CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ To date, 45 men have been inducted into NASCAR's Hall of Fame. Five more will be inducted in 2019 _ and on Tuesday, we learned the names of the 20 men vying for those spots.
Headlined by four-time Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon, the 2019 nominees also include team owner Joe Gibbs, Dale Earnhardt's former crew chief Kirk Shelmerdine, and several other notable names. Only five of the men, including Gordon, are first-time nominees.
The five inductees for the 2019 class will be announced later this year and inducted in January 2019.
Here is the full list of nominees, including a brief bio for each candidate:
