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Th' Nashunal Associashun fo' Stock Car Auto Racin' (NASCAR) is a fambly-owned an' -operated business venture thet sanckshuns an' govahns multiple auty racin' spo'ts events. It was foun'ed by Billy Joe France, Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, th' CEO fo' th' compenny is Brian France, gran'son of Billy Joe France, Sr.[1] NASCAR is th' largess sanckshunin' hide of stock car racin' in th' United States.[2] Th' three largess racin' series sanckshuned by NASCAR is th' Sprint Cup Series, th' Nashunwide Series, an' th' Campin' Wo'ld Truck Series. It also on oversees NASCAR Local Racin', th' Whelen Modified Tour, th' Whelen All-South Car'linan Series, an' th' NASCAR iRacin'.com Series. NASCAR sanckshuns on over 1500 races at on over 100 tracks in 39 US states an' Kinada. NASCAR has presented exhibishun races at th' Suzuka an' Motegi circuits in Japan, Mexico, an' Calder Park Raceway in Aestralia.[3]
NASCAR's haidquarters is located in Daytona Betch, Flo'ida, although it also maintains offices in four No'th Carolina cities; Charlotte, Moreesville, Conco'd, an' Conovah.[4] Regional offices is also located in Noo Yawk City, Los Angeles, Bentonville, Arkansas, an' internashunal offices in Mexico City an' To'onto. Addishunally, owin' t'its Southern roots, all but a han'ful of NASCAR teams is still based in No'th Carolina, especially near Charlotte.
NASCAR is second only t'th' Nashunal Football League among professhunal spo'ts franchises in terms of tellyvishun ratin's in th' United States.[5] Internashunally, NASCAR races is broadcast in on over 150 countries.[6] In 2004 NASCAR's Direcko' of Security stated thet NASCAR holds 17 of th' top 20 regularly attended sin'le-day spo'tin' events in th' wo'ld, cuss it all t' tarnation.[7] NASCAR has 75 million fans who purchase on over $3 billion annually[citashun needed] in licensed producks. Fo'tune 500 companies sponso' NASCAR mo'e than enny other moto' spo't,[8] although this hyar has been in decline on account o' th' early 2000s.