BELMONT, NC --- H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler, a Belmont Abbey prep school graduate and a current member of the College’s Board of Trustees, will soon go down in history as one of the most noteworthy racing pioneers.
The Lowe's Motor Speedway president will be inducted in the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega, Alabama on April 27, 2006.
Wheeler, a legendary promoter of NASCAR in the Charlotte area, will join seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt, driver Harry Gant, car owner Jack Roush and female racing legend Janet Guthrie as the museum’s 2006 honorees.
Wheeler, who has served on Belmont Abbey College’s Board of Trustees since 1996, had spent his youth in the Gaston County town of Belmont. He is currently celebrating his 30th anniversary at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Regarded as one of the sport's most innovative and creative thinkers, Wheeler has passed his promoter's mindset down to another generation of track operators who've worked for him and now work alongside of him at other tracks.
For tickets to the event or for more information, visit www.motorsportshalloffame.com.
Ranked one of the best comprehensive colleges in the Southeast by U.S. News and World Report and The Princeton Review, Belmont Abbey College celebrates excellence and virtue steeped in its 129-year Catholic Benedictine heritage. The liberal arts College is home to students from over 28 states and 11 countries and welcomes everyone from any background or tradition committed to this vision of excellence and virtue. The campus consists of the College, the Monastery and the Abbey Basilica, which can be found on its sprawling 650 acres of picturesque landscape.
Just minutes from Charlotte, NC, the nation’s second largest banking center, Belmont Abbey College offers students numerous internship opportunities and career placement.
The College believes in development of the whole person – mind, body and spirit. By offering a wide array of clubs and activities including Division II athletics, theatre, publications, and study abroad, Belmont Abbey College invests in the personal growth of its students.
Founded in 1876, the College celebrates its heritage and is inspired by the Benedictine monastic tradition. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the College and Abbey Basilica greet thousands of visitors each year.
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