As was expected, two-time Daytona 500 winner, two-time NASCAR Xfinity Series champion and one of NASCAR’s perennial Most Popular Drivers, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was officially named a first ballot NASCAR Hall of Famer on Tuesday evening.
Versatile veteran Red Farmer and one of NASCAR’s most accomplished short track competitors Mike Stefanik will join Earnhardt in the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2021. Earnhardt and Stefanik were selected from a group of 10 nominees on the Modern Era Ballot. Farmer from five nominees on the Pioneer Ballot, which featured nominees who established their careers prior to 1961
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