Former NASCAR chairman Bill France Jr. was hospitalized Wednesday night at Halifax Medical Center, where he was under the care of his personal physicians. His condition was not known, and NASCAR officials confirmed only that the 73-year-old France had been admitted.(Associated Press)(3-14-2007) UPDATE: Former NASCAR chairman Bill France Jr. has been diagnosed with a virus, according to ESPN.com’s Marty Smith. France is already showing signs of improvement after being admitted to Halifax Hospital in Daytona Beach on Wednesday. France, 73, is under the care of his personal physician. He has struggled breathing recently as a side effect of extensive radiation and chemotherapy treatments for cancer since 2000. He has been relying on a motorized scooter to get around. France suffered a mild heart attack in 1997 while in Japan for an exhibition race. He was diagnosed with cancer two years later, but never revealed what type.(ESPN.com)(3-15-2007) UPDATE 2: Bill France Jr. is alert and resting well at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, a NASCAR spokesman said Thursday afternoon.(SceneDaily.com)(3-16-2007) UPDATE 3: NASCAR President Mike Helton said Friday that former NASCAR chairman Bill France Jr. continues to recover from a recent illness. Helton joked that the 73-year-old France hasn’t lost his desire to be the boss. “He’s resting comfortably,” Helton said. “He’s giving orders, and everybody is responding accordingly.”(Atlanta Journal-Constitution)(3-17-2007)
