NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of '27 Pop Quiz
by Tom Jensen May 18, 2026
With Voting Day near for the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2027, test your knowledge of the nominees on the ballot.
On Tuesday, May 19, the NASCAR Hall of Fame Voting Panel will select the three members of the Hall’s Class of 2027 as well as the recipient of next year’s Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR.
To prepare you for Voting Day, here is a pop quiz about the nominees for the Class of 2027.
The NASCAR Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 2010. Photo courtesy of Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
1. How many of the 15 nominees on the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2027 ballot drove for Rick Hendrick (Class of 2017)?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
2. Which of the following Hall of Fame drivers never won a Cup Series race driving for car owner Ray Fox?
C. Buck Baker
D. Buddy Baker
3. How many of the 15 nominees on the ballot had second careers as broadcasters?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Wood Brothers Racing founder Glen Wood (right) was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2012. One year later, his brother and team crew chief Leonard Wood was also inducted. Photo courtesy of Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR
4. Which nominee was nicknamed "The Henry Ford of Race Cars?"
B. Herb Nab
C. Ray Fox
5. How many of this year's nominees were on the list of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
6. Ray Elder earned six NASCAR championships. In what division did he win all six?
A. NASCAR Busch North Series
B. NASCAR Winston West Series
C. NASCAR Modified Division
D. NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Division
Team owner Rick Hendrick (left) has had a number of fellow Hall of Famers drive for him, including four-time Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon. Photo courtesy of Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
7. Which two nominees were hired by All-Star Racing (now Hendrick Motorsports) in 1984?
A. Randy Dorton and Herb Nab
B. Harry Hyde and Ray Fox
C. Tim Brewer and Jeff Burton
D. Randy Dorton and Harry Hyde
8. How many NASCAR National Series driver championships does Kevin Harvick have?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
9. Who built the engine that powered the fastest qualifying lap in NASCAR history?
A. Randy Dorton
B. Herb Nab
C. Ray Fox
Kevin Harvick is one of the latest drivers to successfully transition from the cockpit to the broadcast booth. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images
10. How many NASCAR Hall of Fame drivers competed with both Harry Hyde and Herb Nab as their crew chief at some point in their respective careers?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
11. Where did Jeff Burton win his first Cup Series race?
A. Texas Motor Speedway
B. Charlotte Motor Speedway
C. Daytona International Speedway
D. Darlington Raceway
12. What NASCAR series did Greg Biffle win championships in?
A. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
B. NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series
C. NASCAR Cup Series
D. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series
NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees Kurt Busch (from left), Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth were all named to NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers list in 2023. Photo courtesy of Logan Riely/Getty Images
Answers
Q1 - B. Jack Sprague won three NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championships driving for Hendrick Motorsports, and Randy LaJoie ran nine NASCAR Cup Series races in the No. 50 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in 1997.
Q2 - A. Although Cale Yarborough (Class of 2012) did drive Ray Fox’s Plymouths in four races in 1971 and ’72, he did not win any of those races.
Q3 - D. Neil Bonnett, Tim Brewer, Jeff Burton and Kevin Harvick all worked in television broadcasting after their respective racing careers ended.
Q4 - A. From his Asheville, North Carolina-based Banjo Matthews Performance Center, Matthews built cars that won 262 of 362 Cup Series races from 1974–85.
Q5 - C. Greg Biffle, Neil Bonnett, Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick, Randy LaJoie and Larry Phillips were all on the NASCAR 75 Greatest Drivers list.
Q6 - B. A California native, Ray Elder won 47 races and six championships in the NASCAR Winston West Series (now ARCA Menards Series West).
Q7 - D. When Rick Hendrick (Class of 2017) started his NASCAR team in 1984, he leased shop space from Harry Hyde and hired Hyde as his first crew chief. Later that year, Hendrick bought Randy Dorton’s engine building operation and brought it in-house.
Q8 - C. In 2001 and 2007, Kevin Harvick was the champion in what is now known as the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. In 2014, Harvick won a NASCAR Cup Series championship.
Q9 - D. On April 30, 1987, Bill Elliott (Class of 2015) qualified at Alabama International Motor Speedway (now Talladega Superspeedway) at 212.809 mph. Elliott’s Ford Thunderbird was powered by a Ford engine built by brother Ernie.
Q10 - C. Bobby Allison (Class of 2011), Buddy Baker (Class of 2020), and Donnie Allison (Class of 2024) all raced for crew chiefs Herb Nab and Harry Hyde at some point in their careers.
Q11 - A. Jeff Burton’s first Cup Series victory came in the 1997 Interstate Batteries 400, the first Cup Series race run at Texas Motor Speedway.
Q12 - D. In 2000, Greg Biffle won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship, the first NASCAR National Series title for team owner Jack Roush (Class of 2019). Two years later, Biffle won the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series title.
