Humpy Wheeler to retire as Lowe’s Motor Speedway president
May 20th, 2008
Yahoo! Sports is reporting that
Humpy Wheeler, the “P.T. Barnum” of NASCAR promotions, will retire and step down as president and general manager of Lowe’s Motor Speedway, The Associated Press has learned.
This weekend’s Coca-Cola 600 will be Wheeler’s last race for Lowe’s Motor Speedway, two people familiar with the decision told the AP. They requested anonymity because an official announcement, which could come as early as Wednesday, has not yet been made
While I would tend to discount it, on such short notice, David Poole has a column in which he basically says the same thing, except that the retirement is effective immediately. David also has a great Humpy Wheeler story.