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 NASCAR facts

• Bill France Sr. founded the company in 1948 and his grandson Brian France became their CEO in 2003
• NASCAR is motorsport's preeminent stock-car racing organization
• The three largest racing-series sanctioned by this company are the Sprint Cup Series, the Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series
• The company also oversees NASCAR Local Racing, the Whelen Modified Tour, the Whelen All-American Series, and the NASCAR iRacing.com Series
• NASCAR sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 39 of the 50 US states as well as in Canada
• NASCAR has presented exhibition races at the Suzuka and Motegi circuits in Japan, the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico, and the Calder Park Thunderdome in Australia
• NASCAR has its official headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida, and also maintains offices in the North Carolina cities of Charlotte, Concord, and Conover
• Regional offices are located in New York City and Los Angeles, with international offices in Mexico City and in Toronto
• Owing to NASCAR's Southern roots, all but a handful of NASCAR teams are still based in North Carolina, especially near the city of Charlotte
• NASCAR is second to the National Football League among professional sports franchises in terms of television viewers and fans in the United States