$75,000 MOTORSPORTS
SCHOLARSHIP HONORS HUMPY WHEELER
 First Scholarship for Belmont Abbey
MotorSports Program established by the
Hornets Nest Region Antique Car Group to Honor Humpy Wheeler.
“The Hornets Nest Region, AACA Annual Scholarship in Honor of H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler
Jr.” has been established by the Hornets Nest Region Foundation
to enable qualified students to pursue Motorsports Management Concentration
studies at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, NC. The Hornets Nest
Region Foundation will provide $75,000 in Motorsports Scholarships to
Belmont Abbey College, over the next five years, beginning in August
2007. Each year, three rising junior or senior students in the
Program will each receive a $5,000 Scholarship to assist with education
to work in the Motorsports industry. The Scholarship in the Motorsports
Program honors “Humpy” Wheeler for his endeavors, since 1977,
with the Hornets Nest Region, AACA on development and production of what
has become the premier collector vehicle event in the Country.
Region President, Amy Tetrault said…”Our Region is delighted
to establish the first Motorsports scholarship at Belmont Abbey honoring
Humpy Wheeler – and pleased further to support higher education
through Charlotte AutoFair collector vehicle events.”
“The Scholarship” is funded by the Hornets Nest Region Foundation,
Inc, a 501(C)3 Non-Profit Corporation which is part of the Antique Automobile
Club of America, Hornets Nest Region, Inc organization. The major
focus of the Hornets Nest Region is their production of the Charlotte
AutoFair Spring Meet and Fall Meet collector vehicle events held at Lowe’s
Motor Speedway. Region Executive Director Mel Carson said…”The
two Charlotte AutoFair events each year bring into the Charlotte area
more than 250,000 collector vehicle enthusiasts, probably spending more
than $250 million.”
The Region is dedicated to the family participation in preservation, restoration,
and use of Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) classified vehicles,
which are defined as those which are twenty-five years old or older. The
AACA has 60,000 national members. The Hornets Nest Region, AACA
is comprised of 500 members residing in the greater Charlotte Metropolitan
Area in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Additional contributions to the Scholarship may be made by any person,
institution or corporation at any time to the Hornets Nest Region Foundation,
Inc with a stipulation that the contribution be applied to “The
Hornets Nest Region, AACA Annual Scholarship in Honor of H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler
Jr.”
MP3 Audio - John Boy and Billy Show - Interview with Tracy Rishel, Humpy
Wheeler and the Hornets Nest Region.
 Belmont
Abbey College Motorsports Management Media Center (video, photos,
MP3 and information.
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If you would like more information, or schedule
an interview, please contact
Mel Carson, Executive Director, Hornets Nest Region, AACA.
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