Engine started

Joie Chitwood III, former teenage stunt car racer and grandson of 1940s racing legend George Rice “Joie” Chitwood, has a favorite business quote from, not surprisingly, Mario Andretti.

Andretti once told Chitwood, now the president of Daytona International Speedway, that business opportunities come and go with the blur of well, a fast car, so speed is essential. “If everything seems under control,” Andretti told Chitwood, “you're not going fast enough.”

Chitwood embodies that philosophy in his current position, where he oversees the iconic Daytona Speedway, world-famous for the Daytona 500 held every February. The speedway, beyond the Daytona 500, hosts at least 200 events and races a year, down to motorcycles and go-karts.