{"id":28356,"date":"2025-08-26T05:23:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T09:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/humpy-wheeler-motorsport-legend-and-former-charlotte-motor-speedway-president-passes-away\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T05:23:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T09:23:19","slug":"humpy-wheeler-motorsport-legend-and-former-charlotte-motor-speedway-president-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nascar\/humpy-wheeler-motorsport-legend-and-former-charlotte-motor-speedway-president-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Humpy Wheeler, Motorsport Legend and Former Charlotte Motor Speedway President, Passes Away"},"content":{"rendered":"CHARLOTTE, N.C. \u2013 The world of motorsports mourns the loss of Humpy Wheeler, a visionary promoter and former president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR announced Wheeler&#8217;s passing at the age of 86.\n\nAccording to reports from the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Wheeler passed away on Wednesday due to natural causes, surrounded by his family.\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"false\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are saddened to learn of the passing of Humpy Wheeler, a true legend of our sport. His contributions to NASCAR and the Charlotte Motor Speedway will never be forgotten. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nK4Y6s9R6z\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/nK4Y6s9R6z<\/a><\/p>\u2014 NASCAR (@NASCAR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASCAR\/status\/1798429256701331054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;Humpy Wheeler was a visionary whose name became synonymous with promotion and innovation in our sport,&#8221; said Jim France, NASCAR chairman.<\/p><cite>Jim France, NASCAR chairman<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\nFrance added that during the decades he led Charlotte Motor Speedway, Wheeler transformed the fan experience through his creativity, bold ideas, and tireless passion. His efforts helped expand NASCAR&#8217;s national presence, solidifying Charlotte as a must-visit racing and entertainment complex.\n\nHoward Augustine Wheeler Jr., born in 1938 in Belmont, began his career in advertising with Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. After the closure of Firestone&#8217;s racing program in 1970, he held various positions before being hired by Charlotte Motor Speedway owner Bruton Smith as president in 1975.\n\nWheeler became a transformative figure in race promotion, known as the &#8220;P.T. Barnum of motorsports&#8221; for his eye-catching pre-race stunts, elaborate productions, and his dedication to ensuring the best possible experience for fans at his events.\n\nEarlier this year, Wheeler was awarded NASCAR&#8217;s prestigious Landmark Award for his outstanding contributions to the organization.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHARLOTTE, N.C. \u2013 The world of motorsports mourns the loss of Humpy Wheeler, a visionary promoter and former president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR announced Wheeler&#8217;s passing at the age of 86. According to reports from the Charlotte Motor Speedway, Wheeler passed away on Wednesday due to natural causes, surrounded by his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[1644,7625,7626,182],"class_list":{"0":"post-28356","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nascar","8":"tag-charlotte","9":"tag-humpy-wheeler","10":"tag-motorsports","11":"tag-nascar"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}