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 intermittently 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. Keesler, William (February 1, 2007). "CV Products honored at banquet". The Dispatch. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  3. Wehrle, Bruce (April 26, 1977). "Wayne Covert Tries Something New In Racing". The Dispatch. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. 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. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. 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" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine The Northern Virginia Spirit. July 16, 2013
  10. Hagey, Justin. "Riding the fast track to fame". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  11. "Doing it for dad " Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. 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" Archived 2016-02-02 at the Wayback Machine. 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" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. SGR Today/
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