Editing Sam Hanks (section)

== Awards and honors ==

Hanks has been inducted into the following halls of fame:
* [[Auto Racing Hall of Fame]] (1981)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Hanks |url=https://imsmuseum.org/fame_inductee/sam-hanks/ |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=IMS Museum |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame]] (1984)<ref name=NMARHoF />
* [[Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame]] (1984)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame - Hanks, Sam 1984 * |url=http://mmshof.org/index.php/inductees/inductees/193-sam-hanks |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=mmshof.org}}</ref>
* [[National Sprint Car Hall of Fame]] (1998)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Hanks |url=https://www.sprintcarhof.com/helper_pages/FileGet.aspx?id=115 |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=www.sprintcarhof.com}}</ref>
* [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]] (2000)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Hanks |url=https://www.mshf.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/sam-hanks.html |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=www.mshf.com}}</ref>
* [[West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame]] (2005)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hall of Fame – West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame |url=https://westcoaststockcarhalloffame.com/hall-of-fame/ |access-date=2023-10-07 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=StockcarReunion.com |url=http://www.stockcarreunion.com/inductees/2005inductees.html |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=www.stockcarreunion.com}}</ref>
* [[Alhambra High School (Alhambra, California)|Alhambra High School]] Hall of Fame<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alhambra High School Hall of Fame - Sam Hanks - 1931 |url=http://ahshalloffame.com/inductees/racing/27-sam-hanks-1931 |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=ahshalloffame.com}}</ref>

Hanks has been awarded the following honors:
* [[Automotive Hall of Fame]] Distinguished Service Citation (1971)<ref>{{Cite web |title=» Sam Hanks {{!}} Automotive Hall of Fame |url=https://www.automotivehalloffame.org/honoree/sam-hanks/ |access-date=2023-10-07 |website=www.automotivehalloffame.org}}</ref>