The NASCAR Hall of Fame is scheduled to induct its five newest members at a ceremony Saturday afternoon in Charlotte (2:30 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network). The 2016 class features two champions of NASCAR’s premier series, a legendary track owner, a six-time Modified champion and one of stock car racing’s earliest stars:

JERRY COOK

Born: June 20, 1943. Hometown: Rome, N.Y.

Cook is synonymous with modified racing, NASCAR’s oldest form of competition. Competing in NASCAR’s Modified Series from 1963-82, Cook won championships in 1971, ’72, ’74, ’75, ’76, ‘77. In 1,474 career starts, he earned 342 wins and 26 poles. After retiring from racing, Cook helped shape the series known today as the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, serving as the series’ director when it began in 1985. He remains with NASCAR as

competition administrator.

BOBBY ISAAC

Born: Aug. 1, 1932. Died: Aug. 14, 1977. Hometown: Catawba, N.C.

Isaac, the 1970 NASCAR Cup champion, first rocketed to his fame with his absolute domination of qualifying; his 49 career poles ranks 10th all time. In 1969, he captured 19 poles, which still stands as the single season record. The previous year he finished runner-up to Hall-of-Famer David Pearson for the championship. In a career that ran from 1961-76, Isaac notched 37 wins in 309 stars, with 11 of those victories coming in his championship season. The following year, in 1971, Isaac set 28 world-class records — many which still exist to this day — on the Bonneville Salt Flats in his Dodge.

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TERRY LABONTE

Born: Nov. 16, 1958. Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas.

In a career that began in 1978 and consisted of 890 career Cup starts — including 655 consecutively — Labonte is is one of only six drivers with

championships in two decades (1984 and 1996). No other driver in NASCAR history won his first two championships that far apart, and Labonte and his younger brother Bobby (2000) are the only pair of brothers to be crowned champions in the premier series. Known first as “Iceman” for his coolness under pressure and later as “Iron Man” for his durability, Labonte earned 22 wins and 361 top-10 finishes (ranking 10th all time). He retired from racing in 2014.

BRUTON SMITH

Born: March 3, 1927. Hometown: Oakboro, N.C.

O. Bruton Smith bought his first car at age 17 but made his name promoting races and operating the National Stock Car Racing Association, an early competitor to NASCAR. The executive chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc. built Charlotte Motor Speedway, which became the foundation of his company. SMI, which in 1995 became the first motorsports company to be publicly traded at the New York Stock Exchange, currently owns eight NASCAR tracks hosting 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events and the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. Smith was was inducted into the North Carolina

Business Hall of Fame and National Motorsports Press Association’s Hall of Fame, both in 2006; and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2007.

CURTIS TURNER

Born: April 12, 1924. Died: Oct. 4, 1970. Hometown: Roanoke, Va.

Turner was one of the earliest NASCAR stars, called by some the “Babe Ruth of stock car racing.” His career began in 1949 in NASCAR’s first “Strictly Stock” race, and he drove for many legendary NASCAR owners including the Wood Brothers, Junior Johnson, Smokey Yunick and Holman-Moody during his 184 starts before retiring in 1968. Turner posted most of his 17 premier series victories on short tracks and dirt ovals, and he remains the only series driver to win two consecutive races from the pole leading every lap. Turner also won 38 of 79 races in which he competed in the NASCAR Convertible Division.