Patti Wheeler, Emmy-Award winning Patti Wheeler retired as Senior Executive Vice President of

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, the 24-hour motorsports cable network owned by Fox Sports, in 2012. In that position she was responsible for all programming and production for the network including live

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, IMSA, MotoGP among many others and dozens of news, documentary and special interest series and specials. Prior to that Wheeler was the founder and owner of Wheeler Television, Inc. from 2001 to 2010 producing live event coverage of NASCAR, American LeMans Series and World of Outlaws along with many series including RaceDay, Monster Trucks, Totally NASCAR to name a few. From 1994 to 2001 Wheeler was President of World Sports Enterprises (WSE) founded by

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and Fred Rheinstein and based out of Concord, NC. During her tenure WSE was the largest motorsports production company in the world doing NASCAR, IMSA, IHRA, Monster Trucks, ASA, World of Outlaws…. Series including MotorWeek Illustrated, RaceDay, Hidden Heroes, Darrell Waltrip’s Family, Neil Bonnett’s Winners. In 1991 Wheeler was Director of Motorsports and Executive Producer for The Nashville Network’s motorsports department overseeing an exponential growth in motorsports, particularly NASCAR programming. Prior to that Wheeler was a live event, news and documentary producer, director and writer for World Sports Enterprises based out of Atlanta, GA and specializing in motorsports television.

Early life

Wheeler was born in

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June 11, 1963. She is the daughter of former Lowe's Motor Speedway President and General Manager

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Education

Wheeler earned a bachelor's degree in English from

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in 1986.

Family

Wheeler is the daughter of former

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President and General Manager

. She is married to

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Jr. and has two children.

Awards and recognition

* NASCAR's Top 25 Most Powerful People – ''

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'' * Racing's Most Influential: Television Executives – ''

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'' * Top Forty Under Forty – ''

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'' * Top 25 Women In Business Award – ''

Sources

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wheeler, Patti 1963 births Living people 21st-century American businesspeople Belmont Abbey College alumni