Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman - Hardcover

Stone, Matt; Lerner, Preston

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0760337063 ISBN 13: 9780760337066

Publisher: Motorbooks, 2009

Synopsis

Winner of International Automotive Media Gold Award 2010

For all his fame as one of Hollywood’s great actors, a world-class humanitarian, and the proprietor of a natural food empire, the late Paul Newman had another intriguing facet that was less known and perhaps closer to his heart than all the rest of his well-chronicled life. He was an avid, successful and well respected car racer and team owner. This book tells that story--from Newman’s racing career, begun in earnest at an age when many race car drivers contemplate retirement; to the partnership he formed in 1983 with Chicago racing entrepreneur and team owner Carl Haas; to the impressive stable of automobiles he owned, from the Porsches and Ferraris to quirkier modified VWs and Volvos.

This is the tale of a life full of passion and skill, of someone who entered the 24 Hours of Daytona at the age of 70 and made his last professional race outing at 82; whose roster of drivers for Newman/Hass reads as a who’s who of open wheel racing; and whose interest in cars extended from the likely suspects to old trucks and new hybrids. And then there’s the charming pal who, when the incorrigible prankster Robert Redford had a miserably wrecked Ferrari dropped at his front door, returned the favor by having the car, crushed into a cube, delivered to Redford’s living room. The anecdotes, the races, the cars--all are here, adding up to what for many would be a full life, but for Paul Newman was simply another side of a man of talent, conviction, and enduring spirit.

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About this title

About the Author

Matt Stone (Glendale, CA), former executive editor of Motor Trend magazine, has been a professional automotive journalist and photographer since 1985. He is the author and photographer of several books, including Motorbooks' best-selling My First Car (2011), 365 Cars You Must Drive (2006), and McQueen's Machines (2010). He is the co-author, with Preston Lerner, of Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman (2009, 2014) and History's Greatest Automotive Mysteries, Myths, and Rumors Revealed (Motorbooks, 2013, 2014).

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Preston Lerner, a regular contributor to Automobile magazine, has written about motorsports for publications ranging from Sports Illustrated to the New York Times. Lerner has co-authored Motorbooks titles Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman and History's Greatest Automotive Mysteries, Myths, and Rumors Revealed with Matt Stone.Mario Andretti is auto racing's definition of "Been There, Won That." His professional driving career spanned more than four decades and includes pit-stops as a Formula One driver (1978), an Indy 500 winner (1969), the Daytona 500 (1967), and four CART/USAC open-wheel racing national championships. Andretti has been called Mr. Versatile, known for driving everything from USAC sprint cars on the dirt to IndyCars, sports racing prototypes, and of course F1. He was Newman Haas Racing's first driver when the team was formed in 1982, raced there for 12 seasons, and is considered one of Paul Newman's closest friends.

From the Back Cover

Paul Newman approached everything he loved with passion. Whether on stage or screen, in his marriage and family life, or operating his charities, Newman never slowed down. But off-screen and in his private moments, away from the dazzle of Hollywood, the speed and excitement of building, owning, and racing cars is what kept him grounded. Newman entered the world of racing relatively late, at an age when most drivers contemplate retirement. His role in the 1969 racing filmWinning sparked an already burgeoning interest in fast cars. And fame allowed Newman the leisure to spend time and money studying the art and technology of speed and performance. In short order, amateur wins grew into success in the IMSA and Trans-Am series and eventually such premier endurance races as the 24 Hours of Daytona and 24 Hours of Le Mans. Forming Newman-Haas Racing in 1982 gave Newman a taste of the business side of racing. This fabled partnership marked more than 25 years of successful IndyCar racing with eight CART/Champ Car titles, as well as continued participation in the current Indy Racing League as Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing. Whether on the track or in the owner's box, everything he did was for love of the sport and the camaraderie of his fellow drivers. In Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman, motorjournalists Matt Stone and Preston Lerner draw on the trackside stories and recollections of those who knew Paul Newman the race car driver. Contributors include Patrick Dempsey, Nigel Mansell, Carl Haas, PIXAR's John Lasseter, and many more. With candid personal and archival photos, Stone and Lerner uncover a story that transcends horsepower and track times into one of incredible dedication and passion. It's the story of a man known to many as one of the world's finest actors, but to others as one hell of a driver.

Edition details

• Publisher: Motorbooks
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760337063
• ISBN 13: 9780760337066
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176