A narrative about automobile racing infancy. The early racers like Henry Ford, Vanderbilt, and Barney Oldfield created a path that through the years was a model for racing excellence. The rough and tumble years of the 30’s and 40’s led the way to the great sport we have today. Stock Car racing that had few if any regulations preceded NASCAR that brought sanity and organization. The formation of this giant of today’s automobile racing was just was needed to turn chaos into respectability. In the beginning of NASCAR, the southern states the focus. Today NASCAR is nationwide with dozens of super speedways and thousands of fans. “STOCK CARS BEFORE NASCAR” explores racing from the 1900’s to the 1970’s. Read about stock car racing, and discover race tracks and drivers and race cars, in all the southeastern stated plus Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Publisher : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (April 22, 2016)
Language : English
Paperback : 252 pages
ISBN-10 : 1532860722
ISBN-13 : 978-1532860720
Item Weight : 1.12 pounds
Dimensions : 8 x 0.57 x 10 inches
