NASCAR pays their last respects to Bill France, Jr
Quote selected text Published June 7th, 2007 in NASCAR News
NASCAR stars paid respects to former chairman Bill France Jr. on Thursday in a short, simple funeral service that was far more fuss than he would have wanted.
About 2,000 people filled the Performing Arts Center at Bethune-Cookman University to say goodbye to France in a send-off for a man who loved hot dogs, fishing and, more than anything else, NASCAR.
“That’s enough — let’s go. You’re burning daylight,” Daytona Mayor Glenn Ritchey said as he wrapped up his remarks in a service that ran less than an hour. “That’s what he would probably say to us.”
France, who spent 31 years running NASCAR, died Monday at his home after nearly a decade of declining health.
“He was our mentor,” NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick said. “He was our leader. He was a great friend, and we’re all going to miss him. He was a bear of a man, but he really had a teddy bear of a heart.”
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