Carl Edwards and Ricky Rudd are the modern-era selections for the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025, which means Neil Bonnett reached the doorstep of the auto-racing shrine only to be turned away for the fifth time.

Bonnett was among the 10 nominees on the Class of 2025′s modern-era ballot.

Voting for the Class of 2025 took place on Tuesday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ralph Moody was the top vote-getter on the pioneer ballot and joins Edwards and Rudd to form the Class of 2025.

Named one of NASCAR’s 75 greatest drivers during the stock-car organization’s celebration of its 75th anniversary in 2023, Bonnett died in a crash at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 11, 1994, while turning practice laps for the Daytona 500.

Bonnett was a protégé of the Alabama Gang. Bonnett went from working on Bobby Allison’s cars in Hueytown to driving in NASCAR.

Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison and Red Farmer were the original members of the Alabama Gang, as they came to be called when their exploits put Hueytown on the map in stock-car racing circles.

All three are members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, as is Davey Allison, Bobby Allison’s son.

Bonnett raced in 18 NASCAR Cup Series seasons, but he completed the full schedule only four times. He still won 18 Cup Series races, including back-to-back victories in the World 600 in 1982 and 1983, and posted 83 top-five finishes.

Bonnett won at Talladega Superspeedway driving the No. 21 Purolator Mercury for the Wood Brothers in 1980.

In addition to the Allisons and Farmer, NASCAR Hall of Fame members with Alabama roots are Anniston’s Red Byron and Fort Payne’s Tim Flock.

The other nominees on the Class of 2025 modern-era ballot included Greg Biffle, Tim Brewer, Jeff Burton, Randy Dorton, Harry Gant, Harry Hyde and Jack Sprague.

The other nominees on the Class of 2025 pioneer ballot included Ray Hendrick, Banjo Matthews, Larry Phillips and Bob Welborn.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.