NASCAR 75 Years

Name: NASCAR 75 Years
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9780760380055
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By Mike Hembree and Al Pearce and Kelly Crandall and Jimmy Creed

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NASCAR 75 Years is a comprehensive exploration of the iconic motorsport's history, celebrating its journey across seven and a half decades. It delves into the memorable moments, key figures, and significant races that have shaped NASCAR. This book offers insights into the evolution of the sport and its impact on American culture, making it a must-read for racing enthusiasts.
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This book may appeal to you if you're passionate about the history and excitement of stock car racing, as it captures seven and a half decades of thrilling moments and legendary figures in the sport. Racing enthusiasts will likely enjoy its vivid storytelling, detailed illustrations, and deep dive into NASCAR's evolution over the years.

NASCAR 75 Years

Explore the thrilling illustrated story of NASCAR stock car racing in America with this stunning celebration filled with evocative photography, legendary drivers, and a decade-by-decade history.

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Packed with evocative photography and a history written by some of the sport's most knowledgeable journalists, NASCAR 75 Years is the definitive story of America's favourite motorsport.

NASCAR 75 Years captures the greatest moments throughout the decades: from the beaches of Daytona to the jaw-clenching competition, the mind-bending technology, the triumphs, the teamwork, and the high-speed thrills. Large-format photography from throughout NASCAR history brings it all to life alongside narratives written by a roster of veteran NASCAR reporters and historians.

Follow NASCAR's growth from a small, innovative family business to a leader in sports entertainment, witnessed each week by millions in person and on national television. The authors show the evolution of the vehicles—from modified family sedans to 700-horsepower race-built behemoths, all the way through the "Next Gen" cars that debuted in 2022—and celebrate the drivers who have piloted them around tracks like Daytona, Talladega, Darlington, Las Vegas, and more—legendary heroes with names including Flock, Weatherly, Petty, Allison, Yarbrough, Earnhardt, Waltrip, Gordon, Stewart, Johnson, Busch, all battling wheel to wheel, week after week, across the United States.

This beautifully designed and extensively illustrated book provides the ultimate history of the legendary series, celebrating the drivers, crew chiefs, pit crews, owners, and tracks, from the earliest days on Florida's beaches right through to today's superspeedways, short tracks, and road courses. Compiled by authors with a passion for motorsport, NASCAR 75 Years is a volume no fan can be without.

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NASCAR 75 Years is praised for its stunning design and rich illustrations that provide a comprehensive history of NASCAR, making it essential for enthusiasts. It effectively captures the sport's pivotal moments, appealing even to those unfamiliar with American stock car racing's allure.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780760380055

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 April 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Motorbooks

Illustration: 300+ color & b-w photos

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 235.0mm

Height: 270.0mm

Weight: 1211g

Pages: 224

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Al Pearce Jimmy Creed Kelly Crandall Mike Hembree Motorsport Non-Fiction Sports

About the Author

Al Pearce saw his first NASCAR race in 1966 in Daytona Beach and covered his first race in July 1969 at Dover, Delaware for the Times-Herald of Newport News, Virginia. Since then, he's covered thousands of NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula One, NHRA, and SCCA races for the Tribune Company (1969-2004) and Autoweek (1973-current). Pearce has authored thirteen books on racing, including Unseen Earnhardt: The Man Behind the Mask and Holman-Moody: The Legendary Race Team (with Tom Cotter). He lives in Newport News, Virginia.

Mike Hembree has written about motorsports for four decades and is the author of fourteen books, including 100 Things NASCAR Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die. He has won numerous awards, including the American Motorsports Media Award of Excellence. He also is a seven-time National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year and a three-time winner of the Russ Catlin Award for motorsports journalism excellence. Hembree has covered auto racing for Autoweek, USA Today, the Greenville News, the Spartanburg Herald-Journal, the SPEED Channel, and NASCAR Scene. His news media career also includes coverage of the NFL, the NBA, MLB, the Olympics, and professional golf. Mike lives in Gaffney, South Carolina.

Kelly Crandall has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013, and joined RACER.com as chief NASCAR writer in 2017. Her
work has also appeared on NASCAR.com, NBC Sports, and in NASCAR Illustrated magazine. A corporate communications graduate from Central Penn College, Crandall is a two-time George Cunningham Writer of the Year recipient from the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) and currently serves as the organization's president. She is also a regular co-host on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Jimmy Creed was born and raised in Talladega, Alabama, and started going to the track there at an early age. As the sports editor of The Anniston Star in nearby Anniston, Alabama, he twice received Alabama Sports Writer Association Story of the Year honors for stories written about the HANS Device and Davey Allison. He is the author of Donnie Allison: As I Recall, the official biography of the famed Alabama Gang member. A 1989 graduate of the University of Alabama in journalism, he also served as the editor of Saints Digest, the official publication of the New Orleans Saints from 1992 to 1996. He currently resides in Talladega.

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