Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage has no desire to take over for Lowe’s Motor Speedway president Humpy Wheeler, who announced Wednesday he was retiring as president of the track after this weekend’s Coca-Cola 600.
“As long as I’m in racing, I’ll be here in Fort Worth,” Gossage said Wednesday.
Gossage said he’s confident the SMI board of directors will find the right person to replace Wheeler. He said he has a person in mind he would like to see take over at the track but didn’t want to say who it was.
“The board of directors will come up with a person who is in the best interest of the track,” Gossage said. “It won’t be me.” Gossage worked for Wheeler in Charlotte from 1989 until leaving for TMS in 1995.
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I knew Eddie would never leave the lonestar state. i mean come on, why would you leave a facility like Texas for junky old Lowes. if you been to those 2 tracks you know what i mean.
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Howie Motorsports Photography wrote:
That would be like cutting off your nose to spite your face.
The student (Gossage) surpassed his teacher (Humpy). I still love Charlotte but it’s not as cool as it once was. It probably is time for the master to move on. I wish him well because he was the master showman. He always had something going on. Sadly, the parade has passed him by.