Brian France, chairman and chief executive officer of NASCAR — has a new title to his name today courtesy of TIME Magazine. France, 43, is one of the world’s 100 most influential people, according to an edition of the magazine that hits newsstands today. He was selected in the “Builders and Titans” category, one of five that also include heroes and pioneers; leaders and revolutionaries; scientists and thinkers and artists and entertainers. This is the third year TIME has published such a list, with other famous people invited to write profiles of those who are selected as the most influential people in the world. Darrell Waltrip, a three-time NASCAR driving champion and race analyst for Fox Sports, wrote about France.(Daytona Beach News Journal and see the story at TIME.com)(5-1-2006)
