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S-887
Price:
$39.95
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Florida
Motorsports
Retrospective Pictorial
By Eddie Roche
Eddie Roche, ISC’s historian, put together an incredible pictorial
of Florida racing history from the 1930s to the present day (2002).
It includes over
825 drivers and 1350 photos on good, glossy stock. There are images
of every kind of race car imaginable, still shots and action –
coupes, late models, modifieds, and the infamous “skeeter” cars.
Also includes great shots of drivers from the North who visited
Florida tracks during the off season.
Soft Cover, 208 pages, b&w photography.
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S-918
Price: $24.95
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I Couldn’t Drive,
but I Could Talk...
By Robert J. Walker with
Judith Hayes
Bobby Walker, one of the most popular announcers ever in the
Northeast, writes his recollections of 50 years of stock car racing
at Oxford Plains (Maine) Speedway.
It is a short, informal read about a once-faltering track taken over
and brought to prosperity by Bob Bahre, who subsequently built New
Hampshire International Speedway.
Soft cover 91 pages b&w and color photography
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S-915
Price:
$24.95
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56
YEARS OF RACING – 1951-2007 – AND STILL WINNING
By Harold Smith
Harold Smith of Bassett, VA, has self-published this personal and
informal record of his life’s path, including time in the service,
running a drag strip in the late 1950s, working on the famous
Mason’s Garage modifieds in the ‘60s, and building/crewing some 50
cars over the next three decades under the banner of Harold Smith
Racing.
The book is gritty and unedited, but there are loads of anecdotes
describing the colorful racing people Smith met along the way. The
book includes hundreds of photos, some color, including images of
guys like Carl Burris, Perk Brown, and Paul Radford.
56 YEARS is for the serious racing historian, not for the casual
reader.
276 pages, photography throughout.
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V-794
Price:
$16.00
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REBEL SPEEDWAY
by Mark
Osborne
A highly unusual, captivating, “down
home”
book capturing the history of Sumter (SC) Speedway from 1957
through 1976.
It’s illustrated with both black and white photography and
many original paintings of people and cars on the dirt.
There were Tom Terrific, HC Pritchard, Ralph Earnhardt, Cale
Yarborough, and all manner of old time broadsliders in both
coupes and late models.
Soft cover, 142 pages
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S-738
Price: $19.95
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South Boston
Speedway:
The FIRST 50 Years
This photo-filled
history of Virginia’s famous asphalt oval was compiled by SoBo’s
staff and published by Coastal 181.
Full of records and stories of the Mattiolis’ legendary track,
including competitors from Ray Hendrick to Tommy Ellis, the Sadler
Brothers and Denny Hamlin.
Soft cover, 160
pages, 100 B&W photos.
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S-816
Price: $23.95
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PAVED
TRACK
DIRT TRACK
by Lew Boyd
Old Bridge Stadium in New Jersey and Nazareth
Raceway in Pennsylvania were gritty but dramatic
tracks that hosted the finest drivers from all over
the Eastern Seaboard.
Amazing tales of Schneider, Flemke, Tasnady, the
Reutimanns, Kelly, Frazee, Hildreth and many more.
Hundreds of pictures, most never before published.
The latest in our track book series.
Soft cover, 8 1/2" by 11",
220 pages, over 200 photos.
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S-731
Price: $40.00
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THE GHOSTS
OF JUNGLE PARK
by Tom Williams
Tom Williams' recently released Ghosts is one of the very best racing
history books ever. It covers the affect-laden seasons, 1926 to
1960 at Jungle Park, a legendary dirt track in West Central
Indiana.
Hundreds of great wheelmen such as Duke Dinsmore, Spider Webb, Jimmy
Wilburn, and Duke Nalon matched wits and bravery on the dusty banks.
Williams covers the progression over the years thoughtfully, as the
program morphed between big cars, midgets, hot rods, and stock cars
and took its full toll of drivers and spectators in savage
accidents.
Hard cover, 314 pages, black & white photography.
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S-851
Price: $39.95
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MEMORIES OF
THE CALIFORNIA JALOPY ASSOCIATION
by Thomas Luce
MEMORIES is an extraordinary new
book covering the West Coast jalopy era of the fifties and early
sixties. The racing, featuring mostly 32-34 Ford coupes and coaches,
was carried on national television from Gardena Stadium.
Drivers included the likes of
Parnelli Jones, “Lover Boy” Bob Hogle, and Art Atkinson.
This soft-cover, glossy volume
has lots of history and is crammed with over 1,550 incredible period
photographs.
Soft cover, 288 pages, black
and white photographs.
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S-819
Price: $50.00
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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.
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S-829
Price: $35.00
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Silent Speedways of the Carolinas:
The Grand National Histories of 29 Former Tracks
by Perry Allen Wood
This is the story of every racetrack in North and South Carolina
that held at least one big time race through 1971, but is no longer
used for auto racing. Seven are one-race wonders, while others are
as much racing legends as the sport’s past champions.
Chapters cover each track’s big time history, from early background
through its racing years to its current status. Included are the
thrilling tales of the personalities and machines that shaped
NASCAR’s early days. Statistics chart every track’s past winners,
records, and wins by make.
Nearly 150 photographs give the reader a virtual tour of speedways
that are often inaccessible or nonexistent.
Soft cover, 7”x 10”, 140 photographs
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S-116
Price: $25.95
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FONDA!
By Andy Fusco, Lew Boyd,
and Jim Rigney
This energetically researched book covers the full history of Fonda
Speedway. With nearly 500 photographs and nearly 350 pages, it provides
the definitive race records as well as personal tales of the greats who
race and have raced there.
Candid interviews with Richard Petty, Steve
Danish, Bill Wimble, Jack Johnson, Brett Hearn, Ken Tremont, Bob McCreadie,
etc.
This is a labor of love.
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S-229
Price: $23.95
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Hot Cars, Cool Drivers
By Lew Boyd
Hot Cars Cool
Drivers is the story of three great Massachusetts speedways,
Norwood, Westboro, and The Pines. With four hundred
photographs and scores of interviews with the Northeast’s
most colorful competitors, the book chronicles the amazing
rise and fall of the midgets and then the stock cars.
If you ever attended a race in Massachusetts or if you
are serious about understanding the evolution of racing,
this book is an absolute must!
Soft cover, 240
pages, black & white photos.
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S-662
Price: $19.95
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Lancaster Heroes –
A Look Back at the Golden Age of Racing in Western NY
by John Bisci
John Bisci, Gordon Reinig, and Mark
Southcott have collaborated to produce this 128 page history of one
of the country’s greatest asphalt modified tracks, 1966-1976.
Covers
Evans, Troyer, Treichlers, Hoag, Bodine, hundreds more.
Over 300 B &
W photos. Excellent reference material for restorers and car
builders.
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S-11
Price: $49.95
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The First 50 Years of Oswego Speedway
By George Caruso, Jr.
This may well
be the best book ever published on the history of a
short track.
George Caruso's hard cover 538-page masterpiece
is rich in photography and data.
Both stock cars and supermodifieds are covered.
Hard cover, over 200 photos
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S-19
Price: $12.95
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Syracuse Scrapbook
Syracuse Scrapbook,
assembled by Gary Spaid and Bob Hunter, memorializes 50
years of racing on Labor Day weekend at NY Fairgrounds.
The one-mile dirt oval in Syracuse has seen some of the
wildest, most memorable sportsman-modified racing of all
times.
The records are presented in the form of original,
un-retouched photos and press releases, clearly representing
the feel of the times.
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S-109
Price: $29.95
(Soft Cover)
S-109-1
Price: $44.95
(Hard Cover)
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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.
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S-134
Price: $29.95
(Soft Cover)
S-134-1
Price: $44.95
(Hard Cover)
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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!
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S-119
Price: $39.95
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Saugus Speedway Scrapbook
Later Years: 1979-1995
By Harold Osmer & Lyn Pherigo
This book will
stir the memories and stories of all who ever raced the
place. Whether a fan, driver, or race official, the hundreds
of photos and comprehensive stats in this book will take
you back to “The Super Track” and “LA’s
Place to Race.” All divisions shown. All main event
winners listed. Season standings for each division listed.
Hard cover, 288 pages
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S-80
Price: $49.95
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Long Ride on a Short Track
By Ken Spooner
This is absolutely
THE book on the rich history of stock car racing on Long
Island. The book is 176 glossy pages in hard cover and
is liberally splashed with very interesting photographs.
Great stories with a personal slant by Ken Spooner, a
musician who in the 1960s raced under the name of Ken
Joseph.
Covered are tracks such as Islip, Freeport, Riverhead;
drivers such as Axel Anderson, Mousey Kempster, Fred Harbach,
the Bruhnhoelzls, Charlie Jarzombek, etc.
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