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01/06 09:08 CST NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps resigns after inflammatory
texts revealed in trial
NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps resigns after inflammatory texts revealed in
trial
By JENNA FRYER
AP Auto Racing Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) --- NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps on Tuesday announced
his resignation after more than 20 years with the top racing series in the
United States and a nasty federal trial in which inflammatory texts he sent
during contentious revenue-sharing negotiations were revealed.
Phelps will leave the company at the end of the month, ahead of the start of
the season. He was named NASCAR's first commissioner last season after a
courting process for the same role by the PGA golf tour. The opportunity with
the PGA was revealed during December testimony of the antitrust trial brought
by two race teams against NASCAR.
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