The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, the most diverse hall in all of automation, honors giants within their respective fields each year during the induction ceremony in Daytona Beach.
But Daytona being Daytona, and stock-car racing very much part of this hall’s universe, the undeniable headliner of the 2026 class will be Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Junior Earnhardt is one of seven from the motorsports world who will join the eclectic roll call of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
The other 2026 inductees: Steve Gibbs (drag racing), Pete Lyons (media), John Morton (sports cars), Kenny Roberts Jr. (motorcycles), Sammy Swindell (open-wheel) and Dave Villwock (powerboats).
The 38th induction ceremony will take place March 9-10. Voting is tasked to more than 200 electors, with roughly half of them being past inductees.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s hall credentials
Earnhardt, a 2022 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee, is well known as a third-generation racer who won a pair of Xfinity Series championships and 26 Cup Series races, including two Daytona 500s (2004, 2014). He also won the Cup Series’ Most Popular Driver award 15 straight years.
He’s currently a championship team owner in the Xfinity Series with his JR Motorsports team, co-owned by his sister Kelly Earnhardt Miller.
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America has announced its 2026 class.
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“Once again, our voters have chosen a group of all-time motorsports greats,” said George Levy, president of the MSHFA, which moved to Daytona Beach from Michigan in 2016. “The Class of 2026 is another revered and accomplished group of racers, and we can’t wait to welcome them into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America next March.”
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