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1 online resource |
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Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1. In the Beginning; 2. Beach-Road Racing in Daytona; 3. Whiskey Roots, Red Georgia Clay and Carolina Back Roads; 4. Hardened Heroes; 5. A Lily White Sport; 6. Beer, Broads and Unadulterated Bull; 7. NASCAR's Early Years; 8. Dollar Signs Everywhere; 9. Drivers' Revolving Door; 10. The Finest Years; 11. France Gets a Prize; 12. Kiekhaefer Factor; 13. Big Boys Come to Town; 14. Whatever Happened to Marshall Teague?; 15. Charlotte, Atlanta Join the Super Speedways; 16. Caution Flags Everywhere; 17. Those Dreaded Teamsters |
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18. Turner's Back19. The Man NASCAR Kept Overlooking; 20. Big Boys Return; 21. Who Was Running NASCAR?; 22. Eastaboga and the PDA; 23. Not as Easy as It Once Was; 24. Money Infusion and Restrictor Plates; 25. A New Boss Takes Over; 26. Total Control; 27. Ever Evolving NASCAR Rules; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
The first organized, sanctioned American stock car race took place in 1908 on a road course around Briarcliff, New York--staged by one of America''s early speed mavens, William K. Vanderbilt, Jr. A veteran of the early Ormond-Daytona Beach speed trials, Vanderbilt brought the Grand Prize races to Savannah, Georgia, the same year. What began as a rich man''s sport eventually became the working man''s sport, finding a home in the South with the infusion of moonshiners and their souped-up cars. Based in large part on statements of drivers, car owners and others garnered from archived newspaper ar |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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NASCAR (Association) -- History
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NASCAR (Association) fast |
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Stock car racing -- United States -- History
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Stock car racing -- Economic aspects -- United States
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
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Stock car racing
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Stock car racing -- Economic aspects
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United States
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1476616221 |
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9781476616223 |
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