Following a report from the Sports activities Enterprise Journal, NASCAR boss Jim France is stepping down as Chief Government Officer (CEO) however will stay because the Chairman and majority proprietor of NASCAR.
France, who turns 82 later this yr, took over the place from nephew Brian France in 2018 following his arrest on suspicion of DUI in Sag Harbor, New York.
Steve O’Donnell, who was the president of NASCAR, will probably be promoted to the position of CEO. Part of the game in numerous roles since 1996, he would be the fifth particular person ever and the primary exterior the France household to carry the place of CEO since NASCAR’s founding in 1948. He labored his means up from the advertising division, carrying a number of hats as he climbed the chief ladder.
Jim France and Michael Jordan in Daytona 500 Victory Lane
Picture by: Chris Graythen – Getty Pictures
Ben Kennedy, who’s the great-grandson of NASCAR founder Invoice France Sr., will change into the game’s Chief Working Officer (COO). He was the Government Vice President and Chief Venue & Racing Improvements Officer. Kennedy is a former racer himself, and a winner in each the NASCAR Craftsman Truck and ARCA Menards East Collection.
An official announcement is predicted at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend.
This isn’t the primary important government change for NASCAR within the first few months of the yr both. Following the contentious 23XI Racing vs. NASCAR lawsuit that went to trial in December, 2025, earlier than ending in a settlement, NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps resigned earlier than the beginning of the 2026 season. That place has not been crammed and people duties have since been unfold out between O’Donnell and Kennedy.
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