Download or read book NASCAR Then Now written by Ben White and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2010-08-02 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unique gallery book, historical shots of people, cars, events, tracks, shops, and other NASCAR landmarks are paired with comparable modern shots to present a fascinating review of America’s top motorsport. See what Darlington looked like when it was built in 1950 compared to what it looks like now. Get a real sense of how pit stops have changed between 1949 and today. Compare a Ford stock car from 1962 with one from 2009. Nowhere else can NASCAR fans so graphically trace the evolution of their favorite motorsport.
Download or read book NASCAR written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stock car racing got its start during the Great Depression, with drivers competing on dusty dirt tracks in front of small crowds and for scant prize money. How times have changed. The sport embodied in the juggernaut that is NASCAR now reaches into every corner of America, claims fans of all stripes, and fills the largest sports venues in the country weekend after noisy weekend. This is the story told in NASCAR: Yesterday & Today, part of Publications International s Yesterday & Today series of definitive sports histories. The book, written by the auto editors of Consumer Guide with a foreword by racing legend Darrell Waltrip, features hundreds of original photographs and comprehensive descriptions of: The drivers. From early legends like Red Byron, Marshall Teague, Fonty Flock, and Tim Flock to modern dominators like Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Sr., and Dale Earnhardt Jr. The cars. Starting with the modified prewar coupes of NASCAR s early races to today s high-tech automotive experiments. The tracks. Spectacular then-and-now photographs of the courses that have witnessed history. The events. From the days when Daytona meant a race literally on Daytona Beach to Jimmie Johnson s stylish burnout in front of the Wynn Hotel on the Las Vegas strip during Champions Week 2009. Throughout the book we also learn the story of the France family specifically Big Bill, Little Bill, and Brian who steered NASCAR into the hearts of racing fans over the course of seven decades. For the NASCAR enthusiast, there is no better, more readable and enjoyable history than NASCAR: Yesterday & Today.
Download or read book NASCAR Now written by Timothy Miller and published by Buffalo, N.Y. ; Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to NASCAR and stock car racing, including biographies of drivers, analysis of racing teams, history of stock car racing and famous track venues.
Download or read book NASCAR Yesterday and Today written by Auto Editors of Consumer Guide and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-17 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features hundreds of original photographs and comprehensive descriptions of: The drivers - From early legends like Red Byron, Marshall Teague, Fonty Flock, and Tim Flock to modern dominators like Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Sr., and Dale Earnhardt Jr. The cars - Starting with the modified prewar coupes of NASCAR's early races to today's high-tech automotive experiments. The tracks - Spectacular then-and-now photographs of the courses that have witnessed history. The events - From the days when "Daytona" meant a race literally on Daytona Beach to Jimmie Johnson's stylish burnout in front of the Wynn Hotel on the Las Vegas strip during Champions Week 2009. Explore the beginning of stock car racing during the Great Depression, with drivers competing on dusty dirt tracks in front of small crowds and for scant prize money. How times have changed. The sport--embodied in the juggernaut that is NASCAR--now reaches into every corner of America, claims fans of all stripes, and fills the largest sports venues in the country weekend after noisy weekend. This is the story told in NASCAR: Yesterday & Today. Throughout the book we also learn the story of the France family--specifically Big Bill, Little Bill, and Brian--who steered NASCAR into the hearts of racing fans over the course of seven decades. For the NASCAR enthusiast, there is no better, more readable and enjoyable history than NASCAR: Yesterday & Today.
Download or read book Racing Through History written by Janey Levy and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of stock car racing looks at the cars, the drivers, and the races, from the beginning of the popular sport to the present day.
Download or read book Growing Up NASCAR written by Humpy Wheeler and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1949, when Humpy Wheeler was 11, he attended the very first NASCAR race. For the next ten years, he spent as much time in the pits as he could, and came to know many of the sport’s pioneers. Eventually, Wheeler began promoting races at Carolina tracks such as Concord Speedway, Robinwood Speedway, and Starlight Speedway. Racing was so rough back then he kept a gun by his side when he paid the purse, and often used his fists to keep order. By the time Wheeler retired in 2008, he had helped NASCAR become the six-billion-dollar-a-year industry it is today. Filled with photographs from Wheeler's personal archives, Growing up NASCAR presents the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at NASCAR from the consumate insider.
Download or read book Then Junior Said to Jeff written by Jim McLaurin and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2012-09-26 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of behind-the-scenes happenings from the history of the beloved stock car series shares stories of the great and the infamous, revealing privy insights into the drivers that fans thought they knew everything about. The book grants a glimpse into Buck Baker's tomato juice incident, how his son Buddy Baker landed face first in the mud on an ambulance stretcher, Dale Earnhardt's 1997 Daytona 500 rolling crash and how he famously went from ambulance to car to complete the race, Tony Stewart's realization that racing was the ideal career choice, and how Jeff Gordon "misplaced" his commemorative Richard Petty money clip. Race fans with allegiance to any era of NASCAR, past or present, will feel drawn into the inner circle of the drivers after sharing in these inside stories that are worth the telling.
Download or read book Then Tony Said to Junior written by Mike Hembree and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for every NASCAR fan, this account goes behind the scenes to peek into the private world of the drivers, promoters, and decision makers—all while eavesdropping on their personal conversations. From high-speed thrills to colorful characters, the book includes stories from Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, and Buz McKim, among others, allowing readers to relive highlights, celebrations, and other memorable moments.
Download or read book The History of NASCAR written by A. R. Schaefer and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2005 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the history of NASCAR, including the sport's early years, growing popularity, its sponsorships, and its most famous drivers.
Download or read book Nascar Chronicle written by Greg Fielden and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Stock car racing from 1947 to today: a history of America's most popular motorsport."--Dust jacket.
Download or read book REAL MEN WORK IN THE PITS written by Jeff Hammond and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jeff Hammond has been around racing for a long time-almost as long as me-and he has seen a lot. He's had a lot of success down in the pits where races are won, and he has a lot of stories to tell-some good, some bad-and they are all right here, in this terrific book." -Richard Petty When you stand out there before a race, and you hear the cheering of 150,000 people, and you know that millions of other people are watching on television... well, you just can't imagine the pump. It is just something you can't get enough of. I used to tell people when the day came that I could hear the words, "Gentlemen, start your engines," and not get goose bumps, that was the day I was going to walk away. It hasn't happened yet. I'm broadcasting now, instead of crew chiefing, but I still feel that way. Still get those goose bumps. "Racing is all about chemistry. Hammond and I had it. We were always on the same page. Sometimes I was on the front page though, and he was on the back page!" -Darrell Waltrip
Download or read book The Ghosts of NASCAR written by John Havick and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who won the first Daytona 500? Fans still debate whether it was midwestern champion Johnny Beauchamp, declared the victor at the finish line, or longtime NASCAR driver Lee Petty, declared the official winner a few days after the race. The Ghosts of NASCAR puts the controversial finish under a microscope. Author John Havick interviewed scores of people, analyzed film of the race, and pored over newspaper accounts of the event. He uses this information and his deep knowledge of the sport as it worked then to determine what probably happened. But he also tells a much bigger story: the story of how Johnny Beauchamp—and his Harlan, Iowa, compatriots, mechanic Dale Swanson and driver Tiny Lund—ended up in Florida driving in the 1959 Daytona race. The Ghosts of NASCAR details how the Harlan Boys turned to racing cars to have fun and to escape the limited opportunities for poor boys in rural southwestern Iowa. As auto racing became more popular and better organized in the 1950s, Swanson, Lund, and Beauchamp battled dozens of rivals and came to dominate the sport in the Midwest. By the later part of the decade, the three men were ready to take on the competition in the South’s growing NASCAR circuit. One of the top mechanics of the day, Swanson literally wrote the book on race cars at Chevrolet’s clandestine racing shop in Atlanta, Georgia, while Beauchamp and Lund proved themselves worthy competitors. It all came to a head on the brand-new Daytona track in 1959. The Harlan Boys’ long careers and midwestern racing in general have largely faded from memory. The Ghosts of NASCAR recaptures it all: how they negotiated the corners on dirt tracks and passed or spun out their opponents; how officials tore down cars after races to make sure they conformed to track rules; the mix of violence and camaraderie among fierce competitors; and the struggles to organize and regulate the sport. One of very few accounts of 1950s midwestern stock car racing, The Ghosts of NASCAR is told by a man who was there during the sport’s earliest days.
Download or read book Trading Paint written by Jerry Bonkowski and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Top NASCAR writer and Sirius NASCAR radio personality Jerry Bonkowski answers the questions that get fans most fired up Who was the greatest NASCAR driver ever? Are crashes good for NASCAR? How will Danica Patrick fare as a NASCAR driver? What are the best and worst NASCAR cities and racetracks? In Trading Paint, veteran NASCAR writer Jerry Bonkowski gets inside the sport's most contentious issues and gives you fuel for the debates that drive NASCAR lovers around the bend. So the next time you're arguing with your friends over whether NASCAR races should be shorter or whether double-file restarts are good for the sport, read Trading Paint and you'll be ready to argue—and win. Covers 101 NASCAR questions that get fans revved up the most—about rules, drivers, car design, money, and more Written by NASCAR expert Jerry Bonkowski, on-air personality on Sirius NASCAR Radio and former NASCAR and motorsports columnist/writer for USA Today, ESPN.COM and Yahoo! Sports Takes a comprehensive look at the sport—including the past, present, and the future of NASCAR—from both on and off the track Whether you're new to NASCAR or a longtime fan, this insider's guide will get you up to speed on controversies and concerns of your favorite sport.
Download or read book One Helluva Ride written by Liz Clarke and published by Villard. This book was released on 2008-02-12 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its raw beginnings on Southern dirt tracks, NASCAR smacked of a slightly depraved spectacle, as if nothing but trouble could come from the unbridled locomotion of a V8 engine. By the time NASCAR roared into the twenty-first century, it had grown into a billion-dollar sports and marketing colossus, its races attended by hundreds of thousands of fans on any given weekend from mid-February through mid-November, watched on television by the second-largest viewing audience in sports, and bankrolled by the marketing largesse of the Fortune 500’s elite. One Helluva Ride, a full-throttle account of the rise and reign of NASCAR nation, is award-winning motorsports reporter Liz Clarke’s chronicle of how stock car racing exploded from regional obsession to national phenomenon. In covering the sport for more than fifteen years, Clarke has developed a strong rapport with NASCAR’s drivers, team owners, and hard-core fans. Through her reporting and analysis, we get to know the public and private sides of NASCAR’s most iconic figures, including seven-time champion Richard Petty, who set the standard for treating fans with respect, and the late Dale Earnhardt, whose brazen, bullying tactics wreaked havoc on the track, but whose heart was as big as Daytona’s infield. The sports world stopped in its tracks the day Earnhardt was killed on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. Some feared that NASCAR’s soul would die with him. But it has raced on, steered by visionary promoters, the all-controlling France family (who founded the sport), and, above all, the next generation of drivers to stir fans’ passions: Dale Earnhardt, Jr., son of the NASCAR legend and now, like his father before him, the circuit’s most popular driver; Jeff Gordon, the beloved but oft-maligned outsider, bred from the cradle to be NASCAR’s winningest modern champion; and Kasey Kahne, a reluctant heartthrob whose confidence derives entirely from an accelerator pedal. Clarke also brings us inside NASCAR’s most triumphant and tragic dynasties: the Pettys, the Earnhardts, and the Allisons–and reveals how faith, family, and a deep-seated love of their sport helps them cope with grief and loss. Clarke shows NASCAR to be at a crossroads. In pursuit of a broader audience, NASCAR has severed its sponsorship ties to Big Tobacco, abandoned racetracks in small markets in favor of speedways near glitzy major cities, and welcomed Japan’s Toyota into a sport traditionally restricted to American-made sedans. As NASCAR races toward mass appeal, some suggest it is leaving its roots behind. To others, it is boldly extending its reach from the Southern workingman to every man, woman, and child in the world. Whether you’re one of the die-hard NASCAR faithful or just a casual follower, nobody brings you closer to the sport and business of big-time stock car racing than Liz Clarke. This book, like the phenomenon it profiles, really is One Helluva Ride.
Download or read book Nascar Nation written by Chris Myers and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2012 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sports analyst argues that NASCAR is the sport most representative of the American values of hard work, dedication, and a drive to succeed.
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 I Was a NASCAR REDNECK written by Will Cronkrite and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography about my life on the farm in Michigan, my involvement in NASCAR from 1970 to 1993, and descriptions about my ten most favorite car builds. Go carts, sports cars, stock cars, Model A's and a Humvee
