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 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 ...

A commitment that Betty Jane France, wife of Bill France Jr., ... In addition to writing “Big Bill,” Branham also serves as senior manager of the ISC Archives and Research Center in Daytona Beach.

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 ...

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 ...

Bill France Jr. turned over control of NASCAR to his son Saturday, ending a three-decade run in which stock-car racing expanded from its back-road roots to a multibillion-dollar industry. Brian ...