Fifty Years of Stock Car Racing
Author: Ken Breslauer
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Published: 1998
Total Pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9780694472253
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Author: Ken Breslauer
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9780694472253
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ken Breslauer
Publisher: David Bull Pub
Published: 1998-05-01
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780964972261
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Ford Easton
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2014-07-01
Total Pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9781500171780
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHuman 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.
Author: Steve Kennedy
Publisher: Enthusiast Books
Published: 2012-10-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781583882849
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNever 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!
Author: Benny Parsons
Publisher: Artisan Publishers
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9781885183590
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnited States, stock car racing has become a national passion. Featuring expert commentary by International Motor Sports Hall of Fame driver Benny Parsons, this photographic documentatary highlights a year on the NASCAR circuit, as top drivers and their crews race their way through the Winston Cup series. 120 photos.
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Publisher: Contemporary Books
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780892046645
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA listing of the top 50 NASCAR drivers through history with an extensive tribute to Dale earnhardt. Includes a section of NASCAR records.
Author: Greg Fielden
Publisher:
Published: 1987
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ISBN-13: 9781885016027
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver 2,000 pages, nearly 2,000 photographs. $149.75. This set details every NASCAR Winston Cup (formerly Grand National) race ever run from June 19, 1949, through Nov. 14, 1993. (An update will be published about every four years.) PRAISE FOR THESE BOOKS: "They contain more information about NASCAR racing than you ever dreamed. And, no matter how many times you've gone through them, you learn something new. It's awesome."--WINSTON CUP SCENE. EACH VOLUME CONTAINS AN OVERVIEW OF THE SEASON, A RACE-BY-RACE SUMMARY & A "BOX SCORE" DETAILING EACH DRIVER, OWNER, MAKE OF CAR, LAP LEADERS & MONEY WON. VOL. 1, THE BEGINNING: 1949-1958. ISBN 0-9621580-2-X, $24.95. VOL. 2, THE SUPERSPEEDWAY BOOM: 1959-1964. ISBN 0-9621580-1-1, $24.95. VOL. 3, BIG BUCKS & BOYCOTTS: 1965-1971. ISBN 0-9621580-3-8, $24.95. VOL. 4, THE MODERN ERA: 1972-1989. ISBN 0-9621580-4-6, $39.95. FIRST SUPPLEMENT (5TH VOL.), FORTY PLUS FOUR: 1990-1993. ISBN 1-885016-01-8, $34.95. The Galfield Press, P.O. Box 15009, Surfside Beach, SC 29587. Phone 843-238-2404, FAX: 843-238-5452.
Author: John Cerbone
Publisher: Alpha Computer
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780028631813
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst organised during the 1940s, stock car racing is now a major sport in the USA. This insider's guide covers the sport's history from the earliest events in the 1940s through to the super-speedway action of the 1990s.
Author: Humpy Wheeler
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Published: 2010-03-15
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780760337752
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the earliest days of the sport, when Humpy often used his fists to keep order, to NASCAR's transition to a multi-billion-dollar business, Humpy's life has paralleled American stock car racing.
Author: Don Hunter
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780760304167
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents the history of stock car racing from its beginning when NASCAR was formed in the 1940s through the 1998 Daytona 500