May George Barber, Jr.’s memory be for a blessing

I am saddened to hear about the passing of George W. Barber, who is to me first and foremost the founder of Barber Motorsports Park, the most beautiful racing venue to which I have ever been.

He was many other things, of course, including a racing driver and a successful businessman, but the aptly described “motorsports park” named for him represents something essential about the soul of racing. Motor racing has the kind of effect on people that they pour themselves into it with everything they have, building on its future to benefit not just themselves but everyone who loves it for generations to come. Barber was that kind of guy who built that kind of place.