In 1972, NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., passed leadership of NASCAR to his son William Clifton France. NASCAR needed some fresh approaches, and Bill Jr. brought them. Easily the biggest was the ...

Bill France Sr. was enamored with auto racing as a child and became a master of auto mechanics. He also had a passion for putting his mechanical skills to the test behind the wheels of race cars.

William Henry Getty France was called “Big Bill,” and only partly because of his 6-foot-5 stature. He was larger than life it seemed, during the years of founding, then building, a sport.

Bill France Sr. had the vision and idea for NASCAR and was the organization's president from 1947-72. When Bill Jr. came along, he was a natural understudy for his father. At an early age ...

Since Bill France Sr. founded NASCAR on 21st February 1948 at the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach, the France family has guarded the reins of power like the treasured heirloom it is. For 77 ...

And it all started with one man named Bill France. Sr Bill was an auto repair shop owner and racing enthusiast who was the driving force behind the creation of Nascar. Before NASCAR, there were ...

Recommended Videos From red dirt to a lot of green. 75 years ago, on Dec. 14, 1947, Bill France Sr. founded NASCAR, signing the founding documents at the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach.