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One of the oldest beliefs in racing is that it takes several years of track time before a young driver gains the experiences needed to win at the NASCAR Winston Cup Series level. That notion, however, has been shattered in recent years, thanks in large part to the rising "young guns" of the NASCAR scene. Fans, team owners, and the media alike have noticed the sport's new key players, and have begun to take notice of their winning ways. Young Guns features key racers like Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, and Jeff Gordon, first of the "young guns, " now 31, who opened…mehr

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One of the oldest beliefs in racing is that it takes several years of track time before a young driver gains the experiences needed to win at the NASCAR Winston Cup Series level. That notion, however, has been shattered in recent years, thanks in large part to the rising "young guns" of the NASCAR scene. Fans, team owners, and the media alike have noticed the sport's new key players, and have begun to take notice of their winning ways. Young Guns features key racers like Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, and Jeff Gordon, first of the "young guns, " now 31, who opened many doors for other rookies when he burst onto the NASCAR scene, winning his first Winston Cup championship during his third season. Race fans and the public now know that these young guns are a major factor in NASCAR Winston Series racing. These up-and-coming stars are poised to help carry the sport into the future. Developed with the Charlotte Observer, the most knowledgeable broadsheet covering NASCAR today, Young Guns features full-color photo pictorial fan celebrations of eight of the hottest names in NASCAR Winston Cup Racing. Each "young gun" is profiled in depth from his rookie year to his current winning results. Young Guns is essential reading not only for the fan in the grandstands, but also for the serious student of the sport.
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Woody Cain is the editor of University City Magazine and a journalist who has covered motorsports for radio, television, and print since 1987. He is the host of Let's Talk Racing and an announcer of Around the Track television specials. He is a former radio sports director at WEGO-AM and WABZ-FM in North Carolina. He lives in Concord, North Carolina. Jason Mitchell is a freelance writer who has been printed in such publications as Stock Car Racing magazine, NASCAR Magazine, Inside NASCAR, Racing Milestones, Last Lap, and on NASCAR.com. He lives in Concord, North Carolina. David Poole is a sportswriter with the Charlotte Observer. He has won multiple awards for his coverage from the Associated Press Sports Editors and the National Motorsports Press Association, including the latter's George Cunningham Award. He lives in Gastonia, North Carolina. The Charlotte Observer is the most-circulated newspaper in North Carolina. The paper was founded in 1886 and has received four Pulitzer Prizes.