{"id":8735,"date":"2017-04-30T18:32:52","date_gmt":"2017-04-30T23:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=8735"},"modified":"2017-04-30T18:46:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T23:46:00","slug":"brian-france-discusses-dale-jr-retirement-current-state-of-nascar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/30\/brian-france-discusses-dale-jr-retirement-current-state-of-nascar\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian France discusses Dale Jr. retirement, current state of NASCAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8736\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8736\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/30\/brian-france-discusses-dale-jr-retirement-current-state-of-nascar\/monster-energy-nascar-cup-series-toyota-owners-400\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rir_brianfrance_mediaavailability_043017-e1493594851420.jpg?fit=625%2C417&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"625,417\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;RICHMOND, VA - APRIL 30:  NASCAR Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Brian France speaks with the media during a press conference prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway on April 30, 2017 in Richmond, Virginia.  (Photo by Sarah Crabill\/Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493553900&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2017 Getty Images&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;93&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;NASCAR Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Brian France speaks with the media during a press conference prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway on April 30, 2017 in Richmond, Virginia.  (Photo by Sarah Crabill\/Getty Images)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rir_brianfrance_mediaavailability_043017-e1493594851420.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rir_brianfrance_mediaavailability_043017-e1493594851420.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8736\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8736\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/rir_brianfrance_mediaavailability_043017-e1493594851420.jpg?resize=625%2C417\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-8736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NASCAR Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Brian France speaks with the media during a press conference prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway on April 30, 2017 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by Sarah Crabill\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>RICHMOND, Va. &#8211;&nbsp;NASCAR Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Brian France speaks with the media during a press conference prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. &nbsp;Click below to hear the interview.<\/p>\n<p>Brian France:<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8735-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/RIR_BrianFrance_MediaAvailability_043017.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/RIR_BrianFrance_MediaAvailability_043017.mp3\">http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/RIR_BrianFrance_MediaAvailability_043017.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; RICHMOND, Va. &#8211;&nbsp;NASCAR Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Brian France speaks with the media during a press conference prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. &nbsp;Click below to hear the interview. 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