DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Brian France, grandson of Nascar founder Bill France, has been the organization’s chief executive and chairman since 2003, overseeing record television and sponsorship contracts as well as implementing seismic changes, like the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Four days before the Daytona 500 kicks off the Nascar season Sunday, France, 53, sat down to discuss the state of the circuit. This interview has been edited and condensed.
Q. In Charleston, S.C. last summer, we all know what happened with the church shooting. At the time, the politically correct thing was to denounce the Confederate flag.