Chevrolet fans were wishing for a hero and Rex White made their dreams come true. He took on big muscle cars and eventually won both the 1960 Winston Cup Championship and the Driver of the Year title and was selected as one of NASCAR's Top Fifty Driving Champions. This autobiography is the story of his struggle. Set against the rough and tumble days of early racing history, it gives insight into the sometimes humorous and sometimes tragic experiences of motor sports pioneers. The autobiography also contains information gained through interviews with other racing professionals, including…mehr
Chevrolet fans were wishing for a hero and Rex White made their dreams come true. He took on big muscle cars and eventually won both the 1960 Winston Cup Championship and the Driver of the Year title and was selected as one of NASCAR's Top Fifty Driving Champions. This autobiography is the story of his struggle. Set against the rough and tumble days of early racing history, it gives insight into the sometimes humorous and sometimes tragic experiences of motor sports pioneers. The autobiography also contains information gained through interviews with other racing professionals, including personal stories from NASCAR greats Junior Johnson and Ned Jarrett. The book is well illustrated.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Rex White makes numerous NASCAR-related appearances today and has appeared in recent radio, newspaper, and television interviews, as well as national motorsports magazines.
Inhaltsangabe
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Rick Minter Preface by Anne B. Jones 1. Carolina Moonshine Country 2. Growing Up: A Life Filled with Deadlines and Speed 3. Motorsports Mania: Another Magical World 4. Racing Fever: Frankie Schneider Becomes My Mentor 5. Darlington: First Pass at the Lady in Black 6. The Early Years: Running with the "Hot Dogs" 7. On-Track and Off-Track Shenanigans: Racing's Just Part of the Show 8. Fanfare and Friendships: A 300-Pound Kid Named Tiny Lund 9. Hot Dogs to Hamburgers, in a Hurry: At Last, Chevrolet Sponsorship 10. Staying Focused: Drivers Need a One-Track Mind 11. Daytona and Drafting: Beginning of the Super Speedway Boom 12. Sex and the Super Speedways: Motorsports Gain Media Attention 13. Chasing the Championship: Against the Giants 14. Hunting for Horsepower: Fighting Pontiacs with a 348 15. Battling with Brothers: A Rolling Racetrack Community 16. Giddy-Up 409: The Dixie 400 17. From Detroit to Despair: Chevrolet's Mystery Engine 18. Death and Disappointment: Tragedies On and Off the Track 19. Motorsport as Megasport: The #2 Sport in the Country Epilogue: Gold Thunder: A Moment Frozen in Time by Larry Hinson Appendix: Rex White's Career Statistics Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Rick Minter Preface by Anne B. Jones 1. Carolina Moonshine Country 2. Growing Up: A Life Filled with Deadlines and Speed 3. Motorsports Mania: Another Magical World 4. Racing Fever: Frankie Schneider Becomes My Mentor 5. Darlington: First Pass at the Lady in Black 6. The Early Years: Running with the "Hot Dogs" 7. On-Track and Off-Track Shenanigans: Racing's Just Part of the Show 8. Fanfare and Friendships: A 300-Pound Kid Named Tiny Lund 9. Hot Dogs to Hamburgers, in a Hurry: At Last, Chevrolet Sponsorship 10. Staying Focused: Drivers Need a One-Track Mind 11. Daytona and Drafting: Beginning of the Super Speedway Boom 12. Sex and the Super Speedways: Motorsports Gain Media Attention 13. Chasing the Championship: Against the Giants 14. Hunting for Horsepower: Fighting Pontiacs with a 348 15. Battling with Brothers: A Rolling Racetrack Community 16. Giddy-Up 409: The Dixie 400 17. From Detroit to Despair: Chevrolet's Mystery Engine 18. Death and Disappointment: Tragedies On and Off the Track 19. Motorsport as Megasport: The #2 Sport in the Country Epilogue: Gold Thunder: A Moment Frozen in Time by Larry Hinson Appendix: Rex White's Career Statistics Index
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