CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Immediately after the bombshell announcement that Justin Marks had purchased Chip Ganassi’s NASCAR team, the outgoing owner took the soon-to-be new boss back to the shop to address a room full of anxious employees.

“It was important to me to get in front of people and look them in the eye,” Marks said. “I told them, ‘I am here because I love racing and there are a lot of good things happening in this building ”