NASCAR Corridor of Fame Class of 2027 unveiled

Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton and Larry Phillips will quickly be enshrined into the NASCAR Corridor of Fame.

On Tuesday, members of the NASCAR Corridor of Fame Voting Panel met for an in-person closed session on the Charlotte Conference Heart to debate upon the 15 nominees. This Class of 2027 was decided by votes forged from the 50-member panel.

The panel contains present residing members of the Corridor of Fame, observe house owners, media members, producer representatives and reigning Cup Sequence champion Kyle Larson. Followers additionally obtained a single collective vote collected via NASCAR.com.

The accounting agency of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) presided over the tabulation of the votes.

Harvick obtained 92 % of the Trendy Period poll votes and Burton obtained 32 %. Others receiving votes included driver Neil Bonnett, engine builder Randy Dorton and driver Greg Biffle. Phillips obtained 38 % of the Pioneer poll votes.

The Trendy Period inductees additionally included Biffle, Bonnett, Tim Brewer, Dorton, Ray Elder, Ernie Elliott, Randy Lajoie and Jack Sprague. Pioneer Poll nominees additionally included Ray Fox, Harry Hyde, Banjo Matthews and harb Nab.

Harvick is the 2014 Cup Sequence champion and a two-time Busch Sequence champion with 60 wins on the highest stage. These wins embrace the 2007 Daytona 500, three Coca-Cola 600 wins, two Southern 500 wins and three wins within the Brickyard 400.

He first reached the Cup Sequence with Richard Childress Racing within the unenviable place of taking up for Dale Earnhardt Sr. after his dying within the Daytona 500. He moved to Stewart-Haas Racing in 2014 the place he instantly received the championship and was one of the vital prolific drivers till 2023 paired with Rodney Childers.   

Burton earned 21 Cup Sequence victories and 27 in what’s now the O’Reilly Auto Components Sequence throughout stints with Roush Racing and Richard Childress Racing. Since his retirement from the Cup Sequence in 2013, Burton has taken a behind-the-scene position as an middleman between drivers and the sanctioning physique whereas additionally serving as a driver analyst for NBC Sports activities. 

Phillips boasts a NASCAR-sanctioned quick observe and dust observe resume of over 1000 wins and upwards of 2000 general. He claimed 5 NASCAR Weekly Sequence nationwide championships. 

Lesa France Kennedy was additionally introduced because the recipient of the Landmark Award for Excellent Contributions to NASCAR. Different nominees included Alvin Hawkins, Dr. Joseph Mattioli, Les Richter and T. Wayne Robertson.

The Class of 2027 is ready to be inducted throughout a ceremony on Friday, January 22, 2027 on the NASCAR Corridor of Fame and Charlotte Conference Heart. 

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