When "Win It or Wear It" is used to describe a sprint car driver it means that he or she has exceptional determination. Huge, well-known star or Saturday night also-ran, these are the people whose skills and derring-do make sprint car racing the adrenaline rush that has captivated a devoted cadre of fans for generations.

Win It or Wear It as a book is a head-long rush into the dangerous and thrilling world of sprint car racing from the mid-20^th century to the present, some of the most extraordinary characters to inhabit the pit areas, devastating wrecks that they walked away from—and some that they didn’t, and bench racing legends and lore about what happened when the checkered flag flew so the off-track fun got to go green.

From 82-year-old Hooker Hood to 28-year-old Daryn Pittman, a fascinating spectrum of drivers share memories of personal and public triumph and disappointment. Legendary stars such as Bobby Allen and Rick Ferkel share space with Saturday night ace Lenard McCarl and Mares Stellfox, the accomplished female for whom sprint cars were the destination instead of a stepping stone. Other captivating drivers profiled include: Chuck "The One-Armed Bandit" Amati, Shane Carson, Richard "The Gas Man" Griffin, Johnny Herrera, Skip Jackson, Bubby Jones, Lealand McSpadden, Curt Michael, Lynn Paxton, Jimmy Sills, and Gary Wright.