you may be surprised to find the remains of a speedway owned by the king of NASCAR himself: Daytona Beach's Bill France, Sr. The Historic Occoneechee Speedway is the last remaining dirt speedway ...

NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. saw the potential of the track. He transformed it into a one-mile dirt oval, making it one of NASCAR’s first official tracks. However, Occoneechee Speedway was ...

The International Speedway Corporation, a company founded by Bill France Sr. under the name of Bill France Racing, Inc., initially owned the Daytona International Speedway. However, the ISC went ...

A historic NASCAR dirt track has been preserved as a popular Orange County hiking trail. Occoneechee Speedway was one of the first two tracks to open for NASCAR’s inaugural season in 1949.

Occasionally, armchair historians run with the legend of Big Bill France — the NASCAR founder and Speedway builder — “inventing” a new track shape because it helps the sightline for fans ...

International Speedway Corp., in a deal worth about $2 billion. NASCAR pioneer Bill France Sr. started International Speedway Corp. in 1953 to aid the construction of Daytona International Speedway.

RELATED: Big Bill Excerpt 1 on France’s induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame The brainstorm that became Daytona International Speedway always was linked to Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

at Daytona International Speedway, opening the destination’s first year-round motorsports attraction and museum. 1999: Brian France, Bill Jr.’s son, leads effort to consolidate the television ...

The Occoneechee Speedway Trail in the quaint town of Hillsborough offers visitors the perfect mix of exercise, nature and history. Hillsborough Mayor Jenn Weaver is the perfect guide for this ...

Bill France ... Speedway in 1959 and the Talladega Superspeedway in 1969. Both facilities host some of the fastest wheel-to-wheel racing action the world has ever known. France was a force ...