NASCAR has released the full ballot for the 2027 Hall of Fame class. This list features multiple new names, including 2014 Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick.
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The former Richard Childress Racing/Stewart-Haas Racing driver is eligible for the first time as he continues to work for Fox Sports. He will have a strong case to become a first-ballot inductee considering his list of accomplishments in NASCAR.
Harvick has the 10th most wins in Cup Series history (60), and he has eight seasons with at least four wins. He won the 2014 championship, and he finished third or better in the championship standings in eight separate seasons. He is also a two-time O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion (2001, 2006) with 47 wins in the secondary series.
The other first-time additions on the Modern Era ballot are Ray Elder and Ernie Elliott.
Elder is a six-time ARCA Menards Series West champion with 47 wins on his resume. He also has two Cup Series wins. Elliott won 33 races as a crew chief guiding Bill Elliott. This includes 11 trips to victory lane in 1985.
He won a championship in 1988 with Bill, and he finished third or better in the standings in five separate seasons.
The Pioneer Ballot features two new names for the 2027 ballot. This includes Herb Nab and Ray Fox.
Nab is a two-time Cup Series champion as a crew chief with 74 wins on his resume. He guided Cale Yarborough to championships in 1976 and 1977. He also guided the iconic driver to runner-up finishes in the standings in 1973 and 1974.
Nab's list of achievements also included a runner-up finish in the 1972 season with Bobby Allison as the driver. This season featured 10 trips to victory lane.
Fox won Mechanic of the Year in 1956. He also celebrated 14 Cup Series wins as a team owner with drivers Buddy Baker, Junior Johnson, Buck Baker, and Earl Palmer.
The NASCAR Hall of Fame Voting panel will meet in person to vote on the 2027 class on Tuesday, May 19.
Modern Era Ballot
- Greg Biffle, 2000 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series champion and 2002 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion
- Neil Bonnett, 18-time NASCAR Cup Series race winner, including consecutive Coca-Cola 600 victories
- Tim Brewer, two-time NASCAR Cup Series championship-winning crew chief
- Jeff Burton, 21-time NASCAR Cup Series race winner, including the Southern 500 and two Coca-Cola 600 victories
- Randy Dorton, built engines that won over nine championships across NASCAR's national series
- Ray Elder, six-time ARCA Menards Series West champion
- Ernie Elliott, 1988 NASCAR Cup Series championship-winning crew chief, including victories in two DAYTONA 500s and two Southern 500s
- Kevin Harvick, 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion, winner of the 2007 DAYTONA 500, and two-time NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion
- Randy LaJoie, two-time NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion and 1985 NASCAR North Tour champion
- Jack Sprague, three-time NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series champion
Pioneer Ballot
- Ray Fox, 1956 NASCAR Mechanic of the Year and 14-time NASCAR Cup Series winner as an owner, including the Southern 500
- Harry Hyde, 1970 NASCAR Cup Series championship-winning crew chief
- Banjo Matthews, built cars that won more than 250 NASCAR Cup Series races and three championships
- Herb Nab, two-time NASCAR Cup Series championship-winning crew chief; ranks third on the all-time crew chief wins list with 92
- Larry Phillips, five-time NASCAR Weekly Series national champion
Landmark Award
- Alvin Hawkins, NASCAR's first flagman; established NASCAR racing at Bowman Gray Stadium with Bill France Sr.
- Lesa France Kennedy, NASCAR Executive Vice Chair and one of the most influential women in sports
- Dr. Joseph Mattioli, founder of Pocono Raceway
- Les Richter, long-time NASCAR executive who oversaw competition, helped grow the sport on the West Coast
- T. Wayne Robertson, held dual roles of senior vice president at R.J. Reynolds and president of the company's Sports Marketing Enterprises division, oversaw the creation of The Winston
