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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Rex White , Anne B. JonesPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.404kg ISBN: 9780786471751ISBN 10: 0786471751 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 28 August 2012 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Rick Minter Preface by Anne B. Jones 1. Carolina Moonshine Country 2. Growing Up: A Life Filled with Deadlines and Speed 3. Motorsports Mania: Another Magical World 4. Racing Fever: Frankie Schneider Becomes My Mentor 5. Darlington: First Pass at the Lady in Black 6. The Early Years: Running with the “Hot Dogs” 7. On-Track and Off-Track Shenanigans: Racing's Just Part of the Show 8. Fanfare and Friendships: A 300-Pound Kid Named Tiny Lund 9. Hot Dogs to Hamburgers, in a Hurry: At Last, Chevrolet Sponsorship 10. Staying Focused: Drivers Need a One-Track Mind 11. Daytona and Drafting: Beginning of the Super Speedway Boom 12. Sex and the Super Speedways: Motorsports Gain Media Attention 13. Chasing the Championship: Against the Giants 14. Hunting for Horsepower: Fighting Pontiacs with a 348 15. Battling with Brothers: A Rolling Racetrack Community 16. Giddy-Up 409: The Dixie 400 17. From Detroit to Despair: Chevrolet's Mystery Engine 18. Death and Disappointment: Tragedies On and Off the Track 19. Motorsport as Megasport: The #2 Sport in the Country Epilogue: Gold Thunder: A Moment Frozen in Time by Larry Hinson Appendix: Rex White’s Career Statistics IndexReviewsa terrific read --<i>Old Cars Weekly</i>; interesting...well-illustrated...filled with fun...highly recommend...congratulations on a great book that both teaches and entertains --<i>Autos</i>; a treasure...loaded with reminiscences --<i>Now & Then</i>; terrific read --<i>Old Autos</i>; few early Chevy drivers had as much success on the track as Rex White --<i>Christian MotorSports Illustrated</i>; From 1959 through 1963 Rex White won more races than any other driver, and he competed among the best--Lee and Richard Petty, Ned Jarrett, Fireball Roberts, Junior Johnson, Joe Weatherly, Curtis Turner and Buck Baker. He was Chevrolet's best driver in the early sixties and one of the most consistent drivers ever. If Richard Petty is the Babe Ruth of stock car racing, then Rex White is Joe DiMaggio. --Doug Allan, <i>Motorsport America</i> a terrific read--Old Cars Weekly; interesting...well-illustrated...filled with fun...highly recommend...congratulations on a great book that both teaches and entertains --Autos; a treasure...loaded with reminiscences --Now & Then a terrific read --Old Cars Weekly; interesting...well-illustrated...filled with fun...highly recommend...congratulations on a great book that both teaches and entertains --Autos; a treasure...loaded with reminiscences --Now & Then; terrific read --Old Autos; few early Chevy drivers had as much success on the track as Rex White --Christian MotorSports Illustrated; From 1959 through 1963 Rex White won more races than any other driver, and he competed among the best--Lee and Richard Petty, Ned Jarrett, Fireball Roberts, Junior Johnson, Joe Weatherly, Curtis Turner and Buck Baker. He was Chevrolet's best driver in the early sixties and one of the most consistent drivers ever. If Richard Petty is the Babe Ruth of stock car racing, then Rex White is Joe DiMaggio. --Doug Allan, Motorsport America Author InformationRex White makes numerous NASCAR–related appearances today and has appeared in recent radio, newspaper, and television interviews, as well as national motorsports magazines. Writer Anne B. Jones lives in St. Simons Island, Georgia. Her articles have appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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