Profil Financier
James France occupe actuellement le rang #2339 du classement mondial StarFortune (secteur sport). Fortune nette estimée : $1.8 B (+$210 sur 24h).
James France inherited an estimated 36% of Nascar, the stock-car racing business founded in 1948 by his father, William France Sr.
He has sat on Nascar's board of directors since 2000.
Viewership is down, but the business remains afloat due to 7-year TV deals with Fox, NBC, Amazon Prime Video, and TNT, worth $7.7 billion in rights, that began in 2025.
France also serves as chairman of Nascar's sister company, International Speedway Corp, which operates 13 racetracks.
After Sprint's contracted ended in December 2016, Nascar signed a $20 million per year deal with Monster Energy that commenced in 2017.
His niece Lesa France Kennedy is International Speedway's CEO, while nephew Brian France is Nascar's chief executive.
France raced in the U.S. Motorcycle Grand Prix in the late 1960s, raced dirt track competitions for nearly five years and has raced karts on both dirt and asphalt.