To ease your Holiday shopping needs, here are our top ten selections for NASCAR related books,
listed in alphabetical order by title. If nothing here grabs your fancy, use the search box
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Daytona 500: An Official History by Bob Zeller
No other race is as widely followed by stock-car racing fans, and no driver's record is fully complete without a
500 victory. When Lee Petty and Johnny Beauchamp roared side by side to the checkered flag in the inaugural race
in 1959, they established a tradition of ultra-competitive racing that continues today. In this first official
history of the Daytona 500, author Bob Zeller tells the complete story of more than forty years of close-quarters
racing at the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. With year-by-year chapters, all of the great drivers are here,
from Richard Petty, whose career at Daytona included an unrivalled seven 500 victories, to Dale Earnhardt,
whose relentless pursuit of a Daytona 500 trophy would last decades until his triumph in 1998.
Hardbound, 9 x 11 inches, 192 pages, 176 color and 73 b&w illustrations.
Little Bit Sideways : One Week Inside a Nascar Winston Cup Race Team by Scott Huler
During the 1997 NASCAR season, Scott Huler was given unlimited access to the Square D race team and driver Kenny
Wallace. The result is this anecdotal and oftentimes humorous look behind the closed doors of NASCAR's shops,
garages, pitlanes, luxury suites, and traveling caravans. Huler treats readers to conversations between Wallace
and his crew, relating in non-technical jargon the numerous challenges that confront the team. Readers experience
the thrill of qualifying and raceday from both the paddock and the campgrounds surrounding Charlotte Motor
Speedway.
Softbound, 6 x 9 inches, 256 pages.
Nascar's Best: Top Drivers Past and Present by William Burt
A comprehensive guide to the best of NASCAR's drivers. Unlike other guides that focus only on current drivers,
this guide includes approximately 175 of the top drivers, including NASCAR's 50 greatest, from the sports
inception all the way up to the present.
Softbound, 5 x 8 inches, 320 pages, 100 color and 100 b&w illustrations.
Nascar Encyclopedia by Peter Golenbock, Greg Fielden
This comprehensive reference contains every fact and figure on every race, driver, owner, and car in NASCAR
history, all in one hefty volume. Stock car racing has come a long way from the first organized races in the
late 1940s to the modern superspeedway action seen today. The complete history of NASCAR is captured in this
gigantic guide.
Hardbound, 8-1/4 x 10-5/8 inches, 992 pages, 40 color and 60 b&w illustrations.
NASCAR's Next Generation by Larry Cothren
NASCAR's hottest young stars are featured in this collection of magazine articles from Circle Track magazine.
Driver articles include: Jimmie Johnson, 2002 rookie and the hottest young driver in NASCAR right now; Kevin
Harvick, the Dale Earnhardt Sr. protégé; Ryan Newman, another fast 2002 rookie; Matt Kenseth, 2000 Rookie of the
Year; and Kurt Busch, 2000 runner-up for Rookie of the Year.
Softbound, 10-1/2 x 12 inches, 128 pages, 75 color illustrations.
NASCAR Off the Record by Brock Yates
Like any giant enterprise, the NASCAR we see today is very different from the regional race series launched by
a visionary Bill France in the late 1940s. Yates recalls the intimate nature of the sport's early years, when
he could see the entire Petty family working together. In 1979, Yates was reporting from the pits for ABC at
the Daytona 500 when the infamous fight erupted between Cale Yarborough and the Allison boys. His perspective
spans nearly 50 years.
Hardbound, 6 x 9 inches, 256 pages, 16 color and 36 b&w illustrations.
Second to None: The History of the NASCAR Busch Series by Rick Houston
Until now, no single source has told the full story of the NASCAR Busch Series, from its origins in the
Late-Model Sportsman class in the 1960s to the intense competition between up-and-coming drivers of the present
day. This book reviews every season from 1982 through 2000. Read the inside story about the driver duels,
spectacular crashes, strange events, and the extended family that has developed between the drivers, teams,
and fans.
Softbound, 9 x 11 inches, 176 pages, 190 b&w and color illustrations.
Stock Car Driving Techniques by Don Alexander, et al
Want to do it yourself? This is an enticing look at how to drive fast on oval tracks. Techniques from
positioning and drafting to passing, as well as team concepts like pit strategies, are illustrated with a
large selection of color photographs and specially commissioned two-color illustrations. A must-have textbook
for the fan as well as the burgeoning local track star.
Softbound, 8-1/4 x 10-5/8 inches, 192 pages, 75 color and 25 b&w illustrations.
Stock Car Team Secrets by Bruce Martin Top NASCAR Teams Reveal Keys to Success. Bruce Martin takes you into the pits and garages of today's
NASCAR to reveal the industry secrets of crew chiefs, mechanics, and drivers who've mastered the art of
optimizing their teams' and cars' performance. Enjoy this rare, behind-the-scenes examination of the
psychological approaches and philosophies implemented by today's top teams.
Softbound, 9 x 8-1/4 inches, 128 pages, 103 color illustrations.
Unseen Earnhardt: The Man Behind the Mask by Al Pearce, et al
The racing career of a true American hero is celebrated through the lenses and notebooks of stock car racing's
finest photographers and most insightful journalists. Bryant McMurray, Dick Conway, and Nigel Kinrade have pulled
together 230 previously unpublished photographs that not only show "The Intimidator" at his most intense behind
the wheel, but which also reveal him during lighter moments off the track. Journalists Jonathan Ingram (Autoweek),
Ben Blake (Racer), Al Pearce (Autoweek), and David Green provide short stories that recall key moments in Dale's
career.
Hardbound, 10-1/2 x 12 inches, 192 pages, 100 color and 100 b&w illustrations.
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