Celebrity Illegal Street Racers Part 1 Pro Auto Racers: J.C. France And Nick Hogan

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Celebrity Illegal Street Racers Part 1 Pro Racers: J.C. France And Nick Hogan

Source: Evo Research Dept.
Date: July 21, 2010
Revisions: N/A

Evo is excited to release the first article of a three part series that will discuss the highly anticipated and requested topic of celebrities that illegal street race. Professional racers get paid to race cars on the track so why on earth would they race illegally on the street? The grandson of NASCAR, the son of a iconic wrestler, and our favorite stars from Indy Car and Formula One have all felt the need to disregard the safety of the populace by illegally racing their supercars well beyond the speed limit.

Jamie France (J.C. France) (2010 United States): JC France Lambo

Media reports allege that J. C. France, grandson of the renowned NASCAR France Family and professional race car driver, was charged with illegal street racing in his 2007 lime green Lamborghini against his step-brother in his Porsche, narcotics possession, and driving under the influence. A "jurisdictional technicality" allowed J.C. France’s to dodge all charges (The Daytona Beach officer pulled-over France just outside his department’s jurisdiction).

The original reason for J.C. France being pulled-over by law enforcement was an illegal street racing traffic infringement. Strangely only two of the thirteen media headlines referenced the original charge of illegal street racing. Why not state the obvious: Professional race car driver from the founding family of legal organized motorsports caught illegal street racing?

Please note that this is the same J.C. France that entered into, literally, a fistfight on the race track with pro-racer Chris Bingham at the Grand Am Rolex race in Mexico City (2006).

Media Articles:

Report: NASCAR founder’s grandson allowed to race after botched arrest for street racing, cocaine possession
Bill France’s grandson arrested on drug charges
Police: France family member caught with crack cocaine
J. C. France, member of NASCAR's royal family, charged with DUI, cocaine possession
Famous NASCAR Family Member J.C. France Arrested On Serious Drug And Traffic Charges In Florida
Brian France going to great lengths to keep hearings private
J. C. France reinstated by Grand-Am after judge tosses drug charges
J. C. France, member of NASCAR's royal family, charged with DUI, cocaine possession
France arrested on drug charges
NASCAR's JC France Arrested on DUI Charges, Suspended from Grand Am
Charges dropped against NASCAR founder’s grandson
NASCAR Founder's Grandson Popped For DUI, Cocaine And Street Racing
Drug charges dropped, J.C. France reinstated to Grand-Am

Nick Hogan (Nicholas Bollea) (2007 United States):

The media reported that Nick Hogan, son of the iconic wrestler Hulk Hogan, was illegally street racing his father’s Toyota Supra while under the influence of alcohol (.02 or higher), lost control of the vehicle, and crashed. The crash caused tragic long term brain injuries to Hogan’s passenger John Graziano. According to court documents John Graziano has/is suffering from "lose a portion of his brain, to be confined to a wheelchair and to be in a minimally conscious state requiring full time care." Hogan was sentenced to eight months in jail, served five, had his driver’s license suspended for three years, and the Graziano pursued a civil suit against him. Exact terms of the civil suit and the settlement are confidential.

A largely unknown fact about Nick Hogan is that prior to the tragic illegal street race accident in 2007 he competed in a professional drifting racing circuit. Within the past few months Nick Hogan has began pursuing his career in professional drifting with the launching of a new motorsports team with a message to stop illegal street racing.

Media Articles:

Nick Hogan announces return to drifting – not street racing
Nick Hogan Settles With Crash Victim
Linda Hogan Settles Up With Nick's Crash Victim
Relative of Car Crash Victim Involving Hulk Hogan's Son Cleared
Nick Hogan Crash Drives Lawsuit
Crash victim sees bit of progress: Nick Bollea's pal John Graziano copes with a severe brain injury.
Nick Hogan Bollea arrested, attorneys maintain crash was accident
Nick Hogan "blogs" for first time since crash
Nick Hogan's Injured Friend on Life Support
Nick Hogan in Serious Car Accident
Nick Hogan Settles With Crash Victim
Nick Hogan’s Friend ‘Comatose’

Additional Notable Reckless Pro-Racers in 2010:

On the weekend of the Indy 500 pro-driver Tomas Scheckter was cited for speeding followed by sending a Twitter message to his fans which he admitted to being clocked at over 100 mph.
Indycar driver Danica Patrick alleged to have a "collection of driving citaions" recently added another ticket to her resume when police cited her for driving 54mph in a 34mph zone.
At the Melbourne Grand Prix, Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton had a Mercedes he borrowed impounded by Austalian police after he purposely lost control of the vehicle and performed burnouts on a public road nearby the race track.