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International Motorsports Hall of Fame Museum
This museum, next door to the Talladega Superspeedway records and celebrates the history of motorsports. Exhibits include the Budweiser rocket car which was the first car to break the speed of sound.
One of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame's highlight features is the Motorsports Museum. Spanning three buildings and the enclosed courtyard, this collection of history making vehicles is priceless. They represent the crowning achievements of man's abilities and the pursuit of the our limits. To those men, this is a tribute. To all others this is a gift, for the images you see before you are history.
The International Motorsports Hall of Fame is recognized because of it's prestigious Induction Ceremony and it's very active and continuously expanding facility.
Opened in April of 1983, the International Motorsports Hall of Fame and Museum is dedicated to the preservation of the history of motorsports. It has experienced tremendous growth, with its collection of racing vehicles and memorabilia, from 1902 to present, valued at more than $15 million, and increasing every year.
Since the modern facility opened, on 35 acres of land next to the Talladega superspeedway, more than half a dozen different Halls of Fame have become a part of the display.
The annual International Motorsports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is held each year on the grounds of the museum to honor those men and women chosen for induction from among the greatest names in all of motorsports. The black-tie ceremony consists of a reception, banquet and awards ceremony and is held each year on the Thursday evening prior to the spring Talladega race.
n 1987, Tom Gentry piloted his boat to a world Superboat record speed of 148.238 miles per hour, the average speed of one full lap around the course in New Orleans, LA. His speed on the straightaways was in excess of 170 mph. This new addition to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame collection is 54 feet long and houses four 1,400 engines.