Bill France, Sr.
William Henry Getty Bill France , also known as Bill France Sr. or Big Bill, was an American racing driver. He is best known for cofounding and managing NASCAR, a sanctioning body of USbased stock car racing.
France was born in Washington, D. C. to Emma Graham, an immigrant from Ireland, and William Henry France. France skipped school as a teenager to make laps in the family Model T Ford at the highbanked 1.5mile board track near Laurel, Maryland. He ran laps until there was just enough time to beat his father home. France worked at several jobs before owning and operating his own service station. He built his customer base by waking before dawn and crankstarting customers cars in the middle of winter.
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