Editing NASCAR (section)

====Bob "Barky" Barkhimer====
{{Main|Bob Barkhimer}}
In the early 1950s, the [[United States Navy]] stationed [[Bill France Jr.]], at the [[Moffett Field|Moffett Federal Airfield]] in northern California. His father asked him to look up Bob Barkhimer in [[San Jose, California]]. Barkhimer was a star of [[midget car racing]] from the World War II era, and later ran about 22 different speedways as the head of the California Stock Car Racing Association. Young Bill developed a relationship with Bob Barkhimer and his partner, Margo Burke. He went to events with them, stayed weekends with them and generally became very familiar with racing on the west coast. "Barky", as he was called by his friends, journeyed to Daytona Beach and met with Bill France Sr. In the spring of 1954, NASCAR became a stock car sanctioning body on the [[West Coast of the United States|Pacific Coast]] under Barky.