Nascar Racers: Today's Top Drivers, 2006 Edition - Hardcover

White, Ben; Kinrade, Nigel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760324042 ISBN 13: 9780760324042

Publisher: Crestline Pub Co, 2006

Synopsis

A behind-the-scenes look at the hard-driving elite of stock car racing, NASCAR Racers immerses readers in the action of the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season from garage and pit road to finish line and winner's circle. Get the inside scoop on today's top stock car racers' the legendary veterans, the hot newcomers, and the Rookie of the Year. Here are stars like Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Greg Biffle, Jamie McMurray, and Carl Edwards' in profiles that give the full story on each driver's career from his earliest racing efforts to the Nextel Cup; in year-by-year statistical tables; and in photos that capture the action on and off the track at America's greatest racing venues.

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: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0760324042
• ISBN 13: 9780760324042
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 125