William Henry Getty France was called "Big Bill", and only partly beacuse of his 6-foot-5 stature. He was larger than life it seemed, during the years of founding, then building, a sport. France spearheaded NASCAR from it's beginning and directed it to its present status as the world's largest stock car racing organization.
In 1936 he helped lay out the first beach/road coarse in Daytona Beach; in the first race on the course he finished fifth. In 1947 France became the driving force behind the establishment of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. NASCAR, it was called. "Big Bill" France passed away in June 1992. He remains larger than life -- still.
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