The post took the fans back to December 14, 1947, when Bill France Sr., the founder of NASCAR, and 33 other officials, met at the Streamline Hotel to discuss the future of American stock car racing.
When racing resumed after World War II on Independence Day, fans saw two horse races and a car race promoted by Bill France Sr., who two years later founded NASCAR. “Until they bring a wrecking ...
NASCAR is owned by the France family, primarily Jim France and France's niece, Lesa France Kennedy. Jim's father, Bill France Sr., founded NASCAR in 1948. What are the basics of the suit?
President Jimmy Carter didn't just use NASCAR as a campaign stop. He was a fan. And the last national Democrat to be truly ...
Petty, 87, was asked if he was going to watch The Clash on Feb. 2 on TV from historic Bowman Gray Stadium. It will be broadcast live on Fox, but Petty had another idea. “I don’t think they want me to ...
Mechanic and race promoter, Bill France Sr. saw the opportunity to enter the untapped market of stock car racing in the 1940s. France Sr. created NASCAR in 1948 to organize races for these stock cars.
Experience and partnership. NASCAR has history here, too. Back in 1950, NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. and Curtis Turner took on the La Carrera Panamericana road race across Mexico. More recently ...
The post took the fans back to December 14, 1947, when Bill France Sr., the founder of NASCAR, and 33 other officials, met at the Streamline Hotel to discuss the future of American stock car racing.