NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Brian France

Brian France (born August 2, 1962) is the CEO and chairman of NASCAR, taking over the position from his father, Bill France, Jr., in 2003 [1]. He had previously managed NASCAR's marketing department and touring divisions and was involved in the creation of the Craftsman Truck Series. is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... â€œChief executiveâ€ redirects here. ... The phrase Chairman of the Board has several meanings: Chairman of the Board is the term used to denote the leader of a corporations board of directors. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... William Bill Clay France, Jr. ... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ...

France is also the head of Brandsense, a marketing company whose clients include Tony Stewart, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and Britney Spears. For other persons named Tony Stewart, see Tony Stewart (disambiguation). ... Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ...

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Brian France has also been criticized for having presided over a period of NASCAR history that had seen two lawsuits by racetracks (Texas Motor Speedway and Kentucky Speedway) to get NASCAR dates. Rockingham Speedway is a racetrack located in Rockingham, North Carolina. ... The Mountain Dew Southern 500 is a 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup race. ... This article is about the automaker. ... Matt Kenseths 2004 car being pushed out by his crew 2007 Busch Series car 2007 Cup car Matthew Roy Kenseth (born March 10, 1972) is a stock car racing driver for the Roush Fenway Racing team in NASCARs Nextel Cup series. ... This article is about the NASCAR car style. ... Texas Motor Speedway is a superspeedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas -- the portion located in Denton County, Texas. ... Kentucky Speedway is a relatively new superspeedway located in Sparta, Kentucky, approximately halfway between Louisville, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio, with easy interstate highway access to both cities, and is additionally less than 100 miles from another fairly sizable market, Lexington, Kentucky. ...

The Car of Tomorrow controversy did not diminish with the vehicle's first eight races during the 2007 season, and the model was universally derided by fans and most race drivers, with Jeff Gordon pointedly stating after the Lenox Industrial Tools 300 at New Hampshire, "I could have told you from when I first drove this car that the aero-push would be worse." This article is about the NASCAR car style. ... The Lenox Industrial Tools 300 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. ...

Brian France was made the face of efforts by International Speedway Corporation to purchase ground near New York City and Kitsap County, Washington for speedways with NASCAR dates already penciled into their schedules; as of July 2007 neither speedway effort has gone anywhere and both have stirred heavy local opposition. International Speedway Corporation (NYSE: ISCA) is a corporation whose primary business is the ownership and management of NASCAR race tracks. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Kitsap County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington, named after Chief Kitsap of the Suquamish tribe. ...

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)

Chairmen and Presidents
Bill France, Sr. \| Bill France, Jr. \| Mike Helton \| Brian France
National Racing Series
NEXTEL Cup Series \| Busch Series \| Craftsman Truck Series
Regional/Local Racing Series
Grand National Division: West Series \| Busch East Series Modified: Whelen Modified Tour \| Whelen Southern Modified Tour Weekly Short Track Racing: Whelen All-American Series Special Event: Toyota All-Star Showdown Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... William Bill Henry Getty France, Sr. ... William Bill Clay France, Jr. ... Helton(left) meeting with Adm. ... The NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... Most recent champion(s) Kevin Harvick The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs minor league circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations... The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... NASCAR Local Racing is a group of regional stock car racing divisions sanctioned by NASCAR. NASCAR Grand National Division NASCAR West Series Busch East Series NASCAR Modified Whelen Modified Tour Whelen Southern Modified Tour NASCAR Special Event Toyota All-Star Showdown NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Midwest Series Northwest Series Southeast... The NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series (formerly the NASCAR Winston West Series and the NASCAR Grand National Division, Autozone West Series) is a regional stock car racing division of NASCAR. The West Series was first formed in 1954 as a proving ground for drivers from the West who could... The NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series is a regional stock car racing division sanctioned by NASCAR. Formed in 1987, The series races primarily in the Northeastern United States, including Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. ... (The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was previously named NASCAR Winston Modified Tour and NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series) The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (WMT) is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR in the Modified division. ... The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour (WSMT) is a stock car racing series owned by NASCAR and operated in the Southeastern United States as part of its Modified Division. ... The Whelen All-American Series (formerly the Dodge Weekly Series) is a semi-professional and amateur auto racing series sanctioned by NASCAR. It is commonly seen as the lowest level of competitive racing sanctioned by NASCAR, and is thus the entry point for a number of aspiring drivers. ... The Toyota All-Star Showdown is an nonpoints, all-star race that brings together the top drivers in NASCARs lower-level series. ...
International Series
NASCAR Canada: Canadian Tire Series NASCAR Mexico: Corona Series \| T4 Series The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series is a NASCAR series in Canada. ... The NASCAR Corona Series (formerly NASCAR Mexico Corona Series) is a NASCAR series in Mexico. ... The NASCAR Mexico T4 Series is a semi-professional 4-cylinder racing series in Mexico, promoted and sanctioned by NASCAR Mexico, the Mexico City-based NASCAR office. ...
Former Series
AutoZone Elite Division: Midwest Series \| Northwest Series \| Southeast Series \| Southwest Series Other Series:ISCARS \| Grand American \| Grand National East Division The AutoZone Elite Division, Midwest Series is a defunct racing league that operated from 1998 to 2006 under the direction of NASCAR. The series raced light-weight late model race cars. ... The AutoZone Elite Division, Northwest Series is a defunct racing league that operated from 1985 to 2006 under the direction of NASCAR. The series raced light-weight late model race cars. ... The NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southeast Series is a NASCAR-sanctioned amateur/semi-pro racing series based in the Southeastern United States. ... The AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series is a defunct racing league that operated from 1985 to 2006 under the direction of NASCAR. The series raced light-weight late model race cars. ... The International Sport Compact Auto Racing Series (ISCARS) (previously known as the NASCAR Baby Grand National, Goodys Dash Series and IPOWER Dash Series among others) is a stock car racing series created by NASCAR in 1975 that involved V-6 powered cars raced over relatively short distances. ... The Grand American Road Racing Association or Grand-Am is an auto racing sanctioning body that was established in 1999 to organize endurance road racing competitions in North America. ...
Television & Radio
FOX \| ESPN/ABC \| TNT \| Hot Pass \| SPEED MRN Radio \| Performance Racing Network \| IMS Radio Network

Daytona 500 \| Chase for the NEXTEL Cup \| Current Races \| Seasons in Review Tracks \| Rules & Regulations \| Car of Tomorrow Drivers \| Teams \| Hall of Fame \| Champions \| All-time Cup Winners \| Rookie of the Year Buschwhackers \| Road Course Ringers \| Canada \| Mexico \| Video Games This page is an overview of coverage of NASCAR racing on television and radio. ... NASCAR ON FOX is a series of NASCAR races airing on Fox Sports and the SPEED Channel since 2001. ... NASCAR on ESPN is a series of NASCAR races that were broadcasted by ABC and the ESPN networks from the early 1960s until 2000. ... NASCAR on TNT is the tagname for any NASCAR series race that has been broadcast on TNT. // Prior to 2001, Turner Sports home for NASCAR was TNTs sister station, TBS. With the new contracts signed for 2001, Turner entered a partnership with NBC and moved its races to TNT... NASCAR Hot Pass is a pay-per-view television package available exclusively on DirecTV in the United States and on various cable & satellite providers in Canada. ... For other uses, see Speed (disambiguation). ... The Motor Racing Network (MRN) is the radio broadcasting operation of NASCAR. It broadcasts coverage of most major NASCAR races at the top three levels of NASCAR: the NEXTEL Cup, the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series. ... The Performance Racing Network is a radio network controlled by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network is a broadcast radio network (acutally, more properly a radio syndication arrangement) by which the annual Indianapolis 500 atomobile race is broadcast on radio stations covering most of North America. ... The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... The NEXTEL Cup trophy presented to the champion after the Ford 400. ... The following is a list of current (as of 2007) NASCAR races from the Nextel Cup, Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series, along with their venues. ... A list of NASCAR Championship seasons: Note to editors:When editing NASCAR-related articles, please be sure to link all years to the appropriate seasons. ... 12. ... NASCAR makes and enforces numerous rules and regulations that transcend all racing series. ... This article is about the NASCAR car style. ... // All statistics used in these tables are as of the end of the 2007 USG Sheetrock 400 race. ... This is a list of NASCAR teams, a list of all teams that race in one of NASCARs top three divisions (NEXTEL Cup, Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series). ... NASCAR has committed itself to building a Hall of Fame at some location in the southern or midwestern United States. ... This is a list of National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) champions; that is, a list of all the champions in NASCARs three major series (NEXTEL Cup, Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series). ... As of the end of the 2007 UAW-Ford 500 held at Talladega Superspeedway on October 7, 2007. ... The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. ... A Buschwhacker is a term commonly used in NASCAR. It refers to any regular Nextel Cup driver that participates in a NASCAR Busch Series event. ... Road Course Ringer is a term used to describe a NASCAR driver who only runs road courses. ... NASCAR, the most popular motorsport in the United States, has worked with video game developers to design several video games. ...

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