The Indy Car Wars: The 30-Year Fight for Control of American Open-Wheel Racing
Author:   Sigur E. Whitaker
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9780786498321


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   22 October 2015
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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The Indy Car Wars: The 30-Year Fight for Control of American Open-Wheel Racing


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Author:   Sigur E. Whitaker
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.331kg
ISBN:  

9780786498321


ISBN 10:   0786498323
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   22 October 2015
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Prologue 1. CART Is Born 2. CART Goes Racing 3. An Attempt at Reconciliation 4. The ­Short-Lived Championship Racing League 5. The Truce 6. A New Era Begins 7. Armageddon 8. A New Normal 9. CART Implodes 10. Phoenix Rising? 11. Reunification 12. Putting ­Open-Wheel Racing Together 13. Turmoil at the Brickyard 14. A New Start 15. Riding the Bucking Bull Epilogue Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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an incredibly detailed, well told and riveting story...entertaining and never told before stories...incredible story of how open wheel racing mad NASCARs ascendency easier. A must read --<i>Victory Lane</i>.


“an incredibly detailed, well told and riveting story...entertaining and never told before stories...incredible story of how open wheel racing mad NASCARs ascendency easier. A must read”—Victory Lane.


Author Information

A native of Indianapolis, Sigur E. Whitaker, is the great-great-niece of James Allison, one of the founders of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A retired banker, she lives in Norfolk, Virginia.

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