Can a NASCAR driver be crowned as one of the greatest without a championship trophy to their name? Well, we’ve seen the likes of Mark Martin, Junior Johnson, and Carl Edwards etch their names in the history of the NASCAR. But one driver in particular has had a major impact on the sport like no one else. Yes, the person in question is Dale Earnhardt Jr., like the drivers mentioned above, he too couldn’t reach NASCAR’s highest peak. But, when it comes to sheer impact and influence on American Motorsports, he has to be at the very top. After all, he won NASCAR’s most popular driver for 15 years straight, but now he’s joining a different league with an induction in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.
With this announcement, Jr. becomes the latest NASCAR driver to join MSHFA, and joins his father, Dale Earnhardt, who received this honor after his tragic death during the 2001…
