Mike Hembree

Petty vs. Pearson

The Rivalry That Shaped NASCAR

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In Petty vs. Pearson, veteran motorsport journalist Mike Hembree examines how the co-dominance of drivers Richard Petty and David Pearson helped drive NASCAR to national prominence.

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Motorbooks International
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 159mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 730g
• ISBN-13: 9780760393178
• ISBN-10: 0760393176
• Artikelnr.: 71811258

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Foreword            Two of the Best, by Terry Labonte
Preface               The Rivalry That Fueled the Sport
Chapter 1            Petty to Petty
Chapter 2            Mill Hill Kid
Chapter 3            Bridge to the Future
Chapter 4            North to Canada
Chapter 5            Daytona Debut
Chapter 6            Victories and Violence 
Chapter 7            Champions at Work
Chapter 8            It’s Very Good to be the King
Chapter 9            Fun with Fords
Chapter 10           Meeting Walls
Chapter 11           Smokin’
Chapter 12           Duel at Daytona, Part 1
Chapter 13           Duel at Daytona, Part 2
Chapter 14           Triumphs and Troubles
Chapter 15           Final Flags
Chapter 16           Last Laps, Legacies, and the Hall of Fame
Epilogue             The Debate
Sources
Acknowledgments
Image Credits
Index