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V-1163
Price: $24.95
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Richard Petty's Audio
Scrapbook – Audio CD
Fans of NASCAR legend Richard Petty can listen to tales from The
King thanks to a new audio book (not a
DVD) featuring some of NASCAR's legendary figures. The seven-time
NASCAR series and Daytona 500 champion is touting the first-ever
audio book about the history of the sport he helped make famous. The
four-hour, four-disc series "Richard Petty's Audio Scrapbook" is
being released to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Petty's
200th career win.
Petty
is joined by several of his contemporaries, including racing
announcer Barney Hall, former crew chief Dale Inman and drivers
Junior Johnson, David Pearson and Bobby Allison. The audio book
features a look back at not just Petty's career but also the
evolution of NASCAR from its southern dirt track roots to a
nationwide sport. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this
audio scrapbook will be donated by the Petty family to the
non-profit Victory Junction Gang Camp for ailing children, created
in memory of Adam Petty.
Approx. run time: 4 hours.
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S-1151
Price: $35.00
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The Crew Chief’s Son
By Michael L. Clements
In this
memoir, Michael Clements recounts growing up in the early days of
stock car racing. From 1957 through 1965, his father, Louie,
traveled the NASCAR circuit, bringing his wife and five children
along to every race.
Owner and crew chief for champion
driver Rex White, Louie introduced many mechanical innovations still
used in NASCAR today, and his children grew up on the road between
races, befriending many racing legends along the way.
Clements' memoir is full of stories about NASCAR's early era and the
men and women who built the sport. It includes a wealth of
never-before-seen photographs from his personal collection.
Soft cover,
304 pages, B&W photos.
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S-1141
Price: $59.95
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Bud Moore: Man and Machine
by Dr. John A. Crafts
Bud
Moore is legendary in racing circles as a crew chief and car owner
who helped achieve wins for some of NASCAR's greatest drivers. But
there's a whole lot more to the story. Bud Moore: Man and Machine
reveals the hidden story behind the legend. As Buz McKim recounts in
the book’s Foreword, “Bud Moore brought his gifts to the fledging
sport of NASCAR with class, grace and sportsmanship seldom seen in
his or any generation. His machines featured the greatest drivers
and won the biggest races, no matter what type of racing was
involved.”
Anyone
interested in the roots of superspeedway racing and the drivers,
mechanics and cars that created that history will find this a
fascinating, as well as beautiful, book.
Hard cover, 416
pages, 200+ black & white and color photos throughout.
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S-1134
Price: $18.95
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Larry Phillips: NASCAR’s Only Five-time
Winston Racing Series Champion
by Kendall Bell
and David Zeszutek
Most
NASCAR fans can recite facts about their favorite driver: date and
place of birth, races won, sponsors, etc. But few fans of such
NASCAR drivers as Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace, and Kenny Wallace can
tell you the name of the driver who had the greatest influence on
their early careers.
That common thread was Larry Phillips
of Springfield, Missouri, a driver who raced in the former Winston
Racing Series, now called the NASCAR Whelen Series. Before his life
was cut short by cancer, Phillips won an unprecedented five
championships–a record no one has equaled since.
This is the
compelling story of a man who had a tremendous effect on shaping
NASCAR into the empire we know today.
Net profits from the sale of this book will
go to the Larry Phillips Foundation, which helps families with
critically ill children and provides scholarships for students in
need.
Coastal 181 will donate $1 of every book sold
to
the Foundation.
Soft cover, 196 pages, many B&W
photos.
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S-1119
Price: $14.95
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Dale
Earnhardt: Defining Moments of
a NASCAR Legend
(NASCAR Illustrated)
Known as the Intimidator, Dale
Earnhardt made a name for himself as a fierce competitor, a man with
ambition and passion who would never settle for anything less than
the best. He inspired both devotion and bitter hatred among NASCAR
followers, earning his nickname for the relentless winner-takes-all
attitude.
On February 18, 2001 in a tragedy that stunned the
nation and led to an outpouring of grief the likes of which the
sports world has seldom seen, popular race car driver Dale Earnhardt
slammed into the wall and lost his life on the last turn of the last
lap of the Daytona 500.
10 years after this tragic event,
readers are still as committed as ever to remembering and honoring
their racing hero. The Intimidator may be gone but his legend will
live on forever.
Hard cover, full color photos throughout, 122
pages.
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S-1098
Price: $35.00
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Declarations of
Stock Car Independents
by Perry Allen Wood
Independent stock car racers rarely won, often crashed, and flirted
with death constantly, all for less money and fame than the
money-backed star drivers of their day. This book includes
interviews with 12 independent racers, including Curtis "Crawfish"
Crider, "Jackhandle Joe" Frasson, and Gene "The Racing Marine"
Hobby, among others.
Laying the foundation for stock car
racing as we know it, most of these racers plied their trade during
the sport’s early years, when racing required little more than a
helmet and a great deal of courage. Readers will discover how each
of these men managed to survive and stand out in their sport,
despite running on second-hand or inferior equipment, receiving
little to no outside support, and, in many cases, holding down
another job off-track.
The book is supplemented with 126
photographs, many from the personal collections of the author and
the racers.
Soft cover, 264 pages, 126 B&W photos.
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S-1004
Price: $23.95
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Alan
Kulwicki, NASCAR Champion:
Against All Odds
By Fr. Dale Grubba
This is the definitive, heart-felt biography for the ages of the
late Alan Kulwicki, 1992 Winston Cup Champion driver – and owner.
Benny Phillips’ review says it all: “No writer, few people, knew
Kulwicki better than Father Dale Grubba, a priest from Princeton,
Wisconsin. Enjoy his book about one of the finest young men ever to
drive a stock car.”
Soft cover, 522 pages.
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S-830SC Softcover
Price: $13.95
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Awesome
Bill from Dawsonville:
My Life in NASCAR
by Bill Elliot with Chris
Millard
This book is a window into the compelling personality of Bill
Elliott, as well as a primer on the ascent of America’s fastest
growing sport, this is the definitive insider’s view of the rising
NASCAR nation.
Soft cover, 320 pages.
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S-956SC Soft Cover
Price: $16.95
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HARD DRIVING
The Wendell Scott Story
By Brian Donovan
“In this excellent biography, Donovan, a Pulitzer Prize-winning
newspaper reporter and seasoned race car driver, recounts the
overlooked life of Wendell Scott, the one-time Danville, Va.,
moonshine runner who broke the color barrier in stock-car racing in
1952 and competed for more than 20 years in a sport dominated by
Southern whites... Donovan's writing is well-paced and measured,
clearly depicting the complex atmosphere of race relations in the
segregated South. His extensive reporting, including interviews with
Scott before he died in 1990, combined with his descriptive and
enjoyable prose about racing, make this book a deeply compelling
story."
(starred review) Publishers Weekly.
Soft Cover, 328 pages, 8-page B&W photo insert.
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S-888
Price: $15.95
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ANGEL in
BLACK – Remembering
Dale Earnhardt Sr.
By Tom Gillispie
A lot of books have been written about the Intimidator, but Tom
Gillispie’s new one takes a different approach. It is an informal
read with a small number of black and white and color photographs.
It is based on other people’s memories and observations. Some are
funny, such as Buddy Baker’s quip that Dale could give an aspirin a
headache. Some are poignant, such as tales of Dale’s special
relationship with children who were hurting.
Gillispie is a veteran racing journalist.
302 pages, soft cover, limited photography
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S-883
Price: $24.95
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THEY CALL HIM CALE
The Life and Career of NASCAR Legend
Cale Yarborough
By Joe McGinnis
Son of a tobacco farmer, Cale Yarborough was a high school football
star, a daredevil skydiver – and then arguably the most exciting
Grand National driver ever.
His score: 560 races, 319 top tens, 83 wins, three championships,
and four Daytona victories.
Along the way he rubbed fenders and sometimes traded punches with
Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip,
and the Allison Brothers.
Hard Cover, 260 pages,
race records but no photography.
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S-724
Price: $14.95
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MIRACLE: Bobby Allison and the Saga of the
Alabama Gang
by Peter Golenbock
This book chronicles the great success and injuries to brothers
Bobby and Donnie Allison, followed by the tragic deaths of Bobby's
two sons Clifford and Davey. On top of that Bobby and Judy divorced
under the pressure of all that pain. But then -- miraculously -- at
the end they found each other again and remarried, and Bobby's
mental faculties returned. It's an amazing story, and when you read
about it from Bobby and Judy's perspective, as well as that of the
rest of the Alabama gang and their families, well, you can never say
that miracles don't happen. In this book, we learn a lot more about
not only Bobby, Donnie, brother Eddie, Davey, Clifford, Neil Bonnett,
and Red Farmer, but a lifetime's worth of crew chiefs, car owners,
and NASCAR officials, as well as such competitors as Junior Johnson,
Darrell Waltrip, Buddy Baker, and Dale Earnhardt.
Soft cover, 416 pages
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S-807
Price: $19.95
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RAY FOX
by Godwin Kelly
Ray Fox was a contemporary of Smokey Yunick and many of the other
greats of stock car racing.
He won lots of races building cars for
household names such as Junior Johnson and Fireball Roberts.
Mr Fox
is one of the last of the lving legends from the early days of
NASCAR.
Hard cover, 73 photos, 180 pages.
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S-95
Price: $95.00
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Best Damn Garage in Town
By Smokey Yunick
Here it is — the real Smokey story in his own words.
Read about one of the most colorful and successful
technical innovators in racing history, from flying a
B-17 in WWII, to his early NASCAR days, Winston Cup
wins, and Indianapolis adventures.
A three volume set, over 1,100 pages
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S-169
Price: $24.95
Back In
Stock!
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The New “Pocket Smokey” Best Damn Garage in Town—My Life &
Adventures
It's
been 2 years and over 10,000 copies sold since Best Damn Garage in
Town…The World According to Smokey was first published. The Racer's
Edition has sold very well and gotten the real stories of racing to
a lot of people.
So now the publisher has
put out a friendly version that has all the same stories. The type
is a little smaller and they had to leave out some of the photos.
If you're a
Smokey fan, you'll still want the Racer's edition ($95.00). If
you're a race fan, then this is the version for you!
Soft cover, 7.5" x 9", 650 pages
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S-616
Price: $13.95
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Fireball: Legends Don't Fall
From the Sky
By Godwin Kelly
This is not a racing book.
This
is the story of an complex and amazing individual
who happened to be one of the greatest race car
drivers of his time.
The glory days of racing serve
as the back drop for a stormy love triangle that was
the talk of the tiny resort village of Daytona Beach
during the late 50's and early '60s.
Soft cover, 7” x 9”, 212 pages.
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S-140
Price: $24.95
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Larry McReynolds:
The Big Picture; My Life
from Pit Road to the
Broadcast Booths
By Bob Zeller
In this 400 page volume, veteran motorsports writer Bob
Zeller tells the story of Larry McReynolds, a tale of
willingness to work hard and a determination never to
give up.
The reader will fly with Larry on that final,
poignant trip from New Hampshire with the late Davey
Allison after two years of amazing ups and downs.
There’s the frantic ride in the NASCAR pace car out to
turn two at Michigan after the devastating crash that
nearly killed Ernie Irvan. And there’s the totally
candid part where McReynolds joins Dale Earnhardt in
victory lane after his most dramatic win – the 1998
Daytona 500 – and Zeller describes the true story of
McReynolds’ troubled times with the Intimidator.
Hard cover with 2 color photos.
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