NASCAR Hall of Fame nominees include Jeff Gordon

NASCAR has announced the twenty nominees who will be eligible for the 2019 Hall of Fame Class including five whose names appear on the ballot for the first time: four-time Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon, team owners John Holman and Ralph Moody, title-winning crew chief Kirk Shelmerdine and driver Harry Gant. The list includes fifteen holdovers from the 2018 ballot led by drivers Buddy Baker, Alan Kulwicki and Bobby Labonte; and legendary engine builder Waddell Wilson. The Hall of Fame Voting Panel will convene May 23rd to select the five inductees who will make up the Class of 2019.