Question: What Texan was Turn 1 (aka “Big Red”) of the Circuit of The Americas race track in Austin named after?
Answer: Red McCombs. Born in Dickens County in 1927, Billy Joe “Red” McCombs amassed an estimated $1.7 billion fortune from automotive sales. He was one of the founding owners of the San Antonio Spurs, and he donated $50 million to the University of Texas, which named its school of business after him. McCombs provided significant financial backing to the development of the Circuit of the Americas. In 2020, the track named the sweeping Turn 1 in his honor.
