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...called a friend of mine, who's a mad NASCAR fan, to mull the passing of Bill France Jr. Just what was the man's contribution to the national fabric? My friend responded, "Vroooom...
...must use the Jr. when discussing the 31-year chairman of NASCAR, who died June 4 at 74; it's necessary in a way that it isn't with, say, Martin Luther King, Sammy Davis or Dinosaur. This is because there was a Bill France Sr.--was there ever. Big Bill grew up poor in Washington and had less than $100 to his name when he moved his family south during the Depression, seeking work. He found it in a gas station in Daytona, Fla., a town that loved gas. Soon France was helping organize stock-car races...
...NASCAR's reputation then was as a Southern pastime whose early stars had learned speed during midnight bootlegging runs. France didn't care about any of that. His crucial insight was that vroooom is inherently thrilling and there's no reason that it should be exclusive to one region...
DALE EARNHARDT JR., announcing that at the end of the year he will leave the company founded by his late father, a move that is certain to ignite an intense bidding war for NASCAR's most popular driver...
...last seven Nextel Cup races, is home to four-time Nextel Cup champion Jeff Gordon, who recently passed Earnhardt Sr. on the career wins list, and defending champion Jimmie Johnson, as well as Kyle Busch and Casey Mears. With the four-team limit on owners imposed by NASCAR, either Busch or Mears would have to go, but Dale Jr.'s appeal to sponsors and fans would undoubtedly make up for their loss. It would, however, weird out a lot of fans on the Earnhardt - both senior and junior - side, who see Jeff Gordon as nothing less than the antichrist...