MSHFA Announces 2020 Inductees, Introduces Off-Road Racing Category
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The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) will induct its largest class in recent years March 16-17, 2020, during its 32nd annual Induction Celebration in Daytona Beach, Florida.
The Class of 2020 announcement included the news of a brand-new standalone category for off-road racing, which will feature the Baja 500, Baja 1,000 and SCORE World Champion Ivan "Ironman" Stewart.
Stewart joins the rest of the inductees, including NASCAR's first-ever champion Robert "Red" Byron (Historic category), driver, official and safety advocate Wally Dallenbach, Sr. (Open-Wheel), Rick Hendrick, one of NASCAR's most successful owners (Stock Cars), Daytona 500 champion Tiny Lund (Historic), Can-Am and Rolex 24 At Daytona champion Jacky Ickx (Sports Cars), quarter-mile racing legend "Ohio" George Montgomery (Drag Racing), flat track impresario Chris Carr (Motorcycles), and early motorcycle racer, promoter and publisher Floyd Clymer (At Large).
The MSHFA Class of 2020 was unveiled in a press conference at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) by Motorsports Hall of Fame of America President Ron Watson and Daytona International Speedway President Chip Wile.
"We are delighted to welcome our largest class of inductees in recent years into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America," Watson said. "We have expanded to two enshrines in the Historic category and are thrilled to introduce Off-Road Racing as its own category for the first time in 2020."
Next year marks the fifth consecutive induction ceremony in Daytona Beach since the MSHFA moved from Novi, Michigan, to Daytona in 2016.
For more information, visit mshf.com.
The Class of 2020 announcement included the news of a brand-new standalone category for off-road racing, which will feature the Baja 500, Baja 1,000 and SCORE World Champion Ivan "Ironman" Stewart.
Stewart joins the rest of the inductees, including NASCAR's first-ever champion Robert "Red" Byron (Historic category), driver, official and safety advocate Wally Dallenbach, Sr. (Open-Wheel), Rick Hendrick, one of NASCAR's most successful owners (Stock Cars), Daytona 500 champion Tiny Lund (Historic), Can-Am and Rolex 24 At Daytona champion Jacky Ickx (Sports Cars), quarter-mile racing legend "Ohio" George Montgomery (Drag Racing), flat track impresario Chris Carr (Motorcycles), and early motorcycle racer, promoter and publisher Floyd Clymer (At Large).
The MSHFA Class of 2020 was unveiled in a press conference at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) by Motorsports Hall of Fame of America President Ron Watson and Daytona International Speedway President Chip Wile.
"We are delighted to welcome our largest class of inductees in recent years into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America," Watson said. "We have expanded to two enshrines in the Historic category and are thrilled to introduce Off-Road Racing as its own category for the first time in 2020."
Next year marks the fifth consecutive induction ceremony in Daytona Beach since the MSHFA moved from Novi, Michigan, to Daytona in 2016.
For more information, visit mshf.com.
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