New biography tackles the tale of NASCAR founder "Big Bill" France - Motorsport.com
In the midst of NASCAR’s Daytona Speedweeks, it’s an ideal time to take a look at the newest book on the sport: “Big Bill: The Life and Times of NASCAR Founder Bill France Sr. ,” by H. A. “Herb” Branham, longtime journalist and NASCAR public... Branham already wrote “Bill France Jr. : The Man who Made NASCAR,” so this 357-page authorized biography (Fenn M&S, part of Penguin-Random House, $27. 95, hardcover) is a natural prequel. Branham’s conversational style lends itself to a fast, often funny read about a man who managed to do for stock car racing what multiple other men have done for other forms of motorsports, from Ted Johnson and the World of Outlaws to Bernie... Bill France Sr. did not invent stock car racing, but until NASCAR was officially incorporated on February 21, 1948, it had been an essentially unorganized sport, sometimes sanctioned and sometimes not, speaking with many shrill voices instead of... Overnight success years in the making You know the annotated version: France built NASCAR, then built tracks like Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, making friends and enemies along the way. Source: www.motorsport.com
