The France family is known as the "first family" of

NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and ...

racing. NASCAR was founded by Bill France, Sr. in 1948 and to this day France family members own and operate NASCAR.

Jim France James Carl France (born October 24, 1944) is an American motorsports executive. He is the chief executive officer (CEO), the chairman, and executive vice president of NASCAR, the former chief executive officer (CEO) of International Speedway Cor ...

, one of the sons of the founder, is the current chairman and CEO after

Brian France Brian Zachary France (born August 2, 1962) is an American businessman and the former CEO and chairman of NASCAR. He served in the post from 2003 to 2018, following his grandfather (and NASCAR co-founder) Bill France Sr. and father Bill Jr., in t ...

's arrest on August 6, 2018 and subsequent leave from the position. The France family also controls International Speedway Corporation and

International Motor Sports Association The International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) is a North American sports car racing sanctioning body based in Daytona Beach, Florida under the jurisdiction of the ACCUS arm of the FIA. It was started by John Bishop, a former executive dire ...

Notable family members

* William Henry France (1874-1949) - Father of co-founder of NASCAR * James Edmund France (1906-1920) - Brother of co-founder of NASCAR * Bill France Sr. (1909-1992) – Co-founder, CEO and Chairman of NASCAR * Bill France Jr. (1933-2007) – CEO of NASCAR; Chairman of ISC *

(1944-) – CEO and Chairman of NASCAR, Executive vice president of NASCAR; CEO and Chairman of ISC * Lesa Kennedy (1961-) – Executive Vice President of NASCAR; President and CEO of ISC *

(1962-) – Former CEO and Chairman of NASCAR * JC France (1965-) * Ben Kennedy (1991-) - Race Car Driver, General Manager of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series * Steven France (1973-) * Vincent France (2001-)

References

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