Quotes from Brian France

I would say that if there is one thing we could have done better in the last 10 years under my watch, is when we launched what we called 'the new car.' It is now called the Gen-5. We just didn't get the collaboration we needed to get from the industry, the owners, the drivers, the engineers and car manufacturers.

Rumors are always interesting, but they're seldom right.

I haven't had a super awkward moment. I can't think of one.

Getting an opportunity is one thing, but success is based on always trying to create value.

At the end of the day, concussions are best dealt with between the drivers and their personal physicians.

If you look back at our history, we always tend to see drivers in waves move in one direction so it's not uncommon to have three, four or five of your top drivers exit for different reasons in a short period of time, two years, whatever it is.

I'm deeply involved in making the race closer and tighter and safer.

I don't have an overabundance of cocky attitude, because I'm collaborative.

This is a contact sport. It's always been a contact sport, especially late in the race.

The things that we're going to be able to do are going to take many, many years to achieve our end goal, which is to really lower costs in the industry by working with our interests better aligned with the teams, that's number one, which will affect their values going forward.

A crash is part of the game. We've tried to make the cars a lot safer. There's no getting around it though. We're a contact sport.

We've taken a position that drivers are going to be able to speak their mind and criticize the sport way more than any other sport would allow. However, there have to be some limits.

If you go back many years ago, you could cruise around and build up a big point lead. You cannot cruise around at all. You gotta be on it. And that's what I think people really enjoy. I've always believed that brings out the biggest moments, too. It brings out the driver talent.

I really like the idea of fans being able to curate their entire digital experience at live events.

Every sport has different cycles where it's better than it was or less than it should be, whatever it is, that will work out.

When drivers are going at their best, trying their hardest, taking chances and doing amazing things, that's what fans love.

A lot of the car companies are understandably looking at the terrific job that Toyota has done by partnering with NASCAR and the success and all the things that come along with that. They've been an incredible success story for a car manufacturer looking to come into a sport that's very difficult to come in, compete and win every weekend.

There's nothing quite like being part of a NASCAR race weekend, and that always will hold true.

Mr. Trump is changing American politics forever and his leadership and strength are desperately needed.

Am I here because of my last name? To a degree. But I would ask people to judge me and my executive team on what we accomplish.

'Drive for Diversity' puts people behind the wheel that would never have had the opportunity. Nascar sponsors individual teams who have a person of color, somebody who would not have the opportunity otherwise. And then they're noticed by bigger teams - it's like minor-league baseball.

My style is to be collaborative, progressive, to look at things that seem a little bit impossible.

I'm working with a lot of entrepreneurs and people launching new businesses. It's fun. It's what I've always liked to do and loved doing it in my years at NASCAR when we were growing NASCAR, building different lines of business and intellectual properties.

Our property, we've taken the position that we're phasing out the Confederate flag.