Bill France Sr., the American who created NASCAR, did so 75 years ago, on Feb. 21, 1948, in Daytona Beach, Florida — and today it's the world's premier stock car racing circuit.

That’s up in the air. Quite literally. This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Daytona 500 rain delay: This ain't the first time. What happened to Bill France Weather?

DAYTONA BEACH — That wasn’t rain that delayed the Daytona 500 on Sunday, it was Bill France’s tears. Once upon a time, during NASCAR’s heyday, the Daytona 500 used to run without a hitch ...

Once, there was a 37-year run of Daytona 500s running on the Sunday as scheduled. Not only was it bumped this year, but so was Saturday's race.

Four times in the past six years, the Daytona 500 has dealt with rain. Over the past four-plus decades of the race, things were mostly high and dry.

On the days of a big race, such as the Daytona 500, Bill France would launch his own form of weather satellites. They had four wheels and sirens.

In 1958, some 14 years before he was to become president of NASCAR, Bill France Jr. was working on the construction of Daytona International Speedway.

LONG POND — When Bill France Sr. organized a meeting at the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Dec. 14, 1947, he never could have dreamed what would become ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The France family love affair with racing began when Bill France was a teen willing to skip school to catch events in suburban Washington, D.C. He taught himself mechanics ...

Four times in the past six years, the Daytona 500 has dealt with rain. Over the past four-plus decades of the race, things were mostly high and dry.