Dale Earnhardt Jr. among 3 drivers entering NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2021
Two-time Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be joining the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2021.
His legacy will never be forgotten.
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) June 16, 2020
Congratulations to @DaleJr, a member of the #NASCARHOF Class of 2021. pic.twitter.com/ekFho1fY19
Earnhardt and his dad, Dale Sr., will become the sixth father-son duo in NASCAR history to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame.
"There's one person outsmiling everybody else up there (in Heaven) right now, and that's your dad."
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) June 16, 2020
A chat between @DaleJr and @DaleJarrett, and Earnhardt's push to make people proud en route to making the @NASCARHall. pic.twitter.com/2ASPa8nHRA
Dale Jr. registered 631 Cup starts from 1999-2017, including 26 victories. He took home the Most Popular Driver Award for 15 straight years from 2003-2017.
He received 76% of the Modern Era ballot votes, which were cast virtually on June 9, according to Jerry Bonkowski of NBC Sports.
NASCAR also announced Tuesday that the class of 2021 will include Mike Stefanik and Red Farmer:
A nine-time NASCAR champion.
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) June 16, 2020
Mike Stefanik, a Modified Tour legend, will be inducted into the #NASCARHOF. pic.twitter.com/yusYRbt1oE
One more member of the Alabama Gang will forever be enshrined!
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) June 16, 2020
Congratulations to Red Farmer on being named to the #NASCARHOF Class of 2021. pic.twitter.com/4wxtVmudKq
Meanwhile, entrepreneur Ralph Seagraves was named the recipient of the 2021 Landmark Award for outstanding contributions to NASCAR.
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