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          We all know the story of NASCAR's origins in when Bill France Sr. laid out his vision during that historic meeting at Daytona's Streamline....

          On a mountaintop, overlooking Ingle Hollow where he was born and raised to make and run 'shine, Junior began tapping the truck's horn and.

        1. On a mountaintop, overlooking Ingle Hollow where he was born and raised to make and run 'shine, Junior began tapping the truck's horn and.
        2. TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold is offering free access to its documentaries, including the NASCAR Hall of Fame Biography series that features NASCAR founder Bill.
        3. We all know the story of NASCAR's origins in when Bill France Sr. laid out his vision during that historic meeting at Daytona's Streamline.
        4. Denny Hamlin's old crew chief Chris Gabehart responded to a throwback post by Nascarman.
        5. “Big Bill: The Life and Times of NASCAR Founder Bill France Sr.” is the first official biography of the man who organized the sport.

          6. Bill France Sr.

          American racecar driver and NASCAR founder (1909–1992)

          For the cabinetmaker, see William France Sr. (cabinetmaker).

          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.

          Early life

          France was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Emma Graham, an immigrant from Ireland, and William Henry France.

          Bill France Sr grew up in Virginia, Washington DC. He was a mechanic and budding race driver who set out in to start a new life.

          His older brother James is buried in Rock Creek Cemetery, after his death at 11. Big Bill skipped school as a teenager to make laps in the family Model T Ford at the high-banked 1.5-mile (2.4 km) board track near Laurel, Maryland.

          He ran laps until there was just enough time to beat his father home.[1] France worked at several jobs before owning and operating his own service station. He built his customer base by waking before dawn and crank-sta