The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) has announced its 2026 Induction Class, which will be inducted into the Hall of Fame during the MSHFA Induction Celebration in Daytona Beach, Florida, March 9-10, 2026.

The Class of 2026 includes two-time Daytona 500 Champion and winner of 15-straight NASCAR Most Popular Driver Awards Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Stock Cars), NHRA Competition Director Steve Gibbs (Drag Racing), motorsport reporter Pete Lyons (Media), accomplished road racer John Morton (Sports Cars), 2000 MotoGP World Champion Kenny Roberts Jr. (Motorcycles), one of “The Big Three” of modern winged Sprint Car racing Sammy Swindell (Open Wheel), and the winningest driver in Unlimited Hydroplane history Dave Villwock (Powerboats).

“Once again, our voters have chosen a group of all-time motorsports greats,” said MSHFA president George Levy. “True ‘Heroes of Horsepower’ who will be admired today and inspire the champions of tomorrow. The Class of 2026 is another revered and accomplished group of racers, and we can’t wait to welcome them into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America next March.”

A pair of Class of 2026 Historic category inductees will be announced this summer and will be enshrined next March along with the seven inductees.

Each of the MSHFA’s inductees is elected by a straight vote of 200+ motorsports experts — half of them inductees themselves. Regular voters include Mario Andretti (MSHFA Class of 1990), Don Garlits (MSHFA Class of 1989), Chip Ganassi (MSHFA Class of 2016), Tom D’Eath (MSHFA Class of 2000), Scott Parker (MSHFA Class of 2009), Richard Petty (MSHFA Class of 1989), Don Prudhomme (MSHFA Class of 1991), Rusty Wallace (MSHFA Class of 2014) and other titans of the sport. 

For full biographies of each inductee, visit mshf.com.