Following the inductions of Kurt Busch, Harry Gant and Ray Hendrick into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Friday, three more individuals — two from the Modern Era ballot and one from the Pioneer Ballot — will be enshrined in 2027.
Cup Series champion and three-time Daytona 500 winner Dale Jarrett knows who he’d like to see be inducted next.
“I’ve been talking to NASCAR people, to (HOF executive director) Winston Kelley, that there’s a name that needs to go on the ballot,” Jarrett told reporter Claire B. Lang on Friday. “He’s not even on the ballot yet — I’m going to say two.”
“I lobbied hard for Jeff Burton the last two years. I think he needs to be in for everything he’s done for the sport … Jeff Burton was a star and still is to this day.”