Here’s another one of those intersections where our weird relationship with professional stock car racing comes into clearer view. While we’re not big followers or fans of the modern “product” that NASCAR puts on the track, we absolutely love the cars, culture, and creativity of the old days and the NASCAR hall of fame is the place where those things are celebrated. There’s a list of 20 guys down below that are all up for consideration on the NASCAR fan ballot. The five guys garnering the highest percentage of votes on this list will make up the official fan ballot and from that list a couple will get in. Last year, Dale Jarrett and Fireball Roberts were on the fan ballot and they were enshrined in the hall.

The list of names below is formidable with many people on it that deserve to be in the hall. Curtis Turner is the one we would like to see the most because of his storied history with NASCAR and the tumultuous relationship he had with Big Bill France back in the day. There’s Bobby Issac, Freddy Lorenszen, Ray Fox, Red Byron, and a list of guys you’ll look at and think, “They aren’t already in?!” Scroll down to see the list, check out a couple of photos we plugged in, and then hit the link at the bottom of the page to visit the voting site and place your votes. It is quick and if you love racing history, consider this your civic duty!

SEE WHO IS ON THE FAN BALLOT AND THEN HEAD TO NASCAR.COM AND VOTE FOR WHO YOU THINK SHOULD BE IN THE HOF – Click link below photos to vote

Fan Vote Opens for NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2015

For Sixth Consecutive Year, Fans Can Cast Vote On NASCAR.com

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 2, 2014) – They’ve helped Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and David Pearson reach the pinnacle of their NASCAR career, and today fans can once again aid in ushering in a new group of legends into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Fan voting for the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2015 opens today on NASCAR.com (www.nascar.com/halloffame) and runs through Tuesday, May 20 at noon ET. The five nominees receiving the highest percentage of votes will comprise the Fan Vote ballot. This ballot will be included among the 54 submitted by the NASCAR Hall of Fame Voting Panel to determine the Class of 2015. Voting Day for the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2015 is Wednesday, May 21, 2014.

“The NASCAR Hall of Fame is the only hall of its kind where fans have had a voice in the induction process since its inception,” said Brett Jewkes, NASCAR chief communications officer. “And the reason is simple. NASCAR fans are extremely passionate and knowledgeable about the sport and its history, and have demonstrated that with their selections for the first five classes.” Last year, Richard Childress, Rick Hendrick, Dale Jarrett, Benny Parsons and Fireball Roberts were on the Fan Vote ballot. Jarrett and Roberts were enshrined as part of the Class of 2014.

The following 20 nominees were voted upon by the 22-person Nominating Committee at its first-ever in-person meeting Feb. 21, and will appear on the Fan Vote ballot on NASCAR.com.

 

Buddy Baker, won 19 times in NASCAR’s premier (now Sprint Cup) series, including the Daytona 500 and Southern 500

Red Byron, first NASCAR premier series champion, in 1949

Richard Childress, 11-time car owner champion in NASCAR’s three national series

Jerry Cook, six-time NASCAR Modified champion

Bill Elliott, 1988 premier series champion, two-time Daytona 500 winner and 16-time Most Popular Driver

Ray Fox, legendary engine builder and owner of cars driven by Buck Baker, Junior Johnson and others

Rick Hendrick, 14-time car owner champion in NASCAR’s three national series

Bobby Isaac, 1970 NASCAR premier series champion

Terry Labonte, Two-time NASCAR premier series champion

Fred Lorenzen, 26 wins and winner of the Daytona 500 and World 600

Raymond Parks, NASCAR’s first champion car owner

Benny Parsons, 1973 NASCAR premier series champion

Larry Phillips, only five-time NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national champion

Wendell Scott, NASCAR trailblazer was the first African-American NASCAR premier series race winner, and first to be nominated for induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame

O. Bruton Smith, builder of Charlotte Motor Speedway and architect of Speedway Motorsports Inc.

Mike Stefanik, winner of record-tying nine NASCAR championships

Curtis Turner, early personality, called the “Babe Ruth of stock car racing”

Joe Weatherly, two-time NASCAR premier series champion

Rex White, 1960 NASCAR premier series champion

Robert Yates, won NASCAR premier series championship as both an engine builder and owner

 

LINK: NASCAR HALL OF FAME FAN BALLOT