Team Racing Auto Circuit (TRAC) was a proposed American stock car automobile racing organization founded by Hank Durschlag and Charles Jeter

Charles Jeter

Charles Jeter, is an American politician, and business executive. He is known for having founded Team Racing Auto Circuit . He also is the President of Intermodal FCL, Inc. He is a Republican serving his third term as a Huntersville Town Commissioner and is currently a candidate for Mecklenburg...

 that was scheduled to begin operations in 2004. TRAC was proposed by a group called Team Sports and Entertainment Inc., whose shareholders included Cale Yarborough

Cale Yarborough

William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough , is a farmer, businessman and former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner. He is one of only two drivers in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships...

, a three-time winner of the NASCAR

NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

 Winston Cup Series season title, television

Television

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 executive Robert Wussler

Robert Wussler

Robert J. Wussler was a journalist, executive, and co-founder of CNN.- Early life and education :Wussler was born in Newark, New Jersey and attended Seton Hall University.- Career :...

; and former college football

College football

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 coach Danny Ford

Danny Ford

Danny Lee Ford is a former American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Alabama from 1967 to 1969. He served as the head football coach at Clemson University in South Carolina from 1978 to 1989 and at the University of Arkansas from 1993 to 1997, compiling...

.

The concept of TRAC was to put teams of drivers in identically prepared cars that were said to be similar to the muscle cars produced by Detroit

Automotive industry

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. Some of the cars that were scheduled to compete included the Chevrolet Corvette

Chevrolet Corvette

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, the Dodge Viper

Dodge Viper

The first prototype was tested in January 1989. It debuted in 1991 with two pre-production models as the pace car for the Indianapolis 500 when Dodge was forced to substitute it in place of the Japanese-built Stealth because of complaints from the United Auto Workers, and went on sale in January...

, and the Ford Mustang

Ford Mustang

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. All entries were to be equipped with Riley & Scott

Riley & Scott

Riley & Scott Cars Inc. was a racing constructor and racing team that primarily provided chassis for various forms of motorsport, but worked primarily in sports car racing. It was founded in 1990 by Bob Riley and Mark Scott.-Sports car racing:...

-designed chassis and fuel-injected V8 engines supplied and sealed (to prevent tampering) by a designated vendor.

Teams, representing various race track

Race track

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s throughout the country, would accumulate points in each race for each driver, presumably based on the order of finish. The plan called for regular season races, playoffs, and a championship.

TRAC had a contract from ESPN

ESPN

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 to televise the races. Raycom Media

Raycom Media

- History :Although Raycom Media dates its birth to 1996, the core of the company was formed in 1992 when Atlanta native Bert Ellis formed Ellis Communications. He eventually controlled 13 television stations and two radio stations....

handled marketing and sold advertising, and Yarborough was the league's spokesman.

TRAC was unable to sell sponsorships for any of the proposed teams, and the league folded without conducting a single race. The end of TRAC was officially announced on August 26, 2003.