On his deathbed, Alex Roy's father dropped tantalizing hints about the notorious Cannonball Run of the 1970s, the utterly illegal high-speed nonstop race from New York to L.A. that was nothing at all
"Don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Get the hell out of the race car if you have feathers on your legs or butt." - Dale Earnhardt Sr. NASCAR racing is fast, furious and filled with
Sam Moses, a motorsports writer for Sports Illustrated, was assigned to go racing and write about what happened. Fast Guys, Rich Guys, and Idiots is a personal odyssey that peers over the cliff of cha
“Moonshiners put more time, energy, thought, and love into their cars than any racer ever will. Lose on the track and you go home. Lose with a load of whiskey and you go to jail.” —Junior Johnson, NAS
Describes some of the greatest moments in NASCAR history, discussing signature moves, photo finishes, wild wrecks, intense rivalries between drivers, and strange events.
Describes what it is like to be a NASCAR driver on a race day, discussing preparing the car, qualifying to race, and reviewing performance, and providing information on some of NASCAR's best drivers.
Bristol Dragway was carved into an East Tennesseemountainside in 1965. In the more than four decadessince, the track known as "Thunder Valley" has carved its niche as a world-class facility in profess
From air wrench to banking to crew, young NASCAR fans can discover the ins and outs of stock-car racing with this revved up new book from the award-winning writing team of Paul DuBois Jacobs and Jen
Traces the story of gangster Michael Joseph Boyle, describing his activities as a corrupt leader of Chicago's most powerful union, his friendly relationship with Al Capone, and the controversial event
In the early fifties, a hot new lineup of foreign cars arrived on the American scene - Porsche, Jaguar, Ferrari, MG, Aston Martin - ushering in a new era of race car competition that would entice not
From authors Anne Jones and former NASCAR champion Rex White, here are oral histories of over 50 individuals from stock car and drag racing's not-so-distant past and present. Rich with original inter
The second edition of The Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska represents a major enlargement and revision of the first edition, making this the most comprehensive guide to the state ever written. The
Dale Earnhardt, Sr. first broke onto the racing scene in 1979, when he was named Rookie of the Year. In the more than 20 years that followed, his daring driving style earned him several top honors, i
A portrait of the late NASCAR racer documents his dramatic life, from his early days as a teenage moonshine runner in Virginia and his million-dollar finance deals to the four years he was banned from
Introduced in the 1950s, the VW bus was designed to be multifunctional. Since then, it has come to symbolize fun, freedom, and adventure. VW bus owners fully incorporate their vehicles into their live
Each high-interest title in this exciting series explores different types of cars and the designers who created them, along with challenging scientific concepts related to vehicle performance introduc
