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Author: Mark Dill
Publisher: BookBaby
Published: 2020-11-09
Total Pages: 369
ISBN-13: 1098335163
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The Legend of the First Super Speedway," is a gritty tale punctuated by humor that chronicles the hero's journey through the pioneering age of American auto racing. It is a factual, previously untold story that must be read for a thorough understanding of auto racing history.
Author: Tracy L. Berger-Carmen
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1467120480
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the early 1900s, Nazareth Speedway opened its gates to bring dirt racing to the masses. Located in the industrious town of Nazareth, these tracks hosted many racing legends, such as Mario Andretti, Frankie Schneider, and Al Tasnady, over the years. As the tracks became more popular for racing events, cars got faster, safety rules were modified, and track configurations were changed. In the late 1980s, asphalt was brought in to cover the big dirt track that Nazareth was known for. The new asphalt tri-oval course design was unique and challenged its drivers. Shortly thereafter, IRC merged with Roger Penske, and the track closed in 2004.
Author: Bill Poindexter
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1467130052
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt began as a rodeo arena with bucking broncos entertaining an annual gathering for the Placer County Fair in Roseville, California, about 10 miles east of Sacramento. The rodeo grounds eventually gave way to a different kind of horsepower in 1955, when a dirt track was built. The original Roseville Speedway later became All American Speedway. The surface was paved in 1972, and three years later, its signature race, the Rose Classic, was born. Future NASCAR drivers Ernie Irvan, Mike Skinner, and more visited the track. The Rose Classic went away in the early 1990s, but NASCAR Whelen All-American Series action lives on each year.
Author: Jake Maddox
Publisher: Jake Maddox Sports Stories
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781434230300
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFour stories set around racing focus on becoming a member of a pit crew, building stock cars, working for famous drivers, and solving a mystery of who is sabotaging other drivers.
Author: Seth Bramson
Publisher: Boston Mills Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9781550463583
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA revised and expanded illustrated history of the railroad from its inception, through the building of the Key West extension, to the present day.
Author: Len Kasper
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Published: 2016-10-27
Total Pages: 229
ISBN-13: 1480973661
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSPENCER SPEEDWAY LEGENDS 1957-1977 by Len Kasper SPENCER SPEEDWAY LEGENDS 1957-1977 was written using notes and journals kept by the author, and it tells an in-depth chronology of a racetrack in a suburb of Rochester, New York, over a twenty-year period. The storyline follows the drivers, owners, promoters, officials, and race crews that made this incredible history possible. It includes a multitude of behind-the-scenes information and personal stories with rare photographs from the author and from the racing families themselves. For those who lived through the period, it is a nostalgic trip back in time. For others, it will be a compelling journey through time where local tracks were evolving from jalopy tracks to professional racing circuits, and their drivers rose to national prominence.
Author: Sigur E. Whitaker
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2014-04-22
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 1476614938
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlmost unknown when in 1945 he purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and its famous race, Tony Hulman soon became a household name in auto racing circles. He is credited not only with saving the Speedway from becoming a residential housing development but also with reinvigorating auto racing in the United States. Until his purchase of the Speedway, Hulman had not been involved in auto racing; he was the CEO of Hulman & Company, a wholesale grocer. An astute businessman, Hulman made Clabber Girl Baking Powder a national brand and successfully led the reorientation of the family fortunes to include a range of businesses including a beer company, a Coca-Cola franchise, a broadcast empire, and real estate and gas companies. This biography of Hulman covers his many ventures, particularly the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indianapolis 500, and his philanthropy.
Author: Greg Fielden
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 0760307512
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis photographic retrospective follows the history of NASCAR at Charlotte Motor Speedway as the sport grows from a regional attraction to a national obsession and the cars evolve from factory-stock automobiles to hand-built racers. 200 photos, 100 in color.
Author: S. Collins
Publisher: Veloce Publishing
Published: 2010-02-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781845842413
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAround the world lies a number of long-forgotten raceways; windswept and abandoned, the derelict pit roads and crumbling concrete are all that remains of once great race tracks. From the NASCAR heartland of North Wilkesboro and Middle Georgia to the great European super speedways at Monza and Brooklands. All photographed as they are now, but remembered in their prime.
Author: Jake Maddox
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 361
ISBN-13: 1434299260
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPumped-up, easy-to-read sports stories with an emphasis on speed, skill, and fair play. The boys in these books face challenges on and off the racetrack. Following the world’s fastest-growing sport, readers and fans alike will discover that an athlete’s steady hand, persistence, and courage are just as important as crossing the finish line!
