Betty Boles Ellison

The Early Laps of Stock Car Racing

A History of the Sport and Business through 1974

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book begins with the nation's first organized, sanctioned stock car road race over the Briarcliff, New York, course--staged in 1908 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, in 1908. 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. The book is based, for the most part, on statements of drivers, car owners and others garnered from archived newspaper articles.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 561g
• ISBN-13: 9780786479344
• ISBN-10: 0786479345
• Artikelnr.: 40305918

Autorenporträt

Betty Boles Ellison, a former journalist and noted historian, is a nationally recognized historical researcher as well as an established author. She prepared the script for the prize-winning documentary, Dreamers and Doers: Voices of Kentucky Woman. An avid and longtime historic preservationist, she is a board member of Friends of Kentucky Libraries, which proves support for the commonwealth's public libraries.

Inhaltsangabe

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 18.
Turner's Back 19.
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