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Brian Z. France, a director since 1994, has served as Chairman and CEO of NASCAR since 2003. Previously, he served as NASCAR's Executive Vice President since 2000 and Senior Vice President since 1999. Mr. France had served as NASCAR's Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications since December 1992 . He has served as our Manager - Group Projects since February 1994.

Artie Kempner is the lead director for both the NFL and NASCAR on Fox. He joined Fox Sports in the fall of 1994 for its inaugural season covering the NFL. In 2001 Kempner and his production crew took over the number one team at Fox working with Troy Aikman, Cris Collinsworth and Joe Buck. Kempner is also the coordinating director of NASCAR on Fox, and directs the Sprint Cup telecasts. Fox took over NASCAR in 2001, and garnered an Outstanding Series Emmy in that first season. The coverage was honored twice more with the Outstanding Series Emmy in 2005 and 2007. A nine-time sports Emmy winner, Kempner is very active in fundraising efforts for Autism Delaware and the Autism Speaks organization. He is the founding president of the Autism Society of Delaware (now Autism Delaware) and a former board member of the Autism Society of America. His passion to help advocate for the autism community was motivated when his middle son Ethan was diagnosed with the disorder in 1998. Kempner was recently chosen as one of the three finalists for Home Depot's NASCAR Humanitarian of the Year award. His proudest achievements are his efforts to establish the Fox Sports supports program, and his involvement in bringing Autism Speaks and Dover International Raceway together to create the Autism Speaks 400. Kempner played football at the University of Florida and graduated in 1981 with a degree in Journalism and Communications. He lives in Wilmington, Dela. with his wife Marcy (a 6-time sports Emmy winner in her own right and a dynamic autism advocate), and their three sons, Matt, Ethan and Jack.

Angela is a former gymnast, NFL cheerleader, and choreographer for the NFL, AFL, and NASCAR, and current film/television/theatre actor and broadcaster. Angela cheered professionally for the Atlanta Falcons for 3 seasons, served as a captain for 2 and was selected as the team Pro-Bowl representative her final year. While with the Falcons, Angela had the honor of performing at the American Bowl in Tokyo, Japan, the Bud Bowl throughout Canada, and served on the USO Show Troupe team performing in Egypt for our troupes in the Middle East.While attending the University of Alabama Birmingham, Angela cheered for 3 years and served as a squad captain for 2 years. While at UAB, Angela and her teammates placed 8th in the Nation at the UCA College Cheerleading Nationals. Angela has appeared as a feature performer in numerous music videos and at the 2004 Country Music Awards with Dick Clark Productions. Her Film/TV/Broadcast credits include: Motives II (Starring Vivica Fox), Grilling Bobby Hicks, Kathy T, Drift Wood, Don't Let My Mama Read This, Faces of Assault, and more. You may have also seen her as a correspondent on NBC's Falcon Pre-game Show, SportsNite on CSS, and hosting such shows as Catch the Spirit, Win a Date with a Falcon's Cheerleader, and Spike TV's Nopi Tunervision.

Bobby Labonte holds a couple of distinctions in NASCAR lore. He is the only driver to win both a Busch Series and Cup Series championship. He is also part of the only brother combination, along with two-time champ Terry Labonte, to win Cup titles. Labonte began driving competitively at age 5 in Quarter-Midgets and in 1978 was racing go-karts. But his family was on the move to North Carolina in 1979 as Terry began his first full year on the Cup circuit. Labonte didn't race regularly again until 1987, but he was never far from the track. He worked at his brother's shop in 1982 and was part of Terry's 1984 Cup championship team. After Terry Labonte left Hagan Racing following the 1986 season, Bobby Labonte was fired and hooked on with car builder Jay Hedgecock in '87, when he began working on his own car. That year he won the Late Model track championship at Caraway (N.C.) Speedway with 12 victories in 23 races. Labonte actually made his NASCAR debut in 1982, running 26th in the second of three Busch races that year at Martinsville. He started two Busch races in '85 and six in '88 before he began showing signs of success.

Brian Moyer is director of Market and Media Research for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), a position he has held since January 2006.

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Casey Mears took a U-turn and steered away from the racing circuit for which his surname is most known -- the Indy Racing League. The son of off-road legend Roger Mears and nephew of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears, Casey Mears confided in his family elders and it was agreed upon the sibling was destined for a career in NASCAR. Mears made his NASCAR debut in a 2001 Busch Series race before hitting that circuit full time the following year. He finished fifth at Talladega and had only one other top-10, but it was enough for Chip Ganassi to put him behind the wheel of a Cup car in '03. It was a busy year for Mears who, along with the grind of the 36-race Cup schedule, made 14 Busch starts and won three of the four ARCA races in which he competed. Mears began to show promise on the Busch circuit and did the same in the Cup Series the following year.

Cindy serves as president of Victory in Jesus Racing Ministries and is one of Morgan Shepherd's daughters. Her primary responsibilities include scheduling and managing Morgan's public appearances, ministry speaking engagements, and overseeing the team's and ministry's efforts to promote Jesus both on the track and through trackside events, including concerts, speaking engagements and other scheduled venues.

Bowyer made one Cup start for Childress in 2005, finishing 22nd in April at Phoenix. That, added to his short 52-race Busch career, was enough to influence Childress to give the Kansas native a full-time Cup ride. Bowyer made his Busch Series debut in 2004 and in 17 races recorded four top-fives and seven top-10s. In 2005 he battled for the series championship, finishing second in the final point standings. Bowyer won races at Nashville and Memphis, and posted 12 top-fives and 22 top-10s. Bowyer has been winning races and championships practically all of his life. He's won championships in Motocross, Pony Stock, Dirt Modified, Late Model and the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series. In a three-year span Bowyer won six championships, posting 40 victories and 92 top-five finishes along the way on both dirt and asphalt track. He displayed his NASCAR talents in the weekly series, winning the Modified title in 2001 at two different tracks. He combined for 18 victories and 28 top-fives at Kansas tracks Lakeside Speedway and Heartland Park. Bowyer won two more titles in 2002, claiming championships in the Dirt Modified and late Model divisions. He also was the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Midwest Region champion with 12 victories and 32 top-fives. He finished second in the national point standings.

For 28 years, Curtis Shelton protected San Angeloans as a firefighter and EMT. He is also a fire/rescue supervisor for NASCAR. Today, he protects restaurant owners and their property by keeping their kitchen exhaust systems exceptionally clean.

Jarrett began competing in the Limited Sportsman Division at Hickory and in a few short years it was off to NASCAR. Jarrett competed in 28 of the 29 races in the Busch Series' inaugural season of 1982, posting 14 top-10s to finish sixth in the points. He continued that success in the following years, never finishing out of the top five in the final point standings in the six seasons he ran the schedule full time. Jarrett didn't get his first win until August 1986 at Orange County Speedway in Rougemont, N.C. In 1987 he ran a full Busch slate and 24 of 29 Cup races before joining the top series full time. Jarrett made his Cup debut in April 1984 at Martinsville, finishing 14th. In 1988 and '89 he drove for NASCAR legend Cale Yarborough before joining the Wood Brothers in 1990.

In 2004, Gilliland announced plans to run the full schedule in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Southwest Series and all non-conflicting NASCAR Grand National Division West Series races. He won his first NASCAR Grand National Division West Series race at Mesa Marin Raceway, and was tabbed the series' rookie of the year. He also had two victories in NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Southwest Series. Gilliland made his first attempt at a major NASCAR race in 2003, at the Las Vegas 350 in the Craftsman Truck Series, but failed to qualify. However, he made his Busch Series debut at Phoenix after qualifying 28th; he finished 43rd because of an early crash. Gilliland made the other Phoenix race later in the year, but had the same result -- 43rd after ignition troubles. Gilliland began running the No. 84 Clay Andrews Chevy part time in 2006 and drew praise from many veterans. He struggled to finish races, earning a best finish of 29th in his first four starts. Then came his fifth race -- June 17 at Kentucky Speedway. Gilliland scored his first career Busch Series win, becoming the first driver of 2006 to win a Busch race who was not also running a full-time Nextel Cup schedule. Gilliland's first attempt to make a Cup race came at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. He qualified 31st and finished 32nd.

Dean handles the retail side of AWS as our coordinator of "The Fan Zone" which is where the avid fan can come and find something from his or her favorite College or Pro Team, NASCAR or local high schools. Dean was one of the original founders of Awards & Sports. Dean brings numerous years of retail experience to the table as he has been in the retail market for over 30 years, first with Bill Delany's Sporting Goods and then Sam Wyche Sports World before joining the group that opened Awards & Sports in 1987. Dean and his wife Candace can be found around the local baseball fields and gyms as they support their grandchildren.

Jamie McMurray won his first Cup race in just his second start, subbing for the injured Sterling Marlin in 2002. He completed six of the final seven races that season, scoring another top-10 and prompting team owner Chip Ganassi to give him his own ride in 2003. McMurray finished 13th, 11th and 12th in points, respectively, the next three seasons, but couldn't find Victory Lane again with Ganassi. He moved to Roush Racing to drive the No. 26 Ford in 2006. McMurray's began showing promise at age 8 in go-karts. In 1986, at age 10, he won his first United States Go-Kart title. He would win three more, and in 1991 he added the World Go-Karting Championship to his list of early accomplishments. McMurray also had the opportunity to represent the United States in an international karting competition in the former Soviet Union.

Jeff Burton has been racing for more than 30 years now. It was at age 7 that Burton first got behind the wheel of a go-kart. He eventually won two Virginia karting state championships before moving to stock cars in 1984. He excelled on his home track of South Boston Speedway, winning six Late Model races in '86 and seven in '88. Burton also began his NASCAR career in 1988, competing in five Busch Series races for his father, John, twice finishing 11th. He got his first series victory in September 1990, at Martinsville, driving for Busch legend Sam Ard.

Green finished second in points in 2001 -- ending a three-year stretch in which he accumulated 13 victories, 56 top-fives and 72 top-10s -- before trying his hand again at a full-time Cup ride in '02. Driving for Richard Childress, Green recorded four top-fives and six top-10s. He also posted two victories, 12 top-fives and 16 top-10s in 22 Busch races that season. Green began the 2003 Cup season with Childress, drove DEI's No. 1 for 12 races midway through the campaign and finished up with Petty Enterprises. Green spent the next two years driving the famed No. 43, but had only one top-10.

Mayfield had a 5 a.m. paper route, and he rode his bicycle as fast as he could to get his customers their morning paper. He soon went from pedaling to accelerating BMX bikes, a trait he first picked up six years prior while riding circles in the backyard of his grandmother's house when he was only 4. After bikes came go-karts, Street Stocks and Late Models, the latter being the series that set Mayfield's career in motion. Mayfield was 19 when he moved to Nashville and got a job with Sadler Racing as a fabricator. His willingness to do any job at the race shop resulted in the team putting him in a Late Model car. In 1997 he returned to his native Kentucky and was the Kentucky Motor Speedway rookie of the year. Mayfield also won rookie of the year honors in the ARCA series, when in 1993 he recorded eight top-fives and 10 top-10s. It was Sadler Racing that gave Mayfield his first shot at NASCAR. In October 1993 he made his Cup debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway, finishing 29th. He started four races for Sadler the following year and made four more starts before hooking up with Cale Yarborough. Mayfield finished the 1994 season with Yarborough and made 27 Cup starts for the NASCAR legend in '95, earning his first top-10 with an eighth-place finish at Pocono in July. Mayfield's breakout year came in 1998 with owner Michael Kranefuss . He opened with a third-place run in the Daytona 500 and finished in the top five in four of the first five races.

Kevin Harvick parlayed a kindergarten graduation gift into a big-time racing career -- one that now has him overseeing his own team. During the 10 years that followed after his parents presented him with a go-kart in 1980 Harvick won seven national championships and two grand national championships. While in high school, Harvick competed on a limited basis in the NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Series, and upon completion in 1995 raced the circuit full time, earning rookie of the year honors. Havick bypassed a college education in architecture to continue racing, moving to the Winston West Series. Two years later, in 1998, he won five races en route to becoming the Winston West champion. By this time Harvick was already competing in the Craftsman Truck Series. He made his debut in 1995 and by '97 had recorded his first two top-10s. In '98 he posted three top-fives and five top-10s and followed that with six top-fives and 11 top-10s the next season. His Craftsman Truck performance caught the attention of team owner Richard Childress, who decided to give Harvick a full-time Busch Series ride in 2000. Harvick recorded his first victory at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill., and went on to win two more races. He finished with eight top-fives and 16 top-10s to finish third in the final point standings and win rookie of the year.

Busch was named rookie of the year in the Southwest Touring Series in 1998 and won that league's championship the following year, paving the way for his jump to trucks. Busch finished second in points in 2000 to earn Truck rookie of the year honors. His four wins were second only to series champion Greg Biffle's five. Driving a limited Cup schedule that same season, Busch finished in the top 20 in three of seven races including a 13th in the 500-miler at Lowe's Motor Speedway. That was enough to convince Roush to move Busch to NASCAR's top series full time in 2001, running 35 of 36 races with three top-fives and six top-10s. Busch has never competed in a Busch Series race. Busch posted his first Cup victory at Bristol -- he has four total at the bullring, a personal best -- in March 2002 and won three more races that season. He finished in the top 10 in 20 of the 36 races and was third in the final point standings. Two years later, Busch celebrated a championship by winning NASCAR's inaugural Chase for the Nextel Cup. Busch made the Chase in 2005, his last year with Roush Racing. During the season he signed with Penske Racing South to drive the No. 2 Dodge in 2006.

Martin made his first Chase for the Nextel Cup in 2005, posted his only win during the playoffs at Kansas and finished fourth in the points. He has finished in the top-five in a third of his starts and in the top-10 in more than half of his starts. Martin first began to race on the dirt of his native Arkansas. In 1974 he was the Arkansas state champion and in '77 earned ASA rookie of the year honors. He followed that with ASA titles from 1978-80. He won another ASA championship in 1986. Martin's first taste of success on the NASCAR level came in the Busch Series in 1987 when he had three wins, five top-fives and 13 top-10s in 27 races. Despite having never driven a full schedule since, Martin holds the series record with 47 wins and is tied with 28 poles. Martin also holds the record for most IROC championships (five) -- the fifth coming in 2005 -- and wins (13).

Mike Joy, a 30-year motorsports broadcasting veteran, serves as principal race announcer for NASCAR on FOX. He has broadcast most major forms of American motorsports for television and radio.

Steve Dupee has been with GMR Marketing in Milwaukee, WI, since February of 2003 on the Miller Brewing Company account. In his role as Director of Sports & Field Operations, Dupee works hand in hand with Miller's Sports & Event Marketing group to manage Miller's vast portfolio of alliances spanning NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR and NHRA teams. Dupee and his team focus on contract negotiation and activation strategy, along with the implementation and execution of Miller's activation efforts across all of their sports alliances. Prior to joining GMR, Dupee spent two years as the Director of Business Development for Seaver Marketing Group/The National Sports Forum in San Diego, CA. While at the National Sports Forum, he was responsible for revenue-generating efforts within the company, including tradeshow sales, sponsorship sales, and the creation of the Inner Circle membership program. Dupee began his career in the industry as Sports Sales Manager for the Chippewa Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau in Eau Claire, WI, attracting professional and amateur sporting events to the Chippewa Valley region. After three years, Dupee left the CVB as Senior Sales Manager in 2001. Dupee is a 1998 graduate with a BS in Advertising from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He and his wife Sarah live in Milwaukee with their son Braden.

Tim's first gig was in third grade and he was paid in milk money! He's been singing ever since. High school, college in chorus and in bands. Band in college was called Waken. Tim also plays guitar and has been in too many bands to mention. He has also performed as a single act and in duos. He hooked up with Richard Fall in Private Drive. Has been on stage with Aztec Two Step and Jonathan Edwards along with David Brown from Billy Joel. Met John and Paul at Friendly's Restaurant and Four-N-Debt became a reality. Shortly after Four-n-Debt was formed but the bands original drummer didn't work out so Tim pulled Richard Fall out of retirement! Four-N-Debt played together for 10 years. Tim and his family moved up to Northern NH. However, Big John & The Twins does quite a few gigs still as Four-n-Debt. Tim really has a great time playing with Big John and The Twins and Big John and The Twins ALWAYS welcome Tim to the stage! Tim's day gig is Northeast sales rep for Godin Guitars. Tim spends his free time with his wife, daughter and NASCAR.

Raines had five top-fives and 11 top-10s in 2002 and also made his Cup debut that season. He ran full time in Cup in '03 and recorded the only top-10 of his career to that point, a sixth-place run in November at Rockingham. He kept sharp in 2005 by recording one top-five and nine top-10s in 23 Busch Series races for Kevin Harvick. After competing in just six Cup races in 2004 and again in 2005, he became the primary driver of Hall of Fame Racing's No. 96 Chevrolet entry in 2006, with Terry Labonte piloting the car in seven races. When Labonte retired near the end of the season, the team handed Raines the keys for good.

W. Garrett Crotty serves as Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of International Speedway Corporation (ISC), a motorsports entertainment company. Crotty joined ISC in 1996. In his position, Crotty is responsible for overseeing all legal matters of ISC including contract drafting and review, litigation, licensing and other compliance work. Crotty also serves on ISC's Strategic Planning Committee, where was actively involved in the acquisition of Phoenix International Raceway, Penske Motorsports, Inc., Homestead-Miami Motorsports Complex, Richmond International Raceway, the development of Kansas Speedway and the formation of Motorsports Authentics. Crotty graduated Magna Cum Laude from Duke University in 1985. He also attended the University of Florida where he earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1988, graduating as a member of Honor Court. Crotty obtained a Masters in Taxation Law at New York University in 1991. In addition to serving as an executive officer of ISC, he also serves as an executive officer for several other companies including Event Equipment Leasing, Inc.; Event Corporation; Kansas Speedway Corporation; North American Testing Company; Phoenix Speedway Corp.; Darlington Raceway of South Carolina, LLC; and Watkins Glen International, Inc.