Wheel | 1992 |
| Rusty Wallace | Stock Cars | 2014 |
| Darrell Waltrip | Stock Cars | 2003 |
| Jeff Ward | Motorcycles | 2006 |
| Rodger Ward | Open Wheel | 1995 |
| A.J. Watson | At Large | 1996 |
| Joe Weatherly | Historic | 2009 |
| Humpy Wheeler | Stock Cars | 2009 |
| Ed Winfield | Historic | 2011 |
| Steve Wittman | Air Racing | 1998 |
| Wood Brothers | Stock Cars | 2000 |
| Gar Wood | Power Boats | 1990 |
| Cale Yarborough | Stock Cars | 1994 |
| Brock Yates | At Large | 2017 |
| Smokey Yunick | At Large | 2000 |