Overview

• NASCAR confirmed Lynch’s death on Thursday and offered condolences to his family.
• He led Talladega for more than 25 years, becoming president in 1993, chairman in 2009, and retiring in 2019.
• His tenure delivered major upgrades including new garages, grandstands, video boards, a move of the track’s second race to October, and the fan-focused Transformation project.
• Beyond Talladega, he served as an International Speedway Corporation vice president overseeing construction of Kansas and Chicagoland Speedways, which opened in 2001.
• His family requests donations to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alabama Wildlife Federation, or Victory Junction, with his passing coming weeks before the Oct. 19 YellaWood 500 playoff race.