Since 1996, Daytona 500 winners have borne the weight ... like what it feels like to be with a person. In crafting the statue of Bill France Jr., the son of NASCAR’s founder, Lajba’s biggest ...

If Bill Jr. was the pragmatic son, little brother Jim — NASCAR's current CEO and the founding family’s last link to the Daytona 500’s birth — is undoubtedly the understated France.

In December of that year, Childress also recalled a conversation with the late Bill France Jr., former NASCAR chairman ... He earned the pole for the Daytona 500 that year. Dillon went on to ...

It’s true and, these days, hard to believe, but Daytona once ... Anyway, Big Bill France had his own form of “radar,” and it was passed down to Bill Jr., whose only nod to modern ...

Tuesday’s House amendments included one proposal to separate increased salaries for teachers from the bill. Rep. William Oberle Jr., R-Beechers ... contained a lifelike statue of a cat, regarded ...

Before his passing, former NASCAR chairman Bill France Jr. had advised Richard Childress ... earning the pole for the Daytona 500. He later won the Daytona 500 in 2018, exactly 20 years after ...

After the chaotic 2025 Daytona 500, NASCAR issued a massive ... hopes of advocating for better prize purses, but NASCAR boss Bill France adamantly refused. Only two drivers remained on the side ...

and his son Bill France Jr. was NASCAR’s CEO from 1972-2000. William Byron (right) poses with the Harley J. Earl trophy after winning the Daytona 500 for the second consecutive year.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Bill France Jr., who transformed NASCAR from a small Southern sport into a billion-dollar conglomerate during his 31 years as chairman, died Monday. He was 74. He died at his ...

Johnson led Reynolds to NASCAR President Bill France Jr., and that resulted in the creation ... up with a strategy that would surely win the Daytona 500 – and perhaps the championship.

DAYTONA BEACH — The seventh Daytona 500 ... It was 37 years before rain got involved again, and over the years, it became ...