Jimmie Johnson up for NASCAR Hall of Fame selection in 2024. See all nominees here.
It likely won’t be long until Jimmie Johnson lands in the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
NASCAR announced the 15 nominees for its Hall of Fame Class of 2024 on Wednesday, and the seven-time Cup Series champion was among them. Johnson’s crew chief during that remarkable stretch, Chad Knaus, has been nominated, too.
The NASCAR Hall of Fame ballot works like this: There are 10 nominees on the “Modern Era” ballot and five on the “Pioneer” ballot — designed to honor those whose careers began more than 60 years ago. Two Modern Era candidates and one Pioneer candidate will be elected in 2024.
The voting panel for this distinction will meet in person to discuss and vote for the class on Aug. 2. The panel consists of more than 60 people — track owners, media, the previous year’s champion and other NASCAR dignitaries. Also considered are the winners of the Fan Vote; the Fan Vote is open and will close July 30 at midnight.
Also of note, the industry will select one of five candidates for the Landmark Award this year. The Landmark Award honors those who made “significant contributions to the growth and esteem of NASCAR,” per the sanctioning body.
Here are the nominees for such awards.
Modern Era Ballot (2 of 10 selected)
Neil Bonnett, won 18 times in the NASCAR Cup Series including consecutive Coca-Cola 600 victories
Tim Brewer, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion crew chief
Jeff Burton, won 21 times in the NASCAR Cup Series including the Southern 500 and two Coca-Cola 600s
Carl Edwards, winner of 28 NASCAR Cup Series races and 2007 Xfinity Series champion
Harry Gant, winner of 18 NASCAR Cup Series races, including two Southern 500 victories
Harry Hyde, 1970 NASCAR Cup Series championship crew chief
Jimmie Johnson, seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion. It’s important to note that while Johnson still occasionally runs in Cup races, the committee deemed him eligible considering that he retired from full-time Cup racing three years ago. This decision was made in May.
Chad Knaus, seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion crew chief
Larry Phillips, first five-time NASCAR weekly series national champion
Ricky Rudd, won 23 times in NASCAR Cup Series, including the 1997 Brickyard 400
Pioneer Ballot (1 of 5 selected)
Donnie Allison, 10-time NASCAR Cup Series winner, 1967 Cup Series ROY
Sam Ard, NASCAR Xfinity Series pioneer and two-time champion
AJ Foyt, won seven NASCAR Cup Series races including the 1972 Daytona 500
Banjo Matthews, built cars that won more than 250 NASCAR Cup Series races and three championships
Ralph Moody, two-time NASCAR Cup Series owner champion as mechanical genius of Holman-Moody
Landmark Award (1 of 5 selected)
Janet Guthrie, the first woman to compete in a NASCAR Cup Series superspeedway race
Alvin Hawkins, NASCAR’s first flagman; established NASCAR racing at Bowman Gray Stadium with Bill France Sr.
Lesa France Kennedy, NASCAR executive vice chair and one of the most influential women in sports
Dr. Joseph Mattioli, founder of Pocono Raceway
Les Richter, long-time NASCAR executive oversaw competition, helped grow the sport on the West Coast
