and the Daytona 500 thrice (1998 ... It was at this time that Bill France Sr. offered "extra money" to Childress to participate in the race, which was an offer the new team found hard to refuse.

In December of that year, Childress also recalled a conversation with the late Bill France Jr ... in 2014 for the first time in 13 years. He earned the pole for the Daytona 500 that year.

Stock car racing crashes are part of what makes Bill Dennis who he is ... he saw straight ahead the big capital “D” that starts the phrase “DAYTONA USA” painted on the track’s wall ...

DAYTONA BEACH ... Overall, Penske swept the first two stages and led 142 of the opening 186 laps until the Stenhouse/Logano big wreck.

DAYTONA BEACH — That wasn’t rain that delayed the Daytona 500 on Sunday, it was Bill France ... big track built but also handed over a bit of financial leverage to others. If that first ...

DAYTONA BEACH — The seventh Daytona 500 ... 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 ...