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Left: Steve Phelps, NASCAR Senior Vice President and CMO, donned the No. 00 Aaron's uniform as an assistant tire specialist on pit road during the July...
Steve Phelps
American auto racing executive
Steve Phelps (born December 23, 1962) is an American motorsports executive.
He currently serves as the President of NASCAR.
Early life
Phelps was born in Burlington, Vermont.
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As a young man, he attended stock car races at Catamount Stadium.[1]
He attended University of Vermont and was a member of the track team.[2] After graduating from UVM, Phelps obtained an MBA from Boston College.
Career
After graduating college, Phelps worked in New York City for American Home Products as a brand manager for Chef Boyardee and later at Guinness.[3]
In 1990, Phelps began working for the NFL, first as a marketing manager and eventually as a vice president of Corporate Marketing.
He remained with the company until 2004.
After leaving the NFL, Phelps was recruited by Casey Wasserman to work at the Wasserman Media Group as head of global sales. After one year at WMG, Phelps left to work at NASCAR.
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