Following a report from the Sports Business Journal, NASCAR boss Jim France is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) but will remain as the Chairman and majority owner of NASCAR.
France took over the position from nephew Brian France in 2018 following a DUI incident.
Steve O’Donnell, who currently serves as the president of NASCAR, will be promoted to the role of CEO. A part of the sport in various roles since 1996, he will be the fifth person ever and the first outside the France family to hold the position of CEO since NASCAR’s founding in 1948.
Ben Kennedy, who is the great-grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., will become the sport’s Chief Operating Officer (COO). He was the Executive Vice President and Chief Venue & Racing Innovations Officer.
An official announcement is expected at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend.
More to follow…
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