Over 2,000 pages, nearly 2,000 photographs. $149.75. This set details every NASCAR Winston Cup (formerly Grand National) race ever run from June 19, 1949, through Nov. 14, 1993. (An update will be published about every four years.) PRAISE FOR THESE BOOKS: "They contain more information about NASCAR racing than you ever dreamed. And, no matter how many times you've gone through them, you learn something new. It's awesome."--WINSTON CUP SCENE. EACH VOLUME CONTAINS AN OVERVIEW OF THE SEASON, A RACE-BY-RACE SUMMARY & A "BOX SCORE" DETAILING EACH DRIVER, OWNER, MAKE OF CAR, LAP LEADERS & MONEY WON. VOL. 1, THE BEGINNING: 1949-1958. ISBN 0-9621580-2-X, $24.95. VOL. 2, THE SUPERSPEEDWAY BOOM: 1959-1964. ISBN 0-9621580-1-1, $24.95. VOL. 3, BIG BUCKS & BOYCOTTS: 1965-1971. ISBN 0-9621580-3-8, $24.95. VOL. 4, THE MODERN ERA: 1972-1989. ISBN 0-9621580-4-6, $39.95. FIRST SUPPLEMENT (5TH VOL.), FORTY PLUS FOUR: 1990-1993. ISBN 1-885016-01-8, $34.95. The Galfield Press, P.O. Box 15009, Surfside Beach, SC 29587. Phone 843-238-2404, FAX: 843-238-5452.

First organised during the 1940s, stock car racing is now a major sport in the USA. This insider's guide covers the sport's history from the earliest events in the 1940s through to the super-speedway action of the 1990s.

Human beings have always been driven to compete. Foot racing became horse racing became automobile racing, and we continue to redefine the word “fast.” Whether you prefer the tales of American bootleggers customizing Prohibition-era automobiles to outrun the law or the natural progression of cars replacing horses on the streets and on the racetrack, automobile racing flourished as a sport for many years in the United States before stock car racing truly came into its own in the 1950s. The economy rebounded after the end of World War II. The GIs brought home skills and knowledge about advances in technology, and civilians had learned how to get the most out of old machines during the war. Scrap steel was no longer reserved exclusively for the War Effort, and the junkyards were filling up with worn out cars as people started to invest in new ones to replace them. A very competitive stock car could be purchased at the junk yard for $25 or so. By adding another $75, a clever builder could make it race ready. Teams of weekend warriors could compete head to head against well-funded, highly trained teams and have a real shot at winning. It was a perfect combination: knowledgeable mechanics and fearless drivers in cars that the public recognized from their daily life. The grandstands filled and new tracks turned up all across the countryside to satisfy the public's interest in watching these race cars compete. Associations formed to standardize the tracks, which were often farm fields that had been lovingly sculpted and paved by the farmers themselves to give the drivers and their crews a place to showcase their talent. These men and women entertained, awed, and inspired a generation of "motor heads" and race fans. This book is a tribute to the drivers and other figures from Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania who shaped stock car racing in the 1950s.

Five decades of NASCAR racing roar to life in this beautifully illustrated book of stock car racing memorabilia. It is a visual review of the first fifty years, told through historic photos of great races and racers, with the memorabilia they inspired'