Bruton Smith

Smith was a titan in the. Bruton Smith NASCAR Hall of Famer and Speedway Motorsports founder dies at 95 Skip to main content Skip to navigation ESPN Search Racing Home.

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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.

. WBTV - Founder of Speedway Motorsports Sonic Automotive and Speedway Childrens Charities Bruton Smith died Wednesday at the age of 95 Speedway Motorsports announced. HttpstcowsbrQMo7UM Tony Stewart TonyStewart June 22 2022. But the billionaire who died Wednesday.

Bruton Smith right presents the inaugural World 600 trophy to Joe Lee Johnson in June 1960. Bruton Smith is synonymous with stockcar racing and NASCAR Nashville Superspeedway president and general manager Erik Moses said. 1 day agoBruton Smith died of natural causes Wednesday.

1 day agoCONCORD NC. Bruton Smith one of the richest people in the United States according to Forbes magazine was known for his auto racing empire but also owned and operated automobile dealerships across the. WJHL Bruton Smith founder and executive chairman of Speedway Motorsports died Wednesday of natural causes according to a press release from the company.

Photo courtesy Bristol Motor Speedway. He is divorced with four children. The event NASCARs first-ever 600-mile.

He was 95 years old. Smith founded Speedway Motorsports a company that owns and operates numerous tracks on the NASCAR schedule. Smith who was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2016 founded Speedway Motorsports in December 1994 after consolidating his motorsports holdings.

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 inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2007. 1 day agoBruton Smith founder of Speedway Motorsports and one of the most forward-thinking track operators and promoters in motorsports has died.

Ollen Bruton Smith born March 2 1927 is a promoter and ownerCEO of NASCAR track owner Speedway Motorsports Inc. 1 day agoCHARLOTTE NC. He was inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame January 23 2016.

In 2012 Smith was classified by CNN Money as. 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. 11 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.

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. Credited by Roger Penske as a man who brought so much to NASCAR the founder and executive chairman of. 6 hours agoBruton Smith was a pioneer who helped make motorsports mainstream and allowed guys like me to make a living doing what we love.

1 day agoBorn March 2 1927 on a farm in Oakboro a small town 30 miles east of Charlotte Ollen Bruton Smith was the youngest of nine children. 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. 1 day agoBruton Smith who helped grow the NASCAR fan experience at his tracks with visionary ideas died Wednesday from natural causes.

1 day agoBruton Smith. 1 day agoBruton Smith. WGHP Owner and CEO of Speedway Motorsports Inc.

Much of Bruton Smiths life was connected to NASCAR and the race tracks he owned including Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord. Bruton Smith who emerged from North Carolina farm country and parlayed his love of motorsports into a Hall of Fame career as one of the biggest track owners and most successful promoters in the. 1927-2002 Remembering NASCAR Hall of Famer Bruton Smith Expand All Born to a family that grew cotton corn and wheat in rural North Carolina Ollen Bruton Smith grew up to be a.

He helped grow not just NASCAR but all kinds of racing. He was a true visionary who was responsible for so many. He had his hands in all of it and even though hes gone his fingerprints remain.

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. Smith a native of Oakboro North Carolina was 95. NASCAR track owner Bruton Smith has died.

Bruton Smith has died at the age of 95 Charlotte Motor Speedway confirmed on Twitter on Wednesday.

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