Clyde Vickers

Clyde Vickers is a motorsport industry businessman, and a former stock car racing driver and team owner. Vickers owns CV Products which manufactures and distributes race parts and accessories,[1] as well as several other smaller businesses.

Early life and education

Vickers was raised in Silver Valley, North Carolina and attended high school there. As a young man, Vickers owned a service station in Thomasville, North Carolina and worked as a car salesman in High Point, North Carolina.[2][3]

Motorsports career

Vickers began stock car racing in 1973 in the Hobby division and later moved into the Late Model Sportsman division, racing at Caraway Speedway and Bowman Gray Stadium.[2][3]

Vickers raced intermittantly into the early 1980s,[4][5] with downtime caused by financial difficulties. In the mid-1970s he went to work on several NASCAR crews, including those run by Morgan Shepherd and Richard Childress.[6][7]

In 1988, Vickers founded CV Products, an auto racing and powersports parts company located in Thomasville, North Carolina.[4][8][9] Vickers remained active in racing during this period, working as a spotter and crew member for former Winston Cup driver Jimmy Means until 1993.[10][11]

In 1993, in addition to his work with his new company, Vickers began helping his son Brian Vickers with his career as a Go-Kart racer.[10] The younger Vickers later began racing stock cars at age 13 in the Winston Cup series.[12][13]

In 2001, Vickers owned a team which raced in the Busch series[14] in which Brian Vickers was a driver. The team was not a financial success.[15] Brian later went on to drive for other teams and win many races.

In 2007 Vickers also was owner of another motorsport company, Xceldyne.[16] By 2009 the companies had merged and were presented with a North Carolina Motorsports Industry Association award as the best large company.[17]

In 2013 CV Products employed 160 people.[18] That year, Vickers was appointed to the North Carolina Motorsports Council.[19][20]

References

  1. ↑ "His woodworking talents help others". The Dispatch, April 16, 1999
  2. 1 2 Keesler, William (February 1, 2007). "CV Products honored at banquet". The Dispatch. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  3. 1 2 Wehrle, Bruce (April 26, 1977). "Wayne Covert Tries Something New In Racing". The Dispatch. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. 1 2 Pappone, Jeff. "Lucky Numbers: NASCAR Dad Clyde Vickers". Red Bull. Red Bull North America, Inc. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "'Tuneup, 9 Drives To Victory At Trico". The Danville Register, Danville, Virginia, July 2, 1977, Page 11
  6. ↑ Long, Dustin (July 24, 2005). "Morgan Shepherd >>> Life in the fast lane". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "CV Products". North Carolina Motorsports Association. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "CV Products recognized.(Racin' Around)". Circle Track, 1 July 2007. via Highbeam (subscription required).
  9. ↑ "Murto: Vickers shows no-quit spirit" The Northern Virginia Spirit. July 16, 2013
  10. 1 2 Hagey, Justin. "Riding the fast track to fame". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  11. ↑ "Doing it for dad ". The Gaffney Ledger.
  12. ↑ Long, Dustin (June 20, 2012). "As his career path twists and turns, Brian Vickers races on". USA Today. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  13. ↑ James, Brant (October 24, 2003). "So young, so smart, so fast". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  14. ↑ "Brian Vickers Scored a Feel Good Win and Teaches to Never Give Up". Motorsports, July 15th, 2013 by Mark Eddinger.
  15. ↑ "AT 19, BRIAN VICKERS ADMIRES ALBERT EINSTEIN, PARAPHRASES WINSTON CHURCHILL AND IS HOOKED ON SCOOBY-DOO. AND NOW TONIGHT HE'LL RACE AS NASCAR'S NEWEST BOY WONDER". Greensboro.com.
  16. ↑ "CV Products honored at banquet". By WILLIAM KEESLER, The Dispatch, February 1, 2007
  17. ↑ "CV Products-Xceldyne Technologies gets industry award". The Dispatch, February 11, 2009
  18. ↑ "Behind The Scenes: CV Products Shop Tour". DragZine
  19. ↑ "Governor McCrory Announces Appointments to North Carolina Motorsports Council". October 24, 2013 orth Carolina Governor's Office
  20. ↑ "NASCAR Who's Who Among Two Dozen Named To North Carolina Motorsports Council". SGR Today/
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