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S-1037
Price: $39.95
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PROVING GROUND
- A History of Dodge, Chrysler, and Plymouth Racing
by Jim Schild
From the early decades of the Indy 500 to the modern superspeedways
of NASCAR, from the 24 Hours of Le Mans sports car race to drag
racing’s 4.5-second quarter-mile runs, this is the story of one
company’s pursuit of performance and the glory that came with it.
Full of hundreds of color and black and white photos, we hear tales
of the Hemi, the Superbird, Don Garlits, Richard Petty, and many
other legends. Noted author and Chrysler enthusiast Jim Schild tells
the whole MOPAR story, from door-banging Trans Am racing, to land
speed records on the salt flats of Bonneville, from the legendary
C-300 to the road-shredding Dodge Viper. Full of fascinating history
and excitement, this book is a must-have for all fans of Chrysler,
Dodge, and Plymouth.
Hard Cover, 192 pages.
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S-935
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Auto Racing in Charlotte and
the Carolina Piedmont
by Marc P. Singer and Ryan L.
Sumner
Charlotte, North
Carolina, and the Carolina Piedmont area have an extensive and
legendary tradition of automobile racing. Soon after 1904, when the
first car was registered in Charlotte, autos became a part of
everyday life. Car racing was just around the bend: an open-road
race was run through Charlotte as early as 1908. Many drivers
themselves have hailed from the area, and some are said to have
received early training by running moonshine and outrunning
authorities.
Probably the best-known aspect of Carolina racing is the Queen
City's involvement since 1949 with NASCAR, which hosts many of its
big names and operations. Auto Racing in Charlotte and the Carolina
Piedmont explores the story behind the various forms of the sport,
the kinds of people who have raced, and the reasons why they have
done so.
Historic photographs –many never-before published – trace the
history of NASCAR and look beyond the professional aspect to include
the drag racers, wannabes, kids, and just plain amateurs
participating in this cultural phenomenon. The story includes the
first formal oval track, constructed entirely of wooden planks and
opened in 1925. Other famous Charlotte locations, including
professional dirt tracks, drag strips, and even a paved track
dedicated to Soap Box Derby, are also revisited. Images of fans,
mechanics, and hangers-on round out this singular journey of racing
in the Carolinas.
Soft cover, 128 pages, black and white photographs.
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S-934
Price: $19.95
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Daytona Beach – 100 Years of
Racing by Harold
D. Cardwell Sr.
NASCAR, one of
America’s favorite pastimes, got its start on Daytona Beach – “The
World’s Famous Beach.” For decades people have flocked to Daytona’s
23 miles of white sand not only for relaxation and spring breaks,
but also for the racing action once offered on its hard-packed sand
shore. Dozens of records were set on the beach during low tide
before promoter Bill France Sr. organized the National Association
of Stock Car Auto Racing at the Streamline Hotel in 1947.
From those humble beginnings years ago, France turned his vision of
what NASCAR could become into the brand of racing known today.
Daytona Beach: 100 Years of Racing follows NASCAR’s evolution from
grassroots racing to its rise as one of the most talked about
spectator sports in the world.
The more than 200 images in this photo history illustrate why this
sport – once known only to those south of the Mason-Dixon Line – is
now an international phenomenon. Travel the course of racing’s
famous and lesser-known heroes like Sir Malcolm Campbell, Lawson
Diggett, Clessie L. Cummins, as well as Richard Petty, and Dale
Earnhardt Sr. Experience the pile-ups, victories, and defeats, and
understand why NASCAR history is incomplete without Daytona Beach.
Author Harold D. Cardwell Sr. put together this fitting tribute to
speed in time to commemorate the first 100 years of racing
in 2002.
Soft cover, 128 pages, black and white photographs.
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S-828SC Soft Cover
Price: $14.95
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Driving with the Devil: Southern Moonshine, Detroit Wheels, and the
Birth of NASCAR
by Neal Thompson
Driving with the Devil is a fascinating look at the well-hidden
historical connection between whiskey running and stock-car racing.
NASCAR histories will tell you who led every lap of every race since
the first official race in 1948. Driving with the Devil goes deeper
to bring you the excitement, passion, crime, and death-defying feats
of the wild, early days that NASCAR has carefully hidden from public
view.
Soft cover, 432 pages.
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S-820
Price: $26.99
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Speed, Guts, and Glory:
100 Unforgettable Moments
in NASCAR History
by Joe Garner
Stockcar racing is fast becoming America's most popular spectator
sport, and now best-selling author and broadcasting veteran Joe
Garner captures the most important moments in NASCAR history,
including: Dale Earnhardt, Sr.'s triumphant Daytona 500 victory :
King Richard Petty's 200th victory, with Ronald Reagan in attendance
as the first president to attend a NASCAR event Jeff Gordon's
amazing dream season. The closest finish in NASCAR history--a mere
.002 of a second! Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s Daytona victory--on the
one-year anniversary of his father's death on the same speedway.
Hardcover, 256 pages.
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S-835
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New York Times Speed Show: How NASCAR Won the Heart of America
Daytona Beach, Florida, 2001. Sportswriter Dave Caldwell watches
from the stands as a black Chevrolet pulls ahead in the final laps
of the Daytona 500. In an instant, it's over.
The car smashes into a wall at 175 miles an hour, killing one of
stock car racing's most loved drivers.
The death of Dale Earnhardt inspired an outpouring of grief, drawing
new fans to the sport and driving NASCAR to the top of the sporting
industry. From its roots during Prohibition to today"s die-hard
fans,
Dave Caldwell weaves together his firsthand observations as a NASCAR
reporter with excerpts from The New York Times archives to give
readers an inside look at the spectacle that is America's new
favorite pastime.
128 pages S- 835 Price: $15.95
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S-240
Special Price: $19.95
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Thunder and Glory: The 25
Most Memorable Races in Winston Cup History
By the editors of NASCAR Scene,
foreword by Richard Petty
Determining the 25 most memorable
Winston Cup races of all time was no easy task and
NASCAR Scene surveyed an expert panel of NASCAR
journalists and broadcasters to narrow the field. The
responsibility of listing the races 1-25 then fell to
the editors of NASCAR Scene.
Hard cover, 160 pages,
>> 60-minute DVD accompanies each book
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S-790
Price: $45.00
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NASCAR: The Thunder of America
Hard cover coffee table book
with some of the most spectacular
Images from NASCAR's first
50 years
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S-727
Price: $29.95
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ESPN ULTIMATE NASCAR:
The 100 Defining Moments in Stock Car Racing History
by Ryan McGee
Think of it as a 180 mph race through racing history.
For diehard fans of the nation's fastest growing sport, ESPN
Ultimate NASCAR provides an irresistible sneak peak at the fireworks
to come a turbo-charged, four-color, pedal-to-the-metal ride through
sixty years of racetrack lore, featuring all of NASCAR's royal
familes: the Pettys, the Yarboroughs, the Allisons, the Earnhardts,
and, of course, the Frances. From the sports birth in Daytona to the
shocking crash that killed Dale Earnhardt, from the dirt track
wizardry of Junior Johnson to the multi-billion dollar Nextel Cup
showdowns of today, ESPN Ultimate NASCAR is a packed track of
thrills, chills, spills and occasional fist fights all fueled by
high octane photos and graphics.
Hard cover, 240
pages.
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S-804
Price: $49.95
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The NASCAR
Vault: An Official History Featuring Rare Collectibles from Motorsports Images and Archives
by H. A. Branham, Buz McKim
For the first time ever, NASCAR
has opened its massive archives to the public, taking fans on a
speed-defying journey through a national phenomenon's evolution. The
NASCAR Vault chronicles the astonishing growth of one of America's
greatest obsessions, through more than 150 images and 26 NASCAR
collectibles that will awe and delight racing fans. Features include
NASCAR's first race report, NASCAR founder Bill France's 1938
Indianapolis 500 pit pass, and a ticket to Dale Earnhardt's first
Daytona 500 victory. Dynamic photos will help readers relive the
excitement of NASCAR from its early years through its enormous
popularity today.
Hard cover, 192 pages
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S-126
Price: $39.95
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Daytona 500: An
Official History
By Bob Zeller
All of the legends of NASCAR 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 lasted decades before
his triumph in 1998.
Richly illustrated with hundreds of
colorful photographs from the ISC Publications-Archives,
Daytona 500: The Official History is the definitive
record of the premier event in stock car racing.
Hard cover, 9" by 11", 192 pages
176 color and 73 Black
& White photos
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Price: $24.95
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Forty Years of Stock
Car Racing:
Volume I -The Beginning
1949-1958
A complete
and accurate record with stories on each Grand National
race from the beginning of what became the Winston Cup.
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Price: $24.95
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Forty Years of Stock Car Racing:
Volume II -The Superspeedway Boom
1959-1964
By Greg Fielden
Complete race records, photos and the story of each
Grand National race in the era.
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S-04
Price: $24.95
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Forty Years of Stock
Car Racing:
Volume III - Big Bucks
and Boycotts
1965-1971
By Greg Fielden
Author Greg Fielden traces the
growth of Grand National racing as it moved toward the
modern era and the advent of Winston Cup. A record and
the story of every race in the period is included.
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S-05
Price: $39.95
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Forty Years of Stock
Car Racing:
Volume IV - The Modern
Era
1972-1989
By Greg Fielden
These 687 pages, under hard covers, include an enormous
and accurate statistical accounting of the period, with
the start and finish order of every Winston Cup race as
well as a story of each event.
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S-06
Price: $34.95
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Forty Plus Four
By Greg Fielden
Greg Fielden's account of Winston Cup racing in
1990-1993 includes both color and B&W photography as
well as complete start/finish results from every event.
Hard Cover, 336 pages
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