 | The American Stock Car by William Burt
Buy used from: $0.52 It has the flavor.
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 | Dirt Track Daredevils: The History of Nascar (The World of Nascar) by Bob Woods
Buy new: $25.64 / Used from: $2.60 Early days of Nascar before gigantic stands made TV the best way to watch racing.
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 | Dirt Track Auto Racing, 1919-1941: A Pictorial History by Don Radbruch
Buy new: $40.50 / Used from: $39.95 The names are vague almost a century later, but these men were infected by the same love which is alive today.
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 | Eldora Speedway The Most Famous Short Track in America
Eldora Speedway at a half mile was the mecca for young drivers. Grandstands were limited and most fans sat in their lawn chairs with their feet propped on their coolers before tailgating was invented. Earl Baldus's source for his hot dogs a closely guarded secret. A legend track for the "Thunder and Lightening" division of USAC where A.J.Foyett and Mario Andretti were in the pack.
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 | Red Dirt Tracks: The Forgotten Heroes of Early Stockcar Racing by Gail Cauble Gurley
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $15.40 Clay is the name of the game in dirt track racing.
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 | The Way To Dusty Death by Alistair MacLean
Buy used from: $0.01 When we began looking for racing mysteries this was the best by a master. Takes place within Formula One racing, but it is a classic by a master who knows his curves.
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 | Qualifying Laps: A Brewster County Novel by Nash Black
Buy new: $17.12 / Used from: $3.50 Jim Young takes his C.J. Rayburn styled stocker to Eldora Speedway; a stray rock ends his racing career. Jim is a stayer for the last stretch and finds a future in building engines and a mummified body. One character who appears in most of the Brewster County stories is loosly based on Wendell Scott and his career.
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 | Dirt Tracks to Glory: The Early Days of Stock Car Racing As Told by the Participants by Sylvia Wilkinson
Buy used from: $49.50 We included this book below the previous title because Wendell Scott, the only Afro-American to drive in Nascar racing, is profiled in this title.
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 | Moving/Greased Lightning
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $7.96 Greased Lightning is a film made of the career of Wendell Scott. Scott was played by Richard Pryor. There was also a book by the same title, which students wore out in one year from constant circulation. Maybe you can find an old copy; it isn't listed on Amazon.
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 | For Gold and Glory: Charlie Wiggins and the African-American Racing Car by Todd Gould
Buy used from: $0.99 While we're on the subject here is another book about Afro-Americans in auto racing.
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 | Danica--Crossing the Line by Danica Patrick
Buy new: $15.34 / Used from: $0.01 Women are more than hood ornaments in auto racing. This girl is a champion driver. Janet Guthrie was the first woman to drive in the Indy 500 and the Dayton 500; she was also an early astronaut. When asked how hard it was to drive at Indy she replied, "Not even close to driving a stock car on southern dirt tracks."
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 | Shirley Muldowney's Tales from the Track by Shirley Muldowney
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $1.23 Shirley Muldowney defines drag racing and the sophisticated sport is is today. She was a three time World Champion. Her life on film is Heart Like a Wheel.
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 | Speed: Stories of Survival from Behind the Wheel (Adrenaline)
Buy used from: $0.01 Spectacular crashes thrill fans and make great TV. It is always out there for the driver. When asked if he worried about crashes, Kyle Petty answered, "If we thought about the fear, we wouldn't be race drivers."
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 | Real Men Work in the Pits : A Life in NASCAR Racing by Jeff Hammond
Buy used from: $2.66 It's the guys in the pits who put the drivers and their cars on the tracks. They are highly trained professionals who work under grueling conditions at breakneck speed.
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 | Metro Girl (Alex Barnaby Series #1) by Janet Evanovich
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Evanovich introduces a new character who views racing from the observer's stand and the pits as chief engineer. A fun mystery with lots of Nascar gossip.
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 | Motor Mouth (Alex Barnaby Series #2) by Janet Evanovich
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 The second in the Barnaby Skye series. A NYT best seller, that falls a little flat of expectations. More racing around than racing, but Barnaby with her thongs and four-inch heels on a track is vivid image.
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 | American Dirt Track Racer by Joe Scalzo
Buy used from: $79.99 Every page of this highly illustrated tribute to dirt track racing has you breathing the dust.
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 | Fireball: Legends Don't Fall From the Sky by Godwin Kelly
Buy new: $13.95 / Used from: $7.80 "Fireball" Roberts put Daytona on the map for a great racing event.
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 | Daytona Beach: 100 Years of Racing (Sports History) (Images of America) by Harold D. Cardwell Sr.
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $8.99 Where racing on sand substituted for dirt.
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 | Rolling Thunder Stock Car Racing: First To The Flag by Kent Wright
Buy used from: $0.07 This is a fictional series by a native of Alabama. We are not going to list them all, but for racing fans they are a good read. Enjoy your off season.
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