Moody returned from World War II to chase a racing career, while Rudd and Edwards are two of the greatest drivers in recent NASCAR history.

In one of the most moving speeches in the 15-year history of hall inductions, Edwards told the audience in the Charlotte (N.C.) Convention Center he had what he called “the façade of reputation” and said he was “kind of being a douchebag.”

Carl Edwards went from Columbia to Kansas Speedway and the other famed tracks of NASCAR. Now he’s a Hall of Famer.