Jim Hunter
DAYTONA BEACH (Florida) - NASCAR Vice President of Corporate Communications Jim Hunter, whose career in Motorsports spanned six decades as a reporter and professional public relations portions died last night in Daytona Beach in Florida after a battle with the cancer.Il 12 months was 71.
"Jim Hunter was one of the giants of NASCAR," said NASCAR President and CEO Brian France. "In more than 40 years the Jim was part of the NASCAR and its history." He loves the sport, but he loved the people even more. It seems that if all the world of sport called him an ami.Jim forever bound by the community of NASCAR.Our condolences go out to his family. ?
Added the NASCAR President Mike Helton: "Jim was an exceptionally talented man who cannot be remplacé.Il was a great friend and mentor to many in sport."His influence will remain with exerted by so many people that he touched. It is a sad day for the family of Jim and its scope, NASCAR family. ?
A young man growing up in his native Hunter's South Carolina was a player football and baseball at the University of South Carolina. These years have preceded a future to be immersed in the world of sport, mainly Motorsports.Hunter learned Motorsports "both sides" by working as a reporter columnist and a representative of public relations.
As a member of the media, Hunter was editor of the Columbia record sports; it was a passage at the Atlanta Constitution review; It was Stock Car Racing magazine columnist.He has published a number of books, including a biography read widely on NASCAR great David Pearson, entitled "Forever 21."
On the side of public relations, Hunter broke into the business in the 1960s with the Dodge Motorsports operation.It handled public relations for a number of IndyCar Drivers top of the page to become the Director of public relations to his beloved Darlington Raceway and Talladega Superspeedway.
In 1983, his first post Executive in his first NASCAR, passage was named Hunter became Vice-President of the NASCAR administration when 1993, he was appointed President of Darlington Raceway and Corporate Vice-President of the international race track.It has remained at Darlington in 2001 when he accepted an offer from NASCAR-then Chairman and CEO Bill France Jr. back in Daytona Beach to lead an effort expanded public relations aimed at responding to the needs of the burgeoning media.
Hunter has won numerous awards in his career, including: the award Hugh Deery 1988.Ambassadeur 1994.Ambassadeur 1997.les Motorsports year South Carolina tourism economic development South Carolina national press Joe Littlejohn Award the Association in 2005; and the price of Buddy Shuman in 2006.
Hunter is survived by his wife, 48 years, Ann Hunter; her children, Scott Hunter and Amy McKernan and grandchildren Dakota Hunter Hunter and Luke McKernan.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the NASCAR Foundation or Hospice of Volusia, Florida Flagler County.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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