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helton -lrb- left -rrb- meeting with admiral thomas collins bill france , jr. . bristol , virginia , u.s. american mike helton
 1953 mike helton.jpg nascar mike helton executive/president
mike helton

michael `` mike '' helton -lrb- born 1953 -rrb- is the vice chairman of the national association for stock car auto racing -lrb- nascar -rrb- .
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 .
