National Corvette Museum Adds Three Inductees To Corvette Hall Of Fame

Herb Fishel, Rick Hendrick and Russ McLean are set to be inducted into the Corvette Hall of Fame this fall for their unwavering commitment and dedication to the Corvette and the Corvette brand over the years. Fishel, former director of Chevrolet Racing and Executive Director of GM Racing, will be added to the Corvette HoF's Racing category. As a kid he looked up to Zora Arkus-Duntov, the "father" of the Corvette, and would later join the Chevy team to direct their racing efforts. Under his guidance, the bowtie won 12 Indy 500s and took home class wins in the Baja 1000, Pikes Peak Hill Climb, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Daytona 500 and Indy 500.

It should be obvious why NASCAR team owner and noted Chevy enthusiast Rick Hendrick has been included in the Corvette HoF. Starting out with a small car dealership, Hendrick is responsible for building up the Hendrick Automotive Group and later opening Hendrick Motorsports in 1984, a race team that has won numerous Sprint Cup championships for Chevrolet. Hendrick is also frequently the first person to buy a new Chevy performance model, including the 2015 Corvette Z06.

GM's Russ McLean was added to the museum for saving the Corvette program from almost certain death. McLean was put in charge of the Corvette only to have GM execs turn around and tell him to kill it off. Instead of doing that, he quietly kept the program moving forward and helped push out the C5 model.