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Motosports
Hall of
Fame
induction
ceremonies
kick off
inaugural
American
Speed
Festival
PONTIAC,
MI –
Some of
the
greatest
names in
auto
racing
history
will be
coming
to the
Detroit
area as
the
Motorsports
Hall of
Fame of
America
announced
it would
bring
its 2020
and 2021
Hall of
Fame
induction
ceremonies
to M1
Concourse
to help
kick off
the
inaugural
American
Speed
Festival.
The
Motorsports
Hall of
Fame of
America
induction
events –
which
will
take
place
Monday,
Sept. 27
and
Wednesday,
Sept. 29
– will
lead to
the
American
Speed
Festival,
which
occurs
at M1 on
Sept.
30-Oct.
3, 2021.
"We
couldn't
be more
honored
the team
at the
Motorsports
Hall of
Fame of
America
has
chosen
M1
Concourse's
new
event
center
to host
these
two
prestigious
events,"
said Tim
McGrane,
CEO of
M1
Concourse.
"These
induction
ceremonies,
featuring
some of
the
racing
greatest
names,
is the
perfect
bridge
between
Motor
Bella
the week
before
and the
American
Speed
Festival
right
after.
It
couldn't
be a
better
way to
kick-off
a
weekend
celebration
of
automotive
innovation,
speed,
and
excellence:
past,
present,
and
future.
"One
of the
Motorsports
Hall of
Fame's
1994
inductees
is the
legendary
Jim
Hall,
and
we'll
also be
honoring
him and
his
innovative
work as
our
first
Master
of
Motorsports
during
the
American
Speed
Festival
weekend."
"We're
delighted
that our
induction
ceremonies
will
help
kick off
the
start of
the
first
American
Speed
Festival,"
said
George
Levy,
president,
Motorsports
Hall of
Fame of
America.
"Before
the Hall
of Fame
moved to
Daytona,
we were
located
in the
Detroit
area and
hosted
most of
our
induction
ceremonies
there,
so it's
a little
like
coming
home for
the Hall
of Fame.
"It's
great to
have the
new
event
center
at M1
Concourse
available
to host
our two
ceremonies
within
three
days,
and even
better
to be
able to
do it at
a
facility
where we
can
showcase
historic
cars on
a
racetrack
right
outside
the
building.
It's a
great
setting
and a
great
way to
kick off
the
American
Speed
Festival."
The
Motorsports
Hall of
Fame of
America
2020
induction
class
had its
induction
ceremony
delayed
because
of COVID
restrictions.
The
class
includes
NASCAR's
first-ever
champion
Robert
"Red"
Byron
(Historic),
flat-track
impresario
Chris
Carr
(Motorcycles),
early
motorcycle
racer,
promoter
and
publisher
Floyd
Clymer
(At
Large),
driver,
official
and
safety
advocate
Wally
Dallenbach,
Sr.
(Open
Wheel),
Rick
Hendrick,
one of
NASCAR's
most
successful
owners
(Stock
Cars),
Daytona
500
champion
Tiny
Lund
(Historic),
Can-Am
and
Rolex 24
At
Daytona
champion
Jacky
Ickx
(Sports
Cars),
quarter-mile
racing
legend
"Ohio"
George
Montgomery
(Drag
Racing)
and Baja
500 and
1,000
and
SCORE
World
Champion
Ivan
"Ironman"
Stewart
(Off-Road
Racing).
The
2021
induction
class
features
three
women
for the
first
time. It
includes
one of
NASCAR's
50
Greatest
Drivers,
Davey
Allison
(Stock
Cars),
three-time
land
speed
record
holder
John
Cobb
(Historic),
three-time
NHRA Top
Fuel
champion
Larry
Dixon
Jr.
(Drag
Racing),
Indy and
NASCAR
trailblazer
Janet
Guthrie
(Open
Wheel),
2006
MotoGP
World
Champion
Nicky
"Kentucky
Kid"
Hayden
(Motorcycles),
legendary
Indy
correspondent
Robin
Miller
(Media),
seven
consecutive
APBA
Gold Cup
winner
Fran
Muncey
(Powerboats),
multi-time
USAC and
NASCAR
champion
Ray
Nichels
(Historic)
and
world-class
timer/scorer
Judy
Stropus
(Sports
Cars).
It
is
expected
that
many of
the
legends
being
inducted
and past
Motorsports
Hall of
Famers
will
stay on
for the
American
Speed
Festival,
which
kicks
off on
Thursday,
Sept.
30.
The
ASF
promises
to be a
premier
celebration
of speed
– past,
present,
and
future –
and will
bring
together
the
automotive
world's
best
elements
into one
place.
The
all-new
event
will
showcase
excellence
in
automotive
engineering
and
design
and
celebrate
driving
at
speed,
including
the
thrill
of
motorsport
competition.
More
than 200
distinguished
automobiles
drawn
from
OEMs and
collections
worldwide
are
expected
at ASF,
which
will
combine
world-class
auto
exposition
with
live
racing
action
on M1
Concourse's
1.5-mile
road
course,
Champion
Motor
Speedway.
Tickets
and more
information
on the
American
Speed
Festival
are
available
at
www.americanspeedfestival.com.
More
information
on the
Motorsports
Hall of
Fame of
America
and its
inductees
is
available
at
www.mshf.com.
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