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...
both qualms sell
Over time, they will sell out both events. I have no qualms about that at all.
culture goals objectives time took understanding
They took their time understanding NASCAR's culture and goals and objectives of how we operated.
best interest nascar recognize
They recognize that (centralizing their teams) wasn't how NASCAR (works) and wasn't going to be in their best interest in the future.
bar bit southern sushi
They're going to have a sushi bar and make this place feel a little bit more like where it is: Southern California. That's going to help.
climb everest everybody mount owner team winning
You don't want a new team owner to think he has to climb Mount Everest to have a winning team. Not everybody can climb Mount Everest.
competition drivers excitement fan intense move provides track
This move provides for even more intense competition on the track between drivers and manufacturers, which will provide more excitement and fan interest.
agreement baseball cup franchise nba promotion quietly regular season series treated wearing
The Busch Series is quietly doing NBA or regular season baseball numbers. It's wearing out other sports. Busch will never be the Cup series, but we would like the new agreement for that to be a franchise of its own, treated with promotion and announcers that differentiate that series a little better as we go down the road.
country division elite people settling unique vote
I would vote no. Other people in our organization would like to see it. But I like distinguishing the elite division in the country with a unique way of settling the championship.
chance close follow joe proven smart success translate
Joe Gibbs has proven that you can take success from one sport and translate it to another. If they follow anything close to his model, and they're smart guys, they'll have a chance to be successful.
agree biggest definitely drivers earn love popular stars
I think it definitely would be helpful. They're the two biggest stars in the sport. We'd love to see the most popular drivers be in the Chase, but you have to earn it. They would agree with that.
history looking point toyota
I think it's going to go down as an important point in our history. And I know they're (BEGIN BRACKET) Toyota (END BRACKET) looking at it from a long-term view.
drivers earn fan limp performance
We have to be, and we will be, a performance-based series. You have to perform. You know what, the drivers ... don't want to limp in on a fan vote. They want to earn their way in or not earn their way in.
line
Their credibility is on the line with our credibility.
earn tough
I had a pretty tough father, as you know. If you wanted a role, you had to earn it.