Oh, how the mighty have fallen.
No one is immune to getting busted for DWI and drugs, not even Brian France.
It came as a shock in the NASCAR world today when France, the CEO and Chairman of the top motorsports organization in the U.S., was caught having the bad juice in his system and bad pills on him when he was pulled over in the Hamptons.
According to CBS Sports and the official police report from the Sag Harbor Village PD, France got hit with the red and blue lights at 7:30 p.m. when he was caught running a stop sign. Mind you, this was just hours after up-and-coming star Chase Elliott captured his first ever NASCAR Cup Series win at Watkins Glen.
Apparently, France had too much of a ball celebrating Elliott’s victory at Watkins Glen, as he was found to be a tad too intoxicated to operate a motor vehicle.
After performing a sobriety test, which France obviously failed with flying colors, he was arrested for DWI and drug possession when officers found oxycodone while performing a search on France.
NASCAR CEO Brian France Arrested for DUI and Oxycodone https://t.co/1GXYjgkeY9
— TMZ (@TMZ) August 6, 2018
After spending a night eating a jailhouse sandwich and coming down from his intoxication, he was released at 9:00 a.m. this morning after he was arraigned. Later in the afternoon, France released a statement to the media stating that he was sorry for partying too hard in Watkins Glen, further destroying a once-proud sport, and will be stepping aside indefinitely to try to clean his life up.
Jim France has been named interim chairman and CEO of NASCAR as Brian France takes a leave of absence following his arrest. pic.twitter.com/HrEUkmlpTo
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) August 6, 2018
While France is in temporary exile, his son, Jim France, will be taking the reins of a sport that is struggling as of late with attendance and ratings. This is just the latest tidbit of bad news for NASCAR, which, like France, needs to clean itself up as well and get back on track.