Nascar Legends: Memorable Men, Moments, and Machines in Racing History

NASCAR Legends traces the story of stock car racing through the courageous, record-breaking drivers who made it the Number One spectator sport in America. NASCAR's 60-year history is rich with varied lore about heroic racers, incredible races, and love of family.
There are profiles of true NASCAR stars: Bill France; Bobby and Davey Allison; Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.; Tony Stewart; Richard, Kyle, and Adam Petty, among other legends of the speedway. TV Guide motorsports reporter Edelstein's painstaking journalistic work, combined with his encyclopedic knowledge and love of the sport, make NASCAR Legends an essential book for anyone drawn to the roaring magic of the track.

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Nascar Legends: Memorable Men, Moments, and Machines in Racing History

NASCAR Legends traces the story of stock car racing through the courageous, record-breaking drivers who made it the Number One spectator sport in America. NASCAR's 60-year history is rich with varied lore about heroic racers, incredible races, and love of family.
There are profiles of true NASCAR stars: Bill France; Bobby and Davey Allison; Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.; Tony Stewart; Richard, Kyle, and Adam Petty, among other legends of the speedway. TV Guide motorsports reporter Edelstein's painstaking journalistic work, combined with his encyclopedic knowledge and love of the sport, make NASCAR Legends an essential book for anyone drawn to the roaring magic of the track.

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Nascar Legends: Memorable Men, Moments, and Machines in Racing History

Nascar Legends: Memorable Men, Moments, and Machines in Racing History

by Robert Edelstein
Nascar Legends: Memorable Men, Moments, and Machines in Racing History

Nascar Legends: Memorable Men, Moments, and Machines in Racing History

by Robert Edelstein

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Overview

NASCAR Legends traces the story of stock car racing through the courageous, record-breaking drivers who made it the Number One spectator sport in America. NASCAR's 60-year history is rich with varied lore about heroic racers, incredible races, and love of family.
There are profiles of true NASCAR stars: Bill France; Bobby and Davey Allison; Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.; Tony Stewart; Richard, Kyle, and Adam Petty, among other legends of the speedway. TV Guide motorsports reporter Edelstein's painstaking journalistic work, combined with his encyclopedic knowledge and love of the sport, make NASCAR Legends an essential book for anyone drawn to the roaring magic of the track.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781590207314
Publisher: The Overlook Press
Publication date: 02/28/2012
Pages: 320
Product dimensions: 5.42(w) x 7.98(h) x 0.72(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Robert Edelstein is the author of Full Throttle and NASCAR Generations. He is the exclusive motorsports writer for TV Guide. He lives with his family in Caldwell, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Bobby 9

Chapter 1 The First of Its Kind 19

Chapter 2 Feats of Clay 41

Chapter 3 The Sky Was the Limit 63

Chapter 4 The Evolution Will Be Televised 87

Chapter 5 Twenty-Eight 107

Chapter 6 It's Just Bristol 137

Chapter 7 Man to Man 159

Chapter 8 Father's Day 191

Chapter 9 His Greatest Move 221

Chapter 10 Adam's Way 243

Chapter 11 Pair of Aces 267

Epilogue: Bobby Allison Reclaimed 293

Acknowledgments 300

Photo Credits 303

Sources 304

Index 309

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Praise for Robert Edelstein's Full Throttle:

"[Edelstein¦s] impeccable biography . . . kicks up blissful dirt on NASCAR¦s juiced-up early days." --The New York Times Book Review (Front Page)

"Enormously entertaining." --Sports Illustrated

"It¦s the definitive bio of the legend Edelstein describes as îthe wildest man of the sport.¦" --TV Guide

"May be one of the best ever racing biographies." --Daytona Beach News-Journal

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