Brian France
Brian France
Brian Franceis an American businessman who is the current CEO and Chairman of NASCAR, taking over the position from his father, Bill France Jr., in 2003. Time Magazine named him one of the "100 Most Influential of the Century" in 2006 and he was named one of the five most powerful sports executives by The Sporting News in 2005...
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We're looking at making sure we have the right balance in terms of points for a win. We're not ready to make that decision, but we are studying that to make sure we have enough real reward for a win. That's something we will have to look at.
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We knew that when we did all the moves in the last three years, another event in Phoenix in the calendar year, another one in California, that would take time to absorb that in the marketplace. They've made a lot of progress with management changes that I think are starting to pay some dividends. I think they're going to have a very big crowd.
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We'd always like it to be closer, but it really is close enough for us. The perfect scenario would be all 10 guys within 25 points of each other. But I don't think we would go to a separate points system because part of the beauty of this is that you still have to beat 33 others.
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It's not a flag that I look at with anything favorable, that's for sure. I can't tell people what flag to fly. I can tell you the flag we get behind, it's the American flag.
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It's not a flag I look at (as) anything favorable.
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No big changes that we can see. There may be some adjustments. We know that NASCAR's success is in the longevity of historically important events.
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They wanted to do it right. The benefits (for NASCAR) are going to be obvious in that they're legendary players. ... They'll bring in visibility.
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It's 'Hallelujah' for me. No. 1, he's put such an effort forward and has had some near misses in previous years. But that's exactly what NASCAR was built on.
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The other thing is, I know how competitively hungry they are. They're not here just to be here. They're here to compete hard, showcase their products and support their teams. And they're going to do it on the biggest stage.
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We are going to look at the Chase when the season clears, but my sense of it is that it isn't going to be anything more than a small adjustment.
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We hear ideas all the time that we could consider.
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We're getting down to the wire. Looks to be in the next four to six weeks or sooner there will be some firm announcements of where we'll land.
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We have not announced the final penalties for Chad. We're not happy that he has had a progression of pushing the envelope.
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Toyota has proven in the truck series it can be a great partner. They have proven they can build relationships with team owners and enhance the competition.