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France, Earnhardt Families Top NASCAR's Most Powerful List
Published May 25, 2007
The CHARLOTTE OBSERVER unveiled its annual list of the most powerful people in NASCAR. NASCAR Chair & CEO and ISC Chair BRIAN FRANCE again tops the list, followed by DALE EARNHARDT JR. and JR Motorsports President KELLEY EARNHARDT ELLEDGE sharing the second spot, as the “search for a new ride ... for 2008 and beyond dominates the sport’s attention these days.” View the full list of 43 (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 5/24).
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1)
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NASCAR Chair & CEO and ISC Chair Brian France
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2)
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Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and
JR Motorsports President Kelley Earnhardt Elledge |
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3)
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NASCAR Exec VP and ISC CEO Jim France Jr. and
NASCAR Vice Chair Bill France Jr. |
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4)
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Fox Sports TV Group Chair & CEO David Hill and
Fox Sports President Ed Goren |
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5)
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ISC President Lesa France Kennedy
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6)
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SMI Chair & CEO Bruton Smith
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7)
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NASCAR President Mike Helton
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8)
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ESPN/ABC Sports President George Bodenheimer
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9)
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NASCAR VP/Corporate Marketing Jim O'Connell and
NASCAR CMO Steve Phelps |
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10)
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Hendrick Motorsports Owner Rick Hendrick
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11)
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NASCAR Senior VP Digital Entertainment &
Broadcasting President Paul Brooks |
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12)
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NASCAR VP/Licensing Mark Dyer
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13)
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Sprint Nextel Chair & CEO Gary Forsee and
Sprint Nextel Dir of Nextel Cup Series Marketing Dean Kessel |
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14)
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NASCAR VP/Competition Robin Pemberton and
NASCAR Nextel Cup Dir John Darby |
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15)
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Turner Sports President David Levy
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16)
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NASCAR VP/Broadcasting & New Media Richard Glover
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17)
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Richard Childress Racing Owner Richard Childress
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18)
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Driver Jeff Gordon
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19)
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Lowe's Motor Speedway President and SMI President & COO Humpy Wheeler
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20)
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Charlotte-based attorney Stoke Caldwell
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