Bruton Smith
Jourdan Osinskie, the jack man on the pit crew for driver Todd Gilliland, tries to dry off their pit box during a storm delay at a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Speedway Motorsports founder remembered at NASCAR race

By Teresa M. Walker 6 hrs ago

FILE -New Hampshire Motor Speedway Chairman of the Board Bruton Smith speaks during a news conference at the track, Friday July 15, 2011, in Loudon, N.H. Bruton Smith, a North Carolina native and entrepreneur who fell in love with auto racing and parlayed it into a career as an eccentric and successful promoter, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022 of natural causes. He was 95. His death was confirmed by Speedway Motorsports, the company he founded and owns and operates 11 race tracks across the United States. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)
Speedway Motorsports founder Bruton Smith dies at 95

By Jenna Fryer Jun. 22, 2022 04:45 PM EDT

Bruton Smith, a NASCAR Hall of Famer and one of the series' most eccentric and successful promoters, dies at 95

Jun. 22, 2022 04:39 PM EDT
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bruton Smith, a NASCAR Hall of Famer and one of the series' most eccentric and successful promoters, dies at 95. ...

SRX hires Hawk as CEO to grow budding motorsports property

By Jenna Fryer Jan. 20, 2022 07:59 AM EST
Tony Stewart and Ray Evernham will have a boss in the second season of the Superstar Racing Experience, a made-for-CBS all-star summer series coming off a...

Race leader: Ramage replaces Gossage at Texas Motor Speedway

Aug. 04, 2021 02:36 PM EDT
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Speedway Motorsports named Texas Motor Speedway executive Rob Ramage as the track's new general manager on Wednesday after Eddie...

Kyle Larson celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, June 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Larson wins 2nd NASCAR All-Star race, this one in Texas

By Stephen Hawkins Jun. 13, 2021 06:34 PM EDT

FILE - Marcus Smith, CEO of Speedway Motorsports, talks about the upcoming Bank of America 500 NASCAR Cup series auto race on the new road course during a news conference at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., in this Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, file photo. NASCAR wanted new energy and ideas this season and Marcus Smith has been pivotal in helping the sport deliver. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
Smith puts money behind ideas to bring innovation to NASCAR

By Jenna Fryer May. 19, 2021 02:28 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2019, file photo, Eddie Gossage, Texas Motor Speedway president, speaks during the track's media day in Fort Worth, Texas. Eddie Gossage is stepping down after overseeing the track's first 25 seasons of racing. Gossage said Thursday, May 13, 2021, that his final event at the track will be NASCAR's All-Star race June 13, which will be a full-circle ending to his 32 years working for Speedway Motorsports and Bruton Smith. (Ross Hailey/Star-Telegram via AP, File)
Full circle: Texas Motor Speedway's Gossage stepping down

By Jenna Fryer May. 13, 2021 11:47 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 17, 2005, file photo, owners of New Hampshire International speedway Bob Bahre, left, and son Gary Bahre wait out a rain delay before a NASCAR Nextel Cup New England 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, N.H. Bob Bahre, who brought NASCAR racing to New England at the New Hampshire International Speedway, has died at his home in Maine at 93. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)
Bob Baher, owner of racetracks in NH, Maine, dies at age 93

Jul. 24, 2020 06:57 PM EDT

Kurt Busch (1) leads the pack as the green flag is waved at the start of the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway Sunday, May 24, 2020, in Concord, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
No fans, no problem: Some Coca-Cola 600 fans turn out anyway

By Steve Reed May. 24, 2020 07:25 PM EDT

A fan follows events from the roof of a camper during the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday, May 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
NASCAR strikes $2B deal with ISC, will gain a dozen tracks

By Mark Long May. 22, 2019 09:40 AM EDT

Martin Truex Jr. (19) crosses the finish line in front of Joey Logano (22) to win the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Va., Saturday, April 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
SMI wants to become private NASCAR track operator

Apr. 24, 2019 10:59 AM EDT