The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) announced its 2027 Induction Class today at the 51st running of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. The 39th MSHFA Induction Celebration presented by Toyota Gazoo Racing, which will formally bring the Class of 2027 into the MSHFA, will be held in the Hall's home of Daytona Beach, Florida, next March.

The Class of 2027 includes four-time INDYCAR race winner and multiple USAC Champion Gary Bettenhausen (Open Wheel), three-time NHRA Top Fuel Funny Car champion and number two all-time Top Fuel Funny Car winner Ron Capps (Drag Racing), founder of the successful Dyson Racing and a winning Rolex 24 At Daytona driver Rob Dyson (Sports Cars), two-time Daytona 500 Champion and winner of 15 straight NASCAR Most Popular Driver Awards Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Stock Cars), the executive who led GM's racing operations to unprecedented results Herb Fishel (Business), a two-time Indianapolis 500 winning car owner and three-time second-place finisher at the Brickyard as a driver Harry Hartz (Historic), the two-time Unlimited Air Racing champion and a world speed record setter for piston-engine planes Steve Hinton (Aviation), three-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion and the winner of 46 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle races Angelle Sampey (Motorcycles), the first woman to win Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Lyn St. James (At Large) and one of NASCAR's most successful engine builders and a winner of 57 races as a team owner Robert Yates (Stock Cars).

"It's an honor for the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America to be welcomed each year to make this important announcement at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach," said MSHFA president Daren Lucas. "We want to thank the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, INDYCAR, IMSA and so many other top organizations and individuals who make this possible every year. The Class of 2027 is as accomplished as any group of iconic motorsports inductees in our nearly 40-year history, all still revered and admired today, and their legacies and achievements will now be forever memorialized at the Hall of Fame of ALL motorsports. Congratulations to the Class of 2027."

The 10 Class of 2027 honorees will be formally brought into the Hall during the 39th Annual Induction Celebration presented by Toyota Gazoo Racing, which culminates with a traditional black-tie gala that is the crowning event of the two-day, multi-function MSHFA induction event. The Induction Ceremony will be preceded the night before by the traditional "Heroes of Horsepower" reception and strolling dinner at the MSHFA Museum on the grounds of Daytona International Speedway. Honda presented this year's Heroes of Horsepower reception.

Through last month's Class of 2026 induction, 314 "Heroes of Horsepower" are currently in the MSHFA, a number that will grow to 324 with the 39th Induction Class, the organization said.

For more information, including a full biography of each inductee, visit mshf.com.

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