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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Lesa Kennedy page on 19 September 2019, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Lesa France Kennedy, (born Lesa Dawn France) is the chief executive officer of International Speedway Corporation and vice chairperson of the board of directors of NASCAR.
Kennedy received a B.A. in Economics and a B.A. in Psychology from Duke University in 1983.
Kennedy joined ISC in 1983 and was named to the board of directors one year later. She served as ISC's secretary from 1987–96 and as its treasurer from 1989-96. From that point until April 2003, Kennedy was the company's executive vice president. She was then appointed president of ISC after her father, Bill France, Jr. stepped down. Most recently, Kennedy was named chief executive officer in April 2009.
| Date | Article | Author/Source |
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| 23 May 2010 | NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Bill France, Jr. (Part 4/6) | Ken Clapp Brian France Lesa France Kennedy Rick Hendrick |
| 23 May 2010 | NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Brian France Lesa France Kennedy |
| 27 May 2016 | 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees to Be Honored at Cynopsis Sports Business Summit in NYC | Cynopsis Media |