Our Leadership

O. Bruton Smith, 91, the Company’s founder and majority stockholder, has been the Executive Chairman since February 2015, and has been Chairman of the Board of SMI since its organization in 1994. Prior to his appointment as Executive Chairman, Mr. Smith had been Chief Executive Officer since 1994. Mr. Smith has been Executive Chairman of Charlotte Motor Speedway, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SMI, and its predecessor entities ("CMS"), which he originally founded in 1959 since September 2015. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Smith has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a board member of CMS since 1975. Regarding the Company’s other subsidiaries, Mr. Smith, until September 2015, was the Chief Executive Officer of (i) Atlanta Motor Speedway, LLC (“AMS”) since its acquisition in 1990, (ii) Texas Motor Speedway, Inc. (“TMS”) since its formation in 1995,(iii) Bristol Motor Speedway, LLC (“BMS”) since its acquisition in 1996,(iv) Speedway Sonoma, LLC (“Sonoma Raceway”) since its acquisition in 1996,(v) Nevada Speedway, LLC d/b/a Las Vegas Motor Speedway (“LVMS”) since its acquisition in 1998,(vi) New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Inc. (“NHMS”) since its acquisition 2008 and (vii) Kentucky Raceway, LLC d/b/a Kentucky Speedway (“KyS”) since its acquisition in 2008. Mr Smith has been Executive Chairman of AMS,TMS,BMS,Sonoma Raceway, LVMS,NHMS,and KyS since September 2015.In addition, Mr. Smith serves as the Executive Chairman and as a director, or in a similar capacity, for many of SMI’s other subsidiaries. Mr. Smith also serves as the Executive Chairman and as a director of Sonic Automotive, Inc. ("SAI"). Mr. Smith also owns and operates Sonic Financial, a private business which owns a majority of the Common Stock, among other activities. Mr. Smith is the father of Mr. Marcus G. Smith. Mr. Smith has been in the motorsports business since the sport’s beginnings in the 1940s and has been a leader in motorsports innovation throughout its history. In January 2016, Mr. Smith was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Marcus G. Smith, 44, became a director of Speedway Motorsports in 2004 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2015. Mr. Smith continues to serve as President of Speedway Motorsports, a position he has held since May 2008. Mr. Smith previously served as Chief Operating Officer from May 2008 to February 2015. Prior to that appointment, Mr. Smith served as Executive Vice President of National Sales and Marketing for Speedway Motorsports since 2004. Mr. Smith was also appointed President and General Manager of CMS in May 2008. Mr. Smith joined the Company in 1996 as a sales associate at CMS and was named Manager of New Business Development in 1999. In September 2015, Mr. Smith was appointed to serve as Chief Executive Officer of AMS, BMS, KyS, LVMS, NHMS, Sonoma Raceway and TMS. Prior to that appointment, Mr. Smith served as the Chief Operating Officer, or in a similar capacity since 2008. Mr. Smith is the son of Mr. O. Bruton Smith. Mr. Smith grew up in the motorsports business, and successfully led one of the Company’s most important drivers of revenue, corporate sales and marketing.

Scott Smith, 51, is Co-Founder of Sonic Automotive, Inc. ("SAI") and has over 28 years of experience in the automobile dealership industry. He served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of SAI between July 2015 and September 2018. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of SAI in July 2015, he served as President and Chief Strategic Officer of SAI since March 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Scott Smith served as SAI's Vice Chairman and Chief Strategic Officer from October 2002 to March 2007 and President and Chief Operating Officer from April 1997 to October 2002. He also served as a director of SAI from January 1997 until September 2018. Mr. Scott Smith, is the son of Mr. O. Bruton Smith, and the brother of Mr. Marcus G. Smith.

William R. Brooks, 68, has been Vice President, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and a director of Speedway Motorsports since its organization in 1994. In February 2004, Mr. Brooks became an Executive Vice President of Speedway Motorsports, and in May 2008 was promoted to Vice Chairman. Mr. Brooks joined Sonic Financial from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") in 1983, currently is an officer of Sonic Financial, has served as Vice President of CMS since before the organization of SMI, and has been Vice President and a director of AMS since its acquisition and TMS since its formation. He has served as Vice President of BMS, LVMS, Sonoma Raceway, KyS and NHMS since their acquisitions. In addition, Mr. Brooks serves as an officer and a director, or in a similar capacity, for many of Speedway Motorsports's other subsidiaries. Mr. Brooks also has served as a director of SAI since its formation in 1997. Mr. Brooks has been involved in the motorsports business since 1979 when he served on the PwC team that audited CMS. Mr. Brooks was the Company’s Chief Financial Officer when it went public in 1995.

Mr. Jerry N. Caldwell is Executive Vice President and General Manager of Bristol Motor Speedway, LLC, a subsidiary of Speedway Motorsports, LLC. Prior to that appointment, Mr. Caldwell spent 13 years working at BMS in various positions within the Corporate Sales and Marketing Department until his promotion to Vice President of that department in 2009. Mr. Caldwell served as interim General Manager of BMS from February 2010 until his appointment as Executive Vice President and General Manager.

Mr. William E. Gossage is President of Texas Motor Speedway Inc., a subsidiary of Speedway Motorsports, LLC. He became Vice President and General Manager of TMS in 1995. Prior to that appointment, he was Vice President of Public Relations at CMS from 1989 to 1995. In February 2004, Mr. Gossage became President of TMS. Mr. Gossage previously worked with Miller Brewing Company in its motorsports public relations program and served in various public relations and managerial capacities at two other NASCAR-sanctioned speedways.

Brandon Hutchison was promoted to Executive Vice President and General Manager of Atlanta Motor Speedway in November of 2018. In his new role, he will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Speedway and all track events. Hutchison joined AMS as a Public Relations intern in March of 1995 and was hired as a Track Rental Coordinator by the Speedway four months later. He served as the Director of Events and the Vice President of Events before he was promoted to Assistant General Manager in September of 2014. A native of Georgia, Hutchison grew up in Lawrenceville. He graduated in 1995 with a BS in Communications Arts from Georgia Southern University.

McGrath, 51, joined New Hampshire Motor Speedway in November of 2011 as the director of advertising and promotions. He was voted by his peers as the speedway’s Employee of the Year in 2012. McGrath was promoted to vice president of marketing and promotions in January of 2013 and then to vice president of corporate sales in January of 2014.

Mr. Stephen Page is President and General Manager of Sonoma Raceway, a subsidiary of Speedway Motorsports, LLC. He has served as President and General Manager of Sonoma since its acquisition in 1996. Prior to being hired by SMI, Mr. Page had served as President of Brenda Raceway Corporation, which owned and operated Sonoma before acquisition by the Company. Mr. Page also spent 11 years working for the Oakland A’s baseball franchise in various marketing positions.

Mr. Christopher Powell is President of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, LLC, a subsidiary of Speedway Motorsports, LLC. He became President of LVMS in June 2008. Prior to that appointment, he served as Vice President and General Manager beginning with its acquisition in 1998. Mr. Powell also serves as Vice President of several other SMI subsidiaries. Mr. Powell spent 11 years working for Sports Marketing Enterprises, a division of RJR Tobacco Company (“RJR”). From 1994 to 1998, he served as manager of media relations and publicity on RJR’s NASCAR Winston Cup program. Mr. Powell’s previous duties included publicity and event operations on other RJR initiatives, including NHRA Drag Racing and the Vantage and Nabisco golf sponsorships.

Mr. Mark F. Simendinger is Executive Vice President and General Manager of Kentucky Speedway, a subsidiary of Speedway Motorsports, LLC. Prior to that appointment he served as Vice President and General Manager of KyS beginning with its acquisition in 2008. He previously served as an executive officer for KyS under its prior ownership from its development in 2000 until its purchase by SMI in 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Simendinger was President of Turfway Park Race Course, a thoroughbred track in Florence, Kentucky, and President of Carroll Properties, a real estate development firm.

Mr. Greg Walter is Executive Vice President and General Manager Of Charlotte Motor Speedway, LLC, a subsidiary of Speedway Motorsports, LLC. He started at Atlanta Motor Speedway as the head of sales in October, 1999. Most recently he served as vice president of partnership development for Speedway Motorsports. Prior to that Mr. Walter worked as the sales manager for Capitol Broadcasting Company and brings more than 30 years in sports marketing and sports media experience.

President and Lead Announcer of Performance Racing Network

Senior Vice President and General Manager of Performance Racing Network

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Chief Strategy Officer

Chief Racing Development Officer

Senior Vice President HR

Chief Experience Officer

Jessica Fickenscher is the chief experience officer at Speedway Motorsports. In this role, Fickenscher develops new Fans First initiatives and continues improving the sports entertainment company’s best-in-class fan experiences.

Fickenscher, a member of Speedway Motorsports for more than two decades, also facilitates capital improvement and property development projects across all eight of Speedway Motorsports’ premier NASCAR facilities and oversees the company’s relationship with food services partner, Levy Restaurants. In addition, she leads business operations as the senior executive for company subsidiaries U.S. Legend Cars International, the world’s largest producer of fun and affordable race cars, and SMI Properties, a souvenir production and merchandising division.

Previously, Fickenscher served as Senior Vice President of Special Projects. She worked for seven years as Speedway Motorsports’ vice president of special projects before a promotion in July of 2018.

Additionally, Fickenscher served as director of special projects from 2008-2011, director of client services from 2006-2008 and manager of client services from 2001-2006. From 1999 to 2001, Fickenscher worked as a sales coordinator for the Performance Racing Network.

Fickenscher graduated from Belmont Abbey College in 1998 with a degree in Sports Management and Business Administration.

Fickenscher is the managing director of Speedway Children’s Charities national chapter and serves as a board member for the Charlotte chapter. Speedway Children’s Charities is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides funding for non-profit organizations in the Charlotte community that meet the direct needs of children.

Senior Vice President of Consumer Strategy

Chief Sales Officer

Senior Vice President, Corporate Sales & Partnerships