COLUMBUS, Ind. — Columbus resident and three-time NASCAR Tony Stewart is among the 20 nominees for NASCAR Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020.
Stewart was nominated in his first year of eligibility, and could join Jeff Gordon as a second consecutive first-ballot Hall of Famer, according to a NASCAR news release today.
The list includes six first-time NASCAR Hall of Fame nominees whose careers spanned the entirety of NASCAR. Also shared were five nominees for the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR.
NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs, for whom Stewart drove during part of his NASCAR career, also is a nominee for the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Please read Thursday’s edition of The Republic for more details.
