Divorce Case Has Fallout at Track

Jeff Gordon’s divorce case spilled over to the race track Monday when attorneys for his wife tried to subpoena several car owners at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.

NASCAR officials did not allow process servers into the track.

Most of the top teams have been subpoenaed at their home offices in the past month, and all have refused to open their books to Brooke Gordon and her lawyers.

Because the divorce is being heard in Florida, her lawyers want the car owners to have to fight new subpoenas in a local court.

“We wanted to take advantage of the fact they are in Florida and issue Florida subpoenas,” said Terry Young, an Orlando-based attorney representing Brooke Gordon.

Said Jeff Gordon: “It’s a real shame that they are trying to drag all these other guys into this because, to me, there are other ways for them to get what they are looking for. This is just harassment.”

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Bill France Jr., relinquished his title as chief executive of International Speedway Corporation, which runs the tracks at Daytona and Talladega, Ala. He will be replaced by his brother, Jim France, who had been ISC president. Lesa Kennedy, Bill France Jr.’s daughter and ISC executive vice president, will become president of the company.