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National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame
Inductees
2001 Class
Drivers:
Jack Boggs - Kentucky
Rodney Combs - West Virginia
Jim Dunn - Ohio
Mike Duvall - South Carolina
Larry Moore - Ohio
Larry Phillips - Missouri
Jeff Purvis - Tennessee
Buck Simmons - Georgia
Freddy Smith - North Carolina
Charlie Swartz - Kentucky
Contributors To The Sport:
Earl Baltes - Promoter
Ed Howe - Car Builder
Jimmy Mosteller - Promoter
CJ Rayburn - Car Owner
Robert Smawley - Promoter
2002 Class
Drivers:
Scott Bloomquist - Tennessee
Red Farmer - Alabama
Tom Helfrich - Indiana
Jerry Inmon - Mississippi
Donnie Moran - Ohio
Billy Moyer - Arkansas
Pat Patrick - Ohio
Bob Wearing Sr - Pennsylvania
Contributors To The Sport:
Ray Callahan - Car Builder
Bob Memmer - Promoter
BJ Parker - Promoter
Barry Wright - Car Builder
2003 Class
Drivers:
Leon Archer - Georgia
Delmas Conley - Ohio
Jim Curry - Indiana
Ray Godsey - Indiana
Bud Lunsford - Georgia
John Mason - Ohio
Russ Petro - Indiana
Bob Pierce - Illinois
Contributors To The Sport:
Rick Gross - Promoter
J.W. Hunt - Sponsor
Johnny Johnson - Car Owner
Carl Short - Promoter
Sportsman Award:
Bill Frye - Arkansas
2004 Class
Drivers:
Ed Dixon - Missouri
Chub Frank - Pennsylvania
Rodney Franklin - Virginia
Floyd Gilbert - Ohio
Butch Hartman - Ohio
Ronnie Johnson - Tennessee
Ed Sanger - Iowa
Contributors To The Sport:
Bob Miller - Car Owner
Bob Newton - Supplier
Larry Shaw - Car Builder
Sportsman Award:
Mike Balzano - West Virginia
2005 Class
Drivers:
Rick Aukland - North Dakota
Lynn Geisler - Pennsylvania
Charlie Hughes - Georgia
Doug Kenimer - Georgia
Tom Nesbitt - Ontario, Canada
Billy Teegarden - Kentucky
Contributors to the Sport:
Bill Holder - Writer
Brad Malcuit - Engine Builder
Frank Plessinger - Promoter
Sportsman Award:
Rick Eckert - Pennsylvania
2006 Class
Drivers:
Ken Essary - Missouri
Ralph Latham - Ohio
Vern LeFevers - Kentucky
Pete Parker - Wisconsin
Jack Pennington - Georgia
Dick Potts - Indiana
Contributors To The Sport:
Chris Francis - Mechanic
Doc Lehman - Writer
Sportsman Award:
Ray Cook - North Carolina
2007 Class
Drivers:
Verlin Eaker - Iowa
Ralph Earnhardt - North Carolina
Gene Petro - Indiana
Herb Scott - Pennsylvania
David Speer - Kentucky
H.E. Vineyard - Tennessee
Contributors To The Sport:
Mike Swims - Promoter
Mickey Swims - Promoter
Sportsman Award:
Mike Jewell - Indiana
2008 Class
Drivers:
Danny Dean - Ohio
Herman Goddard
- Tennessee
Joe Kosiski - Nebraska
Chuck McWilliams - Kentucky
Gary Stuhler - Maryland
Gary Webb - Iowa
Butterball Wooldridge - Kentucky
Contributors To The Sport:
Morgan Chandler - Car Owner
Porter Lanigan - Car Owner
Sportsman Award:
Skip Arp - Tennessee
2009 Class
Drivers:
Gene Chupp - Alabama
Stick Elliott - South Carolina
Tootle Estes - Tennessee
Bruce Gould - Ohio
Don Hester - Mississippi
Kris Patterson - Michigan
Contributors To The Sport:
Carlton Lamm - Car Owner
Mark Richards - Car Builder
Sportsman Award:
Ken Schrader - Missouri
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Preston Sandlin - Track Owner
2010 Class
Drivers:
Steve Kosiski - Nebraska
Roger Long - Illinois
Ernie Derr - Iowa
Ronnie Weedon - Iowa
Billy Scott - South Carolina
Mike Head - Georgia
Contributors To The Sport:
Thomas Family - Promoters
Bobby Paul - Car Owner
Sportsman Award:
Freddy Smith - North Carolina
2011 Class
Drivers:
Don Bohlander - Illinois
William "Fats" Coffey - Kentucky
Kevin Gundaker - Missouri
Bill Morgan - South Carolina
Rance Phillips - Georgia
Ramo Stott - Iowa
Contributors To The Sport:
Joe Lee and Doris Jean Johnson - Promoters
Rosco Smith - Chassis Builder
Sportsman Award:
Dale McDowell - Georgia
2012 Class
Drivers:
Mike Balzano - West Virginia
Kenny Brightbill
- Pennsylvania
Ray Guss Jr - Illinois
Don Hobbs - Indiana
Doug Ingalls - Texas
Contributors To The Sport:
Keith and Tader Masters - Chassis Builders
Raye Vest - Car Owner
Sportsman Award:
Jimmy Owens - Tennessee
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Walter Combs - Kentucky
2013 Class
Drivers:
Eddie Carrier Sr - Kentucky
Darrell Dake - Iowa
Bill Frye - Arkansas
John Gill - Indiana
Willy Kraft - Minnesota
Contributors To The Sport:
Bret Emrick - Race Director and Announcer
Joe Garrison - GRT Racecars chassis builder
Jack Starrette - Sponsor
Sportsman Award:
Don O'Neal - Indiana
Lifetime Achievement:
Wally Heminger - Ohio
2014 Class
Drivers:
Denny Bonebrake - Maryland
Steve Francis - Kentucky
Ed Gibbons - South Carolina
Bob Kosiski - Nebraska
Ken Walton - Iowa
Contributors To The Sport:
Allan E. Brown - Journalist
Walter Burson - Technical Inspector
Larry and Penny Eckrich - Car Owners
Sportsman Award:
Red Farmer - Alabama
Lifetime Achievement:
Luke Hoffner - Pennsylvania
Fred King - Indiana
2015 Class
Drivers:
Skip Arp - Tennessee
LaVern "Red" Droste - Iowa
Curt Hansen - Iowa
Davey Johnson - Pennsylvania
Leon Sells - Georgia
Contributors To The Sport:
Al Frieden - Car Owner/Promoter
Wayne Kindness - Journalist
Jim Butler - Photographer
Sportsman Award:
Eddie Carrier Jr - West Virginia
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Craig Cowan - Indiana
Butch Shay - Kentucky
2016 Class
Drivers:
Tom Hearst - Iowa
Tony Izzo Sr - Illinois
Fulmer Lance - Georgia
Tiny Lund - South Carolina
Leon Plank - Wisconsin
Contributors To The Sport:
Steve Norris - Crew Chief
Ed Petroff - Sponsor
Leroy Rumley - Engine Builder
Lifetime Achievement:
Eldon Butcher - Indiana
Ron Jerger Sr - Kentucky
Earl Baltes Award:
Forrest Lucas
2017 Class
Drivers:
Roger Dolan - Iowa
Rick Eckert - Pennsylvania
Joe Merryfield - Iowa
Dale McDowell - Georgia
Kenny Simpson - Indiana
Contributors To The Sport:
David and John Draime - Engine Builders
Joel Hedrick - Car Builder/Team Manager
Jim Wilson - Car Owner/Promoter
Lifetime Achievement:
Gerald Dixon - Indiana
Ray Trabue - Indiana
2018 Class
Drivers:
Steve Barnett - Indiana
Don Hoffman - Iowa
Jimmy Mars - Wisconsin
Steve Shaver - West Virginia
Wendell Wallace - Arkansas
Contributors To The Sport:
Dottie and Lee Byers - Car Owners
The Cook Family - Track Owners/Promoters
Tony Hammett - Photographer
Lifetime Achievement:
Mike Farr - Pennsylvania
Bubby James - Indiana
2019 Class
Drivers:
Wayne Brooks
Stan Massey
John Provenzano
Billy Thomas
Kevin Weaver
Contributors To The Sport:
Jack Cornett
Keith Knaack
Mooney Starr
Lifetime Achievement Award:
Mike Bechelli
Art Ball
Ronny Adams
2020 Class
Drivers:
Dick Barton
Kevin Claycomb
Terry English
Tommy Joe Pauschert
Terry Phillips
Contributors To The Sport:
Sanford Goddard
Mike Allgaier
Dickie Murphy
Lifetime Achievement:
Larry Boos
Jimmy "Pup" Thomas
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