Lesa France Kennedy stuck with the family business. Now she's the most powerful woman in sports.
As chief executive of publicly traded International Speedway, Kennedy sits atop a business that rakes in some $750 million in annual revenue. The granddaughter of Bill France Sr., a 1930s-era stockcar racer credited as the founding father of Nascar, and the daughter of Bill France Jr., who ran Nascar from 1972 to 2000, Kennedy, 48, represents the generation that has succeeded in taking Nascar mainstream. Her 26-year career at ISC spans a period that expanded the sport past its Southern base, with new racetracks built in Chicago and upstate New York, plus the acquisition of five tracks from Roger Penske.
Source: Yahoo news
