Seven-member class raises the total number of honorees in Motorsports Hall of Fame to 306.
The Class of '25 includes the founder of the driving school of champions Skip Barber , the rider tied for the most Daytona 200 wins ever Miguel Duhamel , one of the most prolific team owners in auto racing history Carl Haas , the towering figure in racing and hot-rodding, the “Camfather” himself, 102-year-oldTwo additional Historic Category inductees will be announced this summer.
The 37th Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Induction Celebration presented by Toyota Racing, which will present the "Class of '25" into the Hall of Fame of all motorsports, will be held in the MSHFA's home in Daytona Beach, Florida, on the grounds of Daytona International Speedway on March 10 -11 of 2025.The “Camfather” was born July 10, 1921, in Central California to Armenian parents.
As of 2024, he’s tied with fellow nominee Scott Russell for all-time Daytona 200 triumphs. Throughout his career, Duhamel won the 1995 AMA Superbike championship, five AMA Supersport titles, two Formula Xtreme crowns and the 1991 Bol d’Or 24 hour. In all, he scored 86 AMA wins, a record 40 in Supersport. He won his first Superbike race in 1990, a victory that helped propel him to AMA Superbike Rookie of the Year.
In 1967, he became US importer for Lola cars and Hewland gearboxes. In 1983, he formed Newman/Haas Racing with 2024 inductee Paul Newman, which won CART titles with Mario Andretti in 1984, Mario's son Michael in 1991, former F1 champ Nigel Mansell in 1993, Cristiano da Matta in 2002 and then four-straight crowns with Sébastien Bourdais . In 1985,
Jarrett claimed two Brickyard 400s , the 1996 Coca-Cola 600, 1998 Winston 500 and three Busch Clashes . After retiring from driving in 2008, Jarrett, like his fellow inductee dad, became a lead analyst on NASCAR broadcasts.Based on statistics, the son of fellow inductee Don Schumacher is the best Top Fuel driver there ever was.
Stroppe began a long association with Ford after winning the 1947 Henry Ford Memorial Regatta with a Ford flathead-powered boat. Stroppe Lincolns finished 1-2-3 in the stock car class at the ’52 and ’53 Carreras Panamericana. His Mercurys won early ‘60s NASCAR races, the 1963 Pikes Peak Hill Climb and a ‘64 USAC title. But he made his greatest mark in the desert.
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