NASCAR Holdings Inc., the U.S. stock car racing promoter based in Daytona Beach, Florida, has announced that Tracey Lesetar-Smith will become general counsel and senior vice president over the organization’s legal and public affairs operations.

Lesetar-Smith will replace longtime general counsel Karen Leetzow, who has been with the organization for over 20 years. Lesetar-Smith is set to join the group Oct. 14 for a transition period until Leetzow leaves at the end of the year.