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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 20: Mike Forde, NASCAR Managing Director of Racing Communications … More speaks during the 2025 NASCAR Hall of Fame Voting Day at NASCAR Hall of Fame on May 20, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Krista Jasso/Getty Images) Getty Images NASCAR revealed its Hall of Fame Class of 2026 on Tuesday, and as Hall of Fame classes go, this one has a little bit of everything—star power, overdue recognition, and a man who won more races than some drivers have had hot meals. Headlining the class is 2004 Cup Series champion Kurt Busch, joined by fan favorite Harry Gant and legendary short track racer Ray Hendrick. Longtime Charlotte Motor Speedway impresario H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler received the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR—a title that somehow still undersells what he did for the sport. DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 26: NASCAR Cup Series driver, Kurt Busch walks onstage during driver … More intros after the announcement of his retirement prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on August 26, 2023 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) Getty Images Kurt Busch enters the Hall on his first ballot, a rare feat, and rightly so. He’s a Daytona 500 winner, a Cup champion, and one of the few drivers to win in a Ford, Chevy, Dodge, and Toyota. Early in his career, he was known for generating headlines—some of them unprintable—and a temper that could have started fights in an empty room. But over time, Kurt evolved into a calm, measured veteran—albeit one who could still rattle off lap times and expletives with equal ease. His career ended not with a farewell tour but with a crash at Pocono in 2022. Despite the abrupt exit, Busch…

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