Adam, Fred

Inducted 2010

(Modified Driver)

 

Allen, Bobby

Inducted 2006

(Outlaw Sprint Car Driver)

Allison, Bobby

Inducted 1995

(NASCAR 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)

Arute, Jack Sr

Inducted 2012

(Owner of Stafford Speedway)

Banks, Henry

Inducted 1988

(Midget & Indy 500 Driver; Indy Official)

 

Blaney, Lou

Inducted 2010

(Sprint Car and Modified Driver)

 

Blaze, Harry

Inducted 2007

(Journalist)

Blunk, Frank

Inducted 2011

(Pioneer in Motorsports Journalism)

 

 

Bohn, Parker

Inducted 2008

(Modified Driver)

 

Bodine, Geoffrey

Inducted 2011

(NASCAR Stock Car Driver, Father of the Bo-Dyn Olympic Gold- Medal-Winning Bobsled)

bodine young

bodine current

 

Bonnett, Neil

Inducted 1996

(NASCAR Stock Car Driver, TV Race Commentator)

Brenn Sr, Ken

Inducted 1998

(Renowned Midget and Modified Car Owner)

Bullock, Joe

Inducted 2006

(Dirt Modifed Owner)

Joe Bullock

Cagle, Will

Inducted 2000

(Modified Driver)

Campbell, Wally

Inducted 1995

(Driver)

Carter, Alan "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

(Motorsports Writer)

 

 

Cook, Jerry

Inducted 2001

(6-Time Modified Championship Driver)

Coville, C.D.

(Modified Driver)

Coy Sr, Johnny

Inducted 1998

(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)

Donnelly, 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

(Dirt Modified Driver & 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

(Multi-championship Modified Driver, )

     

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, Tommy

Inducted 1975

" The Flying Dutchman"

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

 

Hoag, Donald "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

(AAA Series championship Driver and Owner)

Hough, Roscoe "Pappy"

Inducted 1988

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

As seen in 1991

 

Hulman, Anton "Tony"

Inducted 1986

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

 

 

Hunter, Jim

Inducted 2012

(Renown Journalist and Public Relations Specialist)

 

 

 

 

 

Jarrett, Ned

Inducted 2008

(NASCAR Stock Car Driver and TV Race Commentator)

Jenkins, Bill "Grumpy"

Inducted 1994

(Championship Drag Racer & Engine Builder)

Johnson, Jack

Inducted 2012

(Dirt-Track Modified Champion)

 

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. 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)

nat kleinfield

Kreitzer, Alan

Inducted 2008

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

alan kreitzer

 

Kreitzer, Will

Inducted in 1990

(Founder and Promotor of Silver Spring Speedway)

Lane, John "Ace" Sr.

Inducted 2011

(Pioneer of Motorsports Photography and Mentor to many racing photographers)

ace lane sr

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)

Mansell, Nigel

Inducted 1994

 

 

 

 

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"

O'Rourke, Bob

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

(Central Pennsylvania Sprint Car Driver)

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, Fred "Jiggs"

Inducted 1995

(ARDC Midget & URC Sprint Car Driver)

 

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 "The Man"

Inducted 2004

(Driver)

 

 

 

 

Richmond, Tim

Inducted 1995

(NASCAR Stock Car Driver)

 

 

Rogers, Forrest

Inducted 1988

(Grandview Speedway Founder & Promoter)

 

 

 

 

 

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)

Saxton, Ernie & Marilyn

Inducted 2011

(Guiding force behind EMPA for many, many years)

saxtons

Schaeffer, Ed "Dutch"

Inducted 1992

(Multiple ARDC Midget Championship Driver)

Dutch Schaeffer

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.)

 

 

Singer, Bill

Inducted 2012

(Announcer Trenton and Flemington Speedways)

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, Larry "Smokey"

Inducted 2009

(Sprint Car driver)

smokey snellbaker

smokey snellbaker

Squier, Ken

Inducted 2004

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

Stevens, Carl "Bugs"

Inducted 2004

(Modified Driver)

 

 

Strickler, Dave

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)

 

 

Treicher, Merv"Marvelous Merv"

Inducted 2012

(Driver)

Troyer, Maynard

Inducted 1985

(Asphalt Modified Driver and renowned dirt/asphalt chassis Builder)

Van Horn, Carl "Fuzzy"

Inducted 2009

(Modified Driver)

 

Vicari, Lindy

Inducted 2011

Click here to hear Earl Krause give induction speech.

(Reading Pennsylvania Fairgrounds Promoter)

 

Waltrip, Darrell

Inducted 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)

   
               
               
EMPA Hall of Fame
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