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  • • NASCAR: Brian France files lawsuit over a parody Twitter account
    Former NASCAR CEO Brian France has filed a lawsuit in Stamford, Connecticut over a parody Twitter account titled “Drunken Brian France”. Brian France, who took a leave of absence from his position as NASCAR‘s CEO and has not returned following his arrest for DWI and drug possession in August of 2018, has filed a lawsuit […] NASCAR: Brian France files lawsuit over a parody T...2020
  • • Brian France files suit against parody Twitter account
    From Matt Weaver at Autoweek: Former NASCAR CEO Brian France has filed a lawsuit against the operator of a parody Twitter account that goes by the name “Drunken Brian France.” The litigation was filed in Stamford, Connecticut, on Feb. 28 and alleges that user John Steele is impersonating, harassing and targeting the third-generation former NASCAR […]...2020
  • • Brian France talks to Sports Business Journal
    Eighteen months after departing as the head of NASCAR amid controversy, Brian France is getting back in the game, speaking out for the first time on his tenure in the sport and revealing the launch of a private investment firm. France, the former chairman and CEO of NASCAR, was at the helm of America‘s top […]...2020
  • Column: Brian France was right to bring playoffs to NASCAR
    • Column: Brian France was right to bring playoffs to NASCAR
    Column: Brian France was right to bring playoffs to NASCAR...2019
  • Former NASCAR CEO Brian France pleads guilty to DWI
    • Former NASCAR CEO Brian France pleads guilty to DWI
    France took a leave of absence from his NASCAR duties after the arrest and has since been replaced by his uncle, Jim France....2019
  • • NASCAR CEO France pleads not guilty to DWI
    Brian France, on indefinite leave of absence from his role as NASCAR chairman and CEO, has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated driving while intoxicated and misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance....2018

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Brian France injury and suspension

  • • Tony Stewart hospitalized after ATV accident
    NASCAR driver Tony Stewart was hospitalized Tuesday in Arizona after an accident while he was riding an all-terrain vehicle.The accident, which occurred at some point Sunday afternoon, has landed Stewart in the hospital with a back injury, according a spokesman for Stewart-Haas Racing.Stewart, 44, who has gone on record saying this will be his final season as  NASCAR driver, was due to report next...2016
  • • Matt Kenseth meets with Joey Logano prior to NASCAR return
    HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) Matt Kenseth met with Joey Logano at NASCAR's request on Friday and now wants to move past the incident that earned him a two-race suspension. Kenseth intentionally wrecked Logano as payback three weeks ago and earned the unprecedented suspension from NASCAR. The crash led to Logano's elimination from the playoffs. Kenseth was allowed back at the track for Sunday's season f...2015
  • • Matt Kenseth comments after meeting with NASCAR chairman Brian France
    Matt Kenseth returns this weekend after a two-race suspension. Chris Graythen NASCARMatt Kenseth's meeting on Monday with NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France must have been a productive one.At least this much is certain: The 2003 Sprint Cup champion seems excited about returning to his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota for this weekend's season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.Kenseth, suspended ...2015
  • • NASCAR chairman Brian France calls meeting with Matt Kenseth
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) NASCAR chairman Brian France requested a Monday meeting with Matt Kenseth before the suspended driver returns to racing in the season finale. NASCAR spokesman David Higdon said France called the meeting with the two-time Daytona 500 winner. Kenseth was suspended two races for intentionally wrecking Joey Logano as payback for an earlier incident in the Chase for the Sprint C...2015
  • • NASCAR chairman Brian France calls meeting with Matt Kenseth
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) NASCAR chairman Brian France requested a Monday meeting with Matt Kenseth before the suspended driver returns to racing in the season finale....2015
  • • France Meets With Kenseth
    NASCAR Chairman & CEO Brian France met with Matt Kenseth today in Charlotte, N.C. before the Joe Gibbs Racing driver makes his return to the Sprint Cup Series this weekend following a two-race suspension....2015
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  • • Matt Kenseth congratulates Jimmie Johnson on Texas win
    Just because Matt Kenseth was suspended does not mean he did not take in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. While Erik Jones drove the No. 20 Dewalt Toyota Camry to a 12th place finish which Kenseth considered a “solida day” the highlight of the 2003 Series Champions comments about Texas were in a congratulatory tweet to race winner Jimmie Johnson. Johnson passed Pensk...2015
  • • NASCAR chairman Brian France clarifies meaning of, 'Boys, have at it'
    In light of Tuesday's two-race suspension on Matt Kenseth for deliberately wrecking Joey Logano last weekend at Martinsville Speedway, NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France wants to provide some clarity on what's acceptable....2015
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  • • NASCAR chairman Brian France addresses potential Matt Kenseth penalty
    "We'll get it right," NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France said of how the sanctioning body will react to Matt Kenseth's move on Joey Logano at Martinsville....2015
  • • NASCAR Notebook: Kenseth Suspension Possible
    NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France says a suspension is a possibility for Matt Kenseth’s actions Sunday at Martinsville Speedway....2015

Timeline

  • 2020
    "Former NASCAR CEO Brian France has filed a lawsuit in Stamford, Connecticut over a parody Twitter account titled “Drunken Brian France”."

  • 2019
    "Former NASCAR CEO Brian France pleads guilty to DWI"

  • 2018
    "NASCAR CEO Brian France is reportedly interested in buying the Carolina Panthers"

  • 2017
    "NASCAR chairman Brian France says the Cup's stages format introduced for 2017 has brought out the best in the series"

  • 2016
    "NASCAR CEO Brian France endorses Donald Trump on the eve of Super Tuesday"

  • 2015
    "NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France can't guarantee that Sunday's season-ending Ford EcoBoost 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race will go the full distance."

  • 2014
    "NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France said Friday that he's thrilled with the new format for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, but conceded it may take race fans some time to get used to it."

Brian France trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • NASCAR Chairman Brian France: Steve Byrnes 'was a true inspiration'
    NASCAR chairman and chief executive officer Brian France called FOX Sports broadcaster and analyst Steve Byrnes "a true inspiration to everyone in the NASCAR family," and offered his condolences to the Byrnes family on his passing. ...2015

Brian France stats and results

  • • Tony Stewart hospitalized after ATV accident
    2016
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  • • Matt Kenseth comments after meeting with NASCAR chairman Brian France
    2015
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  • • NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2015: What To Get Used To
    With the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season approaching, there are a lot of changes that fans will have to get used to, as usual. This year, however, is much different than any previous years. There are no major rule changes that are being applied this year. For over a decade, fans, drivers, and anyone associated with the sport have dealt with introductions of new cars, a playoff-type format, an...2015
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  • • 'Dega disaster: Defining moment No. 18 did in Chase hopes of Kyle Busch
    Editor's note: For the month of December, FOXSports.com will count down 31 moments that defined the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. This is No. 18. When NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France decided to radically overhaul the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in 2014, he said one of his key goals was to produce "Game 7 moments." The new Chase did exactly that and then some. Unfortunately, when y...2014
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  • • Fair or unfair? Not every driver is a fan of resetting Chase standings
    When NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France announced this past January that NASCAR was moving to an elimination-style Chase format for the 2014 season, much of the talk centered around how race wins would mean more than ever....2014

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  • • The France dynasty to sell its entire stake in NASCAR?
    LONG POND, PA – JULY 29: Daniel Suarez, driver of the #19 Stanley Toyota, and Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, lead the field to the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Gander Outdoors 400 at Pocono Raceway on July 29, 2018 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images) SUBMITTED ARTICLE On Wednesday, July 26, NASCAR Chairman Brian Fran...2018
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  • Brian France says family is committed to running NASCAR
    • Brian France says family is committed to running NASCAR
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) NASCAR Chairman Brian France insisted Wednesday that his family is dedicated to its racing properties despite a report the business is for sale....2018
  • • Column: Martinsville was the hard racing NASCAR wants
    MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Denny Hamlin loves Martinsville Speedway, where he has won five times at a place he considers one of his home tracks. Yet when he was shown on the infield big screen after wrecking Chase Elliot, he was roundly booed. Yes, the guy from Virginia was booed at his own track. It took seven playoff races, but Martinsville finally delivered some of the “signature Game 7 moments” ...2017
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  • • NASCAR’s Betty Jane France remembered as philanthropist, mother, friend
    2016
  • • Betty Jane France Passes Away
    Betty Jane France, a philanthropist in support of children’s health causes, passed away Monday evening. France is the mother of NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France and International Speedway Corporation CEO Lesa France Kennedy....2016
  • • NASCAR commish endorses Trump on eve of Super Tuesday
    A day before Super Tuesday, one of the biggest days of the presidential election cycle Donald Trump received an endorsement from the sports world that could help in the disproportionately Southern bloc of primaries about to be contested. NASCAR commissioner Brian France pledged his support to Trump at a rally in Valdosta, Ga. on Monday, where he was accompanied by Hall of Fame driver Bill Elliot a...2016
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  • • Jeff Gordon laughed at NASCAR execs when he first heard about the Chase
    Jeff Gordon could not believe what he heard when told of the Chase format by NASCAR execs.  How radical was NASCAR's decision to abandon its traditional championship model for a 10-race playoff format starting in 2004? Radical enough for four-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon to literally laugh in the faces of NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France and Vice Chairman Mike Helton when first ...2015
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  • • Opinion: Only NASCAR can stop boys who are out of control
    NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France has said he wants "Game 7 moments" in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. But what's happening now must be stopped, and only NASCAR can do it....2015
  • • Brian, Amy France Honored in New York
    NASCAR Chairman Brian France and wife Amy were honored Monday for their contributions to pediatric cancer research at Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research "Angel Ball."...2015
  • • NASCAR Chairman Brian France: Steve Byrnes 'was a true inspiration'
    2015

Top Brian France news

  • • NASCAR chairman Brian France says rain could shorten Sprint Cup championship race
    2015
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  • • NASCAR Chairman Brian France: Steve Byrnes 'was a true inspiration'
    2015
  • • NASCAR CEO Brian France endorses Donald Trump on the eve of Super Tuesday
    France and several drivers supported Trump at a rally in Georgia...2016
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  • • Banned Matt Kenseth trolls NASCAR chairman Brian France after Texas race
    Suspended by NASCAR this past week for deliberately wrecking Joey Logano last Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, Matt Kenseth wasn't at Texas Motor Speedway for Sunday's Chase race. Oh, you can believe he was watching, though....2015
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  • • Opinion: Only NASCAR can stop boys who are out of control
    2015
  • • NASCAR chairman Brian France says Chase format achieving goal
    2014
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  • • NASCAR chairman Brian France: No changes to the Chase in 2015
    NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France said Monday afternoon that the format for the new Chase for the Sprint Cup will be unchanged for 2015....2015
  • • NASCAR chairman Brian France addresses potential Matt Kenseth penalty
    2015
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  • • NASCAR's Brian France addresses controversial Talladega finish
    'Safety will always come first'...2015
  • • NASCAR boss Brian France still facing fallout from Trump endorsement
      ...2016
  • • Fair or unfair? Not every driver is a fan of resetting Chase standings
    2014
  • • Brian France: We'll let legal process play out in Kurt Busch case
    NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France said Kurt Busch will not face any sanctions from NASCAR before police complete their investigation into domestic assault allegations by Busch's former girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll....2014
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  • • Brian France discusses possibility of Chase waiver for Tony Stewart
    Will NASCAR allow Tony Stewart to be Chase-eligible despite missing races in the regular season? The sport's leader speaks out....2016
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  • • Matt Kenseth comments after meeting with NASCAR chairman Brian France
    2015
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Brian France schedule, game

  • • Column: Brian France was right to bring playoffs to NASCAR
    2019
  • • NASCAR CEO Brian France arrested for DUI, possession of controlled substance
    NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France was arrested Sunday night on Long Island and charged with DUI and criminal possession of a controlled substance. The arrest came after Sunday’s race at Watkins Glen which saw the first win at the Cup level in the career of Chase Elliott. France was arrested at 7:30 pm and […]...2018
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  • • Brian France needs to be more present but not on every race weekend
    We’re a week removed from Brad Keselowski’s comments during the NASCAR Media Tour in Charlotte, N.C., suggesting that NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France show his face more often at the tracks on NASCAR weekends. As a matter-of-fact, Keselowski gave that suggestion when he was asked about one thing he would change about the sport. “If I could make one change it would be that the leader of the spo...2018
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  • • Brad Keselowski: We need to see more of Brian France
    When asked the one thing he would change about NASCAR, the driver of the No. 2 Ford calls out the sport's chairman for failing to appear at race tracks with more regularity....2018
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  • • Earnhardt wins most popular for 15th year
    LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. wrapped up his final season as a NASCAR driver with one last piece of hardware. He won the Most Popular Driver Award on Thursday night for the 15th consecutive time. The award is based on a fan vote and sponsored by the National Motorsports Press Association. Only Bill Elliott won the award more than Earnhardt — 16 times between 1984 and 2002 — before he removed...2017
  • • Column: Martinsville was the hard racing NASCAR wants
    2017
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  • • Brian France praises Dale Earnhardt Jr., young drivers in media session
    NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France met with the media before Sunday's race at Richmond....2017
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  • • Don't expect a strong reaction by NASCAR on Busch-Logano incident
    Do not expect a strong reaction from NASCAR in response to the brief post-race scuffle between Kyle Busch and Joey Logano at Las Vegas Motor Speedway following Sunday’s Kobalt 400, which was won by Martin Truex Jr. Appearing on SIRIUS/XM NASCAR Radio’s Tradin’ Paint show with Jim Noble and Chocolate Myers, NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France said the sanctioning body likely won’t fine the...2017
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  • • WATCH: Kyle Busch and Joey Logano Incident Under Review | NASCAR RACE HUB
    Steve O'Donnell and Brian France weigh-in on the incident that occurred on pit road after the race in Las Vegas between Kyle Busch and Joey Logano....2017
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  • • Kyle Busch and Joey Logano Incident Under Review | NASCAR RACE HUB
    Steve O'Donnell and Brian France weigh-in on the incident that occurred on pit road after the race in Las Vegas between Kyle Busch and Joey Logano....2017
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Brian France rumors, scandals

  • NASCAR's Brian France head of group looking to buy the Carolina Panthers
    • NASCAR's Brian France head of group looking to buy the Carolina Panthers
    Current owner Jerry Richardson said he will sell the team at the end of the season after allegations of sexual and racial misconduct.         ...2018
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  • • Trump ‘thinking about’ having Roethlisberger, Brady speak at GOP convention
    Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has a list of sports stars he wants to speak on his behalf at the upcoming GOP convention. Speaking to a large crowd in Virginia Friday night, he said he wants NFL superstars Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady to give speeches at the event, among others. “We’re going to do it a little different, if it’s O.K.,” he told the crowd, per the New York Times. “...2016
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  • • Remembering the Kansas race that sparked Kenseth-Logano rivalry
    Saturday night's Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway (FOX, 7 p.m. ET) represents something of a return to the scene of the crime. At least Matt Kenseth and his fans see it that way.Kenseth was leading at Kansas Speedway last fall, when on Lap 263 of the scheduled 267-lap race, he got held up by a couple of backmarkers, and Joey Logano made contact with him going into Turn 1, sending Kenseth spinning...2016
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  • • Congresswoman wants NASCAR to suspend Kurt Busch
    A congressional lawmaker has called on NASCAR to suspend Sprint Cup driver Kurt Busch from Sunday’s season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway until his recent domestic accusation is fully resolved, reports SI.com. According to the report, Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) sent a letter to NASCAR president Mike Helton and to Stewart-Haas Racing saying she was “disappointed to see that NASCAR and Stewar...2014
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