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.

Bill France Jr. stepped down Tuesday as president of NASCAR, the racing circuit his father founded in the 1940s that has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry. France was replaced by Mike ...

Bill Sr. remained NASCAR president from 1947 to 1972. It was clear his son would follow him into that role, and the transition was made in ’72, the moment symbolized by Senior handing the NASCAR ...

Bill France, who assumed the president’s role at NASCAR in January 1972, becoming only the second president of the sanctioning body, today announced that Mike Helton, who has served as senior ...

Bill France Sr. was a prominent mechanic and service station owner in Daytona Beach in the 1930s and 1940s; he raced cars on the city's wide sandy beaches. He founded NASCAR, the world's most ...

This phenomenon covered both editions of Bill France, by the way — Senior and Junior. Buy our Daytona 500 book here Since 2003, after years of devil-may-care, we’ve had to pay attention to the ...