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France Father-Son Headline 1st Hall of Fame Class

By FanHouse NewswireOct 14th 2009 – 5:27PM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. has been selected as the first inductee of the sport's Hall of Fame. France formed the National Association for Stock Car Racing in 1947 and headlines the inaugural class of five for the Hall. Also joining the Hall in next year's induction ceremony is Bill France...

2007 NASCAR Season: My Top 35 Memories

By tallglassofmilkNov 18th 2007 – 11:54PM

The 2007 NASCAR seasons is in the book and oh ... the memories and monotony. I will remember it most as the year Dale Earnhardt Jr. left the company his father started, Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus dominated and the season droned on in the car of tomorrow. Here are the Top 35 things I will remember most about the 2007...

Background on bill france jr

William Clifton France (April 4, 1933 – June 4, 2007), nicknamed "Bill Jr." and "Little Bill," was an American motorsports executive who served from 1972 to 2000 as the head of NASCAR, the sanctioning body of United States-based stock car racing.

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