CONCORD, N.C. - In his 14 years at the helm of Selinsgrove Speedway, Charlie Paige has helped elevate the historic half-mile dirt track to one of Pennsylvania's premier race facilities and has brought the track national spotlight by hosting the World of Outlaws Late Model Series.
Paige's commitment and hard work at the 68-year-old race track earned him national recognition this season as the recipient of the WoO LMS Promoter of the Year Award. Paige, 59, of Selinsgrove, was announced as the winner of this year's award at the annual World of Outlaws Night of Champions awards banquet earlier this month at the Great Wolf Lodge in Concord, N.C.
Paige was unable to attend the banquet to accept the award in person, but when informed of his honor, he was quick to recognize the Selinsgrove Speedway staff, officials and sponsors for their help in the success of the track.
"It's very honoring," said Paige, who enters his 15th season as promoter of the fairgrounds oval in 2015. "I'm a behind the scenes type of guy. I'm just humbled to be a part of this and to have such a great racing series come to our track. To be honest, it's really easy to do the job that I'm doing because I have such a great staff and great sponsors. It's a team effort to keep a track running and I know our team is really good at it."
Paige's dedication to the speedway and commitment
to completing a show is what led him to stand out to WoO LMS officials in the process of determining the Promoter of the Year Award recipient.
"We are pleased to recognize Charlie Paige as our 2014 Promoter of the Year," said WoO LMS director Tim Christman. "Charlie and his staff are a pleasure to work with and he has shown an amazing commitment to putting on a great show for fans and providing a great racetrack for drivers."
Selinsgrove Speedway will once again be a part of the WoO LMS schedule in 2015 with the Showdown On Sand Hill and the National Late Model Open once again making up a huge Labor Day weekend doubleheader.