Marylaurel Eberhart Wilks
Sales and Marketing Manager
Marylaurel Eberhart Wilks oversees the NASCAR Hall of Fame sales and marketing efforts including advertising, promotions, marketing, branding, group sales, facility rentals, sponsorships and memberships. Wilks has two decades of experience in the entertainment industry through roles at Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) and International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Most recently, Wilks served as vice president of marketing for Richmond International Raceway, where she managed marketing, advertising, promotions, public relations and ticketing. Previously she performed a variety of management functions at SMI, including general counsel, executive vice president of management and administration at Charlotte Motor Speedway and vice president of communications and investor relations for SMI. Wilks’ accomplishments include 2007 Charlotte Business Women of the Year, 2009 Cedar Crest College Alumnae of the Year, Women in Business Achievement Award, Charlotte Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 and NC Legal Elite Award. Her many roles in the community have included North Carolina Motorsports Association, CRVA Visitor’s Advisory Committee, May 20th Society, Girl’s On the Run, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce and North Carolina State Bar Council. She graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts from Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Penn., and earned her juris doctorate from Wake Forest University School of Law.
