Re: Tom Compton (background)
 

Wally thought he WALKED ON WATER........SAD

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...3/ai_57151434/

Re: Tom Compton (background)
 

How do you qualify from running a dog food company. To running a automotive racing org...
who did he now. was he getting fired??? i mean its hard to sell dog food, when every one is eatting cat food, hahahahaha......... i though it was funny!!!!!!

Re: Tom Compton (background)
 

I am pretty sure he worked for Kal Kan. I have friend who just refers to him as the dog food salesman.

Re: Tom Compton (background)
 

do they sell cat food???

Re: Tom Compton (background)
 

I think they did, I don't even know if they are still around.

Re: Tom Compton (background)
 

Sounds just like most other CEO's etc, they are at the top running things 'Into the ground'

....corporate America, you got to love it.

Re: Tom Compton (background)
 

From Drag Racing Online, circa' 2000:
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DRO: Tom, could you give us a little background on yourself?

Tom Compton: I'm married with two beautiful girls, Rachel, 5, and Nicole, 7. I've been living in the L.A. area for the last 20 years since I graduated from UCLA. I went to college at UCLA and USC and I have a Master's degree in International Finance.

Before coming to NHRA I worked for Heron Communications. They are a video entertainment company with four video divisions, which include sports programming, theatrical, movies in Spanish language, and a children's company. My first job there was to help start up the sports programming company and the children's company. I worked my way up there from business manager on the start-ups to director of strategic planning for the whole company.

DRO: How did you end up at NHRA?

TC: Through an unlikely chain of events I found out about this "accounting" job at NHRA. At first I didn't apply because I'm not an accountant; then I heard that there were people at NHRA who were disappointed I hadn't sent my resume. I found out through some conversations that the position they wanted filled would be as the first Chief Financial Officer in NHRA history and it was a position that involved just about every business and operation aspect of the NHRA. That got my interest and I applied for and got the job.

Re: Tom Compton (background)
 

from Street & Smiths Sports Business Journal, July, 2004
(out of context of interview with Tom Compton)
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You previously worked at Mars. What’s your favorite candy bar?
Compton: Well, Mars is both confectionery and pet food. I worked in the pet food.

I assume you don’t have a favorite brand of pet food.
Compton: No. Snickers is my favorite.

Re: Tom Compton (background)
 

Now, this is suspect??

Re: Tom Compton (background)
 

National Hosed Racers Association

just like most big corporations... turn them upside down and they might succeed...
take hands on track owners & managers like pat / tech like wesley & travis and put them in charge then hire a marketing companie and shazaam... maybe, just maybe, we could get back RACING not the dog & pony shows.

just one (soon to be ex racers) opinion
captain jack