NASCAR Cup Series

France Kennedy keeps making NASCAR better

Published Oct. 22, 2009 4:44 p.m. ET

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Lesa France Kennedy is getting the recognition she deserves.

The 48-year-old Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors for International Speedway Corporation and Vice Chairperson of NASCAR was named the "Most Powerful Woman in Sports" by Forbes magazine last week.

In typical France Kennedy fashion, she said humbly, "It really took me by surprise. It was very rewarding. I was so happy that the sport was recognized. I looked at it as recognition of the sport and NASCAR and how far it's come."