CHARLOTTE, N.C. — O. Bruton Smith, who emerged from rural North Carolina and parlayed his love of motorsports into becoming a NASCAR Hall of Famer and one of...
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Chairman & CEO Bruton Smith, SMI President & COO Marcus Smith visit with Panasonic executive Richard Ballard as the Texas Motor Speedway previewed it's 'Big Hoss TV" to racing fans in Fort Worth, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. The 94ft x 218ft screen on the backstretch of the track will be the largest HD video board in the world at a sporting venue. Its built to withstand winds of 120 mph.CHARLOTTE, N.C. — O.
His son, Marcus, the current president and CEO of Speedway Motorsports, on Tuesday posted a tribute to his father on social media. “I had a wonderful Father’s Day weekend. I am so thankful to be a dad, and to have an amazing dad.” The post was accompanied by two photos of Smith, surrounded in both by his family.“I’ve met American Presidents and scholars. Astronauts and artists. World famous musicians and athletes. But the greatest man I ever met was Bruton Smith.
After his mother discouraged him from racing, Smith instead became an entrepreneur and promoted his first race at age 18. He was also a stateside paratrooper during the Korean War in his early 20s.
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