I couldn't take my eyes off Brian France. He kept fidgeting with his tie, his collar, his fingers, his face. Making faces like a little boy who couldn't sit still.
HOF by 2009 in Charlotte.
Charlotte the pick for NASCAR's costly hallPlan adds office tower uptown for NASCAR, adds $17 million to price tagBy RICHARD RUBINThe Charlotte ObserverCharlotte is getting the NASCAR Hall of Fame, and plans released Monday show provisions for a new office tower and an additional $17 million in costs.
NASCAR will get city land on the Hall of Fame site off Brevard Street for $1 per year, plus $4 million in city money toward parking spaces for the 300,000 square foot office building, city and NASCAR officials told the Observer in an exclusive interview before this afternoon's announcement.
The new building would include NASCAR's licensing office and become the home of the sport's media operations. NASCAR's headquarters would remain in Daytona Beach, Fla.
The hall of fame, at the corner of Second and Brevard streets, could open as soon as 2009. The Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority, which will operate the building, will start hiring the hall's top employees soon.
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