H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler, who helped usher NASCAR’s presence onto the national stage in the 1970s with imaginative, often over-the-top pre-race shows and a completely new vision to race-track facilities, ...

H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler, the longtime head of Charlotte Motor Speedway whose showmanship and innovation played an integral role in NASCAR’s rise in popularity in the 1990s and early 2000s, died on ...