Scott R. Smith

"Everybody's trying to make sure they're staying economical in these times," said Scott Smith, senior communications manager at O'Reilly Raceway Park.

SCOTT R. SMITH PROMOTED TO SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER AT O'REILLY RACEWAY PARK AT INDIANAPOLIS
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Smith joined the NHRA's team at ORP in February 2002 and during his tenure has done an outstanding job of promoting ORP and NHRA in the Indianapolis market.

SCOTT R. SMITH PROMOTED TO SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER AT O'REILLY RACEWAY PARK AT INDIANAPOLIS
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Smith joined the NHRA's team at ORP in February 2002 and during his tenure has done an outstanding job of promoting ORP and NHRA in the Indianapolis market.

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Other committee members include Debra Beasley, owner of Beasley's Orchard, and Scott R. Smith, senior communications manager at O'Reilly Raceway Park and a governor appointee to the Indiana Tourism Council.

Both Mr. Galus and Mr. Nicholl participated in the symposium, as did other players and staff members for the Excite: Jim Adams, Goalkeeper; Elvis Begic, Striker; Rob Burlew, Defender; Brian Nelson, Defender; Scott Smith, Media/Community Relations Manager; Steve Varga, Director of Player Operations; and Ernest "Andy" Warner, Excite Camp Director.

Scott R. Smith named manager of communications for Indianapolis Raceway Park

GLENDORA, Calif. (March 7, 2002) - The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) has named Scott R. Smith manager of communications for Indianapolis Raceway Park, it was announced today.

Smith, a veteran producer for a variety of motorsports programs for the ESPN family of networks, will begin his new position effective immediately.
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In his new position, Smith will develop and implement the media plan for the multi-purpose motorsports facility, which is the annual host for the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, drag racing's most prestigious event. In addition, IRP hosts Kroger SpeedFest, which features NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and USAC Sprint car events.

"I'm looking forward to this new challenge," said Smith. "I believe my knowledge of IRP and the surrounding area will help me to inform the media and the general public about the exciting racing programs that IRP offers. I have worked closely with many team, track and sanctioning body public relations officials through my work at ESPN and I look forward to utilizing my experiences gained over the years as a journalist to implement programs and procedures to help make the task of reporting on events at IRP an enjoyable one for our valued friends in the media."

From 1996-2001, Smith worked for ESPN's popular motorsports magazine, RPM 2NIGHT. He served as a field producer for NHRA, NASCAR, IRL and CART racing during his tenure there.

Smith is a native of Indianapolis and currently lives in Brownsburg, Ind. He is a 1994 graduate of Ball State University and holds a bachelor's degree in telecommunications with a minor in public relations.

03-07-02:The National Hot Rod Association has named [ Scott Smith ] manager of communications for Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Guests: Buddy McAtee ... Vice President and Executive Director of IMS Productions, Kevin Kotansky ... Kroger Marketing , Scott Smith ... communications manager for Indianapolis Raceway Park

SCOTT R. SMITH PROMOTED TO SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER AT O'REILLY RACEWAY PARK AT INDIANAPOLIS
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Smith joined the NHRA's team at ORP in February 2002 and during his tenure has done an outstanding job of promoting ORP and NHRA in the Indianapolis market.

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In his new role, Smith will continue to head communications operations at ORP and will add several new responsibilities, including an expanded role in media relations activities for several NHRA national events. Working with the NHRA corporate communications team, he will serve as the lead media relations manager for the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at ORP, the world's most prestigious drag race, and provide media center support at other races.

"We are pleased to announce that Scott has earned a well-deserved promotion and will expand his duties as senior communications manager for O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis ," Anderson said.
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Each week Smith communicates the story of ORP and its wide variety of events to the media and public. He has created a text-message service to notify racers of the latest event information, as well as created several Internet-based tools for communicating with media, fans and racers, including the weekly e-mail newsletter, ORP Press Pass.

Smith will increase his efforts in supporting NHRA POWERade Series events as well as his ongoing efforts with the local Indianapolis media to publicize NHRA POWERade Series drivers who live there on a regular basis. He will also continue to promote all ORP events including the NASCAR Nationwide and Craftsman Truck Series races, USAC and the numerous other events that take place during the year.

"I am very excited to start this next phase of my career with ORP and the NHRA because I believe both have numerous compelling stories yet to be told and I look forward to working with the media on these ideas," said Smith. "I will also strive to use emerging Internet and communications tools to get information out to our visitors before they attend ORP events and while they are at the facility."

Smith is currently a Governor appointee to the Indiana State Tourism Council and serves as a board member for both Leadership Hendricks County and Youth as Resources.

Prior to joining NHRA, Smith served as a bureau producer for ESPN2's motorsports news programming.

Scott Smith Communications Director for O'Reilly Raceway Park. With the name change and the fast approaching Kroger Speedfest Scott has his hands full.
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Scott Goodyear...last drove an IndyCar in 2001 Scott has had a brilliant career in all forms of racing. During his IndyCar career Scott drove in 38 events, a total of 6,639 laps, led 18 races for 653 laps and had 17 top 5 finishes including 3 wins. In the 2000 season Scott finished a career best 2nd in the Series points standing.