Brian France

Brian France ( born August 2, 1962) is the CEO and managing director of NASCAR, the largest motor sports organization in the United States. He took over the position from his father, Bill France, Jr. in 2003. Previously, he was already manager involved in the marketing department and in the establishment of the Craftsman Truck Series.

France is also the Managing Director of Brand Sense, a marketing company, whose clients include Tony Stewart, the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and Britney Spears are.

Career Highlights

  • The Sporting News magazine chose France 2005 one of the five most powerful men in the sports shop.
  • France oversaw the introduction of the Chase for the Cup in 2004.
  • France is a founding member of the Craftsman Truck Series in 1995.

Controversies

NASCAR fans were outraged by the changes in NASCAR, for example, about the end of the NASCAR race at North Carolina Speedway, the loss of the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, the arrival of Toyota as a non- American manufacturer, the test, the to discredit Championship from Matt Kenseth and the introduction of the Car of Tomorrow. France became a symbol of all that do not like the fans at the development of the sport.

France was also criticized that was covered in his tenure NASCAR same with two court cases in which race tracks have been trying to court to sue race.

The controversy surrounding the Car of Tomorrow also held after the first race after its introduction in the 2007 season, because it is unpopular both with the fans and the drivers.

France tried together with the International Speedway Corporation family owned new circuits in the vicinity of New York and the Kitsap County to build, for which he had already reserved dates on the racing calendar. However, these efforts came after the resistance in the population to a halt.

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