Busch Grand National Series

Lewis Married in Asheville, NC

Ashton Lewis, Jr. and Meredith Busby

Asheville, NC (December 15, 2002) - On Saturday, December 14, 2002, Ashton Lewis, Jr., the driver of the No. 46 Civil Air Patrol NASCAR Busch Grand National car, and Meredith Busby were married in a ceremony at the Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa located in Asheville, North Carolina.

The wedding took place at 5:00 pm, at the Country Club, which was decorated for the Holidays. It was a beautiful ceremony that was attended by approximately 100 of the couples family and friends. A reception immediately followed, also at the Country Club.

The location for the wedding was picked for both it’s beauty and it’s location. It is mid-way between Lewis’ hometown of Chesapeake, Virginia and Busby’s hometown of Talladega, Alabama.

The wedding party consisted of the following;
Matron of Honor, Robbyn Lawson of Birmingham, Alabama
Bridesmaid, April Clardy of Talladega, Alabama
Bridesmaid, Shannon Collins of McDonough, Georgia
Bridesmaid, Jennifer Gurley of Jacksonville, Florida
Bridesmaid, Meg Molliston of Talladega, Alabama
Bridesmaid, Karin Woodruff of Talladega, Alabama
Bridesmaid, Susan Yeatts of Chesapeake, Virginia
Jr. Bridesmaid, Emily Busby of Pelham, Alabama
Best Man, Charlie Lewis of Mt. Pleasant, North Carolina
Groomsman, Robert Barker of Scottsburg, Virginia
Groomsman, Chip Davis of Charlotte, North Carolina
Groomsman, Talmadge Yeatts of Chesapeake, Virginia

The couple first met in 1999 when Meredith moved to Concord, North Carolina to pursue a career in motorsports. They dated for nearly a year, and Ashton proposed at a restaurant in Key Largo in November of 2000, on the evening following the final racing event of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Meredith attended Jacksonville State University (Jacksonville, AL), and was originally pursuing a degree in the nursing field. After a couple of years, she decided to change her major to Public Relations. She did an internship at The International Motorsports Hall of Fame and Museum in Talladega, Alabama, and later was offered a job in the public relations department at Talladega Superspeedway.

Ashton completed his mechanical engineering degree at Old Dominion University, while he raced on weekends in the NASCAR Winston Racing Series at Langley and Southampton Speedways in Virginia. In 1998 he entered eight Busch series events and placed an admirable third at Watkins Glen. In 1999 Lewis went to work as an engineer at Akins Motorsports, but left at the end of the year to form Lewis Motorsports along with his brother, Charlie, and their father.

The couple flew out early on Sunday morning to enjoy their honeymoon in Kauai, Hawaii.