Bruton Smith obituary: Influential NASCAR track owner dies, aged 95

Born Ollen Bruton Smith in March 1927, he was a transformative figure in American motorsports and was inducted to both the NASCAR Hall of Fame (2016) and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame (2007).
He founded Speedway Motorsports Inc. in 1994, which currently owns and operates eleven circuits that make up over a third of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series schedule.
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