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Bill France, Jr.
William Clifton "Bill" France (April 4, 1933 – June 4, 2007), nicknamed "Bill France, Jr." or "Little Bill," was an American motorsports executive who served from 1972 to 2000 as the chief executive officer (CEO) of NASCAR, the sanctioning body of US-based stock car racing. He succeeded his father, NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr., as its CEO. His son, Brian France, has been CEO since 2003.
==Early life==
France was born in Washington, D.C. to Anne Bledsoe and William Henry Getty France. His family moved to Daytona Beach, Florida in 1935 to escape the Great Depression.〔Bill Fleischman and Al Pearce. ''The Unauthorized NASCAR fan guide 1998-1999'', Visible Ink Press, Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA. ISBN 1-57859-111-2〕 He attended Seabreeze High School before attending the University of Florida. He served for two years in the United States Navy before turning to a career in racing.〔(Biography ) at the Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame of Oceanside Rotary Club〕
France grew up helping at race tracks; he sold concessions and helped park cars at the Daytona Beach Road Course. He worked twelve hours per day, seven days a week for thirteen months with the construction of Daytona International Speedway, where he drove a compactor, bulldozer, and grader. He once tried using a mule to pull trees out of the swamp because motorized equipment was getting stuck.〔(Biography at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame )〕
He rode off road motorcycles, and began competing in enduros in the 1960s. France entered the Baja 1000 in the motorcycle division in the early 1970s. He gave the up-and-coming sport of motocross a chance at Daytona in the early 1970s. The motocross races started with little fanfare, but grew into the popular Daytona Supercross. The supercross inspired the Daytona Beach Bike Week.〔
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