What is Bill France, Sr.?
'''William Henry Getty France Sr.''' (September 26, 1909 – June 7, 1992) was an [[Americans|American]] [[racecar]] driver, best known for being the [[:wikt:founder|co-founder]] of [[NASCAR]]. France was born in [[Washington, D.C.]]. He is also known as the creator of the [[Daytona International Speedway]] and the [[Talladega Superspeedway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://automotivehalloffame.org/honors/index.php?cmd=view&id=676&type=inductees|title=Induction in the Automotive Hall of Fame|access-date=2010-05-16|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175838/http://www.automotivehalloffame.org/honors/index.php?cmd=view&id=676&type=inductees|url-status=dead}}</ref> France was put into the [[NASCAR Hall of Fame]] on May 23 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nascarhall.com/inductees/inductees-by-class|title=Class of 2010 Inductees|access-date=2010-05-16|archive-date=2010-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610042337/http://www.nascarhall.com/inductees/inductees-by-class|url-status=dead}}</ref> France was the father of [[Bill France, Jr.]] (1933-2007) and grandfather of [[Brian France]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{US-sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:France, Sr. Bill}} [[Category:American racecar drivers]] [[Category:NASCAR]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Washington, D.C.]] [[Category:1909 births]] [[Category:1992 deaths]]