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Wildest Ride: A History of NASCAR Or, How a Bunch of Good Ol' Boys Built a Billion Dollar Industry Out of Wrecking Cars Paperback - 2002

by Joe Menzer

In "The Wildest Ride, " sportswriter Joe Menzer, who lives in the heart of racing country, takes readers on a colorful, fact-filled spin through NASCAR's incredible 50-year run. of photos.


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In The Wildest Ride, Joe Menzer gives us a timely, comprehensive look at the dramatic, rollicking history of stock-car racing in America, exploring both its inauspicious bootlegging beginnings and the billion-dollar industry that it has become. Menzer straps the reader into the driver's seat for a run through NASCAR's history, revealing the sport's remarkable rise from rogue outfit to corporate darling. Menzer also profiles the many superstar drivers who have dominated the sport, men as unpredictable as they are fearless, including "The Intimidator," Dale Earnhardt, whose ferocious driving made him NASCAR's signature personality -- and whose tragic death at the 2001 Daytona 500 was mourned by millions.
Menzer expertly maneuvers through the tight corners and wide-open straightaways of NASCAR's history, examining the circuit's attempt to distance itself from its "redneck racin'" past without compromising its country roots. Simultaneously rowdy and insightful, The Wildest Ride is a thorough and unfailingly honest account of NASCAR's amazing rise to prominence and a sweeping account of a uniquely American phenomenon.

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Dawn did not beat the paint crew to Bristol Motor Speedway, tucked away in the foothills of the Cherokee National Forest that spill into the Great Smoky Mountains in the northeast corner of Tennessee.

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  • Title Wildest Ride: A History of NASCAR Or, How a Bunch of Good Ol' Boys Built a Billion Dollar Industry Out of Wrecking Cars
  • Author Joe Menzer
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Printing
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Date 2002-06-04
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780743226257 / 0743226259
  • Weight 0.91 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.38 x 5.5 x 0.79 in (21.29 x 13.97 x 2.01 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Theometrics: Secular
    • Topical: NASCAR
  • Library of Congress subjects NASCAR (Association) - History, Stock car racing - United States - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001031088
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.720
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