Once pardoned by the president; Junior Johnson leaves his mark on NASCAR history Junior Johnson: 1931-2019 Junior Johnson has passed. The NASCAR Hall of Fame driver was one of the few left that reaches back to the roots of NASCAR. Junior Johnson has died at age 88. His career began […]
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12 NASCAR tracks now sit under NASCAR ownership International Speedway Corporation owns 12 tracks that feature NASCAR races. The company was originally formed by Bill France in 1953, the founder of NASCAR. However, in recent years, the company was acted independent of the NASCAR sanction. The ISC company was publicly […]
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12 more active tracks could soon be under the NASCAR banner with major sports merger On Wednesday, International Speedway Corp announced a merger agreement with NASCAR. How much are 12 active NASCAR tracks worth? The buyout is valued at $2 billion. ISC’s shareholders (other than certain controlling shareholders of ISC […]
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Jim France wanted to make bold changes with the 2020 schedule; New markets open the door for bigger changes in 2021 Lengthy track contracts have NASCAR within a box. It prevents them from just adding new tracks to their schedule. The changes for 2020 came from tracks working together with […]
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Firemen’s Retirement System of St. Louis vs NASCAR Holdings Inc. Firemen’s Retirement System of St. Louis has filed a class-action lawsuit against NASCAR Holdings Inc. which also mentions Lesa France Kennedy, James “Jim” France in addition to Brian France. On November 10th, 2018, NASCAR offered a bid to purchase the […]
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