DAYTONA BEACH ... the sport from 1972-2000. Jim France’s reign is a throwback of sorts to when his brother — and father, NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. — led NASCAR. “ ...

The France family migrated from Washington, D.C. to Florida because Bill France Sr. said he wanted to escape the cold. But the young businessman and mechanic was a racing enthusiast. France chose ...

The France family migrated from Washington, D.C. to Florida because Bill France Sr. said he wanted to escape the cold. But the young businessman and mechanic was a racing enthusiast.

NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. began its track season on February 22, 1959, when the Daytona 500 became the first event at Daytona International Speedway. Stock car racing transformed this track ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – That wasn’t rain that delayed the Daytona 500 on Sunday, it was Bill France’s tears ... that turned Daytona International Speedway into Daytona International Slip ...

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 ...

Daytona International Speedway has a rich and storied history that dates back to the early days of American motorsports. The brainchild of NASCAR founder William “Bill” France Sr., the 2.5 ...

Bill France Sr. was enamored with auto racing ... Maryland. He moved to Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1934 with his wife, Anne (Bledsoe) — a nurse and North Carolina native — plus their year ...

Epton was at the ticket window for the first Daytona 500 in 1959, hired a year earlier by NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. while the circuit was still under construction. The speedway’s ticket ...

On Feb. 15, 1948, following a famous meeting at the Streamline Hotel rooftop bar with founder Bill France Sr., NASCAR ... for another year. “Daytona ushered in the speedway era of the sport ...

With women making significant strides in the racing world, the prospect of witnessing a historic breakthrough at Daytona International Speedway ... Bill France, Sr., went from evading law enforcement ...

Guthrie becomes just the third woman to be inducted into NASCAR’s Hall of Fame, joining Anne B. France, the wife of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr ... in both the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis ...