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Hall of Fame NASCAR driver, Richard Petty, has celebrated a lifetime of success in the stock-car racing world; clocking in seven series championships and 200 career wins from 1958-1992. Now retired, the racing guru has a Richard Petty Museum and Petty's Garage located in Randolph Country of Greensboro, NC that has attracted many celebrities including American singer, Kid Rock and NFL quarterback, Tim Tebow.
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First Turn Innovations recently launched a 5,000 square foot incubator facility in Charlotte to harness intellectual talent of skilled NASCAR mechanics, whose demand in the industry likely will be lessend with a shift in NASCAR rules. Kevin Mahl is co-founder.
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"NASCAR, a sport associated with Charlotte since the 1940s, enters another new era-- with updated cars, a refreshed and more diverse fan base, tire tracks in the digital space, and a long and eventful history."
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Charlotte NASCAR Hall of Famer and CEO of NASCAR Speedway Motors, Bruton Smith, died on June 22, 2022, at the age of 95. During his life, Smith secured a spot on the Forbes list of 400 richest Americans through the massive success of Sonic Automotive Inc. Bruton's impact on the racing world will be continued by his son, Marcus G. Smith, the new Chief Operating Officer of Speed Motors Inc.
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The speedway turned 75 in May. It received $18 million last year from North Carolina Motorsports Relief Fund. Racing returns to this historic track this fall after more than aa decade.
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"NASCAR's leaders say embracing inclusion is a key strategy--and the right thing to do." Brandon Thompson is NASCAR's vice president for diversity and inclusion. According to a research study, about half of the newest NASCAR fans are onowhite, including 23% Hispanic, 17% Black and 10% Asian.
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NASCAR has its roots in North Carolina, for it began with mountain moonshiners who rigged to cars fast enough to run from the law and turned into a race culture following the end of Prohibition. With the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, and a number of older speedways throughout the western part of the state, North Carolina continues to cultivate the rich NASCAR culture.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 82 Issue 5, October 2014, p176-186, 188, 190, 192, il, por, map Periodical Website
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. talks about his success, both as a NASCAR driver and a businessman. He recall how his father, who passed in 2001, impacted him personally and professionally.
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Cars and racing have pushed Ollen Bruton Smith onto the list of FORBES' list of the 400 richest Americans. With the success of Charlotte Motor Speedway--the regional nucleus of the racing industry in Concord--and Sonic Automotive, Smith is battling back from the recession; however, he is also threatening to take his billion dollar economic input from North Carolina to Las Vegas.
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North Carolina may have been the state that made stock car racing known, but Richard Petty made it cool. Even at 75, the most winning man in NASCAR is not slowing down.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 80 Issue 2, July 2012, p136-142, 144-146, 148-149, f Periodical Website
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Markovich discusses the first NASCAR race he ever went to and how it influenced his life later. He also discusses NASCAR's comeback.
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NASCAR's growth has stalled, causing many careers to fall in North Carolina, the number one state for motorsports. The author examines the impacts of a failing NASCAR and why racing is no longer as popular in America as it once was.
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North Carolina's professional sports teams--the Carolina Panthers (Football); Charlotte Bobcats (Basketball); Carolina Hurricanes (Hockey); and NASCAR racing--play a major role in the state's economy.
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NC Magazine (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 66 Issue 11, Nov 2008, p10-12, il
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NASCAR and liquor have a long-intertwined history rooted in the back roads of North Carolina, especially in the western part of the state. Junior Johnson is perhaps the most famous bootlegger-turned racer, but he is certainly not the only North Carolinian to popularize the sport.
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The origins of NASCAR trace to liquor tax laws and the Prohibition Era, when Western North Carolina moonshiners raced around back roads, escaping the law as they made their deliveries. Smith discusses the history of bootlegging and NASCAR.
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