James France

$1.77B

as of 05/10/26

About James France

James France inherited an estimated 36% of Nascar, the stock-car racing business founded in 1948 by his father, William France Sr.

He has sat on Nascar's board of directors since 2000.

Viewership is down, but the business remains afloat due to 7-year TV deals with Fox, NBC, Amazon Prime Video, and TNT, worth $7.7 billion in rights, that began in 2025.

France also serves as chairman of Nascar's sister company, International Speedway Corp, which operates 13 racetracks.

After Sprint's contracted ended in December 2016, Nascar signed a $20 million per year deal with Monster Energy that commenced in 2017.

Personal stats

Citizenship

United States of America

Source of wealth

Nascar, racing

Residence

Daytona Beach, Florida

Marital status

Married

Birth date

10/24/44 (age 81)

Number of children

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Florida Southern College

Self-made

inherited and growing

James France’s fortune is worth

30K

troy ounces of gold

27K

median U.S. household

18K

median U.S. income

0.035%

U.S. credit card volume

0.007%

GDP of the United States

0.005%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

His niece Lesa France Kennedy is International Speedway's CEO, while nephew Brian France is Nascar's chief executive.