Remembering Humpy Wheeler, the maestro of NASCAR

Posted Sep 21, 2025
Humpy Wheeler ran Charlotte Motor Speedway for 33 years, and during that time NASCAR went from a niche Southern pastime to a sport so big that driver Jeff Gordon hosted “Saturday Night Live.” He did help expose NASCAR to different audiences. But I never thought of him as being the guy who brought people to the sport. (Tommy Tomlinson)

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