NASCAR Announces 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees

NASCAR announced the new Hall of Fame members for the 2025 class: Ricky Rudd, Carl Edwards, and Ralph Moody. Additionally, the Landmark Award will be given to Dr. Dean Sicking for his outstanding contributions to NASCAR.

The voting took place in a closed session at the Charlotte Convention Center, where the Hall of Fame Voting Panel evaluated the 15 nominees for the 2025 class and the five nominees for the Landmark Award.

Of the nominees, ten appeared on the Modern Era ballot, selected by the Nominating Committee. The Pioneer ballot, which includes candidates whose careers began in 1965 or earlier, was selected by the Honors Committee. Since the 2021 class, each Hall of Fame class includes two members from the Modern Era ballot and one from the Pioneer ballot.

The Voting Panel, consisting of representatives from NASCAR, the Hall of Fame, track owners, media members, manufacturers, competitors, industry leaders, and fans, decided the 2025 class. A total of 62 votes were cast. Two Voting Panel members, Jeff Burton and Ricky Rudd, abstained from voting due to being potential nominees.

Rudd received 87% of the Modern Era ballot votes, Edwards 52%, and Moody 60% of the Pioneer ballot votes. The fan vote on NASCAR.com chose Ray Hendrick (Pioneer), Carl Edwards, and Harry Gant (Modern Era).

The induction ceremony will take place on February 7, 2025, at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tickets will be available from June 17 on NASCARHall.com.

2025 Class Members:

Ricky Rudd

Known as NASCAR’s Ironman, Rudd held the record for most consecutive starts in the Cup Series (788) until Jeff Gordon surpassed it in 2015. Over his 32-year career, he accumulated 23 wins, 194 top fives, and 374 top tens. He operated his own team, Rudd Performance Motorsports, with which he won six races.

Carl Edwards

Edwards, known for his persistence and trademark backflip celebration, won 72 races in NASCAR's national series. His success in the Truck Series secured him a spot in both the Cup and Xfinity Series, where he won 38 races in Xfinity and 28 in Cup, including the Coca-Cola 600 and Southern 500 in 2015.

Ralph Moody

Moody, who began his career with a Ford Model T, won five Cup Series races in the 1950s. He formed the Holman-Moody team, which dominated NASCAR with 96 wins and 83 poles. The team won consecutive championships with David Pearson and the 1967 Daytona 500 with Mario Andretti.