NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Speedway Motorsports Inc. Wednesday said H.A. 'Humpy' Wheeler, president and chief operating officer of Speedway Motorsports and president and general manager of Lowe's Motor Speedway, is retiring from both positions following the Nascar Coca-Cola 600 race on May 25.
The board will make a decision on his successor in the near future, the company said.
Wheeler joined the company in 1975 and was named president in 1980.
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