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Two decades ago the Charlotte Motor Speedway attracted few fans. Now, through the efforts of Bruton Smith and Humpy Wheeler, it is a $56-million-a-year holding company, with varied business interests, including the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 15 Issue 4, Apr 1995,
p30-39, il
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2532
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On October 25, 1924, Charlotte entered the world of big-time automobile racing as eleven drivers roared around newly built track between Pineville and Charlotte. The city is now one of the country's largest racing centers.
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9240
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In 1924, racing first came to North Carolina at the old Charlotte Speedway. A crowd of over 30,000 attended the inaugural Indy-style race, and for several years, the board track racing attracted many fans. Today, there are no board tracks left anywhere in the world, and the old Charlotte Speedway no longer exists.\r\n
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11678
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This article describes the growth of the Charlotte Motor Speedway, where over 100,000 racing fans come to watch the National 600 Stock Car Race or the World 600. Harold A. Wheeler Jr., better known as 'Humpy,' is one of the country's most successful and best-known sports entrepreneurs.
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