Roger Curtis

Roger Curtis, president of Michigan International Speedway,a long-time veteran of motorsports administration. At the time of his appointment as the head of MIS in June 2006, Curtis had served as the vice president of Sales and Marketing at California Speedway, where he supervised the superspeedway’s advertising and promotions, sales and marketing, public relations and ticketing operations.

Before his time at California, Curtis, a native of Terre Haute, Ind., served as the senior director of Marketing and Sales at Richmond International Raceway. Prior to that, he was the director of Marketing and Sales at Watkins Glen International.  

Curtis’ extensive motorsports resume is not limited to track administration. Involved in motorsports since 1991, he has owned his own motorsports marketing and communications company and has worked with Bobby Allison Motorsports, Bill Davis Racing and NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Bobby Dotter.

Curtis is a graduate of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Ind.

With his appointment at Michigan International Speedway, Curtis returned to his Midwestern roots. His wife, Marla, grew up attending races at MIS and hails from nearby Clarkston, Mich.  The couple has one son and two daughters: Austin, Bailey and Cameron.  

Curtis counts family time, the outdoors, music and cooking among his many interests.

Did you know?

• Prior to entering the field of marketing and earning his degree from Indiana State, Curtis started as a nuclear engineering student at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.
• His brother-in-law, Scott Diehl, spent eight years as the car chief for Tony Stewart and was on hand for both of Stewart’s NASCAR Sprint Cup championships before retiring at the end of 2005 to operate a landscaping company in the Fenton, Mich., area.
• His father-in-law has been a season ticket holder at Michigan International Speedway since 1971.
  
  

Roger serves on the following Boards:

• Secretary, Lenawee Economic Development Corporation
• Michigan Chamber
• South Central Michigan Works
• Michigan Travel Commission