SPEEDWAY, Ind. This years USAC Hall of Fame class of inductees has been revealed.

USACs 12th Hall of Fame includes driver/car owner Jack Bowsher, driver Dave Darland, car owner/official Bob Estes, car owner/crew chief Bob Hampshire, promoters Roger and Linda Holdeman, official Tommy Hunt and driver Gordon Johncock.

The official 2025 USAC Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place at USAC headquarters in Speedway, Ind., on Wednesday afternoon, July 2.

JACK BOWSHER

Although he never earned a championship in USAC Stock Car competition, Jack Bowsher was undoubtedly one of the preeminent figures of the sport.

Born in Harmony, Ohio on Oct. 2, 1930, the U.S. Navy veterans USAC career spanned more than two decades. Prior to tackling USAC full-time, Bowsher found major success with three consecutive ARCA crowns in 1963-1964-1965.

His USAC resume ranks among the upper echelon. His 21 wins as a driver rank seventh; his 32 pole positions as a driver place him third; his 162 starts as a driver are eighth best; and his 38 car owner victories slot him third.

As a driver and car owner, Bowsher was equally proficient, finishing as the runner-up in USAC entrant points on three-straight occasions in 1968-1969-1970, while also placing two entries inside the top-five of the points in all three seasons. In 1971, he took second in the standings as a driver, boosted by a four-race winning streak.

Among those winning USAC Stock Car races in Jack Bowsher-owned cars are Parnelli Jones and A.J. Foyt, the latter of whom won four times in Bowshers ride en route to the 1968 driving title. Bowsher died on April 8, 2006, at age 75.

DAVE DARLAND

One of eight USAC career Triple Crown champions, by the time he hung up the helmet in 2023, Dave Darland had amassed more USAC National Sprint Car victories than any other driver.

Born on Sept. 4, 1966, in Lincoln, Indiana, Darland earned his stripes by becoming a force on the local Indiana sprint car circuit. In time, hed take the USAC world by storm, capturing four national driving titles: Silver Crown (1997), Sprint (1999) and Midget (2001-2002).

The first of his 62 USAC National Sprint car triumphs arrived in 1993, and proved to be the first of his 115 total USAC feature victories (nationally and regionally), which also includes 30 National Midget triumphs and 14 Silver Crown. Hes one of only seven drivers to surpass 100 career USAC wins.

His 1,334 USAC National starts rank number one all-time as do his 797 USAC Sprint Car starts between 1986-2023. One of Darlands greatest attributes is his longevity of success.

In fact, Darland scored at least one USAC national feature victory in a record 24 consecutive seasons between 1993-2016. All these years later, Darland has solidified his position as one of the all-time USAC greats, a status he will retain for eternity.

BOB ESTES

As one of USACs founding fathers, Bob Estes was monumental in the clubs formative years both on and off the track.

Born in Los Angeles, California on Sept. 21, 1913, following a foray as a driver himself, Estes focus soon shifted toward business and race team ownership.

Following his service in World War II, Estes purchased a Lincoln-Mercury dealership in Inglewood, California. With his dealership employee and car builder Jud Phillips as his sidekick, Estes team captured AAA Midwest Sprint Car championships in 1953-1954 with Pat OConnor.

At USACs inception in 1955, Estes was elected as the national car owner representative, a role he helmed until 1960. Later, hed also serve USAC as its western regional representative.

OConnor and Estes earned the inaugural USAC Midwest Sprint Car title in 1956. With Don Branson in 1959, Estes team duplicated its USAC Midwest Sprint championship. Estes also fielded several Indianapolis 500 entries, finishing a best of third with Don Freeland in the 1956 race.

Aside from the ovals, Ken Miles captured victory during the 1959 USAC Road Racing opener in Pomona, California, driving a Porsche RS Spyder owned by Estes. Estes died on Dec. 11, 2001, at the age of 88.

BOB HAMPSHIRE

Without question, Bob Hampshire was instrumental in two of the most dominant eras by any driver in USAC history.

Born on Sept. 25, 1946, Hampshires initial success as a USAC car owner came with Jac Haudenschild, who corralled a pair of wins in 1982. Yet Hampshires most iconic seasons came in association with Jack Hewitt. In all, the pair teamed up for 22 USAC Sprint Car victories between 1985-1997.

That said, Hampshire and Hewitts success on the USAC Silver Crown trail was simply dominant. Armed with their Challenger Chevy nicknamed Gussie, they annihilated the competition, winning all six dirt races they entered in 1986. In 1987, they repeated as series champs.

Hampshire is credited with 14 USAC Silver Crown owner wins, which once ranked as the most in series history. However, as a crew chief, Hampshire has orchestrated a boatload of victories with Hewitt at 6R Racing and 21 more with Kody Swanson at DePalma Motorsports between 2014-2018, a run which included four series titles in a five-year span.

In 2014, Hampshire was named USACs Chief Mechanic of the Year, and in 2018, his 63 became the first number officially retired for use in the USAC Silver Crown series.

ROGER & LINDA HOLDEMAN

When Roger Holdeman purchased Indianas Winchester Speedway in 1970, the half-mile, high-banked oval was already world famous for its breathtaking speed and incomparable competition.

But in the years to follow, Holdeman took the hallowed grounds to another level while hosting 123 races between USACs Sprint, Midget and Stock Car divisions, many of which featured unique double and tripleheader formats along with cornerstone events such as the Rich Vogler Classic, Sammy Sessions Memorial, Border Wars and Oldtimers Weekend.

It was also a perfect match. Born and raised in Winchester, Roger graduated in 1957 from Winchester High School where he served as class president. As caretaker of Winchester Speedway, he oversaw a complete reconstruction of the grandstands, multiple repaves, the creation of a tunnel and new track lights.

In 1988, Roger married Linda, who had served as the promoter at Oswego Speedway. By 1989, the two were managing the tracks day-to-day duties and even constructed their new home outside turn one. A year later, Roger and Linda were named USACs Race Organizers of the Year for 1990.

Roger passed away at age 58 in 1996. Later that year, Linda was the recipient of the Diana Fell Gilmore Woman Behind the Scenes award.

TOMMY HUNT

The Hunt family was born to be motorsports lifers, and Tommy Hunt certainly fits the mold to a T.

Tommys father, Joe Hunt, was a magneto magnate and a longtime champ car team owner, employing many of the greatest drivers of the era. Tommys son, Tony Hunt, is a 10-time USAC driving champion in both rear engine machinery and sprint car racing.

Tommy was entrenched in the sport from day one, serving on the crew for his dads team. Eventually, Tommy became a driver himself, most notably scoring three California Racing Assn Sprint Car feature wins, plus 1974 Most Improved Driver honors, while also running the familys magneto business until 1986.

Those experiences prepared Tommy for his role of 28 years at USAC between 1986-2013 in which he served as Vice President and the head of the series west coast operations where he oversaw the Midget, Sprint Car, Supermodified divisions, and was instrumental in introducing both the F2000 and Russell Pro series to USAC as well as the introduction of the Ford Focus Midget series.

Serving the sport with integrity, professionalism and doing things the right way, Tommy was honored with the Dick Jordan Award of Excellence in 2024.

GORDON JOHNCOCK

Gordon Johncock was a natural behind the wheel and became one of the premier drivers of his era, and of any era.

Born on Aug. 5, 1936, in Hastings, Mich., Johncock initially made his mark in supermodifieds, winning throughout the Midwest and as far east as New Yorks Oswego Speedway.

In sprint cars, Johncock scored the inaugural Williams Grove National Open in 1963. With USAC in 1964, he opened eyes by conquering Indianas daunting Winchester Speedway, while also setting a new world record in qualifying, doing so without brakes at an average speed of nearly 105 mph.

Finishing fifth as an Indianapolis 500 Rookie in 1965, Johncock carried onward to his first Indy Car win at Milwaukee that same year, the first of his 20 career USAC National Championship victories.

His defining moments came at Indianapolis in the tragedy-marred 1973 race, and again in 1982, when his 0.16 second winning margin over Rick Mears proved to be the closest in race history at the time. In 1976, he earned the series championship.

Johncock was adept at adapting to any setting, even winning a pair of USAC Stock Car races in 1972 at Milwaukee and in 1973 at Texas World Speedway.