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Tim Richmond
- The Fast Life and Remarkable Times of NASCAR's Top Gun

Donnie Allison:
As I Recall...


Bobby Allison
– A Racer's Racer

BUGSY!
— The Life and Times
of Bugs Stevens,

three-time NASCAR
National Modified Champion

STEADY EDDIE!
Memories of Ed Flemke
Modified Racing’s

Fastest Professor

The History of
America's Speedways,
Past & Present

50 YEARS:
OSWEGO SPEEDWAY INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC


Indoors!
A History of West Coast Indoor Midget Racing

MIDWESTERN MUDSLINGING

WHERE STARS
ARE BORN
– Celebrating 25 Years of NASCAR Weekly Racing

A History of
Oakland Stadium
1945-1955

A History of the
Oakland Speedway
1931-1941

DAREDEVILS OF
THE FRONTIER

The Rim Riders

SOUTHERN SUPERMODIFIEDS
and Other Early Racers

BOOKS ON SALE

S-618
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Tim Richmond - The Fast Life and Remarkable Times of NASCAR's
Top Gun


By David Poole

Richmond's star was bright, but its light went out too soon. As he neared stock car racing's zenith, Richmond's life took a tragic turn. A man who thrived on the affection he felt from those who enjoyed watching him compete spent his final months almost completely shut off from that world.

Tim Richmond: The Fast Life and Remarkable Times of NASCAR's Top Gun
tells the memorable story of a born racer and how he raced headlong through life with the throttle wide open and his wheels burning rubber at almost every turn.

Hardcover 6” x 9”, 200 pages
8 page black and white photo insert
 

 

 

 

S-657
Price: $19.95
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Donnie Allison: As I Recall...

by Donnie Allison with Jimmy Creed

Donnie Allison was always the "other" brother of the famous NASCAR racing duo.

Overshadowed by Bobby, Donnie often did not get his due for being an outstanding racer in his own right.

Many stories make the rounds about Donnie Allison and often when they are re-told, the circumstances aren’t related the way Donnie recalls them. That’s why he wanted to do a book. "I’ve got lots of stories to tell, and I want to tell them the way I remember them," Donnie says. Now he’s done just that.

Hard cover, 192 pages, 8-page photo insert

 

 

 

 


S-172
Price: $29.95
Includes CD
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Bobby Allison – A Racer's Racer

By Bobby Allison with Tim Packman

Bobby Allison, one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers, the 1983 Winston Cup Series champion and tied (so they say) for third on the all-time win list at 84 victories, is a true legend of the sport. Bobby is a self-made legend--not much ever was handed to him that he didn't earn through talent and determination.

This book is a collection of his favorite stories and happenings that occurred during his illustrious career. And, the best part about all these stories is they are all told in his own words. When Bobby Allison tells a story, people stop and listen. If you're looking for a smile or laugh from a true racing legend, then this book is for you.

Includes a companion audio CD of Allison interviews and great moments from his career.

S-179
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BUGSY! — The Life and Times
of Bugs Stevens, three-time NASCAR
National Modified Champion



By Bones Bourcier

Modified fans everywhere know the legendary name Bugsy Stevens, and his amazing story has at last been told. Whether tooling around the tiny bull rings in Texas while in the service, or driving the famous NASCAR ovals nearer his Massachusetts home, or competing on the high banks of Daytona International, Bugsy Stevens did it all with the skill of a seasoned professional and the merriment of a Saturday night beer hall.

Stevens’ perspective is profound and touching, as he deals deeply with issues such as racing ethics, driving styles, track types, and even the deaths of so many of his buddies. Told to his friend Bones Bourcier, an internationally acclaimed motorsports journalist.

232 pages, over 150 photos

S-2X
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STEADY EDDIE!
Memories of Ed Flemke
Modified Racing’s Fastest Professor

Edited & annotated by
Bones Bourcier

Rivals, teammates, friends, and family members recall one of America’s most influential short-trackers, a man who won hundreds of features in modified racing’s glory days.

Contributors include NASCAR Cup winners Pete Hamilton and Ron Bouchard, legendary team owner Junie Donlavey, modified icons Gene Bergin and Bob Judkins, broadcaster/promoter Jack Arute, and many more!

Bones Bourcier is the author of acclaimed biographies on Tony Stewart, Richie Evans, and Bugsy Stevens; Steady Eddie promises to be another classic!

Soft cover, black and white photos,
256 pages

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S-185
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The History of America's Speedways,
Past & Present


By Allan Brown

This 850 page, library quality book lists over 8,000 racing facilities that have existed since the first automobile. Besides data on active and defunct tracks from the famous to the obscure, there is information about various names, track sizes, surfaces and the years the tracks operated.

There are over 700 photos spread out through out the book, which covers dirt, paved, and wood tracks along with road courses and drag racing facilities. This is a fabulous resource for any serious racing enthusiast.









 

S-819
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50 YEARS: OSWEGO SPEEDWAY INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC

by George Caruso Jr.,
with Carol D. Haynes

This 400-page hard bound book relives all 50 Oswego Speedway International Classics, including Sept. 3 2006, the oldest, most prestigious supermodified race in the country.

Hundreds and hundreds of black and white photos plus 32 pages of full color Classic memories.

A must for any collector!

Hard cover.





 

S-926
Price: $69.95
Special Price: $49.95

 

Indoors! A History of West Coast Indoor Midget Racing

by Tom Motter

Tom Motter’s complete history of indoor midget racing on the West Coast covers racing at the Oakland Exposition Building from 1949-1968, as well as at the San Jose Fairgrounds, the San Francisco Cow Palace, and the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa.

In all, 30 years of the loudest, most exciting, close-up and wildly crashing midget racing the West had ever seen.

Hardcover, 208 pages, over 200 black and white photos.

V-890
Price: $19.95
Special Price: $9.95

MIDWESTERN MUDSLINGING

An inside and in-depth documentary on dirt tracking in the Midwest that follows several drivers through the 2006 and 2007 racing seasons. Midwestern Mudslinging features a variety of camera angles that deliver spectacular footage, taking the viewer inside the cars and trackside.

Observe both the fierce competition and hard work behind the scenes, whether in sprint cars, late models, IMCA mods, or street and hobby stocks.

This is a DVD for all racing fans who love the grit, glory, and drama of the dirt.

DVD, color, 60 minutes

 

 


 

S-839 
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WHERE STARS ARE BORN – Celebrating 25 Years of NASCAR Weekly Racing



by Paul Schaefer

The first book ever on the short track heroes who became NASCAR Weekly Series national champions – stars like Larry Phillips, the Kosiski brothers, and Ted Christopher, tracing their challenges and triumphs on dirt and asphalt ovals across the country.

Also includes a chapter listing the drivers voted by the media as the All-Time Top 25 drivers in Weekly Series history, including Richie Evans, who is still considered the greatest asphalt Modified driver in NASCAR history.

Stories, photos, and 25-year Top-10 race records for each region.

Soft cover, 176 pages, 100+ photos.

S-109
Price Was: $29.95
Now Reduced: $15.00
(Soft Cover)
 

S-109-1
Price Was: $44.95
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(Hard Cover)
 

A History of Oakland Stadium
1946-1955


By Tom Motter

Tom Mottor has written a captivating book replete with rare photos that bring Oakland Stadium’s rich history back to life. The chapters record the Stadium’s events featuring Big Cars, Sprints, Midgets, Roadsters, and Hardtops.

Soft cover, Smythe-sewn binding, with over 200 black and white photos.

Also available in hard cover.





 



 

S-134
Price Was: $29.95
Now Reduced: $15.00
(Soft Cover)
 

S-134-1
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Now Reduced: $24.50
(Hard Cover)
 

A History of the Oakland Speedway 1931-1941

By Tom Motter

The book covers the history of the Oakland Speedway, a one-mile, banked dirt track built in Oakland California in 1931. The track was the site of AAA National Championship races (Indy cars and stars) from 1931 until 1936 when the AAA pulled out of the West Coast. It was known as the "fastest dirt track in the Nation".

Chapters cover all races at the Speedway including Indy Cars, Big Cars, Stock Cars, Midgets, Roadsters and Motorcycles.

More than 200 beautiful black and white photos, most in full 8" x 10" size, many never before published!




 

 


S-810 
Regular Price: $39.95
SuperSpecial: $23.95

DAREDEVILS OF
THE FRONTIER



By Keith Herbst

Coastal 181 is extremely proud to have worked so closely with Keith Herbst to publish this title before he died in June 2009.  It is a beautiful hardcover book, painstakingly researched – a treasure trove of stories, stats and photos for any midget enthusiast. 

Keith Herbst chronicles The Daredevils—a unique breed of Eastern and Midwestern race car drivers who met regularly on the common ground of the Niagara Frontier to test their mettle.

Daredevils is a visual remembrance of the excitement and the thrills these drivers provided to record-breaking crowds of race fans in the turbulent 1940s and 1950s.

Hardcover, est. 250 pages with
over 400 photographs.

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S-663R
Price: $59.95
On Special: $35.00
 

The Rim Riders

by Buzz Rose

The history of the Central States Racing Association.

They were called the world’s fastest racing circuit. Witness the famous midwestern
Hi Banks. Ted Horn, Joie Chitwood, Tom Hinnershitz, Everett Saylor, Red Campbell, and Jim Wilburn were all CSRA stars.

Hard cover, 250 pages, 600 photos and articles.





S-947 
 Regular Price:
$37.00
Limited Quantity now
Available at $29.95!

SOUTHERN SUPERMODIFIEDS
and Other Early Racers


by Gerald Hodges

Veteran syndicated racing journalist and former supermodified owner Gerald Hodges refers to his book as the “reference bible for early Southern racers.” Stories from tracks such as Mobile, Five Flags, Gulf Coast, Speedbowl, Lakeview and Boyd’s – and of hot shoes like Armond Holley, Rat Lane, Wayne Niedecken, Red Farmer, Rod Perry, and Hooker Hood fill the book.

A must read for any supermodified enthusiast. Cool period photography too.

Soft cover, 320 pp, 309 B&W photos.