Lesa France Kennedy

[3] From that point until April 2003, Kennedy was the company's executive vice president.

[4] She was then appointed president of ISC after her father, Bill France Jr. stepped down.

Most recently, Kennedy was named chief executive officer in April 2009.

[7] In 2006, she was listed as one of the "25 Most Influential People in NASCAR" by the Charlotte Observer, "Most Influential Woman in Sports Business" by Volusia Flagler Business Report,[8] and was "Female Sports Executive of the Year" according to SportsBusiness Journal.

She is the mother of former NASCAR driver and current SVP of Racing Development & Strategy Ben Kennedy.