Belmont Abbey College

$75,000 MOTORSPORTS SCHOLARSHIP HONORS HUMPY WHEELER

First Scholarship for Belmont Abbey MotorSports Program established by the Hornets Nest Region Antique Car Group to Honor Humpy Wheeler.

“The Hornets Nest Region, AACA Annual Scholarship in Honor of H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler Jr.” has been established by the Hornets Nest Region Foundation to enable qualified students to pursue Motorsports Management Concentration studies at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, NC.  The Hornets Nest Region Foundation will provide $75,000 in Motorsports Scholarships to Belmont Abbey College, over the next five years, beginning in August 2007.  Each year, three rising junior or senior students in the Program will each receive a $5,000 Scholarship to assist with education to work in the Motorsports industry.  The Scholarship in the Motorsports Program honors “Humpy” Wheeler for his endeavors, since 1977, with the Hornets Nest Region, AACA on development and production of what has become the premier collector vehicle event in the Country. 

Region President, Amy Tetrault said…”Our Region is delighted to establish the first Motorsports scholarship at Belmont Abbey honoring Humpy Wheeler – and pleased further to support higher education through Charlotte AutoFair collector vehicle events.” 

“The Scholarship” is funded by the Hornets Nest Region Foundation, Inc, a 501(C)3 Non-Profit Corporation which is part of the Antique Automobile Club of America, Hornets Nest Region, Inc organization.  The major focus of the Hornets Nest Region is their production of the Charlotte AutoFair Spring Meet and Fall Meet collector vehicle events held at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.  Region Executive Director Mel Carson said…”The two Charlotte AutoFair events each year bring into the Charlotte area more than 250,000 collector vehicle enthusiasts, probably spending more than $250 million.” 

The Region is dedicated to the family participation in preservation, restoration, and use of Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) classified vehicles, which are defined as those which are twenty-five years old or older.  The AACA has 60,000 national members.  The Hornets Nest Region, AACA is comprised of 500 members residing in the greater Charlotte Metropolitan Area in North Carolina and South Carolina.   
 
Additional contributions to the Scholarship may be made by any person, institution or corporation at any time to the Hornets Nest Region Foundation, Inc with a stipulation that the contribution be applied to “The Hornets Nest Region, AACA Annual Scholarship in Honor of H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler Jr.”

MP3 Audio - John Boy and Billy Show - Interview with Tracy Rishel, Humpy Wheeler and the Hornets Nest Region.

Belmont Abbey College Motorsports Management Media Center (video, photos, MP3 and information.

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If you would like more information, or schedule an interview, please contact Mel Carson, Executive Director, Hornets Nest Region, AACA.