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(Bruton Smith photo courtesy google.com) Forget tweaking the points system and the Chase. One of NASCAR’s most influential people thinks it’s time to take a radical new approach to the sport. O. Bruton Smith, Chairman and CEO of Speedway Motorsports Inc., which owns eight Sprint Cup tracks, chief among which are Charlotte, . . . → Read More: Show Me The Money! (photo courtesy Leon Hammack) A host of industries, from Caribbean distilleries to Hollywood producers, would gain billions in tax breaks and other subsidies under compromise tax-cut legislation now moving its way through Congress. The $858 billion package approved by the Senate today is focused primarily on continuing the Bush administration tax cuts . . . → Read More: Obama’s Tax Cut Legislation Helps NASCAR (photo courtesy nhms.com) On November 2, 2007, O. Bruton Smith, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Speedway Motorsports, Inc., agreed to purchase New Hampshire International Speedway from Bob and Gary Bahre. Closing documents were completed on January 11, 2008, finalizing the purchase of the newly renamed New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). The . . . → Read More: New Hampshire International Speedway History (photo courtesy Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images) It has readily been apparent that the quality of the racing has had little influence on the decision making process of NASCAR about the calender and schedule in the Sprint Cup era. Having been to six Atlanta races over the past 20 years, quite predictably, this year’s . . . → Read More: Does The “Show” Really Matter? (aerial photo courtesy Google) Few who saw Atlanta Motor Speedway in its infancy would recognize the track today. A majestic structure situated on 870 acres in Hampton, Ga., just 25 miles south of Atlanta, today’s Atlanta Motor Speedway is one of the country’s top sports, corporate, family and entertainment facilities. But it’s . . . → Read More: Atlanta Motor Speedway: The History (photo courtesy Ray Turner usatoday) Two weeks ago while staying at an RV park in Knoxville, Iowa for the Knoxville Nationals Sprint Cars event, quite to my surprise, my neighbors two RV’s down were none other than Ray Evernham and his new wife, Erin Crocker. I only got to speak to Ray . . . → Read More: Ray Evernham’s Next Move (New Hampshire Motor Speedway) On November 2, 2007, O. Bruton Smith, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Speedway Motorsports, Inc., agreed to purchase New Hampshire International Speedway from Bob and Gary Bahre. Closing documents were completed on January 11, 2008, finalizing the purchase of the newly renamed New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS). . . . → Read More: New Hampshire Speedway Facts (Bruton Smith) Speedway Motorsports, Inc, Chairman, Bruton Smith, just might be posturing SMI to move a race date from Louden to one of his other racing facilities, either Las Vegas Motor Speedway or Kentucky Speedway. The problem stems from the cost of the police services that are rendered for Smith’s SMI at . . . → Read More: Louden Could Be Losing A Race Date (photo courtesy Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images) This excerpt from an interview on SPEED TV: BRUTON TALKING WITH INDY ABOUT CONNECTING INDY 500 AND COKE 600 … AND, OH YEAH, HOW ABOUT $20 MILLION TO THE DRIVER WHO PULLS OFF THE DOUBLE? On Thursday night’s edition of NASCAR Race Hub, reporter Wendy Venturini scores an . . . → Read More: Bruton Smith Offers $20 Million Four wide at zMAX Dragway in Concord,N.C.. (photo courtesy of the NHRA) Welcome to the 21st century! Bruton Smith, owner of many race tracks throughout the U.S., most notably Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Texas Motor Speedway, has introduced four wide to drag racing. Cory McClenathan (Top Fuel), Robert . . . → Read More: Four Wide Drag Racing! |
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