Jeff Gordon among 20 NASCAR Hall of Fame nominees for 2019 class

NASCAR on Tuesday announced 20 nominees for the Hall of Fame's class of 2019 in addition to five nominees for the Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR.

Gordon's 93 career Cup wins is third on the all-time list behind Hall of Fame drivers Richard Petty (200) and David Pearson (105).

Ralph Moody, John Holman, Harry Gant and Kirk Shelmerdine are also new nominees for the Hall of Fame.

Gordon is expected to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer when voting for the five-member class takes place on May 23.

The 20 nominees were selected by a committee of representatives from NASCAR and the NASCAR Hall of Fame, track owners from major facilities and short tracks and the media.

NASCAR Hall of Fame class of 2019 nominees

Davey Allison, won 19 times in NASCAR’s premier (now Monster Energy NASCAR Cup) series, including the 1992 Daytona 500

Buddy Baker, won 19 times in NASCAR’s premier series, including the Daytona 500 and Southern 500

Red Farmer, three-time Late Model Sportsman champion; 1956 Modified champion

Ray Fox, legendary engine builder, crew chief and car owner

Harry Gant, winner of 18 NASCAR premier series races, including two Southern 500 victories

Joe Gibbs, combined for nine car owner championships in premier and XFINITY series

Gordon, four-time champion and winner of 93 NASCAR premier series races

John Holman, won two NASCAR premier series championships as co-owner of Holman-Moody Racing

Harry Hyde, 1970 NASCAR premier series championship crew chief

Alan Kulwicki, 1992 NASCAR premier series champion

Bobby Labonte, won a championship in both the premier series and XFINITY Series

Hershel McGriff, 1986 NASCAR west series champion

Ralph Moody, won two NASCAR premier series championships as co-owner of Holman-Moody Racing

Roger Penske, combined for four car owner championships in premier and XFINITY series

Larry Phillips, only five-time NASCAR weekly series national champion

Jack Roush, five-time car owner champion in NASCAR’s three national series

Ricky Rudd, won 23 times in NASCAR’s premier series, including the 1997 Brickyard 400

Kirk Shelmerdine, winner of four NASCAR premier series championships as a crew chief

Mike Stefanik, winner of record-tying nine NASCAR championships

Waddell Wilson, won three NASCAR premier series championships as an engine builder

Nominees for 2019 NASCAR Landmark Award

Janet Guthrie, the first female to compete in a NASCAR premier series superspeedway race

Barney Hall, legendary broadcaster for the Motor Racing Network; namesake of Squier-Hall Award for NASCAR Media Excellence

Alvin Hawkins, NASCAR’s first flagman; established NASCAR racing at Bowman Gray Stadium with Bill France Sr.

Jim Hunter, longtime NASCAR executive and former president of Darlington Raceway