32nd Annual Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Induction Ceremony Presented by Firestone Features Legendary Lineup of Racing Luminaries

Jeff GordonChip Ganassi“Big Daddy” Don GarlitsDerek Bell MBE and More to Enshrine Equally Accomplished 2020 Inductee Class
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 10, 2020) – A legendary lineup of racing luminaries will be on hand, Tuesday March 17, to honor the Class of 2020 Inductees at the 32nd Annual Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) Induction Ceremony Presented by Firestone at the Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach.

This year’s honorees include NASCAR’s first premier series champion Red Byron (Historic), 7-time AMA Grand National champion Chris Carr (Motorcycles), motorsports publisher, promoter and competitor Floyd Clymer (At Large), IndyCar winner and chief steward Wally Dallenbach (Open Wheel), one of NASCAR’s most successful owners Rick Hendrick (Stock Cars), 1979 Can-Am champion and endurance racer Jacky Ickx (Sports Cars), 1963 Daytona 500 and NASCAR Grand American champion DeWayne “Tiny” Lund (Historic), 8-time NHRA champion “Ohio George” Montgomery (Drag Racing), and 10-time off-road champion Ivan “Ironman” Stewart (Off Road).

Those worthy motorsports figures will be ushered into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America by a constellation of stars who are Hall of Famers already or are on the shortlist of future Hall of Famers, all legends in their own right.


Four-time NASCAR premier series champion and 2019 inductee, Jeff Gordon (MSHFA Class of 2018), will introduce his longtime car owner Hendrick (pictured together above top). Chip Ganassi(MSHFA Class of 2016 pictured in collage lower right), one of IndyCar and NASCAR’s most successful owners, will introduce Dallenbach. “Big Daddy” Don Garlits, a 1989 inaugural class MSHFA inductee, will present Montgomery for enshrinement.
Ickx will be presented by five-time Le Mans champion and 2012 inductee Derek Bell MBE (pictured together above). Carr will be introduced by noted motorcycle journalist Scott Rousseau. Lund will be presented by NASCAR Vice Chairman Mike Helton (pictured in collage top) Stewart will be introduced by David Wilson (pictured together below bottom), president and general manager of Toyota Racing Development (TRD). 
Byron will be presented by NASCAR Archives & Research Center director Herb Branham, and Clymer will be presented by Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles (pictured in collage lower left) during the Inductee Heritage Luncheon that will take place at the Shores Resort & Spa at noon on Monday, March 16. 


“The Motorsports Hall of fame of America is unique in that induction is decided primarily by inductees,” said George Levy, president of the MSHFA. “So it is entirely appropriate that we have champions presenting champions – and feel blessed that so many return year after year to be part of the process.”
When you combine those luminaries with Honorary Chairman Helio Castroneves, a three-time Indianapolis 500 winner, David Hobbs (MSHFA Class of 2009) as master of ceremonies, and other returning inductees, including Tom D’EathHurley HaywoodScott ParkerBill SeeboldTony StewartBob TulliusRusty Wallace and Linda Vaughn, the 32nd Annual Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Induction Ceremony presented by Firestone promises to be a night to remember.
This year marks the fifth year the induction ceremony has taken place in Daytona Beach. The MSHFA moved to Daytona International Speedway (DIS) in 2016, from Novi, Mich. The Hall is housed in the Speedway’s Ticket and Tours Building located in front of the famed 2.5-mile DIS tri-oval.

The MSHFA Museum will be the site of Monday night’s annual Heroes of Horsepower Reception Presented by Toyota at 7 p.m. At that event, the nine new inductees’ bronze busts that will be displayed permanently in the Hall are unveiled.
Another induction-related activity, the Inductee Breakfast, will take place on Tuesday, March 17 at 9:30 a.m., at the Rolex 24 Lounge in the speedway’s grandstands.
Tickets for all induction-week events can be purchased by visiting www.mshf.com or by calling 386-200-9349.

About the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America: The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) was founded by Larry G. Ciancio and Ronald A. Watson and conducted its first induction in 1989. Watson spent the next 30 years tirelessly building it into what it is today until his sudden passing in 2019. The original museum in Novi, Mich., relocated to Daytona Beach, Fla., in 2016 and greets more than 100,000 visitors a year. The MSHFA is the only hall of fame that encompasses all of American motorsports: cars, motorcycles, airplanes, off road and powerboats. Its mission is to celebrate and instill the American values of leadership, creativity, originality, teamwork and spirit of competition found in motorsports. The MSHFA is operated by the nonprofit Motorsports Museum and Hall of Fame of America Foundation, Inc.