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William Henry Getty France (September 26, 1909 – June 7, 1992) was an American businessman and racing driver. He was also known as Bill France Sr. or Big Bill. He is best known for founding and managing NASCAR, a sanctioning body of US-based stock car racing.
Hace 3 días · Bill France, Sr. was an American stock-car racer and executive who founded (1948) the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). He is one of the most important figures in American racing history and is responsible for NASCAR’s initial survival and growth, as well as some of its.
Bill France, Sr. Inducted 2004. Distinguished Service Citation Award 1969. 1909 - 1992. William Henry Getty France could never have forseen or believed that his early attempts to organize and legitimize stock car racing would evolve into one of America’s fastest growing and most popular sports.
Bill France, Sr. Called “Big Bill,” only partly because of his 6 foot, 5 inch stature, France spearheaded NASCAR from its beginning and directed it to its present status as the world’s largest stock car racing organization.
24 de feb. de 2023 · Bill France Sr., the American who created NASCAR, did so 75 years ago, on Feb. 21, 1948, in Daytona Beach, Florida — and today it's the world's premier stock car racing circuit.
13 de nov. de 2009 · The driving force behind the establishment of NASCAR was William “Bill” France Sr. (1909-1992), a mechanic and auto-repair shop owner from Washington, D.C., who in the mid-1930s moved to Daytona...
17 de dic. de 2022 · 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.
