Hometown: Nathan’s Creek, N.C.
Behind
every great man…
The
rest of that old adage applies perfectly to Anne Bledsoe, as she was known
until she married a Washington, D.C. native named Bill France.
They
met at a dance at Children's Hospital in the nation's capital, and were married
in 1931. They arrived in Daytona Beach, Fla., in 1934.
Bill
France, aka “Big Bill,” had a mind for business, and his wife owned a knack for
finance. The
pair would team to create what today is one of the largest and most popular
sports in the world.
Anne
France played a huge role in the family business. He organized and promoted
races and she took care of financial end of the business.She
fir st served as secretary and treasurer of NASCAR, and when Daytona
International Speedway opened in 1959, she served in the same roles for
International Speedway Corporation.
She
also managed the speedway's ticket office. She remained active in family and
business life until her passing in 1992.
This is the latest in
a series of GodfatherMotorsports.com biographies profiling the 25 nominees for
the 2012 class of the NASCAR Hall Of Fame. Each of the 25 candidates will be
profiled in the coming weeks, in alphabetical order.
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