Charlotte Observer: Roger Slack

There was a nice story on Canadian Roger Slack in yesterday's Charlotte Observer.
Thanks to Bruce Mehlenbacher for sending me this link.

Slack creates Wheeler-sized dirt-track race
By DAVID POOLE

Long before the pit gates for the Circle K Colossal 100 opened Thursday afternoon, Roger Slack already had a lot to worry about.

Slack, director of events at Lowe's Motor Speedway, and his team had lined off spaces for 210 cars in a pit area using just about every inch of available space at The Dirt Track @ LMS. It was there an attention-grabbing purse of $200,000 was on the line in Saturday night's 100-lap main event for dirt super late model cars.

As much as still had to get done, however, it all was a labor of love for Slack.

Dirt-track racing goes back two generations for Slack, a 31-year-old native of York, Ontario, who also counts LMS president H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler, who's his boss, as one of his lifelong heroes

"This is what I've always wanted to do," Slack said. "I love these people. They're a lot of fun to be around, and people who work hard and appreciate what hard work brings."

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