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William Clay France, Jr. (born April 4, 1933), nicknamed "Little Bill," is a former head of NASCAR, the sanctioning body of United States-based stock car racing. April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ...
1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ...
NEXTEL Cup drivers practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 This article is about the sport of stock car racing. ...
Early life France was born in Washington, D.C. in 1933 to Bill France, Sr. and Anne France. His family moved to Daytona Beach, Florida in 1935 to escape the Great Depression.[1] He attended high school at Seabreeze High School before attending the University of Florida. He served for two years in the United States Navy before turning to a career in racing.[2] Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia. ...
Bill France redirects here. ...
The Beach in 2005 Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, USA. As of 2004, the population estimates recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 64,422. ...
The Great Depression was an economic downturn which started in 1929 (although its effects were not fully felt until late 1930) and lasted through most of the 1930s. ...
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university located in Gainesville, Florida. ...
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France grew up helping at race tracks; he sold concessions and helped park cars at the Daytona Beach Road Course. He worked twelve hours per day, seven days a week for thirteen months with the construction of Daytona International Speedway, where he drove a compactor, bulldozer, and grader. He once tried using a mule to pull trees out of the swamp because motorized equipment was getting stuck.[3] Daytona Beach Road Course was a race track that was instrumental in the formation of NASCAR. It originally became famous as the location where fifteen world land speed records were set. ...
Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ...
A compactor is a machine or mechanism used to reduce the size of waste material. ...
A Caterpillar D10N bulldozer at work A bulldozer is a very powerful crawler (caterpillar tracked tractor) equipped with a blade. ...
Modern grader in use by the US military. ...
He road off road motorcycles, and began competing in enduros in the 1960s. France entered the Baja 1000 in the motorcycle division in the early 1970s. He gave the up-and-coming sport of motocross a chance at Daytona in the early 1970s. The motocross races started with little fanfare, but grew into the popular Daytona Supercross. The supercross inspired the Daytona Beach Bike Week.[3] It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Off-roading. ...
Stefan Merriman, a former World Enduro Champion on a Yamaha Enduro is a form of motorcycle racing run on courses that are predominately off-road. ...
Rider at Mile 328 of the Baja 1000 1972 Baja 1000 motorcycle, on display at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame. ...
A rider cornering during a motocross race in Australia Motocross (often shortened to MX or MotoX) is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. ...
Supercross is an exciting, highly-competitive sport in which athletes race high-performance off-road motorcycles on man-made dirt tracks consisting of steep jumps and obstacles. ...
Daytona Beach Bike Week (or Daytona Bike Week) is a motorcycle event held every year in Florida. ...
Head of NASCAR After serving as vice-president for six years, he became the head of NASCAR after his father Bill France, Sr. retired on January 10, 1972.[2] The International Motorsports Hall of Fame describes the transition: "Other than the founding of NASCAR itself, Bill Jr.'s appointment to leadership is probably the most significant event in the history of the sanctioning body."[4] NASCAR went from a Southern regional sport to a national sport during his tenure.[4] Bill France redirects here. ...
January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
See also: 1971 in sports, other events of 1972, 1973 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: February 20: A.J. Foyt won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty Indianapolis 500 - Mark Donohue USAC Racing - Joe Leonard won the season championship Formula...
The International Motorsports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame dedicated to enshrining those who have contributed the most to auto racing either as a driver, owner, developer or engineer. ...
Southern United States The states shown in dark red are usually included in the South, while all or portions of the striped states may or may not be considered part of the Southern United States. ...
He continued his father's legacy by fostering growth of the Daytona 500 stockcar race and Daytona 200 motorcycle race at Daytona International Speedway. The Winston Million program was launched by R. J. Reynolds in 1985. A $1 million bonus was awarded to any driver would win three of four preselected races. The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap, 500 mile (805 km) NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ...
The Daytona 200 is a 68-lap, 200 mile (322 km) motorcycle race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ...
ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 3. ...
The NASCAR Grand National series was renamed NASCAR Winston Cup (now NEXTEL Cup) in 1986. The points fund increased from $750,000 to $2 million. The champions portion of the points fund rose to $2 million by 1998.[5] The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ...
Nascar.com was launched in 1996.
Television contracts NASCAR had few televised races in 1972. Those races that did air in the 1970s were mixed into other shows like ABC Wide World of Sports.[6] France signed a deal with CBS Sports to televise the 1979 Daytona 500 from flag to flag. The race got high television ratings, partly due to a snowstorm in the Midwest and Northeast. Richard Petty won the race after Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough crashed each other out on the final lap. Allison and Yarborough then exchanged punches. The ensuing press coverage allowed France to sign television contracts with ESPN, TNN, and TBS. France's career culminated in a record-setting $2.4 billion television broadcasting contract in 1999 for the 2001 season.[4] ABCs Wide World of Sports is a long-running sports anthology show on American television. ...
CBS Sports is a division of CBS which airs many of the sports telecasts in the United States. ...
Regional definitions vary from source to source. ...
Regional definitions vary The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. ...
Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937 in Level Cross, North Carolina) is a renowned former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver. ...
Donnie Allison is a former driver on the NASCAR Winston Cup circuit, who won ten times during his racing career, which spanned the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. ...
William Caleb Cale Yarborough (born March 27, 1939 in Timmonsville, South Carolina, near the Famous Darlington Raceway), is a former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and was one of the series engaging personalities. ...
ESPN (an acronym for the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ...
TNN may be: TNN Networks, a telecommunications company in Israel TNN Radio, a radio network in Bulgaria The Nashville Network, a television network today called Spike TV The New Naphtilians, a webcomic by Geppers Creepers This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might...
TBS is an abbreviation that may refer to many different subjects: There are two television networks and one radio network commonly referred to as TBS. Tokyo Broadcasting System, a TV station in Tokyo, Japan TBS Radio & Communications, a radio station in Tokyo, Japan TBS (TV Network), US The rock/emo...
The 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Sunday February 7 and ended on Sunday November 21. ...
The 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup season began on February 11 and ended on November 23. ...
Retirement France turned the presidency of NASCAR over to Mike Helton in 2000 after being diagnosed with cancer. He made his son Brian France the CEO and chairman of NASCAR in 2003. Bill France, Jr. remains a member on the board of directors. Helton(left) meating with Adm. ...
Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis. ...
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ...
A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ...
He retained his position of chairman of board of the International Speedway Corporation. His daughter Lesa France Kennedy is the president of that company. International Speedway Corporation (NYSE: ISCA) is a corporation whose primary business is the ownership and management of NASCAR race tracks. ...
Halls of Fame inductions The International Motorsports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame dedicated to enshrining those who have contributed the most to auto racing either as a driver, owner, developer or engineer. ...
The Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum is located just off I-70 in the Columbus, Ohio suburb of Pickerington, OH. The Motorcycle Hall of Fame recognizes those who have made significant contributions to all aspects of motorcycling, including those who have excelled in motorcycle business, history, design and engineering, in...
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America is a Hall of Fame and museum in Novi, Michigan for American motorsports legends. ...
The Automotive Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame for notable figures in the development of the automobile industry. ...
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