PHOTOS: Remembering Betty Jane France
Teams in all three NASCAR national series are paying tribute to Betty Jane France this weekend with special decals on their vehicles.
A NASCAR spokesperson said the decals — which read “A Champion of Women’s and Children’s Health” beneath France’s initials — were issued to Sprint Cup Series, XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series teams in Saturday morning inspections both at Darlington Raceway and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
France, the mother of NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France and International Speedway Corporation CEO Lesa France Kennedy, died Monday evening. Her life and her impact on countless others were celebrated Thursday at a memorial service in Daytona Beach, Florida.
France was remembered with a moment of silence during pre-race ceremonies ahead of Saturday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series event at Darlington. Ben Kennedy, France’s grandson and a competitor in the Camping World Truck Series, paid tribute with his grandmother’s name above the passenger door of his No. 33 truck at Mosport.
France was known as much for her diligence in philanthropic efforts as her prominence in NASCAR’s first family. The NASCAR Foundation’s Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award, presented by Nationwide, has honored fans making a difference in their communities since its inception in 2011.