Adam, Fred

Inducted 2010

(Modified Driver)

 

Allen, Bobby

Inducted 2006

(Outlaw Sprint Car Driver)

Allison, Bobby

Inducted 1995

(Stock Car Driver; Leader of "the Alabama Gang")

B Allison

Amato, Joe

Inducted 2004

(5-Time Top Fuel Drag Racing Championship Driver)

Andretti, Mario

Inducted 2001

(Indy Car Driver and Owner)

Banks, Henry

Inducted 1988

(Midget & Indy 500 Driver; Indy Official)

   

Blaney, Lou

Inducted 2010

(Sprint Car and Modified Driver)

 

Blaze, Harry

Inducted 2007

(Journalist)

Bohn, Parker

Inducted 2008

(Modified Driver)

Bollock, Joe

Inducted 2006

(Dirt Modifed Owner, He fielded the famous red No. 76 for drivers   such as Freddy Adam and Gerald Chamberlain at tracks such as Reading,  
Pa. and Flemington, N.J. in the 1960s and 70s.)

Bonnett, Neil

Inducted 1996

(NASCAR Stock Car Driver, TV Race Commentator)

Brenn Sr, Ken

 

(Renowned Midget and Modified Car Owner)

   

Cagle, Will

Inducted 2000

(Modified Driver)

Campbell, Wally

Inducted 1995

(Driver)

Carter, Rags

Inducted 1996

(Modified Driver)

Chamberlain, Gerald

Inducted 1999

(Modified Driver)

Chernokal, Walter

Inducted 2005

Renowned North East Racing Photographer and Journalist)

Collins, Myke

Inducted 1986

(Writer)

 

 

Cook, Jerry

Inducted 2001

(6-Time Modified Championship Driver)

Coville, C.D.

(Modified Driver)

Coy Sr, Johnny

(Midget, Sprint Car and Modified Driver)

Cozze, Dick

Inducted 2006

( Dirt Modified Owner 50's-60's)

Dallenbach Sr, Wally

Inducted 1992

(Modified & Indy Car Driver; Chief Steward of CART Series)

     

Darrell, Ed

Inducted 1999

(Championship Midget Car Owner & Race Promoter)

Dickson, Larry

Inducted 2002

(Indy 500 & USAC Sprint Driver)

Dickson, Larry

Donohue, Mark

Inducted 1976

(Indy car Driver. 1972 Indy 500 winner)

Donnolly, Glenn

Inducted 2008

(Founder of DIRT Motorsports)

Duncan, Len

Inducted 1985

(Multiple ARDC Midget Championship Driver)

     

Earnhardt Sr., Dale

Inducted 2002

"The Intimidator"

(Stock car driver-7 time Winston Cup Champion)

Earnshaw, Leigh

Inducted 2000

(Multiple ARDC Midget Championship Driver)

Economaki, Chris

Inducted 2003

" The Dean of Motorsports Journalism"

(Journalist with National Speed Sport News/ Race Analyist)

Enright, Tex

Inducted 1987

(Starter/Flagger)

 

Evans, Richie

Inducted 1986

(Multi-time Modified Champion)

Considered by many to be one of the greatest Modifed driver of the 20th century.

 

Ferraiuolo, Tony

Inducted 2009

(Modified Car Owner)

 

 

Fitzcharles, Glenn

Inducted 2005

(5-Time URC Championship Driver/Winner of 81 URC Feature Events)

Flemke Sr., Ed

Inducted 1995

'The Eastern Bandit'

(Modified Driver & Innovator)

Fornoro Sr, Nick

Inducted 1997

(Championship Midget Driver and Chief starter for ARDC, ATQMRA & Indy car Series)

Foyt, A.J.

Inducted 2000

(Multiple Championship Indy Car Driver; Midget, Sprint & Champ Car Driver and Multi-Series Race Car Team Owner)

Frazee, Pete

Inducted 1998

(Modified Driver, 4-Time ARDC Midget Champion)

     

Fried, Jerry

Inducted 1990

(Promoter of Nazereth Speedway and Dorney Park Speedway)

Gant, Harry

Inducted 2003

"The Bandit"

(NASCAR Stock Car Driver)

Garlits, Don

Inducted 1999

"Big Daddy"

(Multi- Championship Drag Racing Driver)

Gerber, Al

(Promoter of Langhorne Speedway and Race of Champions Series)

Gerhart Sr, Bobby

Inducted 2002

(Modified Driver)

     

Glidden, Bob

Inducted 2006

(Drag Racing Driver)

Gunn, Jack

Inducted 1981

(Track Promoter and Announcer)

Halaquist,Earl

Inducted 1996

(Multiple Championship URC Sprint Car Driver-1962,64,66,68,69)

Hamilton, Al

Inducted 2006

(Sprint Car Owner)

Hendrick, Ray

Inducted 1994

(NASCAR Modified & Late Model Stock Car Driver. Amassed more than 500 career victories.)

Hearn, Gil

Inducted 2005

(8-Time Modified Championship Driver at Wall Stadium)

   

Hickey, Ken

Inducted 2000

" Mr. Offenhauser"

(Championship Midget Car Owner. Master Offy Engine Builder)

Hildreth, Elton

Inducted 1999

"The Wild Man"

(Modified Driver)

Hinnershitz, Tom

Inducted 1975

" The Flying Dutchman"

(7 time USAC & AAA Series Championship Driver, competed in the Indy 500 3-times)

 

Hoag, Dutch

Inducted 1991

(5-Time Winner of Modified Race Of Champions at Langhorne Speedway)

 

     

Holbert, Al

Inducted 1989

(The EMPA Driver of the Year awarded was renamed to honor him in the same year.)

Horn, Ted

Inducted 1987

(Modified Driver)

Hough, Roscoe "Pappy"

Inducted 1988

(Winner of hundreds of Midget races as both a Driver and an Owner)

As seen in 1971

Hulman, Anton "Tony"

Inducted 1986

(Bought Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1946 and made it world famous)

Jarrett, Ned

Inducted 2008

(NASCAR Stock Car Driver and TV Race Commentator)

Jenkins, Bill "Grumpy"

Inducted 1994

(Championship Drag Racer & Engine Builder)

   

Johnson, Junior

Inducted 2000

(NASCAR Stock Car Driver and Owner)

Johnson, Ted

Inducted 2007

(Founder of the World of Outlaws Series)

Kauffman, Keith

Inducted 2007

(Sprint Car Driver)

Kelly, Dave

(Modified, URC & Sprint Car Driver; 5-Time URC Champion)

Kelly, Joe (Born- Dave Haupt)

Inducted 1995

(Dirt & Asphalt Modified Driver. 5-Time URC Champion)

Kirsch, Miles "Red"

Inducted 2009

(Photographer & Flagger at Reading Speedway)

(A Founding Member of the EMPA)

   

Kleinfield, Nat

Inducted 1997

(Announcer & Writer at mulitple N.J. tracks)

Kreitzer, Alan

Inducted 2008

(Promotor. Credited with the hugh success of dirt track racing in central Pa.)

 

Kreitzer, Will

Inducted in 1990

(Founderand Promotor of Silver Spring Speedway)

Larson, Bruce

Inducted in 2005

(Early Stock Class Drag Racing Star, NHRA Funny Car Champion and Top Fuel Racer)

 

Lazzarro, Lou

Inducted 2004

(Dirt and Pavement Modified Driver. Winner of more than 250 Modifed Feature Events)

Magill, Mike

Inducted 2002

"Iron Mike"

(URC Sprint Car Driving Champion, 3-time Starter of the Indy 500)

Marshman, George

Inducted 1993

(Midget Racing and Demolition Derby Promotor. Promoter of Hatfield and Sanatoga Pa Speedways.)

 

McCreadie, Bob

Inducted 2007

'Barefoot Bob'

(Modified Driver)

McDuffie, JD

Inducted 1997

(NASCAR Stock Car Driver)

 

McLaughlin, Jackie

Inducted 1996

(Modified Driver)

McLaughlin, Jackie

Mattioli, Drs Joe & Rose

Inducted 2007

(Owners of Pocono Raceway)

Nesler, George

Inducted 1999

(URC Sprint Car Championship Owner)

Nuber, Larry

Inducted 2001

(TV Announcer/Analyst, ESPN motorsports broadcast pioneer)

Nunis, Sam

Inducted 1991

" The Dean of Motorsports Promotors"

Bob O'Rourke

Inducted 1999

Olsen, Budd

Inducted 1984

(Modified Car Builder & Driver)

Opperman,Jan

Inducted 1988

(Sprint Car & Indy 500 Driver)

Osmun, Billy

Inducted 2005

(Dirt Racing Modified star with more than 70 feature races and winner of the 1974 Syracuse Dirt Week Classic)

Parks, Wally

Inducted 2008

(Founder of NHRA)

Patrick, Norm

Inducted 2010

(Founder of Gator Racing News)

Paxton, Lynn

Inducted 1987

Pearson, David

Inducted 2007

(NASCAR Stock Car Driver with 105 Winston Cup Wins)

Penske, Roger

Inducted 2008

(Stock car and Indy car team owner)

Peters, Jigs

Inducted 1995

Petty, Lee

Inducted 1990

(Patriarch of the Petty Racing family)

Petty, Richard

Inducted 1998

"The King"

(7-Time NASCAR Winston Cup/Sprint Cup Champion)

 

Ploski Jr., Stan

Inducted 2004

(Driver)

Richmond, Tim

Inducted 1995

Rogers, Forrest

Inducted 1988

Rose, Mauri

Inducted 1989

(Multi-winner Indy 500)

Reutimann, Buzzy

Inducted 2006

(Driver)

 

Ruffner, Warren

Inducted 2009

"The Voice of Reading"

(Reading Speedway Announcer)

 

Sachs, Eddie

Inducted 1980

(USAC DRiver)

" The Clown Prince of Auto Racing"

Sammons, Lenny J.

Inducted 1987

(Founder of Area Auto Racing News)

Schaeffer, Ed "Dutch"

Inducted 1992

(Multiple ARDC Midget Championship Driver)

Schindler, Bill

Inducted 1996

(Founder of ARDC & Championship Midget Driver; Raced a couple of times at the Indy 500.)

Schneider, Frankie

Inducted 1998

"The Grand Master"

(Multiple Championship Winning Modified Driver)

   

Shampine, Jim

(Supermodified & Modified Driver)

Simmons, Bill

Inducted 1989

(Motorsports Writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer.)

 

 

Skinner, Tom

Inducted 2008

(Famed N.J. Modified Car Owner & Engine Builder)

Smith, Mitch

Inducted 1982

"The Flying Tiger"

( Driver)

Smith, Ralph

(Modified Driver)

Smith, Steve

Inducted 2010

(Sprint Car Driver)

 

Snellbaker, Smokey

Inducted 2009

(Sprint Car driver)

Squier, Ken

Inducted 2004

(Founder of the Motor Racing Network(MRN)/ Renowned NASCAR TV Race Announcer for CBS)

Stevens, Bugs

Inducted 2004

(Modified Driver)

Strickler, Dave (Standing)

Inducted 2000

(Super Stock Drag Racing Driver & Car Builder)

Sullivan, Tim

Inducted 2008

(Auto Racing Marketing and Public Relations Specialist)

Sweigart, Carl

(Announcer at Williams Grove Speedway)

     

Tasnady, Al

Inducted 1974

(Modified Driver)

First person inducted in the EMPA Hall of Fame

 

Thomson, Johnny

(Sprint Car, Indy 500 & Midget Driver)

Tilley, Ray

(Super Sprint Driver)

Tobias, Dick 'Toby"

Inducted 1979

(Modified & Sprint Car Driver, Race Car Fabricator and Innovative Mechanic)

 

 

Troyer, Maynard

Inducted 1985

     

Van Horn, Carl "Fuzzy"

Inducted 2009

(Modified Driver)

Waltrip, Darrell

Inducted in 2006

(3-Time Winston Cup, now Sprint Cup, Championship Driver/TV Racing Comentator)

Warren, Bentley

Inducted 2009

(Supermodified, Sprint Car and Indy Car Driver)

Weikert, Bob

Inducted 2005

(Sprint car owner, winner of 500 features with more than 50 drivers)

Weld, Kenny

Inducted 2003

(Sprint Car Driver)

Wimble, Bill

Inducted 2001

(Modified Driver, NASCAR Sportsman Champion)

   
               
               
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