BELMONT, N.C. – Belmont Abbey College offers the nation’s first four-year bachelor’s degree with a concentration in Motorsports Management.
“We recognize the importance and uniqueness of motorsports,” says Dr. Philip Bayster, chair of the Business Department at Belmont Abbey College.
“There’s a need for management talent. The companies associated with the motorsports industry are exceedingly advanced and as the industry continues to grow, there will be an even greater need for highly sophisticated, competitive individuals.”
Although other programs of study exist, the Abbeys program will be the first with a strong emphasis on business. Other programs concentrate on technical aspects of the industry and are solely engineering-based.
The Motorsports Management Concentration will include four specific courses in sports marketing, racing management, team management and motorsports fundamentals.
The average compensation per employee for direct motorsports-generated jobs was $70,548 annually. This average compensation is in the top 3% or all jobs in the state.
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Motor Sports Management NASCAR NEXTEL Media Tour, 01.25.2006.
Belmont Abbey's VP of College Relations, Ken Davison, Belmont Abbey college President Dr. William K. Thierfelder and Humpy Wheeler President of Lowes Motor Speedway, Inc, pictured above at NASCAR Week.
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- John Boy & Billy Show - An interview with Tracy Rishel, Humpy Wheeler
and the Hornets Region. First Scholarship for Belmont Abbey MotorSports
Program established by the Hornets Nest Region Antique Car Group to Honor
Humpy Wheeler.
