Mike Helton

Mike Helton
Michael "Mike" Heltonis the vice chairman of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. He replaced Bill France, Jr. in November 2000 as the company's 3rd president. He was named Chief Operating Officer of NASCAR in February 1999...
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Jack Roush has absolutely played by the rules,
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talked about a lot of options, including the possibility of having to shorten the race.
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As we got deeper in the event tonight, it was obvious this was an abnormal evening. No one will be docked points because the teams responded.
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George is a great friend. He's a very smart man, and a lot of the processes and procedures that NASCAR benefits from today, he brought to the table.
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I am very thankful to the France family and as long as Bill France and Jim France and the family will keep me there, I hope to stay there.
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NASCAR was acting in the best interest of finishing this event and as correctly as it could,
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I am not leaving NASCAR and I have not been offered a job by DEI,
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Our hearts and prayers go out to Sterling and his family. It wasn't just Sterling's father. He was a pioneer.
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I think everybody who was part of it would like to figure out how not to have another evening like this one. It was extremely undesirable.
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It's a gray area where we can not prove to anybody that we made the right decision. But if we have to, we'll get into it. So, today's your warning - we're getting into it.
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Its hard to explain the commitment that this area has to whatever it does, ... Im excited for this campaign because I know the entire community is behind it. ... The bottom line is that caring and compassion take money to make things happen.
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The way NASCAR is structured, with the independentness of the sanctioning body and the car owner, there's not a way for us to do that now, even if we desired,
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NASCAR will use whatever means necessary to stop it.
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This type of behavior cannot be tolerated and is in no way indicative of the manner in which our drivers, teams, tracks and sponsors interact with the media.