National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum

Promoter Steve Beitler of Washington, champion driver Lance Dewease of Pennsylvania, mechanic Scott Gerkin, and media member Bob Mays of Nebraska each took center stage Saturday afternoon, June 2, as they were officially inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (NSCHoF) in Knoxville. Emcees Dave Argabright and Dr. Pat Sullivan, and a crowd of over 350 guests, enjoyed the three-hour ceremony, which honored the exceptional careers of eight inductees.

The Grand Opening for the Bryan Clauson Suite Tower was a huge success on Wednesday. The event, held at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum, commemorated the opening of the new six-story suite tower looking over turn two of the famed Knoxville Raceway.

Make sure to visit the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum’s “new look” website.

Years of hard work and funding from generous donors have made it possible for the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum to “Expand the Dream” and complete their staging building behind the museum.

Sam Hafertepe, Jr., of Sunnyvale, Texas, was voted the 2016 “Driver of the Year” by the North American 360 Sprint Car Poll voting panel of media members, promoters, sanctioning officials and manufacturers for the first time. Hafffertepe, the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) national tour champion, earned ten (10) of the first-place ballots cast in the year-end poll. Sam Hafertepe, Jr., and Keith Dobbs earned the “Team of the Year” award, too