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A user-friendly reference providing everything a fan needs to know about America's leading auto-racing tracks. Quaker State's Auto Racing USA covers the 16 major racing series, from NASCAR to Indycar to drag racing. It is the most complete, authoritative, and informative auto-racing guide published to date. ... Read more

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Cheap overview with no real hints of what to do when visitng these tracks. Merely a compilation of press releases and graphics. ... Read more

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Here are the words of Jeff Gordon, Bobby Allison, Richard Petty, and many others--all talking about their greatest racing moments. For the first time ever, Bob McCullough has brought together a first-person account of the most exciting races, personal achievements, and events for the last 50 years. Fans get to read both an oral history of racing and a moving tribute to the efforts and achievements of the sports stars as well as the behind-the-scenes people who help make racing what it is today. With its insider's look into the world of auto racing, My Greatest Day in NASCAR is a must-have for all racing fans.
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What's your greatest NASCAR memory? Bob McCullough (My Greatest Day in Baseball) posed that question to 47 drivers, owners, crew chiefs, and NASCAR officials--from Bobby Allison to Smokey Yunick--during the 1999 season. For Jeff Gordon, the answer was recent history: winning the 1999 Daytona 500 on Valentine's Day. "King" Richard Petty had to reach a bit farther back--to the 1984 win at the Firecracker 400 with then-President Reagan watching in the stands. Cale Yarborough went even further back: remembering his first career victory, the 1968 Southern 500 in Darlington--just 15 miles from where he was born and raised. No matter the vintage, the stories offer up an intimate perspective on the world's fastest-growing sport. "Awesome Bill from Dawsonville" Elliott, Dale and Ned Jarrett, Benny and Phil Parsons, Bobby and Terry Labonte, Bobby and Donny Allison--all the greats of stock-car racing are here. My Greatest Day in NASCAR is essential reading for NASCAR fans. --M. Stein ... Read more

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This is the worst book I have ever read on NASCAR. It is full of inaccuracies and misspelled words. For example, oil dry is referred to as "oil drop", sprint cars are referred to as "spring cars", etc. The chapter on John Andretti's greatest day in NASCAR focuses on his Indy 500 experience. The Ralph Moody chapter is especially hard to follow as it appears that he author transcribed a taped interview without any editing. It would have been helpful if this book was edited by a knowledgeable racing writer so as not to insult racing fans with a poor attempt at what could have been a great book.

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This book is great! It tells of memories from great drivers. I highly recommed this book!! Five stars all the way!! ... Read more

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Examines racing cars, tracks, and the various automobile racing organizations. ... Read more

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An introduction to radio controlled model car racing, including discussions on how radio control works, the various sizes and kinds of cars, how to drive the cars, how a race is conducted, and how to form a club. ... Read more

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Discusses the racing careers of seven fathers and sons who have each won fame in many kinds of auto racing. Includes Bill Vukovich, senior and junior, Lee and Richard Petty, Tony and Gary Bettenhausen, and others. ... Read more

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Traces the history of auto racing and horse racing as presented in articles appearing in the "New York Times." ... Read more

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Briefly describes 15 career opportunities related to automobile racing including mechanic, ambulance attendent, and public relations manager. ... Read more

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The only presentation of the AAA/USAC National Midget Hall of Fame available to the fans. Features the 1st 50 inductees into the Hall of Fame with photos, 50 special presentations pages, the history of Midget racing and a huge record section. Drawings by Larry Wright. 160 pages, pocket size, leather cover.Royalties go to the USAC Benevolent Fund. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1913.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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The goal of this report is to assist managers in gauging a company's financial performance vis-a-vis firms competing in the same sector, at the global level.In particular, this report covers CHAMPIONSHIP AUTO RACING TEAMS, INC., TROY, USA. With the globalization of markets, greater foreign competition, and the reduction of entry barriers, it becomes all the more important to benchmark a company's performance against other firms on a worldwide basis.Doing so, however, is not an obvious task.First, one needs to find firms competing in the same sector.Second, one needs to control for exchange rate volatility.Finally, one needs to use comparable financial standards.This report overcomes these issues and gives full financial benchmarks vis-a-vis worldwide competitors who are present in the same narrow industrial classification. Benchmarks cover assets, liabilities, income and ratios.Since our reports are printed on demand, the statistics reported are for the latest quarter and are the most up to date available (4 reports are produced each year). Each report provides over 100 statistics and 40 graphs to the reader. ... Read more

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Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont has an extensive and legendary tradition of automobile racing. Soon after 1904, when the first car was registered in Charlotte, autos became a part of everyday life. Car racing was just around the bend: an open-road race was run through Charlotte as early as 1908. Many drivers themselves have hailed from the area, and some are said to have received early training by running moonshine and outrunning authorities. Probably the best-known aspect of Carolina racing is the Queen Cityís involvement since 1949 with NASCAR, which hosts many of its big names and operations. Auto Racing in Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont explores the story behind the various forms of the sport, the kinds of people who have raced, and the reasons why they have done so. Historic photographsómany never before publishedótrace the history of NASCAR and look beyond the professional aspect to include the dragracers, wannabees, kids, and just plain amateurs participating in this cultural phenomenon. The story includes the first formal oval track, constructed entirely of wooden planks and opened in 1925. Other famous Charlotte locations, including professional dirt tracks, drag strips, and even a paved track dedicated to Soap Box Derby, are also revisited. Images of fans, mechanics, and hangers-on round out this singular journey of racing in the Carolinas. ... Read more

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This book is excellent and has amazing information.
This book is amazing and has wonderful information.This book is one of the best I have read in a long time, it provided me plenty of information.This book is entertaining and informing.I would reccommend this book for anyone doing a research paper or for anyone in particular wanting to read a really good book. ... Read more

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Surveys the history of auto racing, from the early beginnings to its status as America's most popular spectator sport. ... Read more