Real NASCAR: White Lightning, Red Clay, and Big Bill France

Of the many books on NASCAR history, few have been either as thorough or as authoritative as this one. Pierce' s aim to build his work on documented evidence rather than widely accepted and oft-repeated lore makes his book a standout. Enthusiastically recommended.--Library Journal starred review The first comprehensive history of early southern stock-car racing that reflects its rustic character but not at the expense of academic rigor.--Journal of Southern History If you' re a Southerner, by birth or by inclination, and love Southern foodways, folkways, highways, and low-ways, you'll lap up Daniel S.

Pierce's Real NASCAR . . like grits and red-eye gravy, even if you've never been to a stock car race or watched one on television.--Our State [A] fascinating history of the era.--Bookforum Stories of stock car racing and moonshining come to life through oral histories. . Real NASCAR contains an energy and respect for its subject that reveals the historian' s personal enthusiasm.

Even if you have never been a NASCAR fan, you will find much to keep you reading in this intriguing history of the sport.--Smoky Mountain Living Details the sport's genesis as it has never been shown before. . A story that readers will find both fascinating and controversial.--McCormick Messenger Real NASCAR can be read by racing fans who will share stories about Bill France and Curtis Turner at lunch tables and bars all over America at the same time it becomes a key text in the reading lists of university courses on Southern culture.--Virginia Libraries Capture[s] the spirit of the early years of rough- and-tumble stock racing.--Roanoke Times