“We were creating a formula for points racing, and that wasn't good in qualifying for the Chase, and it wasn't good when we got to the Chase. We wanted to change that, and we also wanted to fix a couple things. One of them was that we didn't want to have a bad race or two take somebody out early on in the Chase, which has happened every year.”

American businessman, former NASCAR chief executive and chairman

Brian Zachary France is an American businessman best known for leading NASCAR. He was chief executive and chairman from 2003 to 2018, continuing a family role once held by his grandfather Bill France Sr. and his father Bill Jr. After leaving NASCAR, he founded Silver Falcon Capital, Inc. in 2019 and became its chief executive. His public profile is tied mainly to motorsports leadership and business management, rather than to any one public work or statement.