Ty Norris

Who is Ty Norris?

Ty Norris is currently the Executive Vice President of Business Development and General Manager and Michael Waltrip Racing.

Norris started in NASCAR as a sports writer after studying journalism at Delaware State University. After covering several races for the Delaware State, Norris left journalism for a job as the manager of media relations and event operations with RJ Reynolds in 1990.

Norris caught the attention of Dale Earnhardt as the seven-time champion began building his own organization Dale Earnhardt, Inc. In 1996, Earnhardt hired Norris to serve as executive vice president of motorsports for DEI. He played an integral role in helping the organization prepare for its entry into NASCAR's top level of competition in 1998. During the next eight years, Norris, Earnhardt and others helped build DEI into a motorsports juggernaut with DEI winning 65 NASCAR races and four championships from 1996 to 2004.

In 2004, successful businessman Bruton Smith hired Norris to serve as the vice president of special projects for Speedway Motorsports, Inc.,. Norris oversaw the special projects associated with Smith's motorsports conglomerate, which features ownership of tracks in Atlanta, Ga., Bristol, Tenn., Charlotte, N.C., Las Vegas, Nev., Fort Worth, Tex., and Sonoma, Calif., as well as several industry-supporting companies including the Performance Racing Network, The Source International and SMI Properties. He is a huge Boston Red Sox fan.