Nashville Superspeedway president Erik Moses named Fiesta Bowl director
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Nashville Superspeedway president and general manager Erik Moses was named executive director and chief executive officer of the Fiesta Bowl.
Before his arrival at Nashville Superspeedway Moses worked with the Military Bowl and AT&T Nations Football Classic when he was senior vice president of the Washington DC Sports Entertainment Division.
He also served as president of the XFL in 2019.
Moses, 51, became the first Black president of a NASCAR track and is the first minority to be named executive director of the Fiesta Bowl, which is celebrating its 50th year. Moses replaces Mike Nealy, who left the Fiesta Bowl in March.
“It’s very tough for me to leave and if this were not a really unique opportunity with a really fantastic organization and great market that truly embraces the Fiesta Bowl I wouldn’t have been able to do it,” Moses said Tuesday. “I wouldn’t have been able to leave that community in Middle Tennessee that has so embraced me and made me feel so welcome in such a short period of time.”
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Moses will remain in his role through the NASCAR Champions Week and awards show in Nashville Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at the Music City Center.
Fiesta Bowl board member Jim Hatfield will serve as interim executive director through this year’s game, which will host a College Football Playoff semifinal on Dec. 31.
Before Moses’ arrival the Nashville Superspeedway track had been dormant for 10 years. Under his direction it re-opened to a sold-out Ally 400 NASCAR Cup Series event crowd on Father’s Day 2021. It was the first time a NASCAR Cup race had been run in Middle Tennessee in 36 years.
It included a full NASCAR Cup weekend with Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series races.
“It’s one of the things I’m most proud of in my career, having the opportunity to be presented with that challenge and to be able to work with the really great people both at Dover, on our team in Nashville, with Speedway Motor Sports, with NASCAR and with the community in Middle Tennessee to make those events successful,” Moses said. “And to get that track and that venue on everybody’s radar in a major way. I think the sky is the limit for that venue and for that race.”
Moses is a member of the NASCAR Industry Diversity Council, Leadership Middle Tennessee, the Rotary Club of Nashville and the Board of Trustees of Cumberland University.
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