did france really start nascar?

[klemmabyna]

an interesting discussion in the comment section of this cbs sports article:

http://eye-on-nascar.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/19681720/34538083/1

 

[FenderBumper]

I always heard he was part of organizing what guys were already doing.

 

[HoneyBadger]

On the article, I think Chris Economacki should be inducted before Barney Hall is considered. Hall and Squier have their place, but definitely not ahead of Economacki.

 

[FenderBumper]

I found this..
http://www.livinglegendsofautoracing.com/drivers_pages/drivers_gar_v1.html

I wonder what the whole story is. There is a big difference between founding NASCAR in just Georgia, and using the same name while taking it nation wide.