NASCAR Hall Of Fame The France Family - Through The Years (26 images)

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  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years Left to right: Brian France, Lesa France Kennedy and Bill France Jr. pose for a photo. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years Bill and Betty Jane France pose for a photo in 1998. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years Bill and Betty Jane France cut the ribbon to open Daytona USA in July of 1996. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years Bill France Sr. (left) and Bill France Jr. (right) spend time with George Bush, Vice President of the United States, in 1988. Mr. Bush was visiting Daytona International Speedway during his 1988 presidential campaign. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years Bill France Jr. is shown with his daughter, Lesa France Kennedy in the early 1980s. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years Bill France Jr. is shown in his office shortly after taking over NASCAR’s presidency. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years Bill France Jr. assumes the presidency of NASCAR as he accepts the company keys from his father on January 10, 1972. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years Bill France Jr. (left) and Bill France Sr. compete on the high banks of Talladega Superspeedway in November of 1969. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years The France family has always worked hard at their business as Bill France Jr. shows during the construction of Daytona International Speedway in 1958. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years Bill France Sr. (far right) and Bill France Jr. (far left) look over plans for the new Daytona International Speedway with contractor Don Smith in this 1957 image. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years Bill France Jr. serves as an official during a race on the beach. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years Bill France Sr. (left) poses with his son on Daytona Beach in 1956. Bill Jr. was on leave from the U.S. Navy. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years Bill France Jr. poses for a photo in his younger years. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years A young Bill France Jr. sits in Skimp Hersey’s modified in 1950 as he dreams of his future as a race car driver. His career path would lead to the administration of the sport. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years Bill France Jr. was destined for a career in racing, as shown in this 1933 photo. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. -- shown here in 1969 or the early 1970's selling tickets -- illustrates the philosophy that "everyone sells tickets." (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years Bill France Sr. and Bill France Jr. talk in the latter's Daytona Beach NASCAR office in the late 1960's. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years Bill France Sr. served as president of NASCAR until January 1972 when he handed over the reins to his son William C. France. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. addresses the crowd at a year-end NASCAR awards ceremony. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years After stepping down as president of NASCAR in 1972, Bill France Sr. served as International Speedway Corporation Chairman/President. After retirement, he was inducted into numerous Hall Of Fames. He died in June 1992. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years As NASCAR's first president, William H.G. France built two superspeedways that came to personify the sport -- the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway (pictured here) and the 2.66-mile Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. (Photo: France Family)
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years Brian Z. France (shown here in 2007) is a member of the NASCAR-founding France family and assumed the roles of NASCAR Chairman and CEO in October 2003. He is the grandson of NASCAR's founder, the late William H.G. ("Big Bill") France, and the so
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years William (Bill) Clifton France is the man who followed his visionary father at NASCAR's helm. France, who died in June 2007 at the age of 74, grew up in stock car racing, learning every detail of the sport from his own experiences, and those of his father.
  • NASCAR Hall Of Fame: The France Family - Through The Years NASCAR founder William Henry Getty France was known as "Big Bill," only partly because of his 6-foot-5 stature. In 1947, France became the driving force behind the establishment of  NASCAR. (Photo: France Family)
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Credit: (Photo: NASCAR.com) Date: May 18, 2011
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