Gary Bettenhausen (Open Wheel), Ron Capps (Drag Racing), Rob Dyson (Sports Cars), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Stock Cars), Herb Fishel (Business), Harry Hartz (Historic), Steve Hinton (Aviation), Angelle Sampey (Motorcycles), Lyn St. James (At Large), Robert Yates (Stock Cars) in MSHFA “Class of 2027”

In the late 1960s and early '70s there was no better measure of a race driver than how he performed in USAC's sprint division and nobody performed better than Larry Dickson."Lightning Larry" scored 45 victories and three championships in a seven-year span that was highlighted by his rivalry with Gary...

Above: Pat Santello (left), and Lee Kunzman in 1977.He was one of the last to tow his Indy car on an open-wheel trailer. He spent his own money to go racing and loved the dirt as much as he did the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He sponsored Gary Bettenhausen's sprinter, ran...

He got his nickname in Gasoline Alley, but he made his reputation with Gary Bettenhausen in one of the most successful pairings in USAC history.Willie "The Cork" Davis, who passed away Sunday in Indianapolis at the age of 87, was one of open-wheel racing's longest-running acts, as his resume and...

WHAT: USAC IndyCar double-header WHERE: Michigan International Speedway WHEN: September 16, 1973What should have been the greatest day of Bill Vukovich's career instead turned into a controversial muck-up that robbed the second-generation racer of any joy, celebration or notoriety.On September 16, 1973 in the opening 125-miler at Michigan International Speedway,...

He lost the use of his left arm and ride with Roger Penske in the same 1974 accident but Gary Bettenhausen epitomized toughness and he came back from those setbacks to stay competitive for the next 20 years.A two-time USAC sprint champion before his injury, Bettenhausen changed his driving style...

If he hadn't been so hard-headed he might have won the Indianapolis 500 three or four times. But, if he hadn't been so determined, so stubborn, so original, so maddening and so sure of himself, he wouldn't have been such a treasure. Or such a success. As it was, Gary...