Driving with the Devil : Southern Moonshine, Detroit Wheels, and the Birth of NASCAR (Paperback)

from Shrike58

In writing this chronicle of the pre-history and early days of NASCAR, what really seems to have fired Thompson's imagination is his linked fascinations with Irish defiance and the cult of whiskey. This leads directly into a history of the bootleggers, who then became the core of early stock-car ...

from maggiereads

Last week's Daytona 500 was the most exciting in years. The two leads took themselves out of the race after 130 laps. Harvick's photo-finish win against Martin was an incredible 0.02 difference. To top off the excitement, we watched agog as eighteenth place Bowyer crossed the finish line-upside d...

from maggiereads

Last week's Daytona 500 was the most exciting in years. The two leads took themselves out of the race after 130 laps. Harvick's photo-finish win against Martin was an incredible 0.02 difference. To top off the excitement, we watched agog as eighteenth place Bowyer crossed the finish line-upside d...