Ep. 268 | Winston Kelley

The Racing Writer's Podcast

Winston Kelley was the first employee of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, and as its executive director, we dig into its history and what it’s like to work with NASCAR history. Kelley explains how the Hall of Fame is part of a larger organization in Charlotte; what the selection process was like for Charlotte to become the chosen city; what his role entails and why you can still see him at the racetrack; estimating the number of artifacts on display at the Hall; how exhibits come together and the pieces being on loan to the Hall; the backstory on the design of the building and how the Louvre ties in; having a shovel from the groundbreaking for the building; if it’s really a job to Kelley; if there are ghosts of NASCAR past at the Hall of Fame; the emotion of the lifelike statues of some of the sport’s founders; preparing for the next Hall of Fame class.
Music created by Tony Monge.