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Trophies and Scars: Ray Evernham
Trophies and Scars is the profoundly personal, sincere, and remarkably revealing story of the life and times of NASCAR Hall of Famer Ray Evernham.
Starting out with a rollicking trip through his early days racing modifieds on the Jersey shore, Evernham recounts how a brief and downright volatile stint on Alan Kulwicki’s crew sparked a seminal partnership with racing phenom Jeff Gordon. They would prove to be one of the most potent racing duos in history.
Evernham shares previously untold tales of how the duo led the No. 24 team to three championships in four seasons (1995, 1997, 1998) and a series-leading forty-nine wins, revealing in candid detail how and why their storied relationship came to an end.
Evernham traces all the twists and turns of his life. Read about how he built Evernham Motorsports, his transformation to a TV personality with roles on SPEED, ESPN, ABC, FOX, and NBC, and his role as host of his own TV series, AmeriCarna, on the Velocity channel.
You needn’t be a racing fan to appreciate Evernham’s inspiring journey of tireless persistence, radical determination, steadfast leadership, and fearless reinvention. For as he believes, a life lived to the fullest is packed with trophies—and scars.
Starting out with a rollicking trip through his early days racing modifieds on the Jersey shore, Evernham recounts how a brief and downright volatile stint on Alan Kulwicki’s crew sparked a seminal partnership with racing phenom Jeff Gordon. They would prove to be one of the most potent racing duos in history.
Evernham shares previously untold tales of how the duo led the No. 24 team to three championships in four seasons (1995, 1997, 1998) and a series-leading forty-nine wins, revealing in candid detail how and why their storied relationship came to an end.
Evernham traces all the twists and turns of his life. Read about how he built Evernham Motorsports, his transformation to a TV personality with roles on SPEED, ESPN, ABC, FOX, and NBC, and his role as host of his own TV series, AmeriCarna, on the Velocity channel.
You needn’t be a racing fan to appreciate Evernham’s inspiring journey of tireless persistence, radical determination, steadfast leadership, and fearless reinvention. For as he believes, a life lived to the fullest is packed with trophies—and scars.
543 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 5, 2024
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June 17, 2024
Ray Evernham and Jeff Gordon made Sundays fun when I was a kid. Watching them set records almost every week amidst so much pushback from detractors was always entertaining. The fact that I was always a technically minded fan allowed me to admire Evernham almost as much as Gordon. From gear selections to aerodynamics to springs and shocks, he really knew his stuff when it came to engineering racecars.
This book goes through his career with an emphasis on the theme of being willing to take risks in the pursuit of opportunities and rewards. More than once, Evernham refers to himself as the "Forrest Gump of motorsports," but I don't think his success is accidental. Based on good timing and opportunity, but every bit earned.
This book goes through his career with an emphasis on the theme of being willing to take risks in the pursuit of opportunities and rewards. More than once, Evernham refers to himself as the "Forrest Gump of motorsports," but I don't think his success is accidental. Based on good timing and opportunity, but every bit earned.
October 31, 2024
Interesting book on Mr. Evernham which tells so much about him and his full life that he has lived. He definitely loved the racing life and spent most of his time doing what he did best. A good book for all racing fans.
April 26, 2024
Decent book!
Read it. Cleared up his side (well, duh!) of the Erin and Ray saga. A very good book, in depth of his life, and family and friends.
Read it. Cleared up his side (well, duh!) of the Erin and Ray saga. A very good book, in depth of his life, and family and friends.
October 15, 2024
Really fun Book! A deep reading about Ray’s life if you are a true petrol head you can not miss this book!
June 26, 2025
Enjoyed reading his path to success. It appeared to be a long hard journey but his motivation to succeed was strong and he had a lot of people help him along the way.
August 5, 2024
Ray is one of my favorite racing figures and it was neat to hear about his time in motorsports. Always more than meets the eye.
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