The North Wilkesboro Speedway was closed following the 1996 NASCAR season after two new owners, Bob Bahre and Bruton Smith, moved North Wilkesboro's NASCAR races to their tracks in Texas and New Hampshire.

The speedway opened in 1959 by owner Bruton Smith, who is a native of Oakboro, NC.

In 2010, Bruton Smith ( owner of Speedway Motorsports, Inc .), offered $ 20, 000, 000 to any driver, IndyCar or NASCAR, who can win both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day starting in 2011-a feat that has never been done before.

Bruton Smith, owner of Lowe's Motor Speedway and other motorsports racetracks, has long had his sights on Meadowlands Racetrack for possible conversion into a short track venue for NASCAR events in the New York City area.

The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area.

The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports ( SMI ) with Marcus G. Smith ( son of Bruton Smith ) as track president.

Charlotte Motor Speedway was designed and built by Bruton Smith and partner and driver Curtis Turner in 1959.

Afterward, he learned that a group led by Bruton Smith had a similar idea to build a track near Pineville.

In 1976 Bruton Smith reassumed full control of the speedway with the resignation of former track president Richard Howard.

Bruton Smith, owner of Charlotte Motor Speedway, has indicated that he's working on setting up a $ 20 million bonus for winning both the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600, starting in 2011.

Bruton Smith invested $ 50 million in the speedway, and planned to move a Sprint Cup Series event to the track by 2009.

The relationship ended when Bruton Smith took over its ownership.

In 2005, track owner Bruton Smith made a public offer of $ 20 million apiece to the University of Tennessee and Virginia Tech to schedule a non-conference college football game between the powerhouse Volunteers and Hokies ' programs.

( Ferko filed the suit on his own ; Bruton Smith did not want any part of the suit.

Heal retired after the 2003 season, and C. J. Bruton was recruited to take his place, Jason Smith was signed after returning to the NBL after playing in Europe but unfortunately was injured 13 games into the season and was replaced by import Chris Carrawell.

The Kings managed without their starting backcourt until Bruton came back and they signed import forward Mark Sanford, moving Jason Smith down to shooting guard.

Smith Family Baseball, owned by Illinois businessman Dale Smith and his son Brad ( the team's President ) bought the team from Dale Earnhardt, Inc. and motorsports magnate Bruton Smith in December 2004.

During 1998, the Las Vegas Motor Speedway was sold by Richie Clyne and Ralph Englestad to Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which was owned by Bruton Smith, for $ 215 million dollars in December.

After the 1996 season Bahre and Bruton Smith bought North Wilkesboro Speedway and moved one of its Winston Cup dates to New Hampshire.

The other 50 % was still owned by Bruton Smith, the CEO of Speedway Motorsports.

Two racetracks formerly on the Winston Cup ( now Sprint Cup Series ) schedule were closed to make room for Texas Motor Speedway's two race dates, with the North Wilkesboro Speedway being bought by TMS owner Bruton Smith and New Hampshire International Speedway owner Bob Bahre.

Goodwin, rector of Williamsburg's Bruton Parish Church, began restoration of colonial-era buildings in the historic district with financial backing of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

Eventually negotiations began to form another coalition government, the expected Fine Gael-Labour Coalition fell through after weeks of negotiations because of Spring's desire to be a rotating Taoisach with John Bruton of Fine Gael.

In the late 1990s, James Taylor began composing and recording library music for the Bruton Music company.

Goodwin as he preferred ) was the rector of Bruton Parish Church who began the 20th century effort which resulted in the preservation and restoration of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia.

His election candidacy began in 2004 when he was selected as the Fine Gael candidate in the Meath by-election, which was triggered by the resignation from Dáil Éireann of Fine Gael's former leader, John Bruton.

On Jan. 22, 1996, Larry Carrier sold the speedway to Bruton Smith's Speedway Motorsports, Inc. ( SMI ), at a purchase price of $ 26 million.

A very rare copy of an Inspeximus of Magna Carta was discovered in Bruton in the 1950s and claimed by King's School, Bruton.

Mitchell, who was seen as being on the social liberal wing of Fine Gael was however out of favour with John Bruton when he became Fine Gael leader in 1990.

The minority Fianna Fáil government which followed only lasted until November 1982 when Fine Gael once again returned to power in a coalition government with the Labour Party but when the new government was formed Bruton was moved from Finance to become Minister for Industry and Energy.

Dunlop testified that when he informed Bruton of the bribery attempts, Bruton replied, " There are no angels in the world or in Fine Gael ".

F. A. Bruton wrote that " The Town Hall ... is best viewed when the Square is empty and silent, as, for example, on Saturday afternoon or Sunday, and it is then that we may realise what a splendid " ruin " it will make, to excite the wonder of the South Sea Islander of the future.

As the Yankees again met the Braves in the 1958 Series, his impact did not become notable until Game 5, when he caught a sinking fly ball in the sixth inning and made a throw to catch Bill Bruton off first base for a double play, preserving a 1-0 lead.

When the Carnotaurus pair attacks, Bruton ’ s loyalty is proven when he kills one of them as the others escape to the depths of the caves, being killed in the process.

The capital was relocated to Richmond in 1781 for greater security in the conflict with Great Britain, and when the new Constitution of the United States and the accompanying Bill of Rights were adopted, the concepts of Separation of Church and State and Freedom of Religion changed the role of Bruton Parish Church in its community.

Dr Goodwin was called to Rochester, New York, where he stayed until 1923, when he returned to Virginia, to teach at the College of William and Mary, and serve again at Bruton Parish.

The greatest honour ever bestowed on the Society came in 1996 when the Taoiseach of Ireland, John Bruton, visited the BIS in St. Patrick's Hall on St. Patrick's Day.

As Bruton was a Fine Gael member, that party had the responsibility of deciding when the by-election should take place.

Later the manor was given to Bruton Abbey until the Dissolution of the Monasteries when it was granted to Sir Maurice Berkeley.

Having unsuccessfully worked for two London designers, including Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, whom he sued for copying his designs without a credit, he opened his own business at 10 Bruton Street, Mayfair in 1923 with the help of his father and sister Phyllis.

Payne has worked and recorded with other musicians including J. J. Cale, Doobie Brothers, Emmylou Harris, Bryan Adams, Pink Floyd, Bob Seger, Toto, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Helen Watson, Stevie Nicks, Shocking Edison, and Stephen Bruton.