William France Sr. commonly referred to as Bill France, was born in Washington DC where he lived up until his late teens. France was a Mechanic. He moved to Daytona in 1935 when the Great Depression began to bite. Back then, Daytona was famed for speedy cars. A group of drivers used to gather at [...]
When Winning Is All That Matters; Since 1985, fans of NASCAR’S Sprint Cup Series have been treated to a double dose of excitement at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, also referred to as Lowe’s Motor Speedway, in Concord North Carolina. For an amazing two weeks in a row, Sprint Cup’s finest drivers battle it out on [...]
Left And Right Road Trips Twice a year the boys of NASCAR take themselves a little road trip of sorts. After turning left every lap of every race for so many consecutive weeks, some drivers look forward to the change of pace and scenery offered by NASCAR’S two road course events. Those drivers are usually [...]
Long Before They Flew In Jets; Everyone is familiar with NASCAR Racing on the weekends. Every weekend, thousands of fans pour into the huge events while media networks and reporters from all around the country pack the garage area, pit road and the lot where drivers park their multi million dollar moterhomes, in hopes of [...]
After completely leveling expectations with the building of Daytona International Speedway, Bill France Sr. decided he still wanted more. Not satisfied with already being acrediteded for creating the largest and fasteset track in racing, France began itching for another only few short years after opening the gates of Daytona. The checklist for his new track [...]
William France Sr. commonly referred to as Bill France, was born in Washington DC where he lived up until his late teens. France was a Mechanic. He moved to Daytona in 1935 when the Great Depression began to bite. Back then, Daytona was famed for speedy cars. A group of drivers used to gather at [...]
Again Welcome to blog. RACERSART I am a construction worker by day. Sandblaster in my free time , And race fan in my fun time. I have been involved in short track asphalt racing for over 30 years. Inducted into the S.A.F.E.R. (Suffolk hall of fame) and named Riverhead raceway crew chief of the year. [...]
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