Owner, founder, managing director

Edward Everett Mayer was one of the earliest partners in Bruce McLaren Motor Racing, where he was instrumental in the team’s domination of the SCCA Can-Am series, including five straight titles (1967-71). Crucially, he filled the vacuum after the death of 1995 inductee Bruce in a 1970 testing accident and led the team to its most prolific decade, including two Indy 500 victories (1974 and ’76; a Penske-entered McLaren won in 1972), its first Formula 1 World Constructors’ Championship (1974) and first two World Drivers’ Championships (1974, ’76). This, in addition to the team’s continued Can-Am success and early ‘70s F5000 supremacy. In the 1980s, the Scranton, PA native formed Mayer Motor Racing and nearly won the 1984 IndyCar championship with 2005 inductee Tom Sneva. The following year Mayer joined Carl Haas to run the ill-starred American Beatrice Formula 1 effort. In the ‘90s, Mayer was vice-chairman of Penske Racing, overseeing the team’s success during the decade, including multiple Indy 500 wins. He continued as a consultant to Penske until 2007.