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Speed, Guts, and Glory: 100 Unforgettable Moments in NASCAR History
Stockcar racing is fast becoming America's most popular spectator sport, and now bestselling author and broadcasting veteran Joe Garner captures the most important moments in NASCAR history, Dale Earnhardt, Senior'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 Junior's Daytona victory - on the one-year anniversary of his father's death on the same speedway.
- GenresNonfictionSports
256 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 2006
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August 31, 2020
NB read for a reading game
Had I not read other books on this for this game prior to this book, I'd have been lost with confusion. At least I was familiar with enough names from other books to have some reference points. I had already read about a number of these, but not all (such as the chapter that was called something like one hit wonders--I read this on my older model Kindle and I am not savvy enough to go and easily get back to the table of contents). The 100 stories are divided into topical chapters, and at least one driver got his own chapter.
On the plus side, there isn't a lot of writing about "feeling the car" and all of that stuff that screams to racers (I can sort of understand it since I have driven enough different vehicles in my life, but not to the extent discussed here), but there are a lot of years, races and drivers mentioned. The book hops all over the place on the time line as well, which is to be expected.
Had I not read other books on this for this game prior to this book, I'd have been lost with confusion. At least I was familiar with enough names from other books to have some reference points. I had already read about a number of these, but not all (such as the chapter that was called something like one hit wonders--I read this on my older model Kindle and I am not savvy enough to go and easily get back to the table of contents). The 100 stories are divided into topical chapters, and at least one driver got his own chapter.
On the plus side, there isn't a lot of writing about "feeling the car" and all of that stuff that screams to racers (I can sort of understand it since I have driven enough different vehicles in my life, but not to the extent discussed here), but there are a lot of years, races and drivers mentioned. The book hops all over the place on the time line as well, which is to be expected.
August 26, 2017
A must read for NASCAR fans. It includes 100 stories of the sport, its' drivers, its' dynasties, and of course its' wrecks! Great stories with great facts. Three star rating because there are a handful of simple typos that should have been caught, and because some of the information repeated during chapters. Recommended!
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