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Kurt Busch, Ray Hendrick and Harry Gant Voted Into NASCAR Hall of Fame as Class of 2026

The NASCAR Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2026 on Tuesday at the Charlotte Convention Center, voting in Kurt Busch, Ray Hendrick, and Harry Gant.
The class selection followed a closed in-person meeting where a 49-person voting panel debated 15 nominees for induction and five for the Landmark Award.
Busch, 46, won 34 Cup races over 21 seasons and was the first to win the NASCAR playoff system championship in 2004, while Hendrick was a longtime 'Mr. Modified' racer, and Gant was known as the Bandit with 18 Cup wins.
Both Busch and Gant secured 61% of the votes on the modern-era ballot, with Busch expressing his relief and appreciation that his selection occurred on the first attempt.
The Class of 2026 will be officially inducted in a ceremony in March, while Humpy Wheeler won the Landmark Award for contributions to the sport.

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