Bruton Smith

1 day agoCHARLOTTE NC. Much of Bruton Smiths life was connected to NASCAR and the race tracks he owned including Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord.

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1 day agoRegarded by many as a visionary whose love of motorsports led to a Hall of Fame career as a track owner and successful promoter O.

. 1 day agoCONCORD NC. He is divorced with four children. Bruton Smith who emerged from rural North Carolina and parlayed his love of motorsports into becoming a NASCAR Hall of Famer and one of its most eccentric and successful promoters died Wednesday.

Born Ollen Bruton Smith in 1927 the North Carolinian worked as a track promoter before making his mark designing and building Charlotte Motor Speedway a 15-mile oval now known for annually. He was 95 years old. 1 day agoBorn March 2 1927 on a farm in Oakboro Ollen Bruton Smith was the youngest of nine children.

Smith was a titan in the. But the billionaire who died Wednesday. One of NASCARs most legendary figures Smith pictured above in 2010 gave up his dream of being a race car driver to become a force to be reckoned with on the business side.

Smith a native of Oakboro North Carolina was 95. He was inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame January 23 2016. WGHP Owner and CEO of Speedway Motorsports Inc.

He was inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2007. Smith was the billionaire founder and CEO of Speedway Motorsports. He watched his first race as an 8-year.

Smith founded the company that is Speedway Motorsports and owns nine tracks that host Cup races including Nashville Superspeedway which hosts the NASCAR Cup Xfinity and Truck Series this weekend. He was ranked 207 on the Forbes 400 list with an estimated worth of 15 billion in 2005 and fell to 278 worth an estimated 14 billion in 2006. 1 day agoCHARLOTTE NC.

He watched his first race as an 8-year. Bruton Smith NASCAR Hall of Famer and Speedway Motorsports founder dies at 95 Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN Search Racing Home. 1 day agoBorn March 2 1927 on a farm in Oakboro Ollen Bruton Smith was the youngest of nine children.

WJHL Bruton Smith founder and executive chairman of Speedway Motorsports died Wednesday of natural causes according to a press release from the company. Bruton Smith founder of Speedway Motorsports Inc died. NASCAR track owner Bruton Smith has died.

19 hours agoBruton Smith coined and embodied the phrase We work for the fans He had a vision that led to the creation of one of the largest most innovative motorsports and entertainment companies in the. Bruton Smith is synonymous with stockcar racing and NASCAR Nashville Superspeedway president and general manager Erik Moses said. 1 day agoBruton Smith who helped grow the NASCAR fan experience at his tracks with visionary ideas died Wednesday from natural causes.

Bruton Smith has died at the age of 95 Charlotte Motor Speedway confirmed on Twitter on Wednesday. 1 day agoBruton Smith a North Carolina businessman who became one of the most prolific track owners and promoters in the history of NASCAR died Wednesday of natural causes at the age of 95. 1 day agoBruton Smith has been one of my heroes since I started racing in NASCAR in 1972 In addition to his business interests Smith founded Speedway Childrens Charities in 1982 as a memoriam and legacy to his son Bruton Cameron Smith who passed away at a very young age.

1 day agoBruton Smith died of natural causes Wednesday. The event NASCARs first-ever 600-mile. Photo courtesy Bristol Motor Speedway.

Credited by Roger Penske as a man who brought so much to NASCAR the founder and executive chairman of. His death was announced by Speedway Motorsports LLC the company formed when he consolidated his entities in 1994. 1 day agoBruton Smith.

1 day agoBruton Smith founder of Speedway Motorsports and one of the most forward-thinking track operators and promoters in motorsports has died. In 2012 Smith was classified by CNN Money as. Bruton Smith right presents the inaugural World 600 trophy to Joe Lee Johnson in June 1960.

He was a true visionary who was responsible for so many. 1 day agoThe late Dale Earnhardt and Bruton Smith who passed away Wednesday at the age of 95 at a promotional event for Bristol Motor Speedway. The moment I first.

Ollen Bruton Smith born March 2 1927 is a promoter and ownerCEO of NASCAR track owner Speedway Motorsports Inc. 1 day agoBruton Smith the visionary and combative executive who helped shape NASCAR into the sport it is today died Wednesday. Smith founded Speedway Motorsports a company that owns and operates numerous tracks on the NASCAR schedule.

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