A call for France to resign

UPDATE There are two reasons that the Indianapolis backlash was so ravenous in the couple of days after the race, aside from the actual race itself. The first reason was NASCAR's initial reaction — that good fans will shut up and keep buying tickets. And the second reason is that this has happened before — Charlotte or Atlanta, take your pick — so there really isn't much explanation for the problem to have grown this big. Goodyear may bear some responsibility, at the very least since they should be aware that their name is attached to this. But ultimately, NASCAR is culpable for their product being in a decline that is growing steeper with the unacceptable piling up of preventable displays like we saw in Indianapolis. A local short track charging a tenth of what NASCAR collects for seats would have been embarrassed by it. Indy 2008 is going to be historic, and for awful reasons. The CEO needs to take responsibility for that. Where is Brian France in all of this? NASCAR's CEO hasn't done anything publicly to address yet another black eye in a sport that doesn't have a lot of unblackened eyes left. And it continues an ongoing reign in which few positives can be found. The Frontstretch

08/02/08 Did you know that Brian France, in addition to being CEO of NASCAR, manages a marketing company called “Brandsense"? One of his clients…We swear, we are not making this up…is Britney Spears. Talk about a joke that writes itself! Frontstretch.com