ANDERSON, Ind. — One former Little 500 driver, current official and current car owner are slated for induction into the Little 500 Hall of Fame on May 25 as part of the 76th Annual Little 500 presented by U.A.W. Week.
The Class of 2024 will be formally inducted at an official Induction Ceremony at Anderson Speedway the afternoon of the Little 500. The class includes Rob Hoffman, Sandy Jones and Gary Schlafer.
Rob Hoffman
• Current car owner from 2002-’23 who has fielded cars for drivers Tracy Hines, Bryan Clausen, Kody Swanson, Tony Stewart, Eric Gordon and Brady Bacon
• Nine entries; 1 win (2016) with Kody Swanson; 1 pole (2014) with Bryan Clauson; 1 3rd place (2017) with Tony Stewart; 109 total laps led; 3 top-ten finishes; 3,437 total laps completed.
Sandy Jones
• Current Little 500 chief scorer; began scoring and assisting with Little 500 in 1986; became chief scorer in 1996 when Anderson Speedway went to an electronic scoring system. Daughter of longtime Anderson Speedway Pit Stewart Fred Jones.
Gary Schlafer
• Driver, owner, builder and race sponsor from 1981-’90; finished third in 1986; completed 1,839 laps in 9 starts; race sponsor in 1987 (Broadway Sales Corp.) and last race sponsor prior to Pay Less in 1988; built cars specifically for this race which were not legal anywhere but the Little 500.
• One of a select few to design, build and race in a Little 500. After retiring from Little 500 competition after the 1990 event, built Beaver Dam Raceway in Wisconsin and successfully ran the speedway from 1993-98 before selling and retiring from racing endeavors.