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 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Brian France walked through the FanZone at Daytona International Speedway without handlers or security. The NASCAR chairman seemed like just another face in the crowd.
Few recognized the sport's most influential man, who was back at the track after a month away following the June 4 death of his father, former chairman Bill France Jr. France hardly eased into his return. He charged back, spending much of last week making it very clear this is his sport now.
He defended NASCAR's strong new stance against cheating. He voiced his disapproval of suspended crew chiefs coming to the track during their punishment. His top competition officials — the ones who told crew chiefs they could be on the grounds as long as they weren't in the garage — were sent scrambling to close the loophole.
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