"Then Junior Said to Jeff. . .": The Best NASCAR Stories Ever Told (Best Sports Stories Ever Told)

Poole, David; McLaurin, Jim

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9781572438477: "Then Junior Said to Jeff. . .": The Best NASCAR Stories Ever Told (Best Sports Stories Ever Told)

ISBN 10: 1572438479 ISBN 13: 9781572438477

Publisher: Triumph Books, 2006

Written for every NASCAR fan, this account goes behind the scenes to peek into the private world of the drivers, promoters, and decision makers—all while eavesdropping on their personal conversations. From high-speed thrills to colorful characters, the book includes stories from Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Enoch Staley, among others, allowing readers to relive highlights, celebrations, and other memorable moments.

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From the Inside Flap:

For more than half a century NASCAR has been defined by the blurring of colors speeding into hairpin turns, and the fearless trading of paint down the straightaways. Precise decision-making at breakneck speeds, where one false move could spell the difference between victory and peril, is at the core of the sport that boasts America’s biggest and most impassioned fan base. But high speeds and even higher stakes are not the only things that separate stock-car racing from all other athletic endeavors. In its relatively short history, NASCAR has assembled a brotherhood of mostly like-minded characters that have helped grow a community like none other in the world of professional sports. The drivers are often as colorful as their cars, and their on-track rivalries are every bit as bitter as their off-track allegiances are sincere. And since the early days of NASCAR remain a relatively short time ago, even the oldest recollections of the greatest driving legends are easily accessible through the uniquely tight-knit racing grapevine. In "Then Junior Said to Jeff...", coauthors David Poole and Jim McLaurin have compiled the greatest stories of NASCAR racing, wading through nearly 60 years of heroics and hijinks and sharing the most memorable tales from the most memorable figures of the sport. From the "King" to the "Intimidator," Daytona to Darlington, and Junior to Jeff, this volume brings NASCAR fans the behind-the-scenes stories about the greatest drivers and their favorite races. Poole and McLaurin, two of the sport’s preeminent newspaper writers, take the reader behind the wheel of David Pearson’s No. 21 Mercury for the final moments of his famed 1976 Daytona 500 win, into the depths of Dale Earnhardt’s soul, and along for the ride on some of the sport’s funniest, strangest, and most powerful moments. The level of thrills that NASCAR has provided its fans over the years is unequalled, and this book poignantly captures that energy.

About the Author:

David Poole is a motorsports writer for the Charlotte Observer, traveling around the country more than 30 weekends a year to cover NASCAR's top series and teams. He has written NASCAR articles for a number of major magazines, appeared on ESPN, SPEED and on CBS, ABC, and NBC network news programs, and talked about stock car racing news and issues on dozens of radio stations nationwide. He is the author of several books on NASCAR. He lives in Gastonia, North Carolina. James McLaurin is an award-winning NASCAR journalist and a former motorsports writer for the State Newspaper. He has covered racing for four decades and is a two-time winner of the National Motorsports Association's George Cunningham Award and a recipient of the International Hot Rod Association’s Media Award. He is the author of NASCAR’s Most Wanted, The Top 10 Book of Outrageous Drivers, Wild Wrecks and Other Oddities and the coauthor of Taking Stock: Life in NASCAR’s Fast Lane.

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