Humpy Wheeler Autographs
Howard Augustine Wheeler Jr. (born October 23, 1938), nicknamed Humpy Wheeler, is an American motorsports executive and businessman. He is best known as the former general manager of the Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) banked racetrack in Concord, North Carolina. Wheeler held the positions of publicity directors for numerous companies and later became the president and general manager of the Charlotte Motor Speedway. He is a major auto racing promoter and businessman, particularly in stock car racing and IndyCar racing.
Wheeler was born and raised in Belmont, North Carolina. In 1964, he gained his first major publicity job when he was hired by the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. After bouncing around real estate and public service jobs when Firestone shut down its racing program in 1970, Wheeler was hired by Charlotte Motor Speedway chairman Bruton Smith as president to replace the outgoing Richard Howard in 1975. During his time at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, he gained a reputation for creating unique promotions for races at the speedway. He abruptly retired from the position in May 2008, a decision that was seen as shocking to most of the NASCAR landscape. After retiring as president of the Charlotte Motor Speedway, he pursued other business endeavors with his advising company The Wheeler Company, including the failed Grand Prix of America proposal and Speedway Benefits, an American short-track alliance program.
Wheeler is regarded as a pioneer in promoting in the motor racing industry. Throughout his time as a racing promoter and general manager, Wheeler was known for pulling off numerous unique promotions and stunts in order to promote the Charlotte Motor Speedway and its races, making him one of the most successful promoters in auto racing. Drivers and industry leaders view Wheeler highly for his promotions and actions during his time at the Charlotte Motor Speedway due to their effectiveness and the unique nature of Wheeler's promotions.
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Traded items with a signature of Humpy Wheeler
The most expensive item with a signature of Humpy Wheeler (Book: Growing Up Nascar Autographed Copy By Humpy Wheeler) was sold in November 2022 for $75.00 while the cheapest item (Humpy Wheeler Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo Tex Dinoco Cars NASCAR Actor Auto) found a new owner for $0.60 in October 2023. The month with the most items sold (6) was June 2011 with an average selling price of $5.10 for an autographed item of Humpy Wheeler. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2015 with $19.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.90 was August 2014. In average, an autographed item from Humpy Wheeler is worth $5.37.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Humpy Wheeler were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1996 NASCAR Charlotte Motor Speedway/Humpy Wheeler Signed Items, Speedway Club | $5.00 |  |
| 1996 NASCAR Charlotte Motor Speedway/Humpy Wheeler Signed Items, Speedway Club | $5.00 | |
| HUMPY WHEELER - AUTOGRAPHED 4X6 PHOTO - [K-9 ] | $3.48 | |
| HUMPY WHEELER - AUTOGRAPHED 4X6 PHOTO - [K-9 ] | $3.48 | |
| HUMPY WHEELER Authentic Hand Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo - NASCAR EXECUTIVE | $4.25 | |
| HUMPY WHEELER Authentic Hand Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo - NASCAR EXECUTIVE | $4.25 | |
| HUMPY WHEELER Authentic Hand Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo - TENNIS | $2.75 | |
| HUMPY WHEELER Authentic Hand Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo - TENNIS | $2.75 | |
| Humpy Wheeler autographed signed 8x10 photo Beckett BAS COA CARS Tex Disney Rare | $19.99 | |
| Humpy Wheeler autographed signed 8x10 photo Beckett BAS COA CARS Tex Disney Rare | $19.99 | |
| Humpy Wheeler NASCAR LEGEND CARS CHARACTER 1988 MAXX #17 WINSTON signed card | $19.99 | |
| Humpy Wheeler NASCAR LEGEND CARS CHARACTER 1988 MAXX #17 WINSTON signed card | $19.99 | |
| Humpy Wheeler signed 1988 MAXX card #13 NASCAR Promoter ALABAMA THUNDER | $14.99 | |
| Humpy Wheeler VINTAGE 1988 MAXX #99 VINTAGE autographed NASCAR PIONEER card | $14.99 | |
| Humpy Wheeler VINTAGE 1988 MAXX #99 VINTAGE autographed NASCAR PIONEER card | $14.99 | |
