History of nascar racing books

Explores the history of nascar, including the sports early years, growing popularity, its sponsorships, and its most famous drivers. The best books about nascar drivers will not only showcase the sport, but will. Drivers race in 36 races a year, and the driver with the most points at the end of the year is awarded the sprint cup. Almost 200 rare and stunning photographs from the late 1960s and earlytomid 1970s capture terrifying fires, explosions, and crashes, all byproducts on the quest to go faster.

Explore the colorful history of nascar, the most popular motor sport i. American racing national museum of american history. The 564page book features historic photos from nascar s unmatched collection, as well as rich stories about the characters, the cars, and the racetracks. The leather like padded hardcover book is a worthy addition to any race. Detailing 65 years of nascar history, this lively book explores the personalities, events, and facts every stock car racing fan should know. Discover book depositorys huge selection of car racing books online. Junior johnson, american stockcar driver who ranks among the most influential figures in nascar history. The history of nascar can be traced back to the 1920. This is the most thorough, year by year, look at the sport i have come across. The privately owned company was founded by bill france sr. November 15, 1992 one of the most significant races in nascar history, the 1992 season finale at atlanta motor speedway. With nascar currently engaged in preseason testing and the rest of. The fast life and remarkable times of nascars top gun. Lee pettys son richard, who soon would be referred to as the king of stock car racing, buddy baker, cale yarborough, ned jarrett, david pearson and bobby allison led nascar racing through an era that featured a schedule of more than 60 races a year on tracks from florida to california to maine.

The sprint cup series is the highest level of racing in nascar. Aug 03, 2017 nascars extensive history spans all the way back to its founding in 1948. This is a video i put together of some of the worst wrecks in nascar history. Books every fan must read 0 of 10 smokey yunicks 2001 work best damn garage in town is regarded as a mustread for the diehard race fan. In papyrus third racing game, the focus is moved from openwheeled cars indycar racing to closedcockpit nascar stock cars. One of the most popular drivers in the history of nascar racing and 1988 nextel cup champion, bill elliott, will compete under the lights in the upcoming federated auto parts 300 nascar busch series event at the nashville superspeedway on saturday, june 11. Written by racing historian greg fielden, bryan hallman, and the auto editors of consumer guide, and with a foreword by mike joy of fox sports, this is. A diversity of innovation american automobile racing has a centurylong history of grassroots invention. Nascar racing history books famous speedways and raceways. Some forms of racing are dominated by big budgets and sophisticated engineering. At six pounds with a fine leather cover real or fake, doesnt matter, the book contains what looks to be a complete history of nascar from its dirt track roots to todays corporate glitz. Since its inception as the strictly stock division, what is now the monster energy nascar cup series has evolved into one of the most popular sports in the world.

The history of nascar nascar racing paperback january 1, 2005 by a. Written by racing historian greg fielden, bryan hallman, and the auto editors. Although the secret manufacturing of whiskey was a big deal, the secret transportation was an even bigger deal. Ford, ferrari, and their battle for speed and glory at le mans.

Traces the story of stock car racing through the courageous, recordbreaking drivers who made it the number one spectator sport in america. Feel the emotion and thrill of the best nascar racing history with our book series, commemorating the greatest speedways and raceways of the famous nascar circuit. The company is headquartered in daytona beach, florida. Baker is a rare opportunity for any racing fan to experience nascar history. Because it has been known by many different names in its history, it is often called the cup series. Moonshine running was an undercover business that started to boom. How moonshine bootlegging gave rise to nascar travel. The complete history takes you on a thrilling ride through more than a century of racing, from the first closedcircuit auto race in 1896 to the creation of nascar in the 1940s to stars of today such as jimmie johnson, tony stewart, and dale earnhardt jr. The cars first win came at the hands of harold kite in the 1950 daytona beach road course race. The complete history by auto editors of consumer guide and publications international ltd. Relive drag racing s dangerous past in this softcover edition of a previous best seller. The 628page book features historic photos from nascars unmatched collection, as well as rich stories about the characters, the cars, and the racetracks. Quartermile chaos looks at the treacherous side of drag racing s golden age. Sponsors pay large sums of money to have their logos displayed at racing events.

The complete history by publications international staff. Some,000 fans were on hand to watch glenn dunnaway finish the 200lap race first in his. Scads of photos and no detail left out when my brother received it he said its going to take him til hes 75 to finish it, but hes going to enjoy it all the way. Authentic nascar dvds and books are at the official nascar store. The national association for stock car auto racing nascar is an american auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stockcar racing. The story of nascar and the dreamers, daredevils, and moonshiners who got it goingis lovingly told in nascar. The complete history by publications international staff at. In january, arcadia publishing released north carolina moonshine, a book about the tar heel states role in firewater history, covering everything from the nascar connection to local moonshining. I have quite a few nascar history books and none of them come close to this. A playstation version was released in 1996 by sierra online. Nascar racing is a 1994 video game developed by papyrus design group and published by virgin for the pc.

Apr 06, 2012 the fatallities of nascar in the order they happened. The colorful, actionpacked story is told the only way it can be told. True stories abound of good old boys transporting loads of illegal moonshine in their souped up 34 fords, trying to elude the revenue agents as they drove without headlights along dark, twisting dirt roads at speeds exceeding 120 miles per hour. This book would be a much more comprehensive and enjoyable read if the content was equally about all of nascars races and tracks and their stories. Introduce your students to the program with the science of speed magazine and teaching guide, including a vocabularybuilding game. Nascar held its first strictly stock race on june 19, 1949, at the charlotte speedway in north carolina. Over the course of those nearly 69 years, plenty of races from the first starts on daytona beach sand to todays. Out of this meeting, the national association for stock car auto racing nascar was formed. Nascar racing was released in the fall of 1994 for dos personal computers.

The leather like padded hardcover book is a worthy addition to any race fans library. From the early days of dirt track, clay track, and beach track racing to todays superspeedways, nascar has come a long way in just over 50 years. The art of racing in the rain by garth stein, go like hell. The complete history by publications international.

Its history begins with the americaneuropean rivalry that characterized early auto racing and progresses to uniquely american forms of racing. The chronological progression of stock car racing and its governing body, the national association of stock car auto racing nascar, is examined in this anecdotefilled yet reflective account. Bob latfords ode to nascars 50th anniversary chronicles the history of the sport. There is a decent section on the years leading up to the first official nascar races, as well, that shows why short track dirt races are still popular today. In 1947, one of the emerging racing sports most influential drivers, big bill france, spearheaded a meeting with fellow drivers, mechanics and owners to standardize some racing rules. Stock car racing was born in the southern appalachians and has a colorful past. This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference. Oct 03, 2019 the 21 is one of nascars most storied car numbers ever, as well as being among the numbers with the longest history in nascar. Get the best deals on nascar books when you shop the largest online. Every nascar fanat one time or anotherasks the same question. It is richard pettys last race and jeff gordons first in nascar. We have the official nascar books to add to any nascar fans collection.