That's for the International Motorsports Hall of Fame.

Oh, we know you're probably been almost inundated with various halls of fame. Not to put any of them down, but you know, we have the NASCAR or Winston Cup shrine, the AARWBA Legends in Racing, the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame as well as shrines for each sport and probably each state, like here in Florida.

But this one is, as it says, International. And all motorsports.

Located in Talladega, Ala., the IMHOF has its induction dinner each April, at the time of the first Winston Cup (next year Nextel Cup) race at the nearby Superspeedway.

And yes, drag racing is recognized as Wally Parks, Don Garlits and Don Prudhomme are already members.

The inductees are selected by a panel of well over 100 motorsports media from all forms of motorsports media, says Executive Director Jim Freeman. They pare down that original list to over 130 to 20 and ties and shortly will be asked to select just five for next April's honor.

That vote will come later this summer and results will probably be announced in October.

We won't take time to give you the entire list right now, but suffice to say, there are two drag racers on that list, both of whom will probably be on this writer's ballot, although the entire process is in secret.

Those quarter pounders:

Shirley Muldowney, winner of three NHRA Top Fuel championships and 18 races. Although she hasn't retired the require five years and in fact is only now having her final pass tour, she is nominated under the 62 rule. Please, please don't let her know we told you, but that's a rule which makes anyone eligible who is 62 or older, regardless of whether they've retired.

And as one wag suggested, that 62 rule may eventually have to be put in effect for John Force.

The other:

Lee Shepherd, four-time NHRA Pro Stock Champion with 27 race titles and two IHRA championships and 10 victories.

Both, Fro feels, are deserving.

Two other drag racers for whom this writer voted, but didn't make that cut, were:

* Three-time NHRA Funny Car champion Raymond Beadle, who also went on as a car owner for Rusty Wallace when he won his only Winston Cup title.

* Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins, who had 13 NHRA Super Stock and Pro Stock wins and six titles as car owner. Any guy who's never seen without an ever present cigar should definitely be considered.

Seriously, hopefully, these two will be on the nomination ballot again next year will receive more support.

Just to show you the international scope and coverage of all forms of motorsports taken in by the IMHOF, among the nominees for this upcoming Fab Five are also:

Bill France Jr., who needs no introduction; Pete DePalo, two Indy car champion back when it was Triple A and winning Indy 500 car owner; Oliver Gendebien, four time LeMans winner, three-time Targa Floria victor and winner of the final Mille Migla; Bill Muncey, championship driver of unlimited hydroplanes; Jan Opperman, sprint and midget car champion: Red Farmer, one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest and Cotton Owens, winner of more than 400 modified and late model races, nine Winston Cup race and winner of 40 more Cup races as a car owner.

As we said, not to go through the whole list, but you get the idea.

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Courtesy of Norm Froscher