The Wildest Ride: A History of NASCAR (or How a Bunch of Good 'Ol Boys Built a Billion-Dollar Industry Out of Wrecking Cars)

Menzer, Joe

ISBN 10: 0743205073 / ISBN 13: 9780743205078

Published by New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001, New York, 2001

About this Item

Hard Cover. Near Fine-/Near Fine -. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tells the story of NASCAR's remarkable rise from rogue outfit to corporate darling under the auspices of Big Bill France. 331 pages. B&W photos. Dust jacket has extremely light wear. Remainder mark on lower pages edges. Overall great copy.

Seller Inventory # 002988

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Wildest Ride: A History of NASCAR (or How a Bunch of Good 'Ol Boys Built a Billion-Dollar Industry Out of Wrecking Cars)
• Publisher: New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001, New York
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743205073
• ISBN 13: 9780743205078
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Printing
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine-
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine -
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sports

About this title

Synopsis

A history of stock car racing in America journeys from the backwoods of North Carolina to the high-speed, big-money races of the present, profiling some of the superstars of the sport, the rivalries, and the tragedies that have rocked NASCAR.

About the Author

Joe Menzer is a sportswriter for The Winston-Salem Journal. His articles have appeared in The Sporting News, Inside Sports, Hoop Magazine, and Basketball Weekly. He is the author of Four Corners: How UNC, N.C. State, Duke and Wake Forest Made North Carolina the Center of the Basketball Universe. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and children.