France Jr., who took the reigns from his father and guided NASCAR through a 30year period of extreme growth, was represented by his ren, Brian and Lesa.Now, OConnors work with R&Bgospel singer Staples is sure to earn her even greater renown. OConnor and Hogan performed with Staples once -- at a 2002 benefit concert -- but hadnt heard from her until she was asked to the recording sessions. I was blown away that she actually wanted me and Kelly, OConnor says. She and her sister, Yvonne, were there the whole time. We were scared, but she took that away and treated us as part of the family.Arriving at some final figure will be important for the agencies charged with assessing the toll taken by the oil on the water, beaches and wetlands of the region, according to Larry McKinney, executive director of the Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi.