Eddie Gossage, whose flair for NASCAR promotion was a cornerstone from the construction of Texas Motor Speedway in 1995 through his retirement in 2021, died Thursday.
Eddie Gossage, whose flair for promotion was a cornerstone from the time of construction of Texas Motor Speedway in 1995 through his retirement in 2021, died Thursday. He was 65. Gossage worked at tracks in Nashville, Bristol and Charlotte as well as at Miller Brewing Company before Speedway Motorsports founder Bruton Smith put him in charge of the construction and then management of the Texas track.
' The NASCAR All-Star Race is this weekend at the historic North Wilkesboro Speedway, and it was 32 years ago when NASCAR had its first night all-star event at Charlotte Motor Speedway, then the biggest race track to have lights installed. As part of an announcement to promote that race, Gossage had designed a big light switch — which threw sparks in the air and accidentally caught company founder Bruton Smith's hair on fire.
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