Jim France leading change at NASCAR from the shadows
In this Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, photo, Jim France, executive vice president of NASCAR, stands on pit road as he watches auto racing at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla. France replaced his nephew as head of NASCAR in August and has remained behind the scenes as he tries to stabilize the family business. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

In this Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, photo, Jim France, executive vice president of NASCAR, stands on pit road as he watches auto racing at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla. France replaced his nephew as head of NASCAR in August and has remained behind the scenes as he tries to stabilize the family business. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Feb. 13, 2019 09:54 PM EST
FILE - In this July 1, 2015, filer photo, then-NASCAR executive vice president Jim France, left, and then-Daytona International Speedway president Joie Chitwood III pose during the announcement that Chevrolet will become a partner in the Daytona Uprising expansion project, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Jim France is running NASCAR the same way he lives his day-to-day life _ quietly, in the background, away from the spotlight he never craved. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

FILE - In this July 1, 2015, filer photo, then-NASCAR executive vice president Jim France, left, and then-Daytona International Speedway president Joie Chitwood III pose during the announcement that Chevrolet will become a partner in the Daytona Uprising expansion project, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Jim France is running NASCAR the same way he lives his day-to-day life _ quietly, in the background, away from the spotlight he never craved. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

Feb. 13, 2019 02:47 PM EST