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statue , in front of daytona international speedway of william france sr. and his wife anne hillside cemetery ormond beach , florida , u.s. 07 june 1992 ormond beach , florida , u.s. founder washington , d.c. , u.s. bill france , jr. . 220px chief executive officer william h. g. france 26 september 1909 anne bledsoe nascar bill france , sr. .
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bill france , sr. .

william henry getty france -lrb- september 26 , 1909 -- june 7 , 1992 -rrb- , also known as bill france , sr. or big bill , was an american racing driver .
he is best known for co-founding and managing nascar , a sanctioning body of us-based stock car racing .
