James France
$1.8B
Born
Oct 24, 1944
Age
81
Source of Wealth
Nascar, racing
Residence
Daytona Beach, Florida
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Married
Children
3
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Florida Southern College
- James France inherited an estimated 36% of Nascar, the stock-car racing business founded in 1948 by his father, William France Sr.
- He has sat on Nascar's board of directors since 2000.
- Viewership is down, but the business remains afloat due to 10-year TV deals with Fox and NBC, worth $8.2 billion in rights, that began in 2015.
- France also serves as chairman of Nascar's sister company, publicly traded International Speedway Corp, which operates 13 racetracks.
- After Sprint's contracted ended in December 2016, Nascar signed a $20 million per year deal with Monster Energy that commenced in 2017.
- His niece Lesa France Kennedy is International Speedway's CEO, while nephew Brian France is Nascar's chief executive.
- France raced in the U.S. Motorcycle Grand Prix in the late 1960s, raced dirt track competitions for nearly five years and has raced karts on both dirt and asphalt.
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