Earl Trophy sits on a table under plastic sheeting ... A board member for Bob Hope Village was close with NASCAR founder Bill France, and Lajba was hired to create a sculpture of France and ...

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.

Harley Earl was a close friend of the founder of NASCAR Bill France Sr, who named the trophy after the automotive design as a sign of respect. The Daytona winner lifts the original trophy after ...

Harley Earl's strong friendship with NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. resulted in the trophy being named in honor. It was because of Earl's significant contributions to automotive design.

It was 37 years before rain got involved again, and over the years, it became known as Bill France Weather, as even the most dire of forecasts fizzled by race day. This phenomenon covered both ...