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West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame

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The West Coast Stock Car Hall Of Fame is a Hall of Fame for people associated with late-model stock car racing on the West Coast of the United States. Many NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series champions are inducted in the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame once had a physical location at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, in Irwindale, California. Today, it is a digital hall of fame located online (Official website) and inductees are honored at an annual banquet, according to the official website.

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History

The hall of fame was created in 2001. Nominees are either retired, deceased or have moved from one area of participation to another, or have been active in their primary field for at least 25 years. The first class was inducted in 2002.

Board of Directors

Ken Clapp

Kevin W. Green

Bill McAnally

Ed Justice Jr.

Owen A. Kearns

Frank Gullum

Lloyd Dane

Dusty Brandel

Joe Nava

Ralph Sheheen

Bryan R. Sperber

Mike Verlatti

Wayne Wells

Council: Donald Ornelas Jr. of Agajanian, McFall, Weiss, Tetreault & Crist LLP

2003

  • Bob Beadle
  • Dick Bown
  • Margo Burke
  • Sonny Easley
  • Erick Erickson
  • Shav Glick
  • Dan Gurney
  • Rajo Jack
  • Eddie Pagan
  • Frank Phillips
  • Bob Ross
  • Rodger Ward
  • 2004

  • Frank Galpin
  • George Jefferson
  • Johnny Mantz
  • Parky Nall
  • Bill Sedgwick
  • Clay Smith
  • 2005

  • Allen Adkins
  • Ron Ail
  • Marion Collins
  • Richard Elder
  • Robert Estes
  • Tom Hamilton
  • Sam Hanks
  • Ernie Irvan
  • Floyd Johnson
  • Dick Meyer
  • Vel Miletich
  • Leon Ruther
  • Harry Schilling
  • Len Sutton
  • 2006

  • Ivan Baldwin
  • Ray Claridge
  • Jim Cook
  • Mike Curb
  • Walt Faulkner
  • Beryl Jackson
  • John Kieper
  • Gary Nelson
  • Don Noel
  • Jim Rush
  • 2009

    The hall of fame inducted its sixth class in 2009.

  • Chuck Bown
  • Rick Carelli
  • Joe and John Fernandez
  • Doug George
  • Ben Gregory
  • Bert Letner
  • Chuck Meekins
  • Dick Rathmann
  • Wayne Spears
  • Art Watts
  • 2010

    The hall of fame inducted its seventh class in 2010.

  • Allen Beebe
  • Sean Boyan
  • Bob Caswell
  • Mike Chase
  • Bill "Tiny" Clinton
  • Duane Edwards
  • Mel Fernandes
  • Joe Mangini, Jr.
  • Mel Larson
  • Gordon Martin
  • Herb Nab
  • Rod Osterlund
  • James "Jimmy" Smith
  • 2011

    The hall of fame inducted its eighth class in 2011.

  • Cary Agajanian
  • Marvin Burke
  • Owen Kearn
  • Louis Mangini
  • Roger McCluskey
  • Chuck Parkko
  • Al Schmidhammer
  • George Seeger
  • Chuck Stevenson
  • Tim Williamson
  • Joe Ruttman
  • 2012

    The hall of fame inducted its ninth class in 2012.

    Historic Class (1930-1970)

  • The Justice Brothers
  • B.L. Marchbanks
  • Bob Phillipi
  • Fred Steinbroner
  • Modern Class (1971-Today)

  • Butch Gilliland
  • Vic Kurten
  • Bill McAnally
  • Pat McElreath
  • 2013

    The hall of fame inducted its tenth class on June 20, 2013.

  • Ron Hornaday, Jr.
  • Chad Little
  • Derrike Cope
  • Randy Lynch
  • Buddy Jobe
  • References

    West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame Wikipedia


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