To ease your Holiday shopping needs, here are our top ten selections for NASCAR related books,
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Bill France Jr.: The Man Who Made Nascar by H.A. Branham
Former NASCAR president, chairman, and CEO William Clifton France known to most people as Bill France Jr. is remembered and revered as the man who followed his visionary father at the helm of NASCAR, in the process becoming a visionary himself, as he guided NASCAR to unprecedented levels of popularity.
Hardbound, 6.2 x 9.4 inches, 256 pages.
Growing Up NASCAR: Racing's Most Outrageous Promoter Tells All by Humpy Wheeler
There's no doubt Humpy Wheeler is today's PT Barnum and one of the best sports promoter of all time. Now, hear it from the man himself about the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at NASCAR from the consumate insider from the days of carrying a gun when paying out the purses to the billion dollar business it is now.
Hardbound, 6 x 9 inches, 304 pages 12 color and 13 b&w photos.
He Crashed Me So I Crashed Him Back: The True Story of the Year the King, Jaws, Earnhardt, and the Rest of NASCAR's Feudin', Fightin' Good Ol' Boys Put Stock Car Racing on the Map by Mark Bechtel
Everyone points to that historic day when CBS first covered the Daytona 500 live flag-to-flag in 1979, and the now famous fight broke out at the end of the race as the key moment to the rise of NASCAR's popularity. However, Bechtel says it's more than that, and he explains with enjoyable text about the other factors that helped make NASCAR America's racing.
Hardbound, 6 x 9.4 inches, 320 pages.
NASCAR Nation: A History of Stock Car Racing in the United States by Scott Beekman
Details the ongoing saga of this quintessentially American pastime. Looking at the drivers, events, and teams, it positions NASCAR racing within larger social, economic, and cultural trends in an attempt to address the sport's phenomenal growth and popularity. This chronological examination of the evolution of stock car racing is the first history to go beyond the widely held myth that it was "invented" by Prohibition-era moonshiners. .
Hardbound, 6.4 x 9.3 inches, 175 pages.
NASCAR Then and Now by Ben White
With photographers Nigel Kinrade and Smyle Media archive, this unique gallery book, historical shots of people, cars, events, tracks, shops, and other NASCAR landmarks are paired with comparable modern shots to present a fascinating review of America’s top motorsport.
Softbound, 9-1/4 x 10.9 inches, 144 pages, 130 color and 130 b&w photos.
NASCAR: Yesterday & Today by Auto Editors of Consumer Guide
Stock car racing got its start during the Great Depression, with drivers competing on dusty dirt tracks in front of small crowds and for scant prize money. How times have changed. The sport embodied in the juggernaut that is NASCAR now reaches into every corner of America, claims fans of all stripes, and fills the largest sports venues in the country weekend after noisy weekend. Part of Yesterday & Today series of definitive sports histories.
Hardbound, 11 x 9.6 inches, 144 pages.
Racing While Black: How an African-American Stock Car Team Made its Mark on NASCAR by Leonard T. Miller
Starting a NASCAR team is hard work. Starting a NASCAR team as an African American is even harder. These are just a few of the lessons learned by Leonard T. Miller during his decade and a half of running an auto racing program. Fueled by more than the desire to win, Miller made it his goal to create opportunities for black drivers in the vastly white, Southern world of NASCAR.
Hardbound, 6 x 8.7 inches, 320 pages.
Real NASCAR: White Lightning, Red Clay, and Big Bill France by Daniel S. Pierce
In this history of the stock car racing circuit known as NASCAR, Pierce offers a revealing new look at the sport from its postwar beginnings on Daytona Beach and Piedmont dirt tracks through the early 1970s when the sport spread beyond its southern roots and gained national recognition. Real NASCAR details the sport's genesis as it has never been shown before.
Hardbound, 6.4 x 9.3 inches, 360 pages.
Trading Paint: 101 Great NASCAR Debates by Jerry Bonkowski
Top NASCAR writer and Sirius NASCAR radio personality Jerry Bonkowski answers the questions that get fans most fired up He gets inside the sport's most contentious issues and gives you fuel for the debates that drive NASCAR lovers around the bend. So the next time you're arguing with your friends over whether NASCAR races should be shorter or whether double-file restarts are good for the sport, you'll be ready to argue-and win.
Softbound, 6 x 9 inches, 352 pages.
The Weekend Starts on Wednesday: True Stories of Remarkable NASCAR Fans by Andrew Giangola
Giangola scoured the circuit and slept in school buses to find remarkable fans and tell their hilarious, heart-warming stories. With a keen eye for detail and uncommon humor, Giangola probes the open hearts and colorful experiences of the sport's most fervent fans.
Hardbound, 6.4 x 9.1 inches, 304 pages, 100 color and 100 b&w illustrations.
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