MAVTV has introduced it’ll air a two-hour particular of the thirty sixth Annual Motorsports Corridor of Fame Induction Ceremony. This marks the primary time the distinguished occasion might be aired on tv, celebrating the excellent achievements and contributions of iconic figures in motorsports. The ceremony befell on March 11-12 in Daytona Seaside, Fla.
“Solely the perfect of the perfect earn a spot within the Motorsports Corridor of Fame,” mentioned MAVTV President CJ Olivares. “MAVTV is delighted to supply motorsports followers a front-row seat to have a good time and honor these legends of the racing world. Sharing their tales and contributions is on the coronary heart of our love for motorsports and its tradition and we’re excited to attach followers with the wealthy historical past of the game for the very first time on TV.”
The Motorsports Corridor of Fame of America is the one corridor that honors all aspects of American motorsports together with automobiles, bikes, airplanes, off street and powerboats. Its mission is to honor the values central to American motorsports: management, creativity, originality, teamwork, and the spirit of competitors. The annual induction ceremony is a particular occasion devoted to recognizing the achievements and improvements of the those who have propelled the game ahead.
“Annually, our 200 voters, half of them historians and different motorsports specialists, the opposite half inductees themselves, choose 9 of probably the most extraordinary figures within the racing world for induction into the Motorsports Corridor of Fame of America,” mentioned President of the Motorsports Corridor of Fame America George Levy. “This yr’s inductees included all-time greats like Jimmie Johnson, multi-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon and Hollywood icon and racing champion Paul Newman. It was an incredible occasion and we’re grateful to MAVTV for bringing this celebration to followers in every single place.”
2024 Class of Inductees
Jimmie Johnson, seven-time NASCAR Cup Sequence champion
Scott Dixon, six-time IndyCar Sequence champion
John Surtees, the one individual to win world championships on each two and 4 wheels
Paul Newman, Academy Award-winning actor and nationwide champion driver and proprietor
Austin Coil, historical past’s winningest Prime Gas Humorous Automobile crew chief
Downing & Hubbard, pioneers in revolutionary racing security applied sciences
Bud Ekins, Hollywood stuntman and multi-time bike racing gold-medalist
Phil Walters, battle hero and acclaimed sports activities automobile racer of the Nineteen Forties and Nineteen Fifties
Earl B. Gilmore, promoted racing excellence from Los Angeles to Bonneville to the Indy 500
Different honorees at this yr’s induction had been Lynsi Snyder-Ellingson and Edsel B. Ford II, who had been the primary twin recipients of the Bob Russo Heritage Award, the MSHFA’s highest honor subsequent to induction. The proprietor and president of In-N-Out Burger, Snyder-Ellingson was acknowledged for her huge efforts to protect the way forward for drag racing in the USA. Ford, extensively referred to as the “Godfather” of Ford Motor Firm’s racing efforts, was honored as a number one and outstanding ambassador for the game of auto racing globally.
The 2024 Motorsports Corridor of Fame Induction Ceremony particular will air on MAVTV Thursday, June 6 at 8pm ET/PT. For extra info, go to MAVTV.com.
