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Author:   J.A. Martin ,  Thomas F. Saal
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.413kg
ISBN:  

9780786412358

ISBN 10:   0786412356
Pages:   231
Publication Date:   19 March 2004
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments     Preface     Introduction     1 Race of the Century     2 The Man Who Invented Racing     3 Uniquely American Tracks     4 The Great Race     5 The Race That Started an Empire     6 The Vanderbilt Cup     7 The First Superstars     8 A Full Day of Racing     9 Indianapolis Motor Speedway     10 Mercer: America's First Great Race Car     11 Stutz: The Car That Made Good in a Day     12 United States Grand Prix     13 The Brothers Duesenberg     14 Duesenberg Wins at the French Grand Prix     15 Holy Trinity and the Miraculous Motors     16 Frank Lockhart     17 Land Speed Record     18 Sticks Instead of Bricks     19 The Vanderbilt Trophy, Roosevelt Raceway Revival     20 High Speeds in the High Desert     21 Bill France Builds NASCAR     22 Blue Crown Specials     23 Haulin’ Shine and Racin’ Hell     24 He Did It His Way     25 It Sure Sounded Like a Winner     26 Wilbur Shaw     27 Pikes Peak     28 Drag Racing     29 The Best Revenge Is Revenge     30 Tony Hulman     31 The Tweedy Jacket Set     32 Carrera Panamericana     33 The Race of Two Worlds     34 Run What You Brung     35 All American Sports Car     36 A.J. Foyt     37 Rear Engine Revolution     38 When Holman and Moody Meant Ford     39 Garlits Goes to the Rear     40 America’s First World Champion: Phil Hill     41 Total Performance     42 The White Winged Warriors     43 Karting     44 Carroll Shelby’s Greatest Product, and the Cobra     45 Linda Vaughn     46 Andy Granatelli and the “Whooshmobile”     47 The Greatest Field in the History of Racing     48 If You Can’t Buy ’Em, Beat ’Em     49 The Eagle Flies at Spa     50 Richard Petty Becomes “King Richard”     51 Unlimited Dreams, Dominant Reality     52 Movies Go Racing, and a Few Get It Right     53 Sprints and Midgets     54 Sports Cars or Stock Cars?     55 Everyone’s Mr. Speed     56 It Sure Sounded Good on Paper     57 Records Without Limitations     58 We’re Just Racing for Trophies     59 More Than Acting Like a Racer     60 Wings and Wide Tires Exploit the Wind     61 IMCA     62 New Tracks Built     63 The Unfair Advantage     64 I Can Go Slow Faster Than You Can     65 This Time with More Rules and More Competition     66 DIRT on Dirt     67 A Great Idea Sold Out     68 American Formula One     69 A True “World” Champion     70 Road Racing Goes Professional     71 United States Grand Prix     72 Unser, the First Clan of Racing     73 Awesome Bill from Dawsonville     74 World of Outlaws     75 Tracks Lost     76 Eight in a Row, Nissan GTPs     77 The New Fuel of Racing     78 It’s More Than Just an Old Car Thing     79 The Open Wheel Schism     80 Gordon Doesn’t Take Lanier     81 The Viper Strikes for Dodge     82 Who’s This Guy Panoz?     83 The Luck of Being Earnhardt     84 Sports Car Split     85 The New Speedways     86 Lo Tech with Hi Excitement     87 A Day for History     Epilogue     Bibliography     Index    

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Covers the spectrum of American racing history...describes the growth of each format of racing and highlights major achievements --Antique Automobile.

Author Information

J.A. Martin has written features on motorsports for several newspapers and lives in Baltimore. Thomas F. Saal is a former editor of the newsletter for the Automotive Historical Society and lives in Lakewood, Ohio.

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