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| Stock Cars!: America's Most Popular Motorsport | 
 enlarge | Author: William Holder
Publisher: HP Trade
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (1 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2850759
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 201
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.4
ISBN: 1557883084
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.720973
EAN: 9781557883087
ASIN: 1557883084
Publication Date: June 1, 1999
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Book Description
A comprehensive historical guide that traces the roots of stock car racing from the sands of Daytona Beach in 1949 to today's fastest cars and hottest stars.
Stock car racing is America's most popular motorsport and one of the fastest growing spectator sports in the world. Stock Cars traces the sport from its humble beginning at county fairground races to the national phenomenon it is today. All forms of stock car racing from NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Grand National to the grassroots racing of ARCA, IMCA and local racing are covered in historical detail. Also included are profiles of the famous drivers, team owners and crews that have become sports legends in the last fifty years.
Stock Cars! chronicles the development of racing technology, from engines and chassis to aerodynamics and safety. Revisited in rare photographic detail are the types of stock cars raced throughout the years, including breakthrough championship and historical models. Sections on tracks and statistics complete this historical overview which is fully illustrated with hundreds of rare, action-packed photographs.
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| Customer Reviews:
A Good Overall History August 20, 2002
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Although a few years old this is a very comprehensive book covering many aspects of the history of NASCAR. While it tends to lean heavily on the cars, the models and the horsepower, it also covers the tracks, the drivers and offers many little tidbits. Although not statistics driven it also offers track lengths, banking degrees, lap records and average race speed records of each track. As well as a list of NASCAR championship points winners from 1949 to 1998. It lists the all time winston cup race winners and the all time winston cup pole winners from the same periods. This book is easy to read and would also be enjoyed by the younger fans, say 10 and up. It has a lot of pictures of the cars throughout the years. Good for newer fans to see what they looked like and older fans to remember back when they could tell the cars apart. There is also a small biography section in the back of the book detailing some of the best drivers in history. If you are a hardcore fan of NASCAR this would be a great overview. If you are new to the sport this book is a great starting place, chock full of information. Buy it and enjoy it.
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