Product Description

In the past 60 years, NASCAR has taken the lead as America s most popular motor sport and has sped past hockey, golf, basketball, and baseball to become the second-most-watched sport on TV. NASCAR: The Complete History takes you on a thrilling ride through more than a century of racing, from the first closed-circuit auto race in 1896 to the creation of NASCAR in the 1940s to stars of today such as Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. This is the definitive guide to the drivers, owners, races, and cars that have made NASCAR great.

Every page is packed with incredible racing history. You ll enjoy:

Hundreds of amazing NASCAR photographs
A timeline of notable NASCAR moments from every year
Rankings, points, wins, and earnings for every NASCAR season through 2008
Details on every top-level NASCAR race through 2008
Profiles of NASCAR s top drivers
In-depth essays examining seven decades of NASCAR racing
Fascinating NASCAR trivia and anecdotes

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #186197 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 532 pages

Customer Reviews

The MUST HAVE for all NASCAR fans.
I have quite a few NASCAR history books and none of them come close to this. This is the most thorough, year by year, look at the sport I have come across. There is a decent section on the years leading up to the first official NASCAR races, as well, that shows why short track dirt races are still popular today. I purchased this for the full price and now that it's reduced by a few dollars it's a MUST HAVE!!!
It's beautifully bound with a soft black vinyl covering that will last for years. One final thing. The majority of photographs presented in this volume are not repeats of those found in other publications so if you already own a huge library of NASCAR publications this book will still be a very noteworthy addition.

NASCAR: the complete history
The very best book on NASCAR that money can buy. I highly recommend this book to all.

Amazing book.
This book was all I hoped for and much more. I'll give you a little background about me and NASCAR. I was raised in a household that treated this sport more like a religion than just entertainment. When most people had the NFL football games on during Sunday afternoons we had the race on. Just about every male member of my family and most of the females are practically statisticians on the sport. I even have a baby picture of me on my grandpa's chest with the race on the TV in the background. Needless to say growing up in this environment I became a huge NASCAR fan and watch it religiously every weekend (Truck, Busch, and Cup).
But after reading an [...] article about Tim Richmond several months ago I realized I really didn't know that much detailed information about the roots of the sport I loved so much (keep in mind I'm 25). This lead me to a search for the most comprehensive book I could find on the subject which lead me here.
When I first opened the book and began browsing through it I was amazed at the ease of use it has. It's set up much like a High School History text-book (almost identical actually) which I find very efficient for me. If I want to learn about a certain period I can skip right to that section and learn everything I need to know without being lost from not having read the previous chapters.
All-in-all I give this book 5 stars it is simply the best if you want to learn about the great sport of NASCAR.

Enjoy,

Terry