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• David Wilson honored with Bill France Award for Excellence

Retiring TRD U.S.A. president David Wilson was honored at the annual NASCAR Awards ceremony this evening with the Bill France Award for Excellence, one of the highest honors in NASCAR. The award recognizes those who have made a significant impact on the sport. “To be called up on stage by my dear friend, Jim France, […]...2024
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• Chevrolet sweeps manufacturer championships in NASCAR national ranks

For the second consecutive year, and the sixth time overall, Chevrolet swept the manufacturer championship titles across the NASCAR national ranks – earning its 43rd NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championship; its 26th Bill France Performance Cup in the NASCAR Xfinity Series; and its 12th NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Manufacturer Championship. This marks the first time […]...2024
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• NASCAR insider releases way-too-early 2025 top 10 driver rankings

Is it too early for 2025 NASCAR rankings? Yeah, but it’s going to happen anyway. After all, the Clash is less than 80 days away. Before you know it we’ll be back in Daytona and ready to start another 38-week journey for the Bill France Cup....2024
• Ryan Blaney reacts to runner-up finish in Phoenix race, Cup Series championship

It appears that Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney are just going to pass the Bill France Cup back and forth to one another. The Team Penske teammates finished 1-2 today at Phoenix in the race and in the NASCAR championship standings....2024
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• GRAMMY-Winning Icon Nelly to Perform Pre-Race Concert

GRAMMY-Winning Icon Nelly to Perform Pre-Race Concert Ahead of #NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race on Sunday November 10th Phoenix Raceway announced that diamond selling, multi-platinum, and GRAMMY award-winning rapper Nelly will perform prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race on Sunday, Nov. 10, with a portion of the performance set to air live on NBC’s pre-race show. “...2024
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• Don't hand the NASCAR championship to Kyle Larson just yet

It's a little early to go ahead and present Larson with the coveted Bill France Cup....2024
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• Inspirational Sam Schmidt to Speak

Inspirational Sam Schmidt to Speak Famous Madison Avenue Sports Car Driving and Chowder Society Luncheon Sam Schmidt, winning INDYCAR team owner and the founder of Conquer Paralysis Now, will be the keynote speaker at the luncheon of the prestigious Madison Avenue Sports Car Driving and Chowder Society (MASCDCS) in New York City on Tuesday, September 3. In his speech, Schmidt will ...2024
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• Crafton wins UNOH 225 after crash halts race short of scheduled distance
Matt Crafton earned his first career Camping World Truck Series victory on Thursday at Kentucky Speedway after NASCAR stopped the UNOH 225 five laps from the scheduled finish. The trucks driven by Ben Kennedy, David Gilliland and John Wes Townley were involved in a wreck that resulted in damage to the catch fence in Turn 1. Kennedy’s truck lifted off the ground, slid along the top of the SAF...2015
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• Mansion formerly owned by Bill France Jr. and Betty Jane France up for sale
The waterfront Florida mansion of the late NASCAR CEO Bill France Jr. will be sold at auction....2017

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"If he doesn’t win a Bill France Cup in his career, it won’t be for a lack of resources from Trackhouse, that’s for sure."

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"Watch Ryan Blaney accept the Bill France Cup Championship Trophy after winning the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship."

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"With stock car racing scattered and disorganized, Bill France set out on Dec."

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"The trophy awarded to NASCAR's premier series champion will be called the Bill France Cup beginning this season."

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"NASCAR founder Bill France Sr."

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"com The thrill of winning the 60th annual Daytona 500 Sunday night carried into Monday morning for Austin Dillon, who along with his team was honored during the Champion’s Breakfast in the Bill France Room at Daytona International Speedway."

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"received the Most Popular Driver Award for the 15th consecutive year along with the Bill France Award of Excellence on Thursday night."

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"The story of how Bill France Sr created the birthplace for NASCAR."

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"The 2014 Camping World Truck Series Rookie of the Year is the great-grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr."

• Why Larson will Win the 2024 NASCAR Cup Title

Considering Kyle Larson’s stature among racing’s elite, maybe the premise here is inaccurate. After all, there may be a more concise list of reasons Larson won’t win a second NASCAR Cup Series championship than the litany of data in support of his chances over the next 10 races. It’s an index of enough bullet points to make Hammurabi blush. But that’s not the name of th...2024
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• Inspirational Sam Schmidt to Speak
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• The latest on NASCAR charter negotiations

The France family would be able to buy NASCAR charters starting in 2025 under terms of the latest charter offer to teams, despite initial questions over whether the provision would ultimately be included. The family has owned and controlled NASCAR Holdings since the inception of the racing series in 1948 by Bill France Sr. The current […]...2024
• Rick Hendrick jokes about when Dale Earnhardt would 'use me for a raise'
While team owner Rick Hendrick and the late Dale Earnhardt were fierce competitors, they were also good friends.There was a time in the 1980s when Geoff Bodine drove for Hendrick and Earnhardt drove for Richard Childress Racing that the two didn't exactly see eye to eye, however.Hendrick was asked about those more contentious years after Sunday's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where Hendrick driv...2016
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• Ryan Blaney reacts to runner-up finish in Phoenix race, Cup Series championship
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• Why Larson will Win the 2024 NASCAR Cup Title
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• Chase Elliott climbs up the standings in NASCAR Owner’s Championship

While Chase Elliott won’t be able to win the Bill France Cup this year, he has a chance to win a championship for Hendrick Motorsports. Elliott made the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Owner’s Championship....2023
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• NASCAR Cup Series Notes: L.A. Coliseum

NASCAR Cup SeriesNext Race: Busch Light Clash at the ColiseumThe Place: Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumThe Date: Sunday, February 5The Time: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PTThe Purse: $2,085,000TV: FOX, 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PTRadio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR RadioDistance: 37.5 miles (150 laps), Stage Break: Lap 752022 Race Winner: Joey Logano NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR commences celebrating 75th Diamond Anni...2023
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• Kennedy Sweeps Iowa XFINITY Practice Sessions
Ben Kennedy’s first weekend in the NASCAR XFINITY Series garage has gone pretty well so far after sweeping both of Friday’s practice sessions. Kennedy is making his series debut this weekend at Iowa Speedway in the American Ethanol E15 250 after running full-time in the Camping World Truck Series since 2014. The youngster is the great-grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr., and is making a bi...2016
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• Mason Mitchell wins ARCA finale; Enfinger takes championship
Mason Mitchell celebrates winning the Full Throttle S'loonshine 98.9 at Kansas Speedway Friday night. Mason Mitchell passed his Mason Mitchell Motorsports teammate John Wes Townley for the win in a 10-lap shootout at the Full Throttle S’loonshine 98.9 at Kansas Speedway Friday night.Meanwhile, Alabama-native Grant Enfinger captured his first ARCA Racing Series championship by rolling off of pit ro...2015
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• Crafton wins UNOH 225 after crash halts race short of scheduled distance
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• NASCAR Hall of Fame broadcaster Ken Squier passes away

Squier was a pioneer whose iconic voice masterfully told stories of NASCAR's greats, bringing the entire sport into the modern age.Among his many achievements, Squier founded the Motor Racing Network (MRN) alongside NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr. in 1970. Squier was the voice behind one of the most important moments in NASCAR history. In 1979, CBS presented first flag-to-flag coverage of the ...K...2023
• NASCAR's annual Cup Series champ to receive 'Bill France Cup'
Beginning this season, the Cup Series champion will be awarded the Bill France Cup, a trophy which pays homage to Bill France Sr., who founded NASCAR in 1947, as well as his son, Bill France Jr., who led he sport from 1972 to 2003.“As the sport ushers in a new era, it’s fitting that my father’s name is associated with the highest mark of excellence in our sport,” said Jim France ...Keep reading...2020
• Cup Series trophy renamed for France family
The trophy awarded to NASCAR's premier series champion will be called the Bill France Cup beginning this season. The renaming pays tribute to both Bill France Sr., who founded NASCAR, and his son, Bill France Jr., who ran NASCAR from 1972 to 2003....2020
• NASCAR Cup Series Champion to receive Bill France Cup beginning in 2020
To honor the legacy of the sport‘s founding family, NASCAR today announced that the Bill France Cup will be awarded to the champion of the NASCAR Cup Series, beginning in 2020. The renamed trophy pays tribute to Bill France Sr., who founded NASCAR in 1947, as well as his son, Bill France Jr., who elevated […]...2020
• NASCAR Boss France Arrested In New York; Will Take Leave Of Absence
NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian Z. France was arrested in New York on Sunday for allegedly driving while intoxicated and possession of oxycodone. France, who took over the leadership of NASCAR following the retirement of his father, Bill France Jr. in 2003, has issued an apology and said he will take a leave of absence from [...]...2018
• Reports: NASCAR Could Be Going Up For Sale
It appears that a for sale sign could be popping up soon in front of the NASCAR offices at 1801 W. International Speedway Blvd in Daytona Beach, Fla. Several national publications are reporting Monday that the family of Bill France Sr., founder of the racing series in the late 1940s, is considering selling a controlling interest in [...]...2018
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• No Hangover For Dillon, Childress
RacinToday.com The thrill of winning the 60th annual Daytona 500 Sunday night carried into Monday morning for Austin Dillon, who along with his team was honored during the Champion’s Breakfast in the Bill France Room at Daytona International Speedway. Dillon drove the No. 3 Dow Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 owned by grandfather Richard Childress to an historic victory in “The Great [...]...2018
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• France Talks Family Business
During a keynote presentation Friday at Transitions West 2016, a family business conference held in Phoenix, Arizona, NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France shared stories of advice provided to him by his grandfather William H.G. France and father Bill France Jr. – and how he now is doing the same with his nephew Ben Kennedy, a driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series....2016
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• Remembering Betty Jane France, First Lady of NASCAR
Betty Jane France, arguably the First Lady of NASCAR, has passed away. She is remembered for her great philanthropic efforts that transcended the sport.The matriarch of NASCAR stock car racing has passed away. Betty Jane France, wife of former chairman and CEO Bill France Jr., passed away on Monda......2016

• Larry Mac: Jeff Gordon took NASCAR places it had never been before
Jeff Gordon signs autographs at Daytona International Speedway in February 1998. David Taylor Getty Images North AmericaSunday at Homestead is one of those moments in our sport that is truly the end of an era. Whether he wins his fifth and final championship or not doesn't matter, in all honesty, compared to what Jeff Gordon has done for the sport of NASCAR. We could write articles about Jeff all...2015
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• Earnhardt Jr. Most Popular for 15th Year

Dale Earnhardt Jr. received the Most Popular Driver Award for the 15th consecutive year along with the Bill France Award of Excellence on Thursday night....2017
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• Mason Mitchell wins ARCA finale; Enfinger takes championship
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• Bill Moss, who assisted Bill France with creation of Talladega Superspeedway, passes away
Bill Moss’ construction company played a vital role in creating Talladega Superspeedway....2017
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• NASCAR was born 75 years ago today at a hotel in Daytona

With stock car racing scattered and disorganized, Bill France set out on Dec. 14, 1947 to gather together its biggest players, and NASCAR was born....2022
• NASCAR celebrates Founders Day - December 14, 1947

On December 14, 1947, Bill France gathered 35 people for four days of meetings (Dec. 14 — 17) at the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach. The distinguished group represented the most influential names in the racing industry at the time and included drivers, mechanics, promoters, car owners, journalists, businessmen, and a recording secretary. The National […]...2022
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• Daytona Rising: The Birth of Daytona
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• Joey Logano accepts the Bill France Cup Championship Trophy

Joey Logano accepts the Bill France Cup Championship Trophy from NASCAR President Steve Phelps....2022
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• Ryan Blaney reacts to runner-up finish in Phoenix race, Cup Series championship
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• GRAMMY-Winning Icon Nelly to Perform Pre-Race Concert
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• Why Larson will Win the 2024 NASCAR Cup Title
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• Inspirational Sam Schmidt to Speak
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• The latest on NASCAR charter negotiations
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• Christopher Bell has ‘unfinished business’ after disappointing championship finish

For Christopher Bell, his second trip to the Championship 4 did not go to plan. His race in Phoenix was cut short after a brake rotor failure. While Bell exited the race early and had no chance of winning the NASCAR Bill France Cup at that point, he isn’t letting it drag him down....2023
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• Chevrolet wins 2023 manufacturer championship in Xfinity Series

With two races remaining, Chevrolet has clinched the 2023 Bill France Performance Cup in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. JRM Motorsports‘ Sam Mayer‘s win in the series‘ second race of the Round of Eight at Homestead-Miami Speedway delivered the Bowtie Brand the Bill France Performance Cup for a series-leading 25th time. The Chevrolet Camaro made its […]...2023
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• 75th Anniversary Feature: Indy didnt welcome NASCAR until warring factions made peace

Forty years before the first modern-era stock cars took to the track in anticipation of a race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, NASCAR founder “Big Bill” France was ushered ignominiously out of the Indianapolis 500 garage. That was in 1954, and France, along with fellow NASCAR Hall of Famer Junior Johnson, was paying a visit to […]...2023
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• 75th Anniversary Feature: Daytona the birthplace of speed

With the NASCAR season-opening DAYTONA 500 set for Sunday at Daytona International Speedway, race teams and race-starved fans are excitingly arriving in Daytona Beach, Florida this week. THE locale. THE origin of it all. From the iconic meeting of racing minds led by NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. at the beachside Streamline Hotel to the […]...2023
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• NASCAR Cup Series Notes: L.A. Coliseum
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