Nascar Racers: Today's Top Drivers - Hardcover

White, Ben

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 076031392X ISBN 13: 9780760313923

Publisher: Crestline Pub Co, 2002

Synopsis

The hottest racers to hit the tarmac take pole position for this information-packed book, which spotlights their racing careers and memorable moments on the track. Today's top stock car drivers are featured in full-page portraits, along with additional photographs of flat-out racing action, in the pits, shots of them in the winner's circle and behind the scenes. Get an inside look at the high-speed drama delivered by racing greats Wallace, Jarrett, Waltrip, Gordon, Elliott and more of today's popular NASCAR personalities. This fact-filled book also includes a loving look back at NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt. A useful data table contains key career statistics.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

They are the men behind the wheel of America’s most popular motorsport. They are NASCAR racers. Every week, dozens of drivers and their teams grind out hundreds of hard-fought miles on tracks across America chasing the checkered flag---colorful cars driven by even more colorful drivers with all the drama you’d expect from a sport evolved from bootleggers outrunning the law.

For over 60 years, stock car racing has presented the ultimate in automotive excitement. The ever-evolving competition, teams, technology, and expert driving techniques have elevated NASCAR from its rough and tumble roots to a multi-billion-dollar business driven by dedicated fans and sponsorship.

Everyone has their favorite driver, from the past or the present. From Junior Johnson to Dale Jr., it’s the drivers who make the sport. In NASCAR Racers, Ben White profiles over 60 of the most famous drivers in NASCAR history, illustrated with colorful behind-the-scenes photos by Nigel Kinrade as well as fascinating historic images.

From the Back Cover

From the Allison brothers to Yarborough, NASCAR’s hottest and most legendary drivers are profiled in Ben White’s NASCAR Racers. The sport of NASCAR has evolved from a grassroots racing circuit of bootleggers and amateurs to a multi-billion-dollar enterprise of TV ratings and sponsorship, all made possible by drivers and their fans. Every fan tunes in or attends a race hoping to see their favorite driver succeed within the speed, technology, and drama of NASCAR.

Over 60 drivers are profiled in NASCAR Racers. Early legends, like Buck Baker and Fireball Roberts, represent the sport’s early days. Current drivers, like Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr., and up-and-coming rookies, like A.J. Allmendinger and Juan Pablo Montoya, show where the sport is headed. NASCAR Racers is the perfect resource for NASCAR fans of all ages.

 

*Over 350 color photos

* 60 top drivers, yesterday to today

*Rare historical photography

*Stats and trivia about each driver

About this edition

• Publisher: Crestline Pub Co
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 076031392X
• ISBN 13: 9780760313923
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Regruth John