Racing legend and Charlotte icon Bruton Smith passed away in his home today.


From selling cars in his front yard to building the Charlotte Motor Speedway Mark Garrison sits down with Scott Cooper from the Speedway to reflect on his impact locally and around the country.

Racing legend and Charlotte icon Bruton Smith passed away in his home today.
 From selling cars in his front yard to building the Charlotte Motor Speedway Mark Garrison sits down with Scott Cooper from the Speedway to reflect on his impact locally and around the country.

Mark Garrison knows North Carolina.  For more than 30 years, he’s been reporting on everything from Tarheel politics to deep fried food at the state fair.

Mark did more than 500 television features as part of the Carolina Camera on Channel-3, WBTV. Many of those stories about various Carolina characters now reside on YouTube --- with one story about a farmer who is a deadeye with a slingshot getting more than 20 million views!

Mark is WBT’s News Director. He’s been on our airwaves since 2007.   Now, his in-depth reporting will be featured here.

Mark Garrison knows North Carolina.  For more than 30 years, he’s been reporting on everything from Tarheel politics to deep fried food at the state fair.
Mark did more than 500 television features as part of the Carolina Camera on Channel-3, WBTV. Many of those stories about various Carolina characters now reside on YouTube --- with one story about a farmer who is a deadeye with a slingshot getting more than 20 million views!
Mark is WBT’s News Director. He’s been on our airwaves since 2007.   Now, his in-depth reporting will be featured here.