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 have a lot of drivers who speak for the garage area now. But Dale was like Michael Jordan. I don't think you'll ever replace him fully because of the type of person he was.
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This move provides for even more intense competition on the track between drivers and manufacturers, which will provide more excitement and fan interest.
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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.
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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.
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I congratulate Chris Powell and LVMS for launching this improvement project. The new garage area will give race fans an opportunity to see their favorite drivers up close. The strong relationship between fans and drivers is a NASCAR hallmark, which will be alive and well at LVMS.
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We just need to find a market in Canada that works. We know we have a tremendous fan base up there.
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It would be OK (for a champion not to win a race), although I think it's very unlikely. I would be shocked if the winner goes through the final 10 and doesn't win a race.
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We are going to have a greater urban impact. Anytime you can create awareness, it stands to create interest.
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Baseball's Hall of Fame wasn't located in a major metropolitan area, and they've struggled.
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We are very under-covered for the size audience we have. The good news for us is we're looking at that. We're disappointed, but we know one day we are going to turn the corner on that.
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We don't want to put such a moat around the teams that can't assist us bring new teams in.
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We don't want to penalize him unnecessarily. He started out with five teams in a system that allowed that. We want to make sure to do it in a smooth way.
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It has been a big distraction. We haven't announced the final penalty for Chad yet. We don't expect somebody to fall into the bad zone, if you will, too many times. So we're going to have to check ourselves from a deterrent standpoint to make sure the guys understand what we're trying to get done.
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It created a bit of a stir. But the model works for us.