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The NASCAR Hall of Fame, located in Charlotte, N.C., is a 150,000-square-foot monument to the sport’s history and heritage. Imbued with entertainment and interactive elements, the Hall is an attraction built to educate and enthrall fans and visitors alike. It opened on May 11, 2009 and the inaugural class was inducted on May 23. The site also incorporates restaurant and retail space, a privately-developed 19-floor office tower, a NASCAR Media Group-operated broadcast studio and a 102,000-square-foot expansion to the Charlotte Convention Center.

The Hall’s approximate 40,000 square feet of exhibit space includes an outdoor Ceremonial Place for induction ceremonies; the 278-seat High Octane Theater features historical film; The Great Hall, which includes open meeting space, rotating displays and video scenes and graphics; Glory Road, a banked ramp leading to the facility’s second floor that features historic NASCAR race cars and highlights of the sport’s 40 current and historic tracks; Hall of Honor space where inductees are honored; NASCAR Vault, a glass-enclosed section housing artifacts; a full-sized transporter that reveals teams’ at-track bases; racing simulators; Heritage Speedway, an area of individual galleries that tell the story of NASCAR’s 60-plus years; the Honoring Our Legacy Theater, which functions as a memorial where visitors can reflect on the sport’s deceased heroes; and Race Week, a behind-the-scenes look at what a NASCAR team and the industry experiences to prepare a car for race day.

• 2010 Hall of Fame Inductees: Dale Earnhardt, Bill France Sr., Bill France Jr., Junior Johnson, Richard Petty.
• 2011 Hall of Fame Inductees: Bobby Allison, Ned Jarrett, Bud Moore, David Pearson, Lee Petty.
• 2012 Hall of Fame Inductees: Richie Evans, Dale Inman, Darrell Waltrip, Glen Wood, Cale Yarborough.
• 2013 Hall of Fame Inductees: Buck Baker, Cotton Owens, Herb Thomas, Rusty Wallace, Leonard Wood.
• 2014 Hall of Fame Inductees: Tim Flock, Jack Ingram, Dale Jarrett, Maurice Petty, Fireball Roberts.
• 2015 Hall of Fame Inductees: Bill Elliott, Fred Lorenzen, Wendell Scott, Joe Weatherly, Rex White
• 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees: Jerry Cook, Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte, Bruton Smith, Curtis Turner
• 2017 Hall of Fame Inductees: Richard Childress, Rick Hendrick, Mark Martin, Raymond Parks, Benny Parsons
• 2018 Hall of Fame Inductees: Red Byron, Ray Evernham, Ron Hornaday Jr., Ken Squier, Robert Yates
• 2019 Hall of Fame Inductees: Davey Allison, Jeff Gordon, Alan Kulwicki, Roger Penske, Jack Roush
• 2020 Hall of Fame Inductees: Buddy Baker, Joe Gibbs, Bobby Labonte, Tony Stewart, Waddell Wilson
• 2021 Hall of Fame Inductees: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mike Stefanik and Red Farmer

In addition, the NASCAR Hall of Fame annually presents two special awards: The Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR and the Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence.

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