Gant, 85, is elected to the Hall of Fame in his seventh year on the ballot. He won 18 NASCAR Cup Series races from 1973-1994, including the Southern 500 in 1984 and 1991.

When NASCAR announced that the first class to be inducted in 2010 into its new Hall of Fame, located in Charlotte, N.C., would number five, speculation immediately began on which five individuals ...

Gant, 85, is elected to the Hall of Fame in his seventh year on the ballot. He won 18 NASCAR Cup Series races from 1973-1994, including the Southern 500 in 1984 and 1991.