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{{Short description|Hall of fame in Talladega, Alabama}}
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{{Infobox museum
| name              = International Motorsports Hall of Fame
| logo              = International Motorsports Hall of Fame logo.png
| logo_size         = 215
| image             = International Motorsports Hall of Fame, Talladega AL.jpg
| image_size        = 250
| caption           = The exterior of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2012
| established       = 1983
| location          = [[Talladega, Alabama]], United States
| type              = [[Motorsports]] [[hall of fame]] and [[museum]]
| visitors          = 
| founder           = [[Bill France Sr.]]
| director          = 
| curator           = 
| publictransit     = 
| website           = {{URL|https://www.motorsportshalloffame.com/|motorsportshalloffame}}
}}

The '''International Motorsports Hall of Fame''' ('''IMHOF''') is a [[List of halls and walks of fame|hall of fame]] located adjacent to the {{Convert|2.66|mi|km|abbr=on}} [[Talladega Superspeedway]] (formerly Alabama International Motor Speedway) located in [[Talladega County, Alabama|Talladega County]], east central [[Alabama]].<ref name="EAEntry">{{cite encyclopedia|last=Bernston|first=Ben|title=International Motorsports Hall of Fame and Museum (IMHOF)|url=http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-2041|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia of Alabama]]|orig-date=February 23, 2009|date=June 11, 2021|access-date=October 15, 2021|archive-date=October 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015211123/http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-2041|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=JSH1999>{{Cite journal|last=Wise|first=Suzanne|date=Summer 1999|title=Review: The International Motorsports Hall of Fame|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/43609708|journal=Journal of Sport History|volume=26|issue=2|pages=397–399|jstor=43609708|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 17, 2021|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019162531/https://www.jstor.org/stable/43609708|url-status=live}}</ref> It enshrines those who have contributed the most to motorsports either as a developer, driver, engineer, or owner.<ref name="AFCEntry">{{cite web|last=Riley|first=Bob|author-link=Bob Riley|title=International Motorsports Hall of Fame|url=https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/loc.afc.afc-legacies.200002661/|url-status=live|access-date=October 15, 2021|publisher=[[American Folklife Center]]|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020121455/http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/loc.afc.afc-legacies.200002661/}}</ref><ref name="TASMar81">{{cite news|date=March 28, 1981|title=Ground is broken at motorsports hall|page=5A|work=[[The Anniston Star]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87155863/imhof-groundbreaking-march-28-1981-5a/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015211117/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87155863/imhof-groundbreaking-march-28-1981-5a/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==
===20th century===
The IMHOF was established in early 1970 following [[NASCAR]] founder [[Bill France Sr.]]'s decision to hire short track racing promoter Don Naman to build a museum and hall of fame in order "to preserve the history of motorsports and to enshrine forever the people who have been responsible for its growth."<ref name=JSH1999/> [[George Wallace]], the [[List of governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]], formed an 18-member observer commission in 1975 to choose a site and select a design.<ref name="EAEntry" /><ref name="TASMay1978" /> Following the failure to pass a state-wide referendum on a state bond finance distribution to build the IMHOF,<ref name="TASMay1978">{{cite news|date=May 29, 1978|title=Hall of Fame funds sought|page=5A|work=The Anniston Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87151151/imhof-funding-needed-may-29-1978/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015211114/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87151151/imhof-funding-needed-may-29-1978/|url-status=live}}</ref> France donated {{Convert|35|acre|abbr=on}} of land from former race car driver [[Johnny Ray (racing driver)|Johnny Ray]]'s family.<ref name="TASApr1982">{{cite news|last=Smith|first=George|title=A house for memories; History's great machines find a home in Hall of Fame|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87158796/tas-april-25-1982-imhof-profile-8e/|work=The Anniston Star|date=April 25, 1982|access-date=October 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=subscription|archive-date=October 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015211113/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87158796/tas-april-25-1982-imhof-profile-8e/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TCOAug82">{{cite news|last=Higgins|first=Tom|date=August 10, 1982|title=Hall Of Fame Recaptures Motorsports' Great Moments|page=5B|work=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87156960/tco-august-10-1982-imhof-profile-5b/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015211114/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87156960/tco-august-10-1982-imhof-profile-5b/|url-status=live}}</ref> France opted to build the IMHOF in Alabama rather than in his hometown of [[Daytona Beach, Florida]] because Floridian politicians threatened to levy a tax on [[Daytona International Speedway]].<ref name="THApr1983">{{cite news|last=Harwell|first=Hoyt|date=April 28, 1983|title=Motorsports Hall of Fame races to start in Talladega|page=8|work=[[The Herald (Rock Hill)|The Herald]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87157726/the-evening-herald-sc-april-28-1983/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015211114/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87157726/the-evening-herald-sc-april-28-1983/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="AStarApril1983" />

Construction was undertaken with private and federal funding released with new Alabama governor [[Fob James]]' approval.<ref name="TASJul80">{{cite news|title=State approves Hall of Fame|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87154038/imhof-alabama-state-approval-as-july/|work=The Anniston Star|page=4C|date=July 10, 1980|access-date=October 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=subscription|archive-date=October 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015211116/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87154038/imhof-alabama-state-approval-as-july/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="MAJul1980">{{cite news|last=Marshall|first=Phillip|title=Motorsports Hall of Fame to become a reality|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87154009/imhof-building-confirmed-july-10-1980/|work=[[Montgomery Advertiser]]|page=18|date=July 10, 1980|access-date=October 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=subscription|archive-date=October 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015211112/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87154009/imhof-building-confirmed-july-10-1980/|url-status=live}}</ref> The first phase of construction consisted of the building of three of the first six planned buildings on the IMHOF.<ref name="THPDec1978">{{cite news|date=December 14, 1978|title=Hall of Fame To Be Built|page=29|work=[[The Herald-Palladium]]|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87153164/imhof-ap-thp-report-december-14-1978/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015211112/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87153164/imhof-ap-thp-report-december-14-1978/|url-status=live}}</ref> A groundbreaking ceremony occurred at the site on the afternoon of March 26, 1981, with approximately 100 individuals such as Wallace, Bill France Sr., and [[Bill France Jr.]] present.<ref name="TASMar81" /><ref name="AJMar81">{{cite news|date=March 26, 1981|title=Groundbreaking Set At Talladega|work=Alabama Journal|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87155795/alabama-journal-march-26-1981-in-brief/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015211116/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87155795/alabama-journal-march-26-1981-in-brief/|url-status=live}}</ref> The first half was opened on April 28, 1983,<ref name="THApr1983" /><ref name="AStarApril1983">{{cite news|last=Goldberg|first=Charles|title=Motorsports Hall of Fame opens at AIMS|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87157889/imhof-opening-tas-april-28-1983-1a/|work=The Anniston Star|pages=A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87157939/imhof-opening-continued-tas-april-28/ A12]|date=April 28, 1983|access-date=October 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=subscription|archive-date=October 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015211115/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87157889/imhof-opening-tas-april-28-1983-1a/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the second half on July 28, 1990.<ref name=TLC1990/> Track owners [[International Speedway Corporation]] (ISC) rented office space from Alabama to run the IMHOF.<ref name="TCOAug82" /> It has a museum containing racing vehicles,<ref name="EAEntry" /> banner, helmet, medals, posters and trophy displays,<ref name=JSH1999/> the ISC offices, and ancillary spaces.<ref name="EAEntry" /><ref name="AFCEntry" /> The Alabama Sports Writers Hall of Fame; the Automobile Racing Club of America Hall of National Champions; the International Motorsports Hall of Fame; the Quarter Midgets of America Hall of Fame; the Western Auto Mechanics Hall of Fame; and the World Karting Hall of Fame are the six halls of fame on-site.<ref name="EAEntry" /> The McCaig-Wellborn International Motorsports Research Library is also contained in the IMHOF.<ref name=JSH1999/><ref name="AFCEntry" />

Naman had been appointed IMHOF director in 1988, and he began setting out his objective to establish a working hall of fame.<ref name="TASMarch1989">{{cite news|last=Harwell|first=Hoyt|title=France is close to getting wish|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87160726/tas-march-22-1989-imhof-wish-1b/|work=The Anniston Star|agency=The Associated Press|date=March 22, 1989|page=1B|access-date=October 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=subscription|archive-date=October 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015214541/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87160726/tas-march-22-1989-imhof-wish-1b/|url-status=live}}</ref> The first induction ceremony was broadcast live on [[The Nashville Network]], and was hosted by country music record artist and car sponsor [[T. G. Sheppard]] at the [[Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex|Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Theater]], in [[Birmingham, Alabama]], on the evening of July 25, 1990.<ref name=TLC1990>{{Cite news|date=July 22, 1990|title=T.G. Sheppard To Host Motorsports Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremonies|page=11E|work=[[The Leaf-Chronicle]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87187135/tlc-july-22-1990-imhof-first-ceremony/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 16, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016123739/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87187135/tlc-july-22-1990-imhof-first-ceremony/|url-status=live}}</ref> Induction ceremonies were held on the Wednesday evening prior to the [[YellaWood 500|Winston 500]] in October at Talladega before being moved to December for both 1993 and 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 9, 1997|title=Kings of the Road|url=https://archives.alabama.gov/motor/detailed.html|url-status=dead|access-date=October 17, 2021|publisher=[[Alabama Department of Archives and History]]|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017105225/https://archives.alabama.gov/motor/detailed.html}}</ref> After the Speedvision Dome was opened in 1996, all subsequent induction ceremonies took place there,<ref name="AFCEntry" /> four days prior to the [[Jack Link's 500|Winston Select 500]] at Talladega in late April.<ref name=JSH1999/><ref name=MIAP1995/>

Individuals were nominated and voted on by a panel of between 120 and 153 international motorsport writers as well as IMHOF inductees,<ref name=2014Class>{{Cite web|date=March 18, 2014|title=New Enshrinement Criteria To Be Implemented|url=https://www.motorsportshalloffame.com/new-enshrinement-criteria-to-be-implemented/|url-status=live|access-date=October 19, 2021|publisher=International Motorsports Hall of Fame|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029171928/https://www.motorsportshalloffame.com/new-enshrinement-criteria-to-be-implemented/}}</ref><ref name="1991AP" /> who selected one or two new members or "old timers" (living inductees) from the nominations list.<ref name=JSH1999/> The nominations list was formed by candidate names sent by panel members, and 20 finalists were chosen, from which all panel members cast preference votes.<ref>{{Cite news|date=August 19, 1999|title=Picking just 6 for International Motorsports Hall of Fame is a real challenge|page=C6|work=[[LNP (newspaper)|Lancaster New Era]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87310729/imhof-article-1999-lancaster-new-era/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018170438/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87310729/imhof-article-1999-lancaster-new-era/|url-status=live}}</ref> Until 1996, 10 or more motorsports individuals were inducted annually, before no more than 10 nominees qualified for the final ballot, and a limit of six inductees for every subsequent year was imposed.<ref name="MIAP1995">{{Cite news|date=March 7, 1995|title=Hall of Fame voting|page=3B|work=[[Messenger-Inquirer]]|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87188243/imhof-revised-voting-procedure/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 16, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016123739/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87188243/imhof-revised-voting-procedure/|url-status=live}}</ref> All nominees had to be retired from participating in their respective categories for at least half a decade;<ref name="EAEntry" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Hall of Fame nominees|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87160841/mh-august-31-1989-imhof-nominees-6d/|work=[[The Miami Herald]]|date=August 31, 1989|page=6D|access-date=October 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=subscription|archive-date=October 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015214543/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87160841/mh-august-31-1989-imhof-nominees-6d/|url-status=live}}</ref> they could be active elsewhere in their respective series in a different capacity.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pearce|first=Al|date=November 6, 2013|title=The Class of 2014 nominees for the International Motorsports Hall of Fame announced|work=[[Autoweek]]|url=https://www.autoweek.com/racing/nascar/a1943366/class-2014-nominees-international-motorsports-hall-fame-announced/|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019063826/https://www.autoweek.com/racing/nascar/a1943366/class-2014-nominees-international-motorsports-hall-fame-announced/|url-status=live}}</ref> Some active racers could be inducted if they were over the age limit of 61.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Brewster|first=Louis|date=May 2, 2012|title=Force will make it a family affair|work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|url=https://www.dailynews.com/2012/05/02/force-will-make-it-a-family-affair/|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-date=October 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028170733/https://www.dailynews.com/2012/05/02/force-will-make-it-a-family-affair/|url-status=live}}</ref> Individuals had to wait 15 years before become eligible for induction, with a 51 percent vote share required for induction.<ref name=PDNInfo>{{Cite news|date=July 25, 2005|title=International Motorsports Hall of Fame|page=129|work=[[Philadelphia Daily News]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87358670/imhof-brief-information-philadelphia/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019060409/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87358670/imhof-brief-information-philadelphia/|url-status=live}}</ref> Unlike other sports halls of fame, waivers were not granted to major racing figures to enable their induction before the five-year waiting period had elapsed.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pells|first=Eddie|date=February 21, 2001|title=Hall of Fame keeps 5-year rule for Earnhardt|page=B1|work=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]]|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87317931/imhof-dale-earnhardt-2001-no-waiver/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018170441/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87317931/imhof-dale-earnhardt-2001-no-waiver/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===21st century===
A total of 145 individuals were inducted during the period the hall of fame was active in most years from 1990 to 2013.<ref name=IMHOFInductees>{{Cite web|title=Hall of Fame Members|url=https://www.motorsportshalloffame.com/hall-of-fame-members/|url-status=live|access-date=October 16, 2021|publisher=International Motorsports Hall of Fame|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016182421/https://www.motorsportshalloffame.com/hall-of-fame-members/}}</ref> The 20 inaugural members, [[Buck Baker]], [[Jack Brabham]], [[Malcolm Campbell]], [[Jim Clark]], [[Mark Donohue]], [[Juan Manuel Fangio]], France Sr., [[Graham Hill]], [[Tony Hulman]], [[Junior Johnson]], [[Parnelli Jones]], [[Stirling Moss]], [[Barney Oldfield]], [[Lee Petty]], [[Fireball Roberts]], [[Jackie Stewart]], [[Mickey Thompson]], [[Bobby Unser]], and [[Smokey Yunick]], were inducted in 1990.<ref name=TLC1990/> There were three women who were added to the hall of fame.<ref name="IMHOFInductees" /> In 1999, [[Louise Smith]], a NASCAR driver during the 1940s and 1950s, became the first woman to be inducted into the hall of fame;<ref name=Smith1999>{{Cite news|date=April 18, 2006|title=Louise Smith, 89, First Woman in International Motorsports Hall of Fame, Dies|page=A25|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/18/sports/othersports/louise-smith-89-first-woman-in-international-motorsports.html|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 16, 2021|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016212215/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/18/sports/othersports/louise-smith-89-first-woman-in-international-motorsports.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the two other female inductees were multiple [[National Hot Rod Association|NHRA]] Top Fuel dragster champion [[Shirley Muldowney]] in 2004,<ref name=Muldowney2004>{{Cite journal|date=June 18, 2004|title=NHRA legend Muldowney inducted into International Motorsports Hall of Fame|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/197989706|journal=National Dragster|volume=45|issue=21|pages=6|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 26, 2021|archive-date=December 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212115528/https://www.proquest.com/docview/197989706|id={{ProQuest|197989706}} |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Janet Guthrie]], who was inducted two years later.<ref name=2006Inductees>{{Cite news|date=April 28, 2006|title=Class of 2006|page=7C|work=[[The News & Observer]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87215451/imhof-class-of-2006-tno-april-28-2006/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 16, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016212215/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87215451/imhof-class-of-2006-tno-april-28-2006/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Wendell Scott]], the first African American driver to win a [[NASCAR Cup Series]] event in December 1963, was the first African American to be inducted into the hall of fame in 1999.<ref name=Scott1999>{{Cite news|last=Patterson|first=Ken|date=April 23, 1999|title=Night of firsts mark '99 IMHOF inductions: IMHOF: Scott amongst inductees|page=1C, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87243354/wendell-scott-imhof-anniston-star/ 5C]|work=The Anniston Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87243283/wendell-scott-imhof-anniston-star/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017105224/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87243283/wendell-scott-imhof-anniston-star/|url-status=live}}</ref> No one was added in each of 1995 and 2010 and nobody has been inducted since 2014.{{efn|Nominees for the cancelled class of 2014 were [[Michael Andretti]], [[Raymond Beadle]], [[Harold Brasington]], [[Clint Brawner]], [[Joie Chitwood]], [[Harvey S. Firestone]], [[Tommy Hinnershitz]], [[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]], [[Ted Horn]], [[Connie Kalitta]], [[Joe Leonard]], [[Roger McCluskey]], [[Tom McEwen (drag racer)|Tom McEwen]], [[Danny Ongais]], [[Marvin Panch]], [[Les Richter]], [[Troy Ruttman]] and [[Henry Segrave]].<ref name=2014Class/>}}<ref name="IMHOFInductees" />

==Inductees==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Key
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" |{{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Indicates posthumous induction
|}
[[File:Juan Manuel Fangio (circa 1952).jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Black and white photograph of an helmeted Juan Manuel Fangio|[[Juan Manuel Fangio]], inducted in 1990]]
[[File:Graham Hill Bestanddeelnr 924-6564.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Black and white photograph of Graham Hill|[[Graham Hill]], inducted in 1990]]
[[File:NedJarrettMRNRadio.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Ned Jarrett in broadcasting overalls and holding a microphone in his right hand|[[Ned Jarrett]], inducted in 1991]]
[[File:Ascari last photo in car.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Black and white photograph of Alberto Ascari wearing racing uniforms and sitting in an open-wheel car|[[Alberto Ascari]], inducted in 1992]]
[[File:Henry ford 1919.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Black and white photographic portrait of Henry Ford in formal uniform and looking to the right|[[Henry Ford]], inducted in 1993]]
[[File:Colin Chapman (1965).jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Black and white photograph of Colin Chapman in formal uniform and speaking to a man on his left|[[Colin Chapman]], inducted in 1994]]
[[File:John Surtees at Goodwood Revival 2011 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=John Surtees wearing a suit at a function in 2011|[[John Surtees]], inducted in 1996]]
[[File:NMPA 2010 Richard Petty (4289204788).jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Richard Petty sporting a black cowboy hat and black sunglasses and a black suit inside a building|[[Richard Petty]], inducted in 1997]]
[[File:Ayrton Senna 8 - Cropped.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Photographic portrait of Ayrton Senna predominately showing the right side of his face with his left hand on the left hand side of his face and he is wearing a T-shirt|[[Ayrton Senna]], inducted in 2000]]
[[File:AlanKulwickiSearsPoint1991.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Alan Kulwick wearing black sunglasses over his eyes and a white T-shirt with a car company's logo on its left|[[Alan Kulwicki]], inducted in 2002]]
[[File:ShirleyMuldowney2017.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Shirley Muldowney wearing eye glasses and signing autographs for fans on a black table|[[Shirley Muldowney]], inducted in 2004]]
[[File:Dale Earnhardt visits Langley AFB.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Dale Earnhardt wearing a black baseball cap with a military logo and a red shirt with the top button undone|[[Dale Earnhardt]], inducted in 2006]]
[[File:Wayne Rainey 1992 Japanese GP.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Wayne Rainey wearing motorcycle overalls and a crash helmet riding a red and white sponsored motorcycle on a race circuit in 1992|[[Wayne Rainey]], inducted in 2007]]
[[File:Donnie Allison Greets Rock Fans (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Donnie Allison wearing an unbuttoned T-shirt and holding a green flag with writing in his right hand|[[Donnie Allison]], inducted in 2009]]
[[File:Richard Childress 2010 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Richard Childress wearing a shirt with the first button undone and a black full-zip fleece|[[Richard Childress]], inducted in 2012]]
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+Inductees of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame<ref name=IMHOFInductees/>
|-
! scope="col" | Nationality
! scope="col" | Inductee
!Occupation
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Refs|References}}
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| {{USA}}
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|Stock car driver
|1990
| rowspan="20" |<ref>{{Cite news|last=Harwell|first=Hoyt|date=July 26, 1990|title=20 inducted in motoracing hall|page=C2|work=[[The San Bernardino Sun|The San Bernardino County Sun]]|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87251745/imhof-1990-induction-sbcs-ap-july-26/|access-date=October 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=subscription|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017152429/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87251745/imhof-1990-induction-sbcs-ap-july-26/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductees|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87252166/imhof-1990-inductees-the-charlotte/|work=The Charlotte Observer|date=July 25, 1990|access-date=October 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=subscription|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017152431/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87252166/imhof-1990-inductees-the-charlotte/|url-status=live}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite news|title=Motorsports: (International)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87252187/1990-imhof-inductees-the-modesto-bee/|work=[[The Modesto Bee]]|date=January 12, 1990|access-date=October 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=subscription|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017152429/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87252187/1990-imhof-inductees-the-modesto-bee/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{AUS}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Jack|Brabham}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1990
|-
| {{GBR}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Malcolm |Campbell}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1990
|-
| {{GBR}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Jim|Clark}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1990
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Mark|Donohue}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1990
|-
| {{ARG}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Juan Manuel|Fangio}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1990
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Bill|France Sr.}}
|Series executive
|1990
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Dan|Gurney}}
|Race car driver
|1990
|-
| {{GBR}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Graham|Hill}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Race car driver
|1990
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Tony|Hulman}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Track executive
|1990
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Junior|Johnson}}
|Stock car driver
|1990
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Parnelli |Jones}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1990
|-
| {{GBR}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Stirling|Moss}}
|Race car driver
|1990
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Barney|Oldfield}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1990
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Lee|Petty}}
|Stock car driver
|1990
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Fireball|Roberts}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Stock car driver
|1990
|-
| {{GBR}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Jackie|Stewart}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1990
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Mickey|Thompson}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Vehicle builder
|1990
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Bobby|Unser}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1990
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Smokey|Yunick }}
|Car engineer
|1990
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Tony|Bettenhausen }} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1991
| rowspan="2" |<ref name=1991Inductees>{{Cite news|last=Garland|first=Michelle|date=July 21, 1991|title='Gentleman Ned' leads 91 inductees|page=4B|work=The Anniston Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12363528/the-anniston-star/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017173425/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12363528/the-anniston-star/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name=1991AP>{{Cite news|last=Harwell|first=Hoyt|date=July 25, 1991|title=Motorsports Hall of Fame inducts 10 new members|page=5D|work=[[The Item]]|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87257016/imhof-1991-induction-the-item-ap/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017173430/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87257016/imhof-1991-induction-the-item-ap/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Ralph|DePalma}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1991
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Tim |Flock}}
|Stock car driver
|1991
|<ref name=TH1991>{{Cite news|last=Parrish|first=Will|date=January 12, 1991|title=Jarrett, Lorenzen, Flock among 10 hall inductees|page=3B|work=The Herald|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87255879/ned-jarrett-imhof-induction-1991-the/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=December 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212115552/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87255879/ned-jarrett-imhof-induction-1991-the/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=1991TCO>{{Cite news|last=Higgins|first=Tom|date=July 24, 1991|title=Motorsports Hall of Fame grows with Jarrett, Flock|pages=C1–[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87256367/nascar-imhof-inductees-1991-the/ C2]|work=The Charlotte Observer|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87256324/nascar-imhof-inductees-1991-the/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017173426/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87256324/nascar-imhof-inductees-1991-the/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Phil|Hill}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1991
|<ref name=1991Inductees/><ref name=1991AP/>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Ned|Jarrett}}
|Open-wheel driver/Broadcaster
|1991
| rowspan="2" |<ref name=TH1991/>
<ref name=1991TCO/>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Fred|Lorenzen}}
|Stock car driver
|1991
|-
| {{NZL}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Bruce|McLaren}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Car builder/Race car driver
|1991
| rowspan="4" |<ref name=1991Inductees/>
<ref name=1991AP/>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Wilbur|Shaw}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1991
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Carroll|Shelby}}
|Vehicle builder
|1991
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Bill|Vukovich}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1991
|-
| {{ITA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Alberto|Ascari}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1992
| rowspan="10" |<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rice|first=Dan|date=July 19, 1992|title=Hall of Famers masters of going faster|page=17|work=[[The Southern Illinoisan]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87258085/imhof-1992-broadcast-southern/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017173428/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87258085/imhof-1992-broadcast-southern/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite news|date=July 23, 1992|title=Spotlight on Hall of Famers|page=11B|work=The Anniston Star|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87259707/1992-imhof-inductee-profiles-anniston/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017173424/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87259707/1992-imhof-inductee-profiles-anniston/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Louis|Chevrolet }} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Car builder/Open-wheel driver
|1992
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Andy|Granatelli}}
|Motorsports contributor
|1992
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Peter|Gregg|dab=racing driver}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Sports car driver
|1992
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Louis|Meyer}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1992
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Wally|Parks}}
|Motorsports contributor
|1992
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Eddie|Rickenbacker}}
|Motorsports contributor
|1992
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Kenny |Roberts }}
|Motorcyclist
|1992
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Curtis|Turner}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Stock car driver
|1992
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Rodger|Ward}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1992
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Bobby|Allison}}
|Stock car driver
|1993
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=1993UCI>{{Cite news|last=Martin|first=Bruce|date=July 8, 1993|title=Auto Racing Notebook|work=[[United Press International]]|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/07/08/Auto-Racing-Notebook/7698742104000/|access-date=October 18, 2021|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029175202/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/07/08/Auto-Racing-Notebook/7698742104000/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name=1993WRR>{{Cite news|date=June 30, 1993|title=Allison quick Hall inductee|page=C10|work=[[Waterloo Region Record]]|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/275440200|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 17, 2021|archive-date=December 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212115557/https://www.proquest.com/docview/275440200|id={{ProQuest|275440200}} |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|George|Bignotti}}
|Car mechanic
|1993
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Henry|Ford }} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Car builder
|1993
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Al|Holbert}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Sports car driver
|1993
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 30, 1993|title=Al Holbert Is Elected To Racing Hall of Fame|page=D3|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1839562139|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 17, 2021|id={{ProQuest|1839562139}} }}</ref>
|-
| {{AUT}}
! scope="row " | [[Niki Lauda]]
|Open-wheel driver
|1993
| rowspan="4" |<ref name=1993UCI/>
<ref name=1993WRR/>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Rex|Mays}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1993
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|David|Pearson|dab=racing driver}}
|Stock car driver
|1993
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Cale|Yarborough}}
|Stock car driver
|1993
|-
| {{GBR}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Colin|Chapman}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Car builder
|1994
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=1994Inductees>{{Cite news|date=December 11, 1994|title=Nine to enter racing Hall of Fame|page=9B|work=The Anniston Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87270518/imhof-inductees-1994-anniston-star/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029173351/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87270518/imhof-inductees-1994-anniston-star/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{ITA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Enzo|Ferrari}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Car builder
|1994
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Tiny|Lund }} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Stock car driver
|1994
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|John|Marcum}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Motorsports contributor
|1994
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=Crowe|first=Steve|date=December 9, 1994|title=Marcum to be inducted to Motorsports Hall|page=3C|work=[[Detroit Free Press]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87269667/john-marcum-imhof-induction-1994-dfp/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029174847/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87269667/john-marcum-imhof-induction-1994-dfp/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Ralph|Moody|dab=racing driver}}
|Stock car driver/Car owner
|1994
|<ref name=1994Inductees/>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Benny |Parsons}}
|Stock car driver
|1994
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=Woody|first=Larry|date=July 5, 1994|title=Parsons' road to fame started here|page=3C|work=[[The Tennessean]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87265373/benny-parsons-1994-imhof-induction/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029173353/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87265373/benny-parsons-1994-imhof-induction/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Mauri|Rose}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Open-wheel racer
|1994
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=1994Inductees/>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Herb|Thomas }}
|Stock car driver
|1994
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Joe|Weatherly}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Stock car driver
|1994
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Richie|Evans}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Stock car driver
|1996
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 11, 1996|title=Rome's Evans Makes Motorsports Hall of Fame|page=E1|work=[[The Post-Standard]]}}</ref>
|-
| {{GBR}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Donald|Healey}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Car builder
|1996
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=1996Inductees>{{Cite news|date=April 23, 1996|title=Isaac a perfect fit for Talladega|page=1B, [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87302676/1996-imhof-inductees-the-anniston-star/ 6B]|work=The Anniston Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87302672/1996-imhof-inductees-the-anniston-star/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018073546/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87302672/1996-imhof-inductees-the-anniston-star/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name=FT1996Induct>{{Cite news|date=April 11, 1996|title=Rutherford, five others named to Hall|page=6C|work=[[Florida Today]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87302918/1996-imhof-florida-today-april-11/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018073548/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87302918/1996-imhof-florida-today-april-11/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Bobby|Isaac}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Stock car driver
|1996
|-
| {{DEU}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Ferdinand|Porsche}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Car builder
|1996
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Johnny|Rutherford}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1996
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=Clarke|first=Liz|date=April 26, 1996|title=Rutherford, Gordon honored in Hall of Fame ceremonies|page=3B|work=[[The Dallas Morning News]]}}</ref>
|-
| {{GBR}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|John|Surtees }}
|Open-wheel driver/Motorcyclist
|1996
|<ref name=1996Inductees/><ref name=FT1996Induct/>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Buddy|Baker}}
|Stock car driver
|1997
| rowspan="6" |<ref>{{Cite news|last=Estes|first=Cary|date=October 13, 1996|title=International Motorsports Hall of Fame dominated by Americans|page=F9|work=[[The Reporter (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin)|The Reporter]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87303383/1997-imhof-inductees-the-reporter/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018142402/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87303383/1997-imhof-inductees-the-reporter/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tutor|first=Philip|date=April 25, 1997|title=Induction humbles engineer|page=4B|work=The Anniston Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87307081/1997-imhof-inductees-anniston-star/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018142400/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87307081/1997-imhof-inductees-anniston-star/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Ralph|Earnhardt}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Stock car driver
|1997
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Don|Garlits}}
|Dragster/Automotive engineer
|1997
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Jim|Hall|dab=racing driver}}
|Driver/Car owner
|1997
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Rick|Mears}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1997
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Richard|Petty}}
|Stock car driver
|1997
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Davey|Allison}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Stock car driver
|1998
| rowspan="6" |<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pells|first=Eddie|date=April 23, 1998|title=Allison tribute marks emotional week at Talladega|page=C2|work=[[Kenosha News]]|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87308384/1998-imhof-inductees-kenosha-news/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018142400/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87308384/1998-imhof-inductees-kenosha-news/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{DEU}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Rudolf|Caracciola}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1998
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Banjo|Matthews}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Stock car driver
|1998
|-
| {{ITA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Tazio|Nuvolari}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1998
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Roger|Penske}}
|Car builder
|1998
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Al|Unser }}
|Open-wheel driver
|1998
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Harry|Hyde}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Crew chief
|1999
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 25, 1999|title=First black driver to win one of five elected into Hall|page=C6|work=[[Desert Dispatch]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87309995/1999-imhof-inductees-desert-dispatch/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018142401/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87309995/1999-imhof-inductees-desert-dispatch/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Gordon|Johncock}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1999
|-
| {{FRA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Alain|Prost}}
|Open-wheel driver
|1999
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 24, 1999|title=International Motorsports Hall of Fame: Talladega Hall to honor Scott, Prost|page=4C|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87309540/scott-prost-1999-imhof-induction/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018142402/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87309540/scott-prost-1999-imhof-induction/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Wendell|Scott}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Stock car driver
|1999
|<ref name=Scott1999/>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Louise|Smith }}
|Stock car driver
|1999
|<ref name=Smith1999/>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Mario|Andretti}}
|Race car driver
|2000
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=McKee|first=Sandra|date=April 16, 2000|title=For Andretti, induction cheers come from heart|page=12E|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/406440845|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|archive-date=December 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212115530/https://www.proquest.com/docview/406440845|id={{ProQuest|406440845}} |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Craig|Breedlove}}
|Land speed record holder
|2000
| rowspan="5" |<ref>{{Cite news|last=Fryer|first=Jenna|date=April 13, 2000|title=Top names enter hall|page=B3|work=[[The Times of Northwest Indiana]]|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87311481/2000-imhof-inductees-the-times-of/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018171235/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87311481/2000-imhof-inductees-the-times-of/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|A. J.|Foyt }}
|Open-wheel driver
|2000
|-
| {{BRA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Nelson |Piquet}}
|Open-wheel driver
|2000
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Don|Prudhomme }}
|Dragster
|2000
|-
| {{BRA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Ayrton|Senna}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Open-wheel driver
|2000
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Neil|Bonnett}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Stock car driver
|2001
|<ref name=2001Inductees>{{Cite news|date=April 20, 2001|title=Bonnett, 3 others inducted into Hall|page=6C|work=[[Lansing State Journal]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87315430/2001-imhof-inductees-lansing-state/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018170442/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87315430/2001-imhof-inductees-lansing-state/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Jimmy|Bryan}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Open-wheel driver
|2001
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=Armijo|first=Mark|date=April 14, 2001|title=Bryan Headed For Hall|page=C16|work=[[The Arizona Republic]]|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/237999969|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 17, 2021|archive-date=December 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212115531/https://www.proquest.com/docview/237999969|id={{ProQuest|237999969}} |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{GBR}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Mike|Hailwood}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Driver/motorcyclist
|2001
|<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jackson|first=Colin|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QgMkDwAAQBAJ&q=mike+hailwood+international+motorsports+hall+of+fame+2001&pg=PT54|title=Classic British Motorcycles|publisher=Fonthill Media|year=2013|isbn=978-1-78155-086-1|location=Brimscombe, England|chapter=Mike Hailwood|via=Google Books|access-date=2021-10-26|archive-date=2021-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212115526/https://books.google.com/books?id=QgMkDwAAQBAJ&q=mike+hailwood+international+motorsports+hall+of+fame+2001&pg=PT54|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Fred |Offenhauser }} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Car engineer
|2001
|<ref name=2001Inductees/>
|-
| {{ITA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Ettore|Bugatti}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Car builder
|2002
| rowspan="6" |<ref>{{Cite news|last=McKee|first=Sandra|date=November 18, 2001|title=Entering The Hall|work=The Baltimore Sun|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87316767/imhof-inductees-2002-the-baltimore-sun/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018170440/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87316767/imhof-inductees-2002-the-baltimore-sun/|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite news|date=December 1, 2001|title=Fan Tips|page=2B|work=[[Carlsbad Current-Argus]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87317602/2002-imhof-inductees-fan-tips-carlsbag/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018170439/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87317602/2002-imhof-inductees-fan-tips-carlsbag/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{NZL}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Denny|Hulme}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Race car driver
|2002
|-
| {{BEL}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Jacky|Ickx}}
|Race car driver
|2002
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Alan|Kulwicki}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Stock car driver
|2002
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Tim|Richmond}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Race car driver
|2002
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Glen |Wood}}
|Car owner
|2002
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Briggs|Cunningham}}
|Sports car driver
|2003
| rowspan="5" |<ref>{{Cite news|last=Creed|first=Jimmy|date=November 14, 2002|title=Fox's long road ends at IMHoF|page=6C|work=The Anniston Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87319363/2003-imhof-inductees-anniston-star/|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|url-access=subscription|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018211703/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87319363/2003-imhof-inductees-anniston-star/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{BRA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Emerson|Fittipaldi }}
|Open-wheel driver
|2003
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Ray|Fox}}
|Engine builder/Car owner
|2003
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Mel|Kenyon}}
|Midget car driver
|2003
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|A. J.|Watson}}
|Car builder/Vehicle mechanic
|2003
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Red|Farmer}}
|Stock car driver
|2004
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cavalaris|first=Chuck|date=April 22, 2004|title=France Jr. to enter NASCAR's Hall of Fame|page=D2|work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]]}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Bill|France Jr.}}
|Series executive
|2004
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Shirley|Muldowney}}
|Dragster
|2004
|<ref name=Muldowney2004/>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Bill|Muncey }} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Hydroplane racer
|2004
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 23, 2004|title=International Motorsports Hall of Fame: Class of 2004|page=5C|work=The Anniston Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87321837/2004-imhof-inductees-anniston-star/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018211700/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87321837/2004-imhof-inductees-anniston-star/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Bobby|Rahal }}
|Open-wheel driver
|2004
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 1, 2004|title=Rahal In Hall|page=4D|work=[[Mansfield News Journal]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87321066/bobby-rahal-2004-imhof-induction/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018211702/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87321066/bobby-rahal-2004-imhof-induction/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Joe|Amato|dab=dragster driver}}
|Dragster
|2005
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite journal|date=May 20, 2005|title=Amato, Glidden inducted into International Motorsports Hall of Fame|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/198059591|journal=National Dragster|volume=46|issue=18|page=37|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|archive-date=December 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212115555/https://www.proquest.com/docview/198059591|id={{ProQuest|198059591}} |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Bob|Glidden}}
|Dragster
|2005
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Chip|Hanauer}}
|Hydroplane racer
|2005
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 29, 2005|title=Hanauer inducted into Hall of Fame; Motorsports {{!}} Hydroplane driver joined by four race-car drivers|page=C14|work=[[The Seattle Times]]}}</ref>
|-
| {{GBR}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Nigel|Mansell}}
|Open-wheel driver
|2005
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bradley|first=Bill|date=November 11, 2004|title=Race Hall is special for Waltrip|page=C1|work=The Tennessean|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87322711/darrell-waltrip-imhof-induction-2005/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018211702/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87322711/darrell-waltrip-imhof-induction-2005/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Darrell|Waltrip}}
|Stock car driver
|2005
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Dale|Earnhardt }} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Stock car driver
|2006
| rowspan="3" |<ref name=2006Inductees/>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Harry|Gant}}
|Stock car driver
|2006
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Janet |Guthrie }}
|Race car driver
|2006
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Jack|Roush}}
|Car owner
|2006
|<ref>{{Cite journal|date=July 2006|title=Jack Roush was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame on April 27|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A147876658/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=e52a1b3f|journal=Mustang Monthly|volume=29|issue=7|page=28|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Gale General OneFile|archive-date=December 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212115530/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA147876658&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=e52a1b3f|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Humpy|Wheeler}}
|Race promoter
|2006
|<ref name=2006Inductees/>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Junie|Donlavey}}
|Stock car driver
|2007
| rowspan="2" |<ref name=2007Inductees>{{Cite news|last=Poole|first=David|date=November 9, 2006|title=Speedway builder headed to hall|page=C5|work=The Charlotte Observer|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87331326/imhof-inductees-2007-the-charlotte/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018211658/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87331326/imhof-inductees-2007-the-charlotte/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Ray|Hendrick}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Stock car driver
|2007
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Jack|Ingram|dab=racing driver}}
|Stock car driver
|2007
|<ref>{{Cite news|date=February 24, 2007|title=Ingram to be inducted into IMHF|page=D1|work=[[Asheville Citizen-Times]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87327642/jack-ingram-imhof-induction-asheville/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018211658/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87327642/jack-ingram-imhof-induction-asheville/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Warren|Johnson}}
|Dragster
|2007
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=Graves|first=Gary|date=April 27, 2007|title=Hall induction starts Johnson's big weekend|page=10C|work=[[USA Today]]|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A162708602/GPS?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=69100683|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Gale In Context: Biography|archive-date=December 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212115530/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA162708602&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=69100683|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Wayne|Rainey}}
|Motorcyclist
|2007
| rowspan="2" |<ref name=2007Inductees/>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Bruton|Smith}}
|Race promoter
|2007
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Art|Arfons}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Land speed record holder
|2008
| rowspan="6" |<ref>{{Cite news|last=Strickland|first=Bran|date=April 25, 2008|title=Flags of her father: Byron's daughter gets education on her late father at induction|page=6C|work=The Anniston Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87334077/2008-imhof-inductees-the-anniston-star/|url-access=subscription|access-date=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018211700/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87334077/2008-imhof-inductees-the-anniston-star/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Red|Byron }} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Stock car driver
|2008
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Bill|Jenkins|dab=drag racer}}
|Dragster/Engine builder
|2008
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Frank|Kurtis}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Vehicle designer
|2008
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Cotton|Owens}}
|Stock car driver
|2008
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Ralph|Seagraves}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Motorsports contributor
|2008
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|J. C. |Agajanian }} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Promoter/Car owner
|2009
| rowspan="5" |<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 14, 2008|title=International Motorsports Hall of Fame and Museum Announces Class of 2009|url=https://www.theautochannel.com/news/2008/10/14/174244.html|url-status=live|access-date=October 19, 2021|publisher=[[The Auto Channel]]|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019060411/https://www.theautochannel.com/news/2008/10/14/174244.html}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pearce|first=Al|date=April 23, 2009|title=NASCAR: Donnie Allison, Jerry Cook join hall of fame|url=https://www.autoweek.com/racing/nascar/a2025691/nascar-donnie-allison-jerry-cook-join-hall-fame/|url-status=live|access-date=October 19, 2021|website=Autoweek|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019060424/https://www.autoweek.com/racing/nascar/a2025691/nascar-donnie-allison-jerry-cook-join-hall-fame/}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Donnie|Allison }}
|Stock car driver
|2009
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Jerry|Cook}}
|Stock car driver
|2009
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Bud |Moore|dab=NASCAR owner}}
|Car owner
|2009
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Raymond|Parks|dab=auto racing}}
|Car owner
|2009
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|John|Holman|dab=NASCAR owner}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Car owner
|2011
| rowspan="5" |<ref>{{Cite news|last=Demmons|first=Doug|date=January 12, 2011|title=Five to be inducted into International Motorsports Hall of Fame|work=[[The Birmingham News]]|url=https://www.al.com/sports/2011/01/five_to_be_inducted_into_inter.html|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019060410/https://www.al.com/sports/2011/01/five_to_be_inducted_into_inter.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bornhop|first=Andrew|date=May 18, 2011|title=Brian Redman Enters Talladega Hall of Fame|work=[[Road & Track]]|url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/news/a2373/brian-redman-enters-talladega-hall-of-fame-22132/|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019060424/https://www.roadandtrack.com/motorsports/news/a2373/brian-redman-enters-talladega-hall-of-fame-22132/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Jan|Opperman}} {{dagger|alt=Posthumous induction}}
|Race car driver
|2011
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Maurice|Petty }}
|Crew chief/Engine builder
|2011
|-
| {{GBR}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Brian|Redman }}
|Race car driver
|2011
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Rex|White }}
|Stock car driver
|2011
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Kenny|Bernstein}}
|Dragster/Car owner
|2012
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sturbin|first=John|date=May 4, 2012|title=Bernstein, Childress, Force: International Heroes|publisher=Racin' Today|url=http://www.racintoday.com/archives/35064|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019060415/http://www.racintoday.com/archives/35064|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Richard|Childress}}
|Car owner
|2012
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|John |Force }}
|Dragster
|2012
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Rick|Hendrick}}
|Car owner
|2013
| rowspan="4" |<ref>{{Cite web|last=Estrada|first=Chris|date=May 4, 2013|title=NASCAR stars, drag racing legend join Int'l Motorsports Hall|url=https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2013/05/04/nascar-stars-drag-racing-legend-join-intl-motorsports-hall/|url-status=live|access-date=October 19, 2021|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019063856/https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2013/05/04/nascar-stars-drag-racing-legend-join-intl-motorsports-hall/}}</ref>
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Dale|Inman}}
|Crew chief
|2013
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Don|Schumacher }}
|Dragster builder
|2013
|-
| {{USA}}
! scope="row " | {{sort name|Rusty|Wallace }}
|Stock car driver
|2013
|-
|}

==Statistics==
{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Inductees by nationality<ref name=IMHOFInductees/>
|-
! scope=col | Nationality
! scope=col data-sort-type=number | Inductees
|-
! scope="row" |{{USA}}
|118
|-
! scope="row" |{{GBR}}
| 11
|-
! scope="row" |{{ITA}}
| 4
|-
! scope="row" |{{BRA}}
| 3
|-
! scope="row" |{{DEU}}
| 2
|-
! scope="row" |{{NZL}}
| 2
|-
! scope="row" |{{ARG}}
| 1
|-
! scope="row" |{{AUS}}
| 1
|-
! scope="row" |{{AUT}}
| 1
|-
! scope="row" |{{BEL}}
| 1
|-
! scope="row" |{{FRA}}
| 1
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Sears XDH-1]]: on display at the museum
* [[Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame]]
* [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]]
* [[NASCAR Hall of Fame]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.motorsportshalloffame.com/}}

{{Halls of Fame in Alabama}}
{{Birmingham Landmarks}}

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