For 35 years, Humpy Wheeler was racing’s best salesman and track operator. He was a creative and fearless risk taker, willing to stick his head in a tiger’s mouth to publicize races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He and track owner Bruton Smith made each other fabulously wealthy before Wheeler abruptly ‘retired’ after a serious argument with Smith in 2008. Even though his Speedway Benefits company now works exclusively with short tracks around the country that hold weekly races, Wheeler still keeps a close eye on NASCAR. See full Q&A at AutoWeek.(6-11-2014)
