Download or read book Talladega Superspeedway written by A. R. Schaefer and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the track design, the history, and some exciting races at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. Includes a track diagram.
Download or read book Talladega Superspeedway written by Kent Whitaker and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally named Alabama International Motor Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway was built on the site of a World War II-era Air Force base in the heart of Alabama. NASCAR founder Bill France and his family envisioned a race track that would be faster, larger, and more exciting than any track built to date. Construction began on May 23, 1968, and was completed on September 13, 1969. The end result is the most modern speedway ever built. Often simply referred to as "Dega," the track is 2.66 miles long, its high-banked turns are nearly three stories tall, and race cars have reached speeds over 200 miles per hour. It is so popular that it is said to become one of the largest "temporary" cities in the state every race weekend.
Download or read book 25 Years of Talladega Superspeedway written by Clyde Bolton and published by . This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Greatest NASCAR Tracks written by Matthew Robinson and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tracks of NASCAR are among the most exciting aspects of the sport. This book profiles some of the most popular tracks, their histories, and their glories.
Download or read book Ultra talk written by David Kirby and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ultra-Talk, David Kirby poses a simple question: What makes a cultural phenomenon truly great? Exploring a wide variety of "king-sized cultural monuments," Kirby argues that one qualification for greatness is that a phenomenon be embraced by both the elite and the general public. Further, he argues, it must be embraced repeatedly over time. Kirby turns his critical eye to subjects that have been studied and written about, sought after avidly, discussed passionately, and even resisted vigorously around the world. Auto racing, Dante, folk music, food, Leonardo da Vinci, films, poetry, religion, striptease, television, and the internet are just some of the topics he examines. In Rome, heads of state kneel before Bernini's statue of Saint Teresa in ecstasy, says Kirby, and so do people who can't read. And everyone watches TV. Ultra-Talk pays homage to the work of two towering writers and critics. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Giacomo Leopardi both stated that a book was valid only if it had been accepted by both an intellectual elite and a vast public. Kirby would have added a second requirement: that the book's--or cultural monument's--popularity must have traction over time. By standing on the shoulders of Goethe and Leopardi, Kirby offers a way to read, see, and savor a post-theoretical worldview that everybody can share.
Download or read book Start Your Engines written by Jay W. Pennell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-10-27 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Start Your Engines contains twenty-nine chapters describing different inaugural accomplishments that have taken place throughout NASCAR history. This book answers the following questions: • When was NASCAR officially founded? • Where was the first Strictly Stock race held? • What was the first flag-to-flag race ever broadcast on TV? • When was the first night race? • When and where was the first international NASCAR race held? • Who was the first woman to win the Daytona 500 pole position? • And many more! In Start Your Engines, seasoned writer Jay W. Pennell outlines some of the most iconic and unknown firsts in NASCAR history. From Red Byron to Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt to Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson to Danica Patrick, Pennell also covers some of the biggest names of the sport and their landmark contributions. Providing in-depth explanations of each milestone, Pennell takes readers through the peaks and valleys of NASCAR history and details the impact each first had on the legacy of the sport. From the earliest days of NASCAR’s foundation, to the high banks of Daytona and famed Brickyard at Indianapolis, Pennell also looks at monumental dates and races that changed the sport and helped it grow from a small gathering of race car drivers and promoters into the multibillion-dollar sports industry it is today. This book is a unique look at racing for new and experienced NASCAR fans alike. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. In addition to books on popular team sports, we also publish books for a wide variety of athletes and sports enthusiasts, including books on running, cycling, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, martial arts, golf, camping, hiking, aviation, boating, and so much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Download or read book Nascar Tracks written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 111. Chapters: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, List of NASCAR race tracks, Talladega Superspeedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Daytona International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Rockingham Speedway, Watkins Glen International, Soldier Field, Langley Speedway, Pocono Raceway, Phoenix International Raceway, Milwaukee Mile, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, North Wilkesboro Speedway, Walt Disney World Speedway, Road America, Texas Motor Speedway, Stafford Motor Speedway, Langhorne Speedway, Gateway International Raceway, Chicagoland Speedway, Richmond International Raceway, Kansas Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, Daytona Beach Road Course, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Suzuka Circuit, Heidelberg Raceway, Dover International Speedway, Memphis International Raceway, Darlington Raceway, Music City Motorplex, Trenton Speedway, Lakewood Speedway, Infineon Raceway, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Springport Motor Speedway, Calder Park Raceway, Twin Ring Motegi, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Martinsville Speedway, Nashville Superspeedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Canfield Speedway, La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, Islip Speedway, Occoneechee Speedway, Raleigh Speedway, Road Atlanta, Las Vegas Park Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Nazareth Speedway, Augusta International Raceway, Iowa Speedway, Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Saugus Speedway, Mesa Marin Raceway, Forsyth County Fairgrounds, Pikes Peak International Raceway, Memphis-Arkansas Speedway, Old Dominion Speedway, Orange County Speedway, Flemington Speedway, Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Texas World Speedway, Mansfield Motorsports Park, Bowman Gray Stadium, I-70 Speedway, Evergreen Speedway, Shangri-La Speedway, Heartland Park Topeka, South Boston Speedway, Cayuga Speedway, Volusia Speedway Park, Autodromo Miguel E. Abed, Marchbanks...
Download or read book Famous NASCAR Tracks written by Jim Gigliotti and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the specifications and locations of some of the most famous racetracks on the NASCAR circuit.
Download or read book Dale Earnhardt written by Charlotte Observer and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2001 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography which focuses on the racing career of Dale Earnhardt.
Download or read book Dynasties written by Frank Moriarty and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "He was with me tonight. I dedicate this win to him."--Dale Earnhardt, Jr. After winning the Daytona 500 a year after his father died racing on the same track. Racing is in the blood. Perhaps more than any other sport, stock car racing boasts a tradition of dynasties, multiple generations of superstars. From the Pettys and the Jarretts to the Earnhardts and the Labontes, this action-packed, photo-filled tribute honors those who keep it all in the family. Here are the grandfather, fathers, sons, and brothers who have made--and continue to make--motorcar history on the high-banked tracks of the Winston Cup Series. Among those who consistently deliver heart stopping performances in this thrilling dangerous sport are the France family, whose paterfamilias "Big Bill" France founded NASCAR, the Waltrips, Bodines, Andrettis, and many others.
Download or read book Magnolias Sweet Tea and Exhaust written by Carole Townsend and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Magnolias, Sweet Tea, and Exhaust, Carole Townsend goes to ground with NASCAR, following the races at Southern tracks from one to the next, learning about the sport and the culture of NASCAR as she goes. Townsend meets and interviews top drivers as well as some of NASCAR’s rising stars, legends, team owners, pit crews, and fans. In a display of immersion journalism at its best, Townsend takes a ride in one of the cars on a track at race speed, tours the multimillion dollar garages in North Carolina, learns from mechanics, mingles with fans, and participates in the much-coveted infield camping party at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Gaining behind-the-scenes access at races, she experiences up close the dedication, competition, and precision of NASCAR teams during qualifying trials and races. Some of the interviews and viewpoints included in the book are 2013 NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee Rex White (the 1960 NASCAR Grand National Champion), David Ragan (winner of the 2013 Talladega May race) and his pit crew chief Jay Guy, top contender Clint Bowyer, and driver Johanna Long, the 20-year-old Nationwide Series phenomenon. Team owner Michael Waltrip and 16-year-old rising star Mason Massey also talk with Townsend about the sport’s popularity, its changing face, and today’s challenges. Townsend also covers NASCAR and its “good old boy” roots in bootlegging, as well as Southern food and hospitality as represented by that great tradition—tailgating (a sport in itself). She also discusses the fascinating evolution of NASCAR racing rules and the growing popularity of NASCAR abroad. This is a perfect book for the avid NASCAR fan as well as the more casual fan looking to learn more about this growing phenomenon! Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, is proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. In addition to books on popular team sports, we also publish books for a wide variety of athletes and sports enthusiasts, including books on running, cycling, horseback riding, swimming, tennis, martial arts, golf, camping, hiking, aviation, boating, and so much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Download or read book Baptized in PCBs written by Ellen Griffith Spears and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baptized in PCBs: Race, Pollution, and Justice in an All-American Town
Download or read book 1001 NASCAR Facts written by John Close and published by CarTech Inc. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For nearly 70 years, NASCAR has been the premier sanctioning body for organized Stock Car Racing in the United States. During that time, the sport has grown from a Southern, regional series to a global brand with its races telecast in more than 100 countries around the world.
Author John Close details the earliest races of the 20th Century that laid the groundwork for the formation of NASCAR through today's modern events at mega-race stadiums across the country. Presented in an easy-to-read decade-by-decade "Fact Format," this books allows you to spend a couple of minutes or hours at a time learning about the Cars (and Trucks), Personalities, Tracks, and Milestones of NASCAR, America's most popular and attended form of motorsports. Close, a longtime NASCAR journalist, author, team member, and race-day Spotter, also includes dozens of rare and informative photos that take you from the famed "Beach Course" at Daytona to the high banks of today's NASCAR tracks. A must read for any NASCAR, Stock Car Racing, and American Motorsports fan, the book will provide hours of interesting entertainment as it uncovers rare information and statistical anomalies. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Arial}
Download or read book Road Trip written by Lisa Iannucci and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook breaks down--state by state—every place a sports fan will want to visit. The book will be cross referenced by sports categories and teams, so the reader will have an easy time finding attractions in a particular state by location or team. Included here are everything from restaurants owned by sports celebrities (i.e. Elway’s in Denver or Yao Ming’s YAO Bar & Restaurant in Houston) to such newly minted sites as the National Soccer Hall of Fame Museum at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The latest trend--celebrity cruises with your favorite team—are also detailed, as are both birth places and grave sites of the stars, and such obscure museums as the Ted Williams Hitters’ Hall of Fame in St. Petersburg, Florida. Conferences and a calendar of other fan events round out this essential guide to all things sports.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Nascar written by Brian Tarcy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You're no idiot. You know that NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Automobile Racing) is the number-one spectator sport in America today, and that through television, radio, and the Internet, it reaches thousands of new fans every week. But you still don't know what all the hype is really about. Who are the major players today and the big-name drivers of the past? Where can you go to find out the facts on the controversy with Toyota? What are all the latest changes in scoring and rules-and how do they affect the sport? Where can you get the behind-the-scenes facts and info that make watching NASCAR even more fun?
Download or read book Morningstar s 10 Small Companies to Invest in Now written by Paul Larson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-10-22 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A downloadable guide to investing in some of today’s most-promising smaller companies Investors are always on the look-out for new opportunities. This special digital report from Morningstar’s Paul Larson, equities strategist and Morningstar StockInvestor editor, reveals 10 lesser-known companies worth investigating. Everyone knows about Coca-Cola. But how many investors know how to seek out the next Coca Cola? With this timely report, Morningstar’s Larson shares some of his favorite investing gems, and introduces you to some great companies you’ve probably never heard of. Includes an introduction that discusses how Larson selected these companies Contains individual company analysis written by the Morningstar analyst that covers that respective company Provides relevant statistics to the investment decision—fair value price, P/E, and much more Smaller companies can hold great promise. And Morningstar’s guide provides the insight and research you need to invest wisely.
Download or read book Hendrick Motorsports 40 Years written by Ben White and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2024-10-22 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hendrick Motorsports celebrates the NASCAR-champion team's 40th anniversary in competition. Forty stories from the 1980s to today relate the team's full history in this officially licensed book"--
