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 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Kathie Salemme and her family are die-hard NASCAR fans, planning their vacations around the racing schedule. Wednesday, the family traveled to pay their respects to NASCAR trailblazer Bill France Jr., a man Salemme never met but considered an integral part of her family's success.
"What Bill France built brings our family together," Salemme, 47, of Columbia, S.C., said at the Daytona International Speedway. "His passing is tragic. He left a legacy, and I don't know who is going to fill his shoes."
Several hundred fans, NASCAR notables and others convened at Seabreeze United Church for a visitation Wednesday evening. France died Monday at his Daytona Beach home. He was 74.
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