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Humpy Wheeler Biography

Birth Name:Howard Augustine Wheeler

Birth Place:Belmont, North Carolina, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • In 2009, he was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
  • Was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2006
  • Played football by attending the University of Southern Carolina
  • Interested in sports at a young age, he would sell tickets to a bicycle race when he was nine years old
  • Before becoming involved with racing, he worked as a sports writer and television director
  • Is best known for his work as the manager of the NASCAR Charlotte Motor Speedway
  • Is widely recognized for frequently predicting the correct winner of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race