Video: Brian France Speaks Out on NASCAR Lawsuit
June 17, 2008 by Tim Zaegel
Filed under Racing
NASCAR Chairman and CEO, Brian France, spoke with the media this past weekend at Michigan International Speedway about the recent lawsuit filed against NASCAR by former NASCAR official, Mauricia Grant. Grant is suing NASCAR for $225 million for alleged racial and sexual discrimination, sexual harrassment, and wrongful termination. Two NASCAR officials have since been put on administrative leave as a result of NASCAR’s internal investigation, but France claims that NASCAR will defend their image against the claims filed by Grant, who was fired last October.
Notice how hard France tries to tip-toe around any potential legalities, stressing to the media not to insinuate that just because the two officials were place on leave that it necessarily had anything to do with this case itself. Brian France has proven himself to be fairly cunning in the past, so he’ll need to make sure that he presents the best case possible for NASCAR on this one – both in and out of the courtroom. Hopefully the legal team that NASCAR assembles will be able to preserve the sport’s image and dispose of this one with relative ease.
