Watching NASCAR is one of my favorite ways to spend a Sunday. Do you ever watch the sport?
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is an American family-owned and operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto-racing sporting activities
Yes, I believe the company was founded by Bill France Sr. back in 1948.
Sure,but and his grandson Brian France became its CEO in 2003.
Yes, I think it is an impressive family business to have it's races broadcast on television internationally on over 150 channels.
They also sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 39 of the 50 US states as well as in Canada.
They say that early stock car racing in the US got it's start thanks to prohibition and bootlegging.
Stock car racing
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly and most prominently in the United States and Canada, with New Zealand, Australia, Mexico, Great Britain and Brazil also having forms of stock car auto racing. Traditionally, races are run on oval tracks measuring approximately . The world's largest governing body for stock car racing is the American NASCAR, and its Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is the premier top level series of professional stock car racing. Top level races typically range between in length.
NASCAR National Commissioner
The NASCAR National Commissioner is a largely honorary title awarded by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). Created by NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. as a reward for contributions to the sport of auto racing, the commissioner today acts as the final appeals level for penalties and sanctions dispensed by the auto racing sanctioning body.
History.
Established by Bill France, Sr., the position of National Honorary Commissioner of Racing was intended to be a powerless, honorary title in recognition of