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NASCAR 75: France’s built Daytona Beach and American racing

FILE - CEO and Chairman of NASCAR Jim France, right, along with the Executive Vice President of NASCAR Lesa Kennedy announce the Landmark Award to Edsel Ford II the Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Charlotte, N.C. Jan. 31, 2020. NASCAR marks its 75th year in 2023, recalling both its highs and lows. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File) FILE - Ken Schrader (36) slams into Dale Earnhardt (3) during the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 18, 2001. Earnhardt was killed in the crash. NASCAR marks its 75th year in 2023, recalling both its highs and lows. (AP Photo/Glenn Smith, File) FILE - NTSB investigators and members of the news media look over the Hughes helicopter crash site in the infield of Talladega Superspeedway that killed NASCAR driver Davey Allison, July 13, 1993, in Talladega, Ala. Driver Red Farmer was also injured in the crash. NASCAR marks its 75th year in 2023, recalling both its highs and lows. (Hal Yeager/The Birmingham News, File) FILE - President Donald Trump, left, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, gives the instructions "Gentlemen, start your engines" before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Feb. 16, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Fla. NASCAR marks its 75th year in 2023, recalling both its highs and lows. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE - Bill France Sr., left, and son Bill France Jr. talk in Daytona Beach, Fla., Jan. 11, 1972. Bill Sr. was a racing enthusiast who saw Daytona Beach as a fit for his family, and when he grew tired of disorganization of the local racing scene, he called a meeting to put together a formal league. It was called NASCAR and what started as a small regional hobby has grown over 75 years into the most popular form of racing in the United States. (AP Photo/File) FILE - President Ronald Reagan, front right, sits with William France Jr., president of NASCAR and part owner of the Daytona Speedway, and watches the running of the Firecracker 400 stock car race July 4, 1984, in Daytona Beach, Fla. NASCAR marks its 75th year in 2023, recalling both its highs and lows. (AP Photo/Ira Schwarz, File) Ben Kennedy, NASCAR Senior Vice President of Racing Development and Strategy for NASCAR at his offices overlooking Daytona International Speedway, Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
NASCAR 75: France’s built Daytona Beach and American racing