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S-994
Price: $8.95
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The Dirt Under the
Asphalt:
An Underground History of
Stock Car Racing
by Jack Flowers
Many other books have been written about NASCAR, mainly about its
drivers and other celebrities who compete in the sport of stock car
racing, but there have been very few books written or published
about the internal workings of NASCAR.
This book takes a look at NASCAR from day one to present-day and
presents the author’s perception of how NASCAR has maintained its
operation as a dictatorship since the late forties, how drugs played
a part in its rapid rise in popularity, and how it has been run by
the France family.
The Dirt under the Asphalt pulls no punches and paints no pretty
pictures. It does, however, offer the author’s insight into the most
prominent track owners and drivers who got NASCAR started and kept
it going through tough times in the fifties and sixties.
Jack Flowers covered his first stock car race when he was sixteen
and the sports editor of The Moultrie Observer (Georgia). Since
then, Flowers, now 70, has worked for 11 different daily newspapers
and auto racing trade publications that cover NASCAR. Today he still
writes weekly stories about NASCAR for Area Auto Racing News and
National Speed Sport News.
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S-973
Price: $19.95
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Pit Stop in
a Southern Kitchen: Two Moms of Racing Legends Serve Up Stories and
Recipes
by Martha Earnhardt and
Carol Gordon Bickford
Carol Gordon Bickford and Martha Earnhardt know all too well the
demands that busy lifestyles can have on families. But they agree –
making the choice to slow down and connect with family and friends
is important. And there's no better way to bring people together
than with the promise of home-cooked food.
Known as Mom and Mamaw to two of today's most recognized drivers,
these gracious women welcome you into their kitchens for a timeless
variety of mouth-watering dishes, along with family stories and
nuggets of wisdom. You'll also enjoy eight color pages of personal
photos and the inside scoop on the recipes that have brought their
family and friends together. For generations, these treasured
recipes and stories have been kept under wraps. Now Carol and Martha
pry open their overstuffed recipe boxes to share those
tried-and-true favorites that are sure to get you headed straight to
the kitchen.
Hard cover, 224 pages.
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S-926
Price: $24.95
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NASCAR’s
Most Overrated & Underrated Drivers, Cars, Teams,
and Tracks
by Terry Blount
While fans continue to debate the relative merits of their favorite
drivers, ESPN.com’s premier motor sports writer Terry Blount now
brings some needed clarity and perspective to America’s biggest
spectator sport, rating drivers, teams, cars, and tracks, and
“bluntly” lets readers know which are overrated and which are
underrated in a new book that’s bound to further the debate and stir
up more controversy.
It’s an all-fun but in-depth look at the opinionated discussions
fans have in their living rooms every weekend. Evaluating driver
skills is a whopping task, even for the most knowledgeable folks in
the sport. But Blount is one of the most qualified analysts, and
well up to the task of trying to separate fact from fiction,
reputation from reality, and equipment from talent.
Along with rating drivers, The Blount Report also rates a vast array
of the NASCAR world from speedways to races and rules to records.
It’s all up for debate. So fasten your seatbelt and enjoy…it may get
a bit bumpy along the way but it’s well worth the ride.
Hard cover, 240 pages.
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S-974
Price: $25.00
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Beach
Racers: Daytona
Before NASCAR
by Dick Punnett
Every spring, hordes of fans descend on Florida for the Daytona 500,
the famed first race in the NASCAR season. But real fans know that
racers have been bringing fast cars to the beach for more than 100
years. Beach Racers portrays the thrills and dangers of the first
automobile races in Daytona. In an era of poor roads, the flat, wide
sands of Ormond and Daytona beaches proved to be the ideal venue for
engineers and drivers pushing the technological envelope, looking
for ways to make their cars go ever faster.
For nearly a decade (1903-1910) land speed records were routinely
set and broken by automakers such as Mercedes, Winton, Napier,
Darracq, and Stanley Steamer thanks in part to financing from such
business tycoons as Stanley brothers and Vanderbilt. Dick Punnett
has scoured libraries, auto museums, and historical societies
throughout Florida, the Northeast, and the Midwest to track down
stunning photographs and primary sources to learn what really
happened during these early races. Filled with riveting photographs,
fascinating anecdotes, and authoritative lists of winners,
contestants, and record-setters, Beach Racers is a must-have for
every true fan of NASCAR.
Soft Cover, 168 pages.
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S-884
Price: $29.95
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ED OTTO – NASCAR’s
Silent Partner
By Edgar Otto and Joann Biondi
The gripping story of a Yankee who worked alongside Bill France from
1949-1963, helping transform a scrappy group of guys into the most
successful racing organization in the world.
Full of photography and never-before-told
stories – some that will surprise historians. A rollicking ride
through the colorful early days of racing.
Hard Cover, 208 pages, 189 photos.
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S-889
Price: $25.95
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THE PHYSICS OF NASCAR – How to Make Steel + Gas + Rubber = Speed
By Diandra Leslie-Pelecky
Diandra Leslie-Pelecky, a physics professor at the
University of Texas
(Dallas),
reveals how and why drivers trust the engineering and science their
teams literally build around them not only to make them winners but
to keep them alive. Based on the author’s extensive access to race
shops and team personnel, this book traces the life cycle of a race
car from the drawing board to victory lane. Foreword by Ray
Evernham.
Hard cover, 288 pages;
diagrams but no photography
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S-886
Price: $27.95
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PORTRAITS OF NASCAR
By Anita Rich and
Robin Dallenbach
Anita Rich and Robin Dallenbach (Wally’s wife)
have assembled a very unusual book that captures photographically
the personal and family perspectives of key players. Included are
31 racing celebrities, among them
Junior, Ray Evernham, Humpy
Wheeler, Jack Roush, Greg Biffle, and Dave Blaney. The photos, all
black and white, are of unusually high quality, printed on heavy
glossy stock. There is very little text, letting the photos speak
for themselves.
181 pages, hard cover,
b&w photography
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S-891
Price: $29.95
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FACES OF NASCAR – a Pictorial Salute to America’s Greatest Sport
by
Scott Robinson
The action on the track isn’t the only
story in NASCAR. In a sport that has transcended its "playing field"
to become a cultural phenomenon, NASCAR racing has become as much
about the star driver, the grizzled crew chief, the calculating team
owner, the hard-working pit crew, the skilled hands back at the race
shop, and the die-hard fans as it is about brightly colored cars
speeding by at 200 mph.
Through evocative candid portrait photo-graphy from the lens of
Scott Robinson, Faces of NASCAR explores the full spectrum of people
involved in the Nextel Cup series, from drivers to officials to
spectators. Each subject is photographed in a striking portrait,
with incredible detail. Robinson's simple, yet powerful photographic
portrayals highlight the passion, intensity, and joy these racing
diehards feel when they are spending the weekend at the track.
A must-have for any NASCAR fan, Faces of NASCAR speaks to the human
side of this exciting and fascinating sport through these portraits
as well as commentary from those who love this sport most.
Hardcover, 192 pages
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S-752
Price: $25.95
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THE 200-MPH BILLBOARD -
The Inside Story of How Big Money Changed NASCAR
by Mark Yost
What began on the dusty racetracks of
the rural South is now a world-class enterprise, as closely watched
by Wall Street as by hometown racing fans. How NASCAR grew from its
provincial roots to become a big business of international
proportions is the story Mark Yost tells in The 200-MPH
Billboard.
A seasoned sports and business reporter for the Wall Street Journal
and contributor to the New York Times and the Sports Business
Journal, Yost demystifies the economics and politics behind NASCAR
sponsorship. His book takes us behind the scenes of some of the
head-turning corporate deals that altered the way NASCAR does
business.
From Junior Johnson’s contract with Darrell Waltrip and Mountain Dew
to deals between the likes of Dale Jr. and Budweiser, Tony Stewart
and Home Depot, NASCAR and Fox Television, this book clearly tracks
the subtle and not-so-subtle transformations that corporate
sponsorship has wrought in recent years. And it offers a rare
insiders look at what these changes have meant for NASCAR and its
devoted fans.
Hard cover, 320 pages.
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S-754
Price: $14.95
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NASCAR
by Steve Casper and Nigel Kinrade
It’s America’s hottest ticket, and it’s
in
your hand. Take in the excitement of NASCAR – the drivers, the
tracks, the down-to-the-wire finishes.
With scores of full-color photographs
from one of the sport’s top cameramen, this book offers a fast-paced
look at everything NASCAR: the lives of the superstars; the greatest
courses; the NASCAR lingo; and the best and worst of NASCAR songs,
video games, and movies about stock car racing.
Whether you’re a newcomer or a diehard fan, in for a quick fix or
the full experience, here is the nation’s most popular sport in all
its split-second glory.
Soft cover, 192 pages, color photography throughout.
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S-755
Price: $15.95
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DRIVE LIKE
HELL: NASCAR's Best Quotes and Quips
by Eric Zweig
"Don't come here and grumble about going
too fast. Get the hell out of the race car if you have feathers on
your legs or butt."
- Dale Earnhardt Sr. NASCAR racing is fast, furious and filled with
colorful characters who have lots to say -- sometimes at the most
inopportune times.
Drive Like Hell celebrates the wit and wisdom of the NASCAR
circuit. Race fans of all ages will love this entertaining
collection of quotes and quips from today's stars and the legends of
auto racing.
Soft cover, 176 pages.
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S-742
Price: $17.95
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THE
GIRL’S GUIDE TO NASCAR by
Liz Allison
This lively book tackles all the ins and
outs of NASCAR, uncovering the hidden rules and official calls made
on any given race day.
Media correspondent Liz Allison, wife of the late NASCAR driver
Davey Allison, takes a fun and detailed approach to explaining the
official point and flag systems, regulations on cars, and how
drivers make it to the start/finish line.
Allison also covers the less serious side, offering helpful tips to
female fans on traveling to and from race events, surviving an
entire race weekend with kids, and recipes for throwing a great
NASCAR viewing party.
Readers will quickly become knowledgeable race fans with an inside
edge on the sport most of their male counterparts will lack and have
a few laughs along the way.
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S-747
Price: $49.95
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The NASCAR Family Album
By H.A. Branham
Herb Branham has
produced an extraordinary hard cover collection of photos, mementos,
and stories of NASCAR’s most illustrious racing families.
Included are Frances, Jarretts, Flocks, Labontes, Waltrips,
Earnhardts, Pearsons, Pettys, Allisons, Wallaces, and some 20
others.
Crammed with all manner of plastic-encased collectibles, this
weighty volume is highly unusual and will provide hours and hours of
entertainment for the serious NASCAR devotee.
Hard cover, 192
pages, black and white and color photos
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S-736
Price: $35.00
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All Around the Track: Oral Histories of Drivers, Mechanics,
Officials, Owners, Journalists and Others in Motorsports Past and
Present
by Anne B. Jones and Rex
White
From authors Anne Jones and former NASCAR champion Rex White, here
are oral histories of over 50 individuals from stock car and drag
racing’s not-so-distant past and present.
Rich with original interviews and previously unpublished material,
it includes drivers such as David Pearson, Junior Johnson, Bobby
Allison, Bob Glidden and Hubert Platt; mechanics and builders; track
crew; sportswriters; and owners such as Joe and J.D. Gibbs.
Features many photographs and a foreword by Atlanta Motor Speedway
President Ed Clark.
Soft cover, 256 pages, 62 photos.
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S-710
Price: $19.95
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NASCAR Essential: Everything You Need to Know to be a Real Fan!
by David Poole and Jim McLaurin
NASCAR is one of the world's most popular sports, and everything you
need to know about it is in NASCAR Essential: the heroes, the
villains, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, the great
races and devastating crashes.
Looking for a handy reference for milestones in NASCAR history? It's
here, as are the greatest moments and biggest disappointments, the
biggest goats and the biggest heroes, and all the personalities that
make NASCAR such an endearing and captivating sport: legendary
personalities such as Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, and Dale
Earnhardt, as well as today's and tomorrow's stars, such as Dale
Jr., Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Matt Kenseth.
Stories, Statistics, Facts, Figures anecdotes trivia and more!
Hard cover, 210 pages, black and white photos throughout.
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S-239
Price: $30.00
S-239SC Soft Cover
Price: $16.95
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NASCAR Best Shots: The
Greatest Photography in NASCAR History
Forward by Richard Petty
From the very
first NASCAR Winston Cup race in Daytona to President
Bush's congratulating the 2003 Winston Cup winners,
NASCAR's Best Shots offers the most compelling images of
one of America's fastest growing sport.
See spectacular
photographs of emotional wins, spectacular crashes (from
which drivers walk away unharmed), spinouts, smoke
signals, pit crews at work, and fans enjoying the show.
Witness some of the best drivers, fastest tracks, and
great moments in the 53-year history of NASCAR.
Hard
cover, 11” x 9”, 160 pages
Color photos throughout
and now available
in Soft cover
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S-248
Price: $24.95
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NASCAR Confidential
By Peter Golenbock
Best-selling author Peter
Golenbock interviewed a wide range of known and
not-so-well-known players in the NASCAR game, ranging
from the feisty female racer from the 1950s, Louise
Smith, to the legendary champion Fred Lorenzen and
announcer Benny Parsons.
Golenbock has assembled a
collection of stories that tells the tale of not only
NASCAR’s transformation from a regional backwater sport
to an empire, but also brings to light new twists on the
most dramatic stories of the sport.
Hard cover, 6” x 9”, 416 pages
25 black & white photos
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