Tony Townley Net Worth: How Rich is John Wes Townley’s Father?

Tony Townley is the co-founder and Executive Vice President of Zaxby’s Franchising Inc. He also owned the professional car racing team, Athenian Motorsports. Tony is better known as the father of the former professional stock car racing driver, John Wes Townley, who was killed in a double shooting in Athens on Saturday, October 2, 2022. Tony Townley net worth is still under review at the moment.

Early life

Tony Townley was born in the United States of America. There is not enough information available on his early life, and his parents. Regarding his education detail, he has studied at The University of Georgia. He studied at the University for two years from 1980 to 1982. Then in 1982, he joined the Georgia Southern University-College of Business Administration. He completed the BBA degree from the University in 1986.

Tony Townley Net Worth & Career

Talking about his professional career, he started working as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the leading mortgage lender company, Southern Mortgage & Lending Corporation in November 1988. He was also the President of the company. Tony served six years two months in the company, and in December 1994, he left the company.

In September 1994, he began serving as Chief Financial Officer at Zaxby’s Franchising Inc. He worked as a Chief Financial Officer at Zaxby for more than 17 years until November 2011. Then, he co-founded the Zaxby’s Restaurant Brand in November 2011. He also worked as the Executive Vice President of the restaurant brand.

As a co-founder, Tony is responsible for setting the mission, vision, and overall direction of Zaxby’s franchise system. He also leads the management team and looks after the overall growth of the company that includes finance, legal and risk management. Tony is currently operating more than 140 of Zaxby’s 910 restaurant locations.

In 2014, Tony purchased the professional stock car racing team, Athenian Motorsports. The racing team competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the ARCA Racing Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Tony’s son, John Wes Townley made his debut for the team in the Nationwide Series at Talladega in May 2014.

In 2016, the racing team ran in the ARCA Racing Series with John running the racing car for the majority of the season. The team competed in a total of 114 races, and the last race came in the Camping World Truck Series on 2016 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead).

Tony Townley Personal Life

Tony Townley is a married man. He has not shared enough detail on his marriage life yet. From his marriage life, he has a son named John Wes Townley, who used to compete part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Tony lost his son, John Lewis on Saturday, October 3, 2021. John was shot to death in a double homicide in the five points area of Athens, Georgia. John was immediately transported to a local hospital after he was shot. However, he couldn’t survive due to his serious injuries. Along with him, a 30-year old woman was shot, and she is currently in critical condition as she also has serious injuries.

According to the spokesperson of Athens-Clarke County police Lt. Shaun Barnett, they have arrested a 32-year-old Dunwoody man as a suspect of the crime scene. The investigation is still going on though they have not made any charges against him yet. Barnett also revealed that according to preliminary information the incident seems related to domestic violence.

Tony Townley Net Worth

Tony Townley’s net worth at the moment is not available and is under review. However, he must have earned a hefty sum from running one of the fastest-growing restaurant franchise systems, Zaxby’s Franchising Inc.