Making the decision to leave TMS wasn’t impromptu. He made it clear that he wasn’t retiring, nor was he stepping down for medical reasons or anything else.Īfter 25 years at the helm of the good ship TMS, “It was just time,” Gossage told Autoweek in an exclusive interview. Gossage’s seemingly abrupt departure shocked any in the motorsports world, most notably NASCAR and Ind圜ar-both series which had become staples at the 1.5-mile speedway on the outskirts of Fort Worth. To this day, TMS holds NASCAR’s single-day attendance record: 221,861 in 1999 and an estimated 223,000 the following year.Īfter 25 years as its president and general manager, Eddie Gossage walked out of Texas Motor Speedway for the last time following the NASCAR Cup All-Star Race on Jand he’s never looked back.While Gossage swears he’ll never leave Texas, he is still a very in-demand public and motivational speaker, talking to both racing-related and business groups. ![]() Eddie Gossage wasn’t just the track’s president and GM, he WAS Texas Motor Speedway before stepping down in 2021.
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