Author: Don Alexander
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 9780760309582
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Whether the reader wants to knows how their NASCAR heroes achieve their superspeedway feats or how to get the most of their own cars at the local track on Friday nights, this illustrated guide provides the answers. Topics like positioning, drafting, passing, cornering, proper lines and pit strategies are illustrated with color photos and specially commissioned illustrations. Also featured are comments from top NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, Ricky Rudd, Terry Labonte and Jeff Burton. A must-have guide for armchair fans as well as burgeoning local-track stars.
Stock Car Driving Techniques
Author: Don Alexander
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 9780760309582
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Whether the reader wants to knows how their NASCAR heroes achieve their superspeedway feats or how to get the most of their own cars at the local track on Friday nights, this illustrated guide provides the answers. Topics like positioning, drafting, passing, cornering, proper lines and pit strategies are illustrated with color photos and specially commissioned illustrations. Also featured are comments from top NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, Ricky Rudd, Terry Labonte and Jeff Burton. A must-have guide for armchair fans as well as burgeoning local-track stars.
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 9780760309582
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Whether the reader wants to knows how their NASCAR heroes achieve their superspeedway feats or how to get the most of their own cars at the local track on Friday nights, this illustrated guide provides the answers. Topics like positioning, drafting, passing, cornering, proper lines and pit strategies are illustrated with color photos and specially commissioned illustrations. Also featured are comments from top NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, Ricky Rudd, Terry Labonte and Jeff Burton. A must-have guide for armchair fans as well as burgeoning local-track stars.
Superfast Stock Car Racing
Author: Beth Bence Reinke
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1541592905
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Enter the thrilling world of stock car racing! Readers will discover the history of stock car racing, what a typical race day looks like, who the hottest racers are, and more.
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1541592905
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
Enter the thrilling world of stock car racing! Readers will discover the history of stock car racing, what a typical race day looks like, who the hottest racers are, and more.
Stock Car Champion
Author: R. A. Montgomery
Publisher: Skylark Books
ISBN: 9780553282948
Category : Plot-your-own stories.
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Fighting between a champion race car driver and his pit crew chief leaves the reader in the middle, wondering whether to become a driver for the crew chief or a crew chief for the driver.
Publisher: Skylark Books
ISBN: 9780553282948
Category : Plot-your-own stories.
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Fighting between a champion race car driver and his pit crew chief leaves the reader in the middle, wondering whether to become a driver for the crew chief or a crew chief for the driver.
Rally Car Racing
Author: Chris Bowman
Publisher: Bellwether Media
ISBN: 1681031779
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Winding roads, unpredictable weather, and high speeds give rally car racing its wild reputation. Drivers navigate through unfamiliar courses and slide around sharp corners to beat their competition. This action-packed book will stir up interest for even the most reluctant readers.
Publisher: Bellwether Media
ISBN: 1681031779
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Winding roads, unpredictable weather, and high speeds give rally car racing its wild reputation. Drivers navigate through unfamiliar courses and slide around sharp corners to beat their competition. This action-packed book will stir up interest for even the most reluctant readers.
Stock Car Racing in the '50s
Author: Ford Easton
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781500171780
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Human beings have always been driven to compete. Foot racing became horse racing became automobile racing, and we continue to redefine the word “fast.” Whether you prefer the tales of American bootleggers customizing Prohibition-era automobiles to outrun the law or the natural progression of cars replacing horses on the streets and on the racetrack, automobile racing flourished as a sport for many years in the United States before stock car racing truly came into its own in the 1950s. The economy rebounded after the end of World War II. The GIs brought home skills and knowledge about advances in technology, and civilians had learned how to get the most out of old machines during the war. Scrap steel was no longer reserved exclusively for the War Effort, and the junkyards were filling up with worn out cars as people started to invest in new ones to replace them. A very competitive stock car could be purchased at the junk yard for $25 or so. By adding another $75, a clever builder could make it race ready. Teams of weekend warriors could compete head to head against well-funded, highly trained teams and have a real shot at winning. It was a perfect combination: knowledgeable mechanics and fearless drivers in cars that the public recognized from their daily life. The grandstands filled and new tracks turned up all across the countryside to satisfy the public's interest in watching these race cars compete. Associations formed to standardize the tracks, which were often farm fields that had been lovingly sculpted and paved by the farmers themselves to give the drivers and their crews a place to showcase their talent. These men and women entertained, awed, and inspired a generation of "motor heads" and race fans. This book is a tribute to the drivers and other figures from Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania who shaped stock car racing in the 1950s.
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781500171780
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Human beings have always been driven to compete. Foot racing became horse racing became automobile racing, and we continue to redefine the word “fast.” Whether you prefer the tales of American bootleggers customizing Prohibition-era automobiles to outrun the law or the natural progression of cars replacing horses on the streets and on the racetrack, automobile racing flourished as a sport for many years in the United States before stock car racing truly came into its own in the 1950s. The economy rebounded after the end of World War II. The GIs brought home skills and knowledge about advances in technology, and civilians had learned how to get the most out of old machines during the war. Scrap steel was no longer reserved exclusively for the War Effort, and the junkyards were filling up with worn out cars as people started to invest in new ones to replace them. A very competitive stock car could be purchased at the junk yard for $25 or so. By adding another $75, a clever builder could make it race ready. Teams of weekend warriors could compete head to head against well-funded, highly trained teams and have a real shot at winning. It was a perfect combination: knowledgeable mechanics and fearless drivers in cars that the public recognized from their daily life. The grandstands filled and new tracks turned up all across the countryside to satisfy the public's interest in watching these race cars compete. Associations formed to standardize the tracks, which were often farm fields that had been lovingly sculpted and paved by the farmers themselves to give the drivers and their crews a place to showcase their talent. These men and women entertained, awed, and inspired a generation of "motor heads" and race fans. This book is a tribute to the drivers and other figures from Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania who shaped stock car racing in the 1950s.
Modified Stock Car Racing of the '60s and '70s
Author: Steve Kennedy
Publisher: Enthusiast Books
ISBN: 9781583882849
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Never before has a national publication featured a collection of photos of the Northeast’s favorite stock car racing’s division – the modifieds. The author brings together photos and text of the region’s best-loved drivers and their cars, as well as the “also-rans,” during the ‘60s and ‘70s when modifieds were built in backyards by local mechanics utilizing junkyard parts, no two cars looked alike, and there were so many tracks to race at. See them now as they were!
Publisher: Enthusiast Books
ISBN: 9781583882849
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Never before has a national publication featured a collection of photos of the Northeast’s favorite stock car racing’s division – the modifieds. The author brings together photos and text of the region’s best-loved drivers and their cars, as well as the “also-rans,” during the ‘60s and ‘70s when modifieds were built in backyards by local mechanics utilizing junkyard parts, no two cars looked alike, and there were so many tracks to race at. See them now as they were!
Car Racing
Author: Martha Capwell Fox
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781590183540
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Young sports enthusiasts and nonenthusiasts alike will find something to interest them in the History of Sports series. Each book in the series focuses on a sport, examining its origins and tracing the evolution of rules, strategy, and philosophy of the game. Memorable moments and colorful personalities are discussed in every volume as are the important social and political issues that have shaped and continue to influence the game. Annotated bibliographies, informational sidebars, footnoted sources, numerous photographs, and detailed indexes enhance each book. Book jacket.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781590183540
Category : Automobile racing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Young sports enthusiasts and nonenthusiasts alike will find something to interest them in the History of Sports series. Each book in the series focuses on a sport, examining its origins and tracing the evolution of rules, strategy, and philosophy of the game. Memorable moments and colorful personalities are discussed in every volume as are the important social and political issues that have shaped and continue to influence the game. Annotated bibliographies, informational sidebars, footnoted sources, numerous photographs, and detailed indexes enhance each book. Book jacket.
Racin'
Author: Mark Meyer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780943231181
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
With action-packed color photos of Winston Cup/NASCAR races around the country by TIME photographer Mark Meyer and an exciting text by George Gilliam, Racin' opens up the world of NASCAR stock-car competitions to sports fans everywhere.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780943231181
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
With action-packed color photos of Winston Cup/NASCAR races around the country by TIME photographer Mark Meyer and an exciting text by George Gilliam, Racin' opens up the world of NASCAR stock-car competitions to sports fans everywhere.
Racing Against the Odds
Author: Carole Boston Weatherford
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761454656
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The story of the only black driver to win a race in a NASCAR Grand National (Sprint Cup) Division.
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
ISBN: 9780761454656
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
The story of the only black driver to win a race in a NASCAR Grand National (Sprint Cup) Division.
Paved Track Stock Car Technology
Author: Steve Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780936834375
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
A complete informative guide to preparing a stock car for paved track competition. Includes step-by-step chassis setup and alignment, suspension systems, adjusting the car to track conditions, and track tuning.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780936834375
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
A complete informative guide to preparing a stock car for paved track competition. Includes step-by-step chassis setup and alignment, suspension systems, adjusting the car to track conditions, and track tuning.