LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) announced its 2023 Induction Class Saturday during the Stand 21 Racing Goes Safer seminar at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
The landmark 35th Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Induction celebration will be held in the Hall’s home of Daytona Beach, Fla., March 6 – 7, 2023.
The class of 2023 includes:
- Zora Arkus-Duntov: The Father of the Corvette and Corvette racing (Sports Cars)
- Henry Banks: Longtime USAC official and safety pioneer (Historic)
- Dick Burleson: America’s most successful enduro racer (Motorcycles)
- Art Chester: Air racing superstar (Aviation)
- Ray Evernham: One of NASCAR’s most innovative crew chiefs (Stock Cars)
- Fonty Flock: Early NASCAR fan favorite (Historic)
- Darrell Gwynn: One of the NHRA’s 50 Greatest All-Time Drivers (Drag Racing)
- Ab Jenkins: Prolific land speed record-setter (Speed Records)
- Drs. Stephen Olvey and Terry Trammell: Two men who revolutionized racetrack emergency services, saving countless lives and careers (Open Wheel)
“Part of the reason we wanted to make the announcement at the Racing Goes Safer seminar is because several members of the Class of 2023 have played a major role in improving racing safety,” said MSHFA President George Levy. “Our thanks go to Stand 21’s Yves Morizot and the Racing Goes Safer Foundation for making that possible.”
Each of the MSHFA’s inductees is elected by a straight vote of 200 motorsports experts — half of them inductees themselves. Regular voters include Mario Andretti (MSHFA Class of 1990), Chip Ganassi (MSHFA Class of 2016), Don Garlits (MSHFA Class of 1989), Tom D’Eath (MSHFA Class of 2000), Scott Parker (MSHFA Class of 2009), Richard Petty (MSHFA Class of 1989), Don Prudhomme (MSHFA Class of 1991), Rusty Wallace (MSHFA Class of 2014) and other titans of the sport.
Through last month’s Class of 2022 induction, 279 Heroes of Horsepower are currently in the MSHFA, a number that will grow to 288 with the 35th Induction Class.