Al Pearce, Mike Hembree, Kelly Crandall, Jimmy Creed

NASCAR 75 Years (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Explore the thrilling illustrated story of NASCAR stock car racing in America with this stunning celebration filled with evocative photography, legendary drivers, and a decade-by-decade history. NASCAR 75 Years captures the greatest moments throughout the decades: from the beaches of Daytona to the jaw-clenching competition, the mind-bending technology, the triumphs, the teamwork, and the high-speed thrills. Large-format photography from throughout NASCAR history brings it all to life alongside narratives written by a roster of veteran NASCAR reporters and historians. Follow NASCAR's growth from a small, innovative family business to a leader in sports entertainment, witnessed each week by millions in person and on national television. The authors show the evolution of the vehicles-from modified family sedans to 700-horsepower race-built behemoths, all the way through the "Next Gen" cars that debuted in 2022-and celebrate the drivers who have piloted them around tracks like Daytona, Talladega, Darlington, Las Vegas, and more -legendary heroes with names including Flock, Weatherly, Petty, Allison, Yarbrough, Earnhardt, Waltrip, Gordon, Stewart, Johnson, Busch, all battling wheel to wheel, week after week, across the United States. This beautifully designed and extensively illustrated book provides the ultimate history of the legendary series, celebrating the drivers, crew chiefs, pit crews, owners, and tracks, from the earliest days on Florida's beaches right through to today's superspeedways, short tracks, and road courses. Compiled by authors with a passion for motorsport, NASCAR 75 Years is a volume no fan can be without.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Motorbooks
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780760380062
• Artikelnr.: 67320838

Autorenporträt

Al Pearce saw his first NASCAR race in 1966 in Daytona Beach and covered his first race in July 1969 at Dover, Delaware for the Times-Herald of Newport News, Virginia. Since then, he's covered thousands of NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula One, NHRA, and SCCA races for the Tribune Company (1969-2004) and Autoweek (1973-current). Pearce has authored thirteen books on racing, including Unseen Earnhardt: The Man Behind the Mask and Holman-Moody: The Legendary Race Team (with Tom Cotter). He lives in Newport News, Virginia.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
The 1940s and 1950s              Hot Wheels and Dirt Tracks
The 1960s                               Racing into the Superspeedway Era
The 1970s                               Shifting into High Gear
The 1980s                               Reaching the Threshold of Speed
The 1990s                               Earnhardt and Gordon Drive the
Sport Forward
The 2000s                               A New and Dark Millennium
The 2010s                               Quintessential NASCAR
The 2020s and Beyond           Next (Gen)eration
 
About the Writers
Image Credits
Index