- Children: son Brian France and daughter Lesa France Kennedy.
- Longtime Chairman, President and CEO of NASCAR. Stepped down as President and CEO in 2000, and as Chairman of the Board in 2003.
- Although known as and called Jr., Bill Jr., and/or William Jr., he was not a real "junior," because he did not have the exact given name(s) as his father, William Henry Getty France, known as Sr., Bill Sr., and William Sr.
- Friend of Tom Brokaw.
- Inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2006.
- Suffered a major heart attack in 1997, which he never fully recovered from.
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