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.

This phenomenon covered both editions of Bill France, by the way — Senior and Junior. Buy our Daytona 500 book here Since 2003, after years of devil-may-care, we’ve had to pay attention to the ...

Bill France Weather was fast approaching a 50th birthday, and let’s just say, 50 wasn’t the new 40 for BFW. On its 50th birthday, in ’09, rain lopped 48 laps from the afternoon. Matt Kenseth ...

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 ...

This phenomenon covered both editions of Bill France, by the way — Senior and Junior. Buy our Daytona 500 book here Since 2003, after years of devil-may-care, we’ve had to pay attention to the ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – 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 ...

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. Bill Sr. remained NASCAR president from 1947 ...

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.

This phenomenon covered both editions of Bill France, by the way — Senior and Junior. Buy our Daytona 500 book here For the fourth time in the past six years, rain has brought thing to a stop at ...

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 ...