Gary Crotty, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel for NASCAR, celebrates a historic first as the new year gets going. It’s a crossover into the affairs of global motorsports, one that leans on his years of stateside legal experience in stock-car racing’s front office.
On Jan. 1, Crotty began a four-year term on the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) Courts as one of its 36 judges, placing him in the prestigious rotation of members who hear and rule on international motorsports disputes. He became the first NASCAR representative to hold such a post after his election by the FIA General Assembly late last year.
“That’s another distinction and an honor that I’m happy to fulfill and am honored to do so, so it’s a big deal,” Crotty says. “And for me, having been in NASCAR for a quarter-century as a lawyer and helping NASCAR with their rules, regulations and appeals as well, it’s going to be fascinating for me to see how the other side of the pond is.”
Crotty applied for the post last summer after being approached by George Silbermann, President of the Automobile Competition Committee for the United States (ACCUS), the FIA’s National Sporting Authority in America. He was confirmed as an FIA judge last month, and his term will run until Dec. 31, 2025.
His duties include the potential to be called upon by the two independent bodies that settle disputes and appeals in global motorsports – the International Court of Appeal and the International Tribunal – to...
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