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• Speedway Motorsports Announces 2022 O. Bruton Smith, Promoter of the Year, Speedway of the Year and Acceleration Awards

In recognition of outstanding service and performance on behalf of Speedway Motorsports and its world-class entertainment facilities, company officials recognized the 2022 Speedway Motorsports recipients of the O. Bruton Smith Award, Promoter of the Year and Speedway of the Year. Officials also presented the inaugural Acceleration Award at the event, which was held at The […]...2022
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• ‘Look at all he built.’ Bruton Smith funeral in Charlotte draws hundreds
“I wouldn’t be surprised if he is sitting with God and telling him about the new project he wants to do,” said NASCAR team owner and former NFL Coach Joe Gibbs...2022
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• Charlotte Motor Speedway owner and NASCAR Hall of Famer Bruton Smith laid to rest
It will be held at Central Church at 5301 Sardis Road in southeast Charlotte....2022
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• For Bruton Smith, It Started With a Taste For Eskimo Pies
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer RacinToday.com NASCAR CEO Jim France described Bruton Smith as one of those people who was “bigger than life” during Smith’s celebration of life service Thursday at Central Church in south Charlotte, ......2022
• Bruton Smith: From Working The Dirt To Owning an Empire
By John Sturbin | Senior Writer RacinToday.com FORT WORTH, Texas _ NASCAR Hall of Famer O. Bruton Smith, whose vision transformed a bucolic cow pasture in far north Fort Worth into Texas Motor Speedway, died Wednesday, June ......2022
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• What People are Saying About Bruton Smith
Motorsports community reacts to Bruton Smith's passing....2022

• Smith Returns to Race Track
Bruton Smith, who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in January, returned to the track this weekend for the first time since undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. According to Smith and his son, SMI CEO and President Marcus Smith, the prognosis is excellent....2015
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2022
"Legendary track owner Bruton Smith dies at 95"

2021
"8 by Speedway Motorsports President and CEO Bruton Smith, along with Dover Motorsports President and CEO Denis McGlynn."

2020
"Speedway Motorsports Executive Chairman Bruton Smith, who built Bristol Motor Speedway & Dragway into a one-of-a-kind world-renowned sports and entertainment destination will officially be inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame during a Nashville ceremony on June 27."

2018
"(AP) Charlotte Motor Speedway President Marcus Smith learned a long time ago from NASCAR Hall of Fame father Bruton Smith not to be afraid to try ''new and crazy'' things when it comes to auto racing."

2017
"One possible candidate being mentioned as a potential new owner for the Panthers is NASCAR mogul Bruton Smith."

2016
"Here are 15 things you need to know about Jerry Cook, Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte, Bruton Smith and Curtis Turner."

2015
"(AP) Speedway Motorsports executive chairman Bruton Smith and two-time Sprint Cup champion Terry Labonte headed up the newest group of five headed to the NASCAR Hall of Fame."

• Clint Bowyer, Bubba Wallace highlight Charlotte Motor Speedway's Parade of Power
The eighth annual Charlotte Motor Speedway Parade of Power takes place Wednesday at noon ET, with NASCAR drivers Clint Bowyer and Darrell "Bubba" Wallace leading the festivities. The parade begins at Concord (N.C.) Mills Mall and continues to down Bruton Smith Boulevard to the speedway's Avenue of Flags. The parade will feature more than two dozen vehicles, including race cars, pace cars, a monste...2016
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• Smith’s push for All-Star race package at 600 denied

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) Charlotte Motor Speedway President Marcus Smith learned a long time ago from NASCAR Hall of Fame father Bruton Smith not to be afraid to try ''new and crazy'' things when it comes to auto racing....2018
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• Jimmie Johnson gives Bruton Smith one of his nine Martinsville grandfather clocks
Johnson has nine Martinsville clocks, so he stopped by Smith's house to give one away....2016
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• Clint Bowyer, Bubba Wallace highlight Charlotte Motor Speedway's Parade of Power
2016

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• SMI founder Smith gives more control to son
Speedway Motorsports Inc. founder Bruton Smith, who turns 88 next month, has given additional control of the company to his son Marcus, who has spent the last 19 years working for his father in a variety of leadership roles....2015
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• Smith, Labonte head up NASCAR Hall of Fame class
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Speedway Motorsports executive chairman Bruton Smith and two-time Sprint Cup champion Terry Labonte headed up the newest group of five headed to the NASCAR Hall of Fame....2015
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• Bruton Smith back at track after battling non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Speedway Motorsports Inc. executive chairman Bruton Smith is back at Bristol Motor Speedway, telling the Associated Press Friday that he was treated for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in June. He says he used this weekend's races at Bristol as motivation during his recovery....2015
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• 2016 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Bruton Smith cancer free
Bruton Smith's daughter-in-law Cassi Mitchell Smith confirmed to FOXSports.com the founder of Speedway Motorsports Inc. is cancer free after a battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma....2015
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• NASCAR buries hatchet with Hall picks of Bruton Smith, Curtis Turner
For decades, NASCAR brass clashed with O. Bruton Smith and Curtis Turner. On Wednesday, both Smith and Turner were named to the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2016....2015
• 15 things you need to know about the 2016 NASCAR Hall of Fame Class
Saturday afternoon in Charlotte, the NASCAR Hall of Fame will induct its seventh class. Here are 15 things you need to know about Jerry Cook, Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte, Bruton Smith and Curtis Turner....2016
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• A day to remember for 2016 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees
After a day to remember for the five new members of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, we look back on what transpired as Terry Labonte, Bruton Smith, Curtis Turner, Jerry Cook and Bobby Issac took their rightful places in the HOF....2016
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• Hall of Fame Welcomes Class of 2016
The NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2016 - Bobby Isaac, Jerry Cook, Curtis Turner, O. Bruton Smith and Terry Labonte - were inducted on Saturday during a ceremony in uptown Charlotte....2016
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• Class of 2016: Bruton Smith
O. Bruton Smith, executive chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc., bought his first racecar at the age of 17 and a year later promoted his first stock car race in Midland, North Carolina....2016
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• Carolina Panthers sale: Is NASCAR mogul Bruton Smith the leading candidate?

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• Jimmie Johnson gives Bruton Smith one of his nine Martinsville grandfather clocks
2016

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• SMI founder Smith gives more control to son
2015

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• Legendary track owner Bruton Smith dies at 95
Smith built Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1959 and his company owns and operates tracks across the country....2022
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• NASCAR speedway executive Bruton Smith battling cancer
2015
• SMI names Bruton Smith executive chairman, Marcus Smith CEO
The board of directors for Speedway Motorsports Inc. has named O. Bruton Smith as executive chairman and son Marcus G. Smith as chief executive officer in a realignment of executive officers, the board announced Wednesday....2015
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• NASCAR statement on passing of Hall of Famer Bruton Smith
“Race fans are, and always will be, the lifeblood of NASCAR. Few knew this truth better than Bruton Smith. Bruton built his race tracks employing a simple philosophy: give race fans memories they will cherish for a lifetime. In doing so, Bruton helped grow NASCAR‘s popularity as the preeminent spectator sport. His vision and legacy […]...2022
• Smith’s push for All-Star race package at 600 denied
2018

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• Clint Bowyer, Bubba Wallace highlight Charlotte Motor Speedway's Parade of Power
2016

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• Class of 2016: Bruton Smith
2016

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• Bruton Smith back at track after battling non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
2015

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• SMI owner Bruton Smith treated for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) Speedway Motorsports Inc. executive chairman Bruton Smith revealed Friday that he was treated for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in June and used this weekend's races at Bristol Motor Speedway as motivation during his recovery....2015
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• 2016 NASCAR Hall Of Fame Class Announced
Harold Hinson/HHP Posted By: David Morgan – Follow at @damorgan86 Courtesy of NASCAR IMC DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 20, 2015) – NASCAR announced today the inductees who will comprise the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2016. The five-person group – the seventh in NASCAR Hall of Fame history – consists of Jerry Cook, Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte, O. Bruton Smith and Curtis Turner. In addition, NASCAR ann...2015
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