The Burleson Area Chamber of Commerce will learn about more than going fast and turning left when Eddie Gossage addresses members June 16.
The president of Texas Motor Speedway is the keynote speaker for the quarterly membership meeting at 11:30 a.m. at Nazarene Christian Academy, 2001 E. Main St. in Crowley.
"This promises to be a great meeting for the chamber," said President Sherri Sechrist.
It marks Gossage's first address to business and community leaders in Burleson. He will share the story of the rise of motorsports and Texas Motor Speedway becoming the largest North Texas tourism draw.
He's been defined as "America’s Greatest Racing Promoter" by NASCAR Hall of Famer Bruton Smith. Gossage pioneered the construction and debut of Texas Motor Speedway in the 90s and steadily built the venue into one of the premier speedways in the world.
Under Gossage’s leadership, Texas Motor Speedway has hosted the largest single-day crowd in Texas sports history, promoted some of the country’s largest music festivals, staged the first nighttime Indy-car race, annually attracted some of the largest crowds of the season for all the major series that compete at the speedway, and installed the world’s largest HD LED video board known as “Big Hoss TV"– larger than the screen at Cowboys Stadium.
In 2015, Texas Motor Speedway was honored as the Speedway Motorsports, Inc., Track of the Year.
Gossage has been involved in motorsports since 1980, and his diverse experience in all major forms of auto racing has molded him into one of the most influential and well-known executives in professional sports. He was handpicked by Bruton Smith in 1995 to be the guiding force for Smith’s new state-of-the-art facility in Fort Worth that would debut in 1997.
Gossage remains heavily involved in Speedway Children’s Charities – serving on the board of directors – as well as within the community with positions on the boards for the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Northwest Independent School District Foundation and the Board of Professional Advisors for the College of Mass Communications at Middle Tennessee State.
The meeting is presented by Baylor Scott & White All-Saints Medical Center of Fort Worth, and affiliate presenters First National Bank of Burleson and Spectrum Business. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door.
For information, call 817-295-6121 or visit burlesonchamber.com.