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Lesa Kennedy
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Kennedy joined ISC in 1983 and was named to the board of directors one year later. She served as ISC"s secretary from 1987-1996 and as its treasurer from 1989-1996. From that point until April 2003, Kennedy was the company"s executive vice president
She was then appointed president of ISC after her father, Bill France, Junior. stepped down.
Most recently, Kennedy was named chief executive officer in April 2009. Kennedy"s husband, Doctor Bruce Kennedy, was killed in a plane that crashed into two homes in Sanford, Florida on July 10, 2007.
Five people were killed, including two small children. Kennedy received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Duke University in 1983.
In October 2009, Forbes named Kennedy "The Most Powerful Woman in Sports." In 2005, Street & Smith"s SportsBusiness Journal named her "The Most Influential Woman in Sports Business."
Other honors include:
"Most Influential Woman in Business" by Volusia Flagler Business Report;
"One of the 10 Secret People Who Will Change The World" by AutoWeek magazine;
One of the "25 Most Influential People in National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing" by the Charlotte Observer - 2001 through 2006.
She is the mother of National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing driver Ben Kennedy.
