motorsports management
Current Students
MSM class with Richard Petty. Photo courtesy of Chase Heikkila Abbey Motorsport Student
Dr. Tracy Rishel’s Spring 2010 Motorsports Fundamentals class tours Childress-Howard Motorsports. Childress-Howard runs a Rolex team in Grand-Am and this is the first car they built for their team to run. Tony Stewart was one of the drivers. The class also toured Crawford Composites, which produced the body for the pictured car. Trudie Crawford-Capece and Ryan McCarthy from Childress Howard Motorsports came to speak to the class earlier in the semester and invited the class to tour their facility.
MSM Guest Speakers – Fall 2010/Spring 2011
Torrey Galida: Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer- Richard Childress Racing
Doug Herbert: Owner & Driver- Doug Herbert Racing
Chris Mower: Team Manager- Panther Racing (IndyCar Series)
Jonathan Gibson: Vice President, Marketing & Communications- Penske Racing
Ray Evernham: President- Ray Evernham Enterprises
Jay Howard: President- Jay Howard Events
Jason Westmoreland: Director of Corporation Communications- Bank Of America
Colleen Cotter Brannan: President- PR & Marketing Inc
Mark Etheridge:
Gary Schwab: Senior Sports Editor- Charlotte Observer
Al Pierce: Nascar Writer- Autoweek Magazine
Sam Bass: Owner & Artist- Sam Bass Gallery
Jerry Sloan: Public Relations- Ford Motor Company
Mike Mooney: Vice President- The Marketing Arm
