LeSA fRANCe KeNNedy ViCe CHAiRwoMAN/exeCutiVe ViCe PReSideNt L
esa France Kennedy, Vice-Chairwoman and Exec- utive Vice-President of NASCAR, also serves as the Chairperson of International Speedway Cor-
poration, a motorsports entertainment company. Kennedy, sister of NASCAR Chairman / CEO Brian
France, has in the past been named one of the Top 20 Fe- male Sports Executives by Street & Smith’s Sports Busi- ness Journal, as well as one of the 25 Most Influential People In NASCAR by the Charlotte Observer. And in 2009, Kennedy was named as the “Most Powerful Woman in Sports” by Forbes Magazine. Kennedy joined ISC in 1983 and was named to the Board of Directors one year later. She was appointed Ex- ecutive Vice-President of the company in 1996. She also served as ISC’s Secretary from 1987-96 and as its Treas- urer from 1989-96. Kennedy has been active in civic organizations in the Daytona Beach area including the Chamber of Com-
MiKe HeLtoN PReSideNt
he sport’s most visible leader at the race track, NASCAR President Mike Helton assumed that role in November 2000 when he suc- ceeded Bill France Jr., who had served as President since 1972. Helton was well-prepared for his new position, to say the least. In February 1999 he had become the first person outside the France family to take over the day-to- day operations of NASCAR, when he was named Senior Vice-Presi- dent and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that, Helton had served as NASCAR’s Vice-President for Competition since January 1994.
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merce, Seaside Music Theater, Leadership Daytona, the Civic League of the Halifax Area and the United Way. She serves on the Board of
Directors of SunTrust Bank as well as a Futures Board Member.
She has also served on the Board of Trustees for Stetson University’s School of Busi- ness. Kennedy received a B.A. in economics and a B.A. in psychology from Duke Univer- sity in 1983.
She resides in Daytona Beach, Florida, with her son, Benjamin, who is a student at the University of Florida and an aspiring stock car racer and competes in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series.
Born and raised in Bristol,
Virginia, Helton’s motorsports experience is multi-faceted. In addition to working for a sanctioning body, during his career he has also been a track operator, and even raced a little himself. Helton is well-known by NASCAR’s many fans as the man who presides in the “big hauler” on race weekends. He is the voice of authority
– and reason. But he also is a portrait of popularity, evident whenever he appears in the garage area, as he takes the time to greet fans, sign auto- graphs and pose for photo- graphs. Helton and his wife, Lynda, reside in Ormond Beach, Florida.
NASCAR BoARd of diReCtoRS Brian Z. france (Chairman of the Board and Chief executive officer) James C. france (Vice Chairman / executive Vice-President) Lesa france Kennedy (Vice Chairwoman / executive Vice-President) Mike Helton (President) Gary Crotty (Secretary / General Counsel)
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