J.C. France

[chapo]

Funny how this isn't mentioned on Speed Tv or other outlets. Coke, Lambos, Ponzi schemes, just what NASCAR needs. Does he know the Winningtons, or should he share a car with Mayfield?


NASCAR Founder’s Grandson Facing DUI, Drug Charges
Posted: 5:31 pm EDT October 8, 2009
Updated: 7:19 pm EDT October 8, 2009

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The France family is the biggest name in NASCAR and race car driver J.C. France, who is the grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France, is facing drunk driving and drug charges and has been suspended from racing.
Thursday afternoon, Eyewitness News confronted J.C.’s half-brother, who was also arrested Wednesday night.
A statement from NASCAR says J.C. France is being treated like any other racer and he has now been suspended indefinitely from all races.
“JC France was arrested last night in Daytona Beach, Fl, for driving under the influence. He was also charged for possession of cocaine. JC is a driver in Grand American Road Racing series. Grand Am has issued a penalty notice and suspended JC indefinitely from all competition for actions detrimental to racing. The penalty is not appealable. JC is being treated like any other competitor. His suspension is immediate and indefinite,” NASCAR said in a statement issued Thursday afternoon.
Eyewitness News had a crew inside Daytona Beach police headquarters when reporter Jason Allen noticed Russell Van Richmond on the phone with investigators. He's J.C. France's half-brother and was arrested with him for drunk driving and drugs Wednesday night.
Eyewitness News tried to talk to him, but he had very little to say.
“Can you answer these allegations about threatening police officers?” Allen asked.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he replied.
But a police report says Richmond had a lot to say Wednesday night, threatening officers with statements like "I want your commander now. I am a France. Do you know what that means?" and "We own this city. I am gonna have your job."
Richmond was pulled over with J.C. France, the grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France. Two police officers say France appeared to be racing in a Lamborghini against Richmond in a Porsche over the Seabreeze Bridge. According to a police report, France's Lamborghini also blew through a red light.
When France was pulled over, police say he failed a field sobriety test, had blood shot eyes and slurred speech and cocaine in his possession, so he was arrested. Richmond was arrested, too, for drunk driving, cocaine and a hydrocodone tablet.
Eyewitness News tried to contact J.C. France on Thursday afternoon, but no one answered the door at his Daytona Beach home.
NASCAR says the suspension from racing cannot be appealed.
J.C. France's name had come up this summer as a victim of a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme that swept through NASCAR, including race car drivers. Many lost millions.
France races in the Grand Am Rolex Series. His uncle Brian is the current head of NASCAR. J.C. finished third in the Rolex Series Daytona Prototype Driver's Standings in 2008.
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[Buckterrier]

Nothing suprising at all about the story. Let's see... rich kid, (man), gets busted with coke in an exotic sportscar racing on the street. What will be suprising is if he does time.

[peppy]

http://jacksonville.com/sports/racing/2009-10-10/story/legendary_driver_takes_jc_frances_spot_on_brumos_p orsche_team

Legendary sports car driver Hurley Haywood will replace J.C. France in one of the Brumos Porsches today for the Grand American season finale at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The change came after France, the grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France and cousin of NASCAR chairman Brian France, was arrested Thursday on drug charges. J.C. France was immediately suspended by NASCAR, which oversees Grand-Am.

"We don't know any more details than what we've read," Haywood said. "As far as we're concerned, J.C. has been a very loyal teammate for seven years. We're going to support him throughout this."

Haywood, a five-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona, will partner with Joao Barbosa in the No. 59 Porsche-powered Riley prototype. Haywood will qualify and start the car for the Grand Prix of Miami, then let Barbosa finish the race.

France was stopped for street racing with his roommate in Daytona Beach. Police then charged him with possession of narcotics and driving under the influence. He posted $4,500 bond and was released from the Volusia County Jail.

"J.C. France was arrested Thursday morning in Daytona Beach, Fla., for driving under the influence. He was also charged for possession of cocaine," NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said. "Grand Am has issued a penalty notice and suspended J.C. indefinitely from all competition for actions detrimental to racing. The penalty is not appealable. J.C. is being treated like any other competitor. His suspension is immediate and indefinite."

The Jacksonville-based race team said still will field two prototypes during the 2010 season.

"The program is not in jeopardy," Haywood said. "Right now, our real concern is J.C. and we will support him as he works through this."

[URY914]

Grand-Am which is owned by NASCAR which is owned by the France family is deleting posts on the Grand-Am website's forum about this.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by peppy

http://jacksonville.com/sports/racing/2009-10-10/story/legendary_driver_takes_jc_frances_spot_on_brumos_p orsche_team

Legendary sports car driver Hurley Haywood will replace J.C. France in one of the Brumos Porsches today for the Grand American season finale at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The change came after France, the grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France and cousin of NASCAR chairman Brian France, was arrested Thursday on drug charges. J.C. France was immediately suspended by NASCAR, which oversees Grand-Am.

"We don't know any more details than what we've read," Haywood said. "As far as we're concerned, J.C. has been a very loyal teammate for seven years. We're going to support him throughout this."

Haywood, a five-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona, will partner with Joao Barbosa in the No. 59 Porsche-powered Riley prototype. Haywood will qualify and start the car for the Grand Prix of Miami, then let Barbosa finish the race.

France was stopped for street racing with his roommate in Daytona Beach. Police then charged him with possession of narcotics and driving under the influence. He posted $4,500 bond and was released from the Volusia County Jail.

"J.C. France was arrested Thursday morning in Daytona Beach, Fla., for driving under the influence. He was also charged for possession of cocaine," NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said. "Grand Am has issued a penalty notice and suspended J.C. indefinitely from all competition for actions detrimental to racing. The penalty is not appealable. J.C. is being treated like any other competitor. His suspension is immediate and indefinite."

The Jacksonville-based race team said still will field two prototypes during the 2010 season.

"The program is not in jeopardy," Haywood said. "Right now, our real concern is J.C. and we will support him as he works through this."

And he will WIN!!!!!!

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

And he will WIN!!!!!!

They own the town. He's a France.

[Racerbvd]

Yea, I have known about this, but out of respect for friend on the team didn't post.

[Brian 162]

I watched the beginning of the race and it was said he was arrested for an indiscression, and suspended from competition.
Then his car won the race.

[chapo]

With retired Hurley Haywood driving. J.C. is an idiot.