Provides a decade-by-decade history of the sport; discusses cars, drivers, and related matters; and lists race results from 1949 to 1996

Inside Sports Magazine: Nascar Racing; Ultimate Fan Guide

Engineering & Transportation

Al Pearce

Bill Fleischman

Automotive

Visible Ink: Detroit

Book by Fleischman, Bill, Pearce, Al

The Unauthorized Nascar Fan Guide

Bill; Pearce Al Fleischman

VISIBLE INK PRESS+

Did you know that Richard Petty’s first win was overturned due to a protest . . . by his dad? That Ned Jarrett won his first race in a car he bought with a bad check, banking on the winnings to pay it off? That Mario Andretti defied team orders to bag his first NASCAR win? That Tiny Lund nabbed his first NASCAR victory because he rescued a fellow driver from a fiery wreck?\nAll this and more comes to light in 50 First Victories, which chronicles the journey of NASCAR’s best as they drive their way to that landmark first victory. You’ll read about Richard Petty at Charlotte, Dale Earnhardt Sr. at Bristol, Jimmie Johnson at Fontana, Chase Elliott at Watkins Glen, and more. 
Journalists Al Pearce and Mike Hembree have been along for the ride for much of NASCAR’s long history. With a combined ninety years of coverage of one of America’s grassroots sports, they bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the stories of these fast-and-furious heroes, drivers who ran to the ragged edge―and often past it―in pursuit of the checkered flag.\nHere are all the sport’s stars―Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Dale Earnhardt Jr., Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Gordon, David Pearson, Jimmie Johnson, Junior Johnson―and the inside stories of their success. Strap in for a rollicking ride to victory lane!

50 First Victories

History

Mike Hembree

Americas

Octane Press

Want to learn about the team that ran a GT40 at Le Mans in 1966 but wasn't included in the movie Ford vs. Ferrari? This is the book for you! Authors Tom Cotter and Al Pearce recount the colorful story of how two hard-working car guys built one of the largest race teams in history, including 70 pages of the untold story of their campaign of GT40s in the mid-1960s. With 256 lush pages of photography by Don Hunter and others, the book is a look back at the racing factory that fielded stock cars, GT40s, drag cars, race boats, and the Can-Am racer Honker II.The list of drivers who raced behind the wheel of Holman-Moody cars is an all-star cast that includes Mario Andretti, Dan Gurney, Fred Lorenzen, Bobby Allison, and David Pearson. At it s peak, Holman-Moody employed more than 300 people. The builders and tuners from who started at Holman-Moody went on to become race team owners and some of the best-known engine tuners in the business including Robert Yates, Waddell Wilson, and many more.

Holman-Moody: The Legendary Race Team

Tom Cotter

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