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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Mark Bechtel |
| ISBN: | 9780316034029 0316034029 |
| OCLC Number: | 318877984 |
| Description: | xi, 308 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Something borrowed, something blue -- Birthplace of speed -- The good ol' boys -- The prince -- The man in the white hat -- On the air -- So fair and foul a day -- The fight -- Round two -- Round three -- Wild and young, crazy and dumb -- Diamonds as big as horse turds -- Pearson's kerfuffle -- Old Chow Mein -- Bring on the dancing bears -- Gassed -- Rising again -- The Gatorade Kid -- The beginning of the trouble -- Pretty good Americans -- The shootout. |
| Responsibility: | Mark Bechtel. |
Abstract:
A stirring chronicle of the seminal 1979 NASCAR season - the year NASCAR became a major sport - featuring the Allison brothers, the Pettys, and Dale Earnhardt, among others.
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'An illuminating, informative and entertaining read' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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