Humpy Wheeler, the longtime president and general manager at Charlotte Motor Speedway whose creativity helped lift NASCAR into the nation’s consciousness, has died. He was 86. Howard Augustine “Humpy” ...

H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler was one of a kind. Not just as a promoter, but as a person. Wheeler, who died on Wednesday at the age of 86, is famous for utilizing promotions that often were outlandish, ...

With fire-breathing robots and death-defying school-bus stunts, he brought spectacle to stock-car racing as the sport boomed in the 1970s and beyond. By Alex Williams Humpy Wheeler, a racing promoter ...

Former Charlotte Motor Speedway boss Humpy Wheeler became known as the P.T. Barnum of auto racing, staging outlandish stunts during pre-race activities. Wheeler’s relationships ran deep and long ...