In case you missed it, the chairman of NASCAR spoke on franchising and the 2016 schedule.
Today on the Sirius XM program “Tradin’ Paint,” NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France joined Jim Noble and Danny “Chocolate” Myers to discuss the concerns Jack Roush brought up about moving to a franchise ownership model.
France said that conversations are ongoing and that, “anytime we can improve the structure for our team owners, that’s a good thing. So if we can improve their business model and improve their overall structure, then what’s going to happen is that new owners are going to be more inclined to want to participate in NASCAR.” He also stated that healthy ownership means, “better competition.” France noted that nothing is set in stone and that they’ll continue talking to the owners through the offseason to see what’s possible.
As for the 2016 schedule, France said that sanctioning agreements unrelated to the race dates are what’s keeping the schedule from officially being released. However, he did say that the schedule will be largely the same as this season.
