The American Dirt Track Racer

Scalzo, Joe

ISBN 10: 0760310173 / ISBN 13: 9780760310175

Published by Motorbooks Intl, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The American Dirt Track Racer
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0760310173
• ISBN 13: 9780760310175
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

One of the most evocative eras in the history of American motorsport was the golden age of dirt-track racing, when hairy-knuckled drivers duked it out in open-wheel racers on half-mile ovals around the country. This photographic history spans the classic era from 1946 to 1970, featuring vintage photography of the Champ and Sprint cars that were driven by men like A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Roger Ward and Bobby Unser for very little monetary reward. The technologies of the most successful and unusual cars are discussed as are specific races, circuits and some of the more colorful personalities of the period. Midget and track roadsters are also featured, along with period color photography.

About the Author

Joe Scalzo authors books about fast race cars, fast flat-track and Grand Prix motorcycles, and fast and crazy folk. Born in Los Angeles, he is a forever resident of tiny Sierra Madre, California, where for many years he carried the American flag in the Fourth of July parade and was a daytime and nighttime smoke-eater and emergency medical technician in the Sierra Madre Volunteer Fire Department. His previous Motorbooks title was Grand National.