Who is eddie gossage

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Keller advances to state volleyball tournament for first time. Dallas renames Love Field law enforcement building to honor police officer killed in ambush By Kelli Smith. Gossage has spent 32 years working for Speedway Motorsports and learned the art of selling tickets, packing grandstands and turning races into spectacles from company founder Bruton Smith and longtime executive Humpy Wheeler. When Smith threw the giant light switch rigged by Gossage to highlight the Charlotte speedway's new lighting system, sparks flew.

When Smith began buying land in North Texas, he sent Gossage from Charlotte to Fort Worth in to oversee the project as general manager. The speedway opened two years later for its first NASCAR race and today is considered one of the premier entertainment facilities in the country and a centerpiece of the Speedway Motorsports portfolio.

The 1,acre complex includes a 1. Now 62, Gossage is one of Speedway Motorsports' longest-tenured employees. His final event will be the All-Star race on June 13, held for the first time at Texas to bring Gossage's career full circle.

That's not it,'' Gossage said. Literally millions and millions of fans have come through the gates at Texas Motor Speedway. Gossage has been a fierce supporter of the IndyCar Series, which has been on the Texas schedule every year since the track opened. Texas hosted the season opener last year during the pandemic and a double-header earlier this month as IndyCar has struggled to find ovals for its schedule. Gossage has sparred on social media with disgruntled open wheel fans about the financial reality of the situation: NASCAR cash is king, regardless of his affinity for IndyCar.