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	FastMachines NASCAR News Blog
		Known as the "P.T. Barnum of Auto Racing," H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler will celebrate his 30th year at the helm of Lowe's Motor Speedway during UAW-GM Quality 500 Week Oct. 12-15.
		Hired in 1975 by track owner Bruton Smith, Wheeler, 66, has utilized his innovative style of entertainment promotion and extensive motorsports background to transform the 1.5-mile superspeedway into one of the world's leading sports facilities.
		Gordon’s teammate (actually, Gordon is co-owner) Jimmie Johnson finished a close third to Stewart but never led a lap, dropping him from tied to fifteen points behind Stewart in the chase for the NEXTEL Cup at the end of the season.
	nascar.fastmachines.com (2066 words)

	rpm.espn.com: NASCAR looks to stick it to Smith
		It has been Smith and right-hand man Humpy Wheeler who have made The Winston what it is, the premier all-star event in motorsports today.
		No pun intended, but NASCAR is blowing smoke when it says other tracks should share in and reap the proceeds of The Winston, when in reality it once and for all simply wants to stick it to Smith and Wheeler.
		Yet each time Smith has come calling, NASCAR has slammed the door first in his face when he was arriving, and again in his posterior as he was leaving.
	espn.go.com /rpm/wc/2002/0519/1384264.html (2066 words)

	USATODAY.com - Short-track races getting short stick
		CHARLOTTE — As big as Nextel Cup racing has become, Humpy Wheeler is concerned that the appeal is coming at the expense of one of its feeder levels.
		Wheeler said the growth of NASCAR has "cannibalized" short-track racing and the popularity of that and monster trucks demonstrates an entertainment value missing at the small tracks where many Cup drivers learned their trade.
		A Short Track Racing Summit, made up of a coalition of weekly racing speedway operators, will reconvene in February in Daytona Beach, Fla., during Speedweeks that open the racing season.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/motor/nascar/2005-01-26-short-track_x.htm (2066 words)

	Fool.com: Speedway Motorsports[StockTalk] June 15, 2000
		Concord, N.C.-based Speedway Motorsports (NYSE: TRK) operates racetracks in cities across the U.S. We spoke with President and COO H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler about NASCAR's growth and the challenges of installing toilets for 180,000 people.
		Wheeler: Well, Speedway Motorsports is a public company [and] its primary business is operating speedways.
		You've got to know what you're doing and you've got to have very experienced people working underneath you and that's why opening a new speedway somewhere is so difficult.
	www.fool.com /foolaudio/transcripts/2000/stocktalk000629.htm (2417 words)

	Jayski's® Silly Season Site - Halls of Fame/Museum - Past News
		Inductees to the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame include Humpy: H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler is one of nine new members to be inducted into the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame in Raleigh on May 20.
		Hall of Fame Stuff: On Saturday, August 31, in an annual ceremony held during Darlington Raceway's Mountain Dew Southern 500 weekend, motorsports pioneer and former NASCAR official Ed Otto will be one of four people inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame.
		The Greater Charlotte Sports Hall of Fame was established last fall as an entity to recognize and honor outstanding sports figures from the Charlotte region and to create greater public awareness of the area's rich sports history and heritage.
	www.jayski.com /pages/hallsfame04.htm (2417 words)

	Jayski's� Silly Season Site - Halls of Fame/Museum
		Inductees to the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame include Humpy: H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler is one of nine new members to be inducted into the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame in Raleigh on May 20.
		Hall of Fame Class of '03: The International Motorsports Hall of Fame [at Talladega] Class of 2003 consists of three builders and two racers.
		The Hall of Fame is a worthy endeavor that will help preserve and promote the rich sports history and heritage of our region.
	jayski.thatsracin.com /pages/hallsfame.htm (2417 words)

	Jayski's® Silly Season Site - Halls of Fame/Museum - Past News
		Inductees to the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame include Humpy: H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler is one of nine new members to be inducted into the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame in Raleigh on May 20.
		Hall of Fame Stuff: On Saturday, August 31, in an annual ceremony held during Darlington Raceway's Mountain Dew Southern 500 weekend, motorsports pioneer and former NASCAR official Ed Otto will be one of four people inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame.
		The Greater Charlotte Sports Hall of Fame was established last fall as an entity to recognize and honor outstanding sports figures from the Charlotte region and to create greater public awareness of the area's rich sports history and heritage.
	www.jayski.com /pages/hallsfame04.htm (2417 words)

	Jayski's® Silly Season Site - Halls of Fame/Museum - Past News
		Waltrip, Wheeler among hall finalists: Three-time Cup champion Darrell Waltrip, Lowe's Motor Speedway president H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler and Harry Gant are among 20 finalists to be part of the 2005 class for the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega.
		The 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup champion has purchased an 18-acre triangular parcel in the Village of Cambridge at the west edge of town, and construction will begin in February on an 11,000-square-foot building which will showcase a collection of race cars and memorabilia that spans his entire 15-year career.
		Waltrip, who won 84 Winston Cup races, will be one of eight inductees.
	www.jayski.com /pages/hallsfame04.htm (2417 words)

	WRAL.com - Sports - Nine More Voted Into N.C. Sports Hall Of Fame
		RALEIGH, N.C. The President of Lowe's Motor Speedway, H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler is among the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame class of 2004.
		Wheeler is one of nine outstanding local sports figures who will be inducted in May. The others are:
		The late Cary Brewbaker, who coached football at Durham High from 1938 to 45 and was an assistant to Earle Edwards at North Carolina State University in the 1950s and 60s.
	www.wral.com /sports/2769689/detail.html (2417 words)

	NASCAR.com : races : tracks : Lowe's Motor Speedway
		Smith left in 1962 to pursue other business interests but returned in 1975 as majority stockholder and regained control of the day-to-day operations, hiring Humpy Wheeler as general manager.
		Eight years later, Smith and Wheeler added a $1.7 million permanent reflective lighting system, making Lowe's the first modern superspeedway to host night racing.
		Lowe's Motor Speedway has the distinction of being the first sports facility in America to offer year-round condominiums overlooking the speedway in 1984.
	www.nascar.com /races/tracks/lms (411 words)

	NameTraq Last Name: Clack
		...president HA "Humpy" Wheeler, former Durham High football coach Cary Brewbaker, Morganton golf pro Joe Cheves and former Wake Forest and NFL player Jimmy Clack...
		Cary Clack: Brief encounter is reminder of the power of a simple...
		Cary Clack: Friends brave cold to memorialize pair who died in...
	nametraq.org /Jan04/C/Clack.shtml (411 words)

	NameTraq Last Name: Cheves
		In addition to Howell, Lowe's Motor Speedway president HA "Humpy" Wheeler, former Durham High football coach Cary Brewbaker, Morganton golf pro Joe Cheves and...
		Prep legend Howell to join state Hall of Fame
	nametraq.org /Jan04/C/Cheves.shtml (411 words)

	Halls of Fame
		And Tommy Milton, Jan Opperman, Cotton Owens, Wayne Rainey, Ralph Seagraves, Waltrip, Humpy Wheeler, Rex White.
		Joe Amato, Red Byron, Jerry Cook, Pete DePaolo, Rene Dreyfuss, Harry Gant, Bob Glidden, Janet Guthrie, Chip Hanauer, Ray Hendrick, Jack Ingram, Nigel Mansell.
		Out of that huge list, the 20 finalists include (in alphabetical order):
	www.dragracecentral.com /drcstoryprint.asp?ID=3242 (748 words)

	USATODAY.com - Shop like a queen
		Speedway president Humpy Wheeler once called Bass "the man who brought Technicolor to a black and white sport," and he selected the artist to design the cover for the last 41 souvenir programs at the track.
		Visitors to the gallery view some of Bass' personal mementos as well as hundreds of original and limited edition paintings that are rotated and re-hung every three months.
		Covering more than 150,000 square feet, you'll need a map to navigate your way through this angler's paradise, which stocks more than 3,500 rods and 14,000 types of lures, as well as a complete array of hunting, fishing, boating and camping gear and golf pro shop (704-979-2200; www.basspro.com).
	www.usatoday.com /travel/destinations/cityguides/charlotte/wheretoshop.htm (1488 words)

	SpeedwayMedia.com, Online Resource For Motorsports Information
		We've worked very hard to establish the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge as one of the most popular events in sports.” said H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler, president and general manager of Lowe's Motor Speedway.
		Brian France made this statement of the new 2005 schedule, “The 2005 schedule marks an important milestone in NASCAR's realignment efforts because it provides opportunities for more fans to experience first-hand NASCAR Nextel Cup events near their hometowns.” It sounds like a ticket price change to me.
		“Moving the Auto Club 500 to the second race on the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series schedule opens up tremendous marketing opportunities for the speedway to build off the momentum of the season-opening Daytona 500,” California Speedway President Bill Miller said.
	www.speedwaymedia.com /Articles/04/051404Changes.asp (557 words)

	Won & Done ajc.com
		H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler, the promoter at Lowe's Motor Speedway, said Brickhouse could have won races in the right cars, but his timing was bad.
		He won trophies at Darlington and a $3,000 bonus at Daytona for his exceptional performances as an independent.
		Jim Vandiver: He never won in Cup competition, but he led 102 laps at Talladega in '69.
	www.ajc.com /sports/content/sports/0405/01nascar.html (1802 words)

	The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC): ATLANTA TO USE SAFER BARRIERS< HUMPY WHEELER SAYS THERE WASN'T ENOUGH TIME FOR THE SPEEDWAY TO COME UP WITH ITS OWN SAFETY WALL.(SPORTS)@ HighBeam Research
		The SAFER, or Steel And Foam Energy Reduction, barriers are designed to reduce the impact into the wall, lessening a driver's chance for injury.
		NASCAR's fastest track, Atlanta Motor Speedway, does not have energy-absorbing barriers, but the track's owners say they will scrap plans to create their own safety walls and use the SAFER barriers that other tracks use.
		While NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers will race at Atlanta this weekend without the safety devices, competitors are concerned about the barriers making their debut at Darlington next weekend.
	highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:114190132&refid=ink_tptd_np (219 words)

	Jayski's® Silly Season Site - Racing Bookstore
		Business people: QVC's Dan Hughes and Tim Bertoni, Action Performance's Fred Wagenhals, Mark Martin's business manager Benny Ertel, souvenir pioneer Hank Jones, Lowe's sports marketing manager Dean Kessel, and track impresario Humpy Wheeler.
		Initially, the book will be published in a Racer's Edition — a boxed set of three volumes of over 400 pages each.
		Team personnel: Crew chief Larry McReynolds, truck driver Bob Tracey, gas man "Big John" Youk, the Wood family, and Felix Sabates.
	www.jayski.com /pages/bookstore.htm (219 words)

	The Official Web Site of Lowes Motor Speedway News Archives
		¿Our new Ultimate Short-Track Season Ticket represents a savings of $131 if adult tickets for these 20 events were purchased separately,¿ noted H.A. ¿Humpy¿ Wheeler, president and general manager of Lowe¿s Motor Speedway.
		New events at The Dirt Track include the CRASHCars Tournament of Thrills on Saturday, Sept. 17, and the World Short-Track Championships, featuring five divisions including the American Sprint Car Series¿ Carolina Tour, on Oct. 28-29.
		Lowe¿s Motor Speedway¿s new Ultimate Short-Track Season Ticket offers 20 nights of unparalleled motorsports entertainment for the low price of just $99 for adults and $39 for children ages 12 and under.
	www.lowesmotorspeedway.com /news_photos/news/463926.html (219 words)

	The Motor Sports Forum
		When H.A. 'Humpy' Wheeler tried to make the racing surface at Lowe's Motor Speedway better prior to the Coca-Cola 600 in May, it was evident that the levigating procedure just did not help the racing at all.
		Newly-crowned World Driving Champion Fernando Alonso took the pole for Sunday's SinopecChinese Grand Prix, the final F1 race of the season and the final race for both Sauber and Minardi in their current incarnations.
		Alonso, at 1:34.080, was quickest in all three sectors on the Shanghai course at the time he took the pole, but teammate Giancarlo Fisichella was quickest in the second sector, qualifying second after Alonso was done.
	www.motorsportsforum.com (219 words)

	SPEEDWAY RECORDS - MAIN PAGE
		Humpy Wheeler who has been an inspiration to racing (as President, CEO of Speedway Motorsports, Inc.) and his company are co-founders of Speedway Records, LLC.
		Speedway Records proudly presents "Thunder Road", a 12 track collection of original race songs from popular artists such as The Kentucky Headhunters, The Charlie Daniels Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Atlanta Rythm Section, Tim Wilson and Tralena.
		Our CD is top quality, original music and we are proud of the artists who performed, the songs that were written and the concept that was and is intended to further the sport of racing without forgetting the roots of the sport.
	www.speedwayrecords.com (439 words)

	rpm.espn.com: Burton makes fast recovery
		Track president Humpy Wheeler attributed the jump in ticket sales to the move to an evening race.
		He was hired Thursday to drive the No. 0 Pontiac for Haas CNC Racing.
		Chase Elliott, his 7-year-old son, is scheduled to make his racing debut Friday night in a go-karting event in Blue Ridge, Ga. The weather calls for rain, which would wash out Chase's first race.
	espn.go.com /rpm/wc/2003/1009/1634637.html (944 words)

	Jayski's� Silly Season Site - Racing Bookstore
		Business people: QVC's Dan Hughes and Tim Bertoni, Action Performance's Fred Wagenhals, Mark Martin's business manager Benny Ertel, souvenir pioneer Hank Jones, Lowe's sports marketing manager Dean Kessel, and track impresario Humpy Wheeler.
		Jayski Review: I loved this book, it is full of top ten lists and I am a huge list person, love the lists.
		Jayski Review: This book was sent to me, no idea who, it covers races tracks, the birth of Stock Car Racing, the Evolution, Stock Car Racing's Players, Stats and records.
	jayski.thatsracin.com /pages/bookstore.htm (944 words)

	Jayski's® Silly Season Site - Racing Bookstore
		Business people: QVC's Dan Hughes and Tim Bertoni, Action Performance's Fred Wagenhals, Mark Martin's business manager Benny Ertel, souvenir pioneer Hank Jones, Lowe's sports marketing manager Dean Kessel, and track impresario Humpy Wheeler.
		Unimaginable sacrifices are made in working long hours, constantly traveling, and dealing with pressure, but are offset by gratitude for family support, a strong sense of camaraderie, and the exhilaration of playing a role in America's fastest-growing sport.
		Along with some never-before-published photos from the Allison Family collection, the book also has a CD of Allison telling some of the stories in the book in his personal, unique manner.
	www.jayski.com /pages/bookstore.htm (944 words)

	NASCAR.com - By the Numbers: Nextel All-Star Challenge - May 21, 2004
		The track's president, H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler, made his annual prediction recently and cited Jeff Gordon as the favorite to win Saturday night's NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge, which will be preceded by the Nextel Open qualifying race.
		4 -- The number of victories by Earnhardts in the All-Star Challenge: Three by Dale Earnhardt and the 2000 event by Dale Earnhardt Jr.
		2 -- The number of drivers who transfer from the Nextel Open to the All-Star Challenge: The winner and a driver who wins a fan poll and finishes on the lead lap.
	www.nascar.com /2004/news/features/btn/05/21/btn_challenge (606 words)

	The Daytona Beach News-Journal Special Report: Dale Earnhardt
		Men like Humpy Wheeler and Rod Osterlund helped generate the early breaks that got Earnhardt into the big leagues, where his road finally led to a heaven-made marriage with car owner Richard Childress.
		Earnhardt was a rare man in many ways, but mostly because he chucked the lunch box and time sheet and went racing full time.
		Earnhardt took the '80 Clash - the first of an astounding 34 wins at DIS - and went on to become the first Winston Cup champion who earned rookie-of-the-year honors the previous season.
	www.news-journalonline.com /speed/special/dale/memmain.htm (606 words)

	Jayski's® Silly Season Site - Racing Bookstore
		Business people: QVC's Dan Hughes and Tim Bertoni, Action Performance's Fred Wagenhals, Mark Martin's business manager Benny Ertel, souvenir pioneer Hank Jones, Lowe's sports marketing manager Dean Kessel, and track impresario Humpy Wheeler.
		Team personnel: Crew chief Larry McReynolds, truck driver Bob Tracey, gas man "Big John" Youk, the Wood family, and Felix Sabates.
		Track personnel: Lowe's credentials manager Myra Faulkenbury, Atlanta ticket manager Frances Goss, announcer Bill Connell, and landscape architect Dennis Mills.
	www.jayski.com /pages/bookstore.htm (606 words)

	Legend car racing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Legend car was designed by Howard Augustan “Humpy” Wheeler and Elliott Forbes-Robinson, and all Legend cars are manufactured by 600 Racing, which is based in Harrisburg, North Carolina.
		Legend cars have a 73 in (1.85 m) wheelbase, a width of 60 in (1.52 m), a length of 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) with bumpers, and a height of 46 in (1.17 m) and weights of 1,015 to 1,150 lb (460 to 522 kg).
		Legend Car racing is a motorsport with 5/8-scale replicas of American automobiles from the 1930s and 1940s raced in NASCAR modified.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Legend_car_racing (357 words)

	Jayski's® Silly Season Site - Racing Bookstore
		Business people: QVC's Dan Hughes and Tim Bertoni, Action Performance's Fred Wagenhals, Mark Martin's business manager Benny Ertel, souvenir pioneer Hank Jones, Lowe's sports marketing manager Dean Kessel, and track impresario Humpy Wheeler.
		This book, Fields of Thunder: The Story of the Kansas Speedway, will be shared with generations of race fans-a true collectors item.
		While the 43 men driving those machines are in the spotlight, as many as 14,000 people worked behind the scenes to make that race a reality.
	www.jayski.com /pages/bookstore.htm (357 words)

	Latest News From Lowes Motor Speedway
		After a process called “levigating” created a super-fast surface—and a rash of crashes and cautions brought on by worn tires—during last October’s UAW-GM Quality 500, track president H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler decided to go with a more traditional asphalt repaving this time.
		Concord, N.C.--Lowe’s Motor Speedway is being repaved and track officials are using lessons learned from last year to improve the 1.5-mile track’s racing surface.
		Workers at Lowe's Motor Speedway remove the track's soft walls in preparation for the track to be resurfaced.
	stockcarracing.com /eventcoverage/scrp_0601w_news (1148 words)

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