White Lightning

Rolling Thunder Stock Car Racing #1

by Kent Wright, Don Keith

Jodell Lee, raised in East Tennessee by his grandfather, becomes hooked on the thrill of stock car racing and begins to compete on dirt tracks against the likes of the Pettys, Ned Jarrett, and Junior Johnson--who soon become legends. Original.

Genres: Sports

278 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 1999

Reviews

[Jordan Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Written at the beginning of the peak of NASCAR popularity, this first book in the series is actually a lot of fun for
what it is.

Wright and Keith write with a clear admiration for the sport's
southern born, whisky running, good ole boys days, meshing history and fiction into an entertaining story.

There's plenty of good racing (if you're into that kinda thing), and a protagonist you can actually get behind.

The author's get a bit wordy here and there and try to dumb down the reading with some juvenile moments that felt forced for potential younger readers but overall, this was still an entertaining novel in a genre that doesn't have many others of its kind (unless you count that bizarre run of NASCAR
based Harlequin romances).

[Jon Lax · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good shorter read for anyone interested in how NASCAR began. The storyline makes sense, and it help that historical NASCAR figures are introduced into the story line to help put things in perspective. Another story where the author helps out a lot by giving highly detailed info and accounts of what's going on, even if you have never seen a NASCAR event.

[Frank · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a nice, relaxing book to read. It helps that I am a racing fan. The author's descriptions of the races were well written. I plan to read to the next book in the series.