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.

Enter the thrilling world of stock car racing! Readers will discover the history of stock car racing, what a typical race day looks like, who the hottest racers are, and more.

A warm, nostalgic look at a storied brand. Covers eight decades of the most-loved Cadillacs.

From its modest beginnings behind a Philadelphia-area watchmakers shop some 40 years ago, the Penske Racing Team, more than any other organization, has influenced the development, growth and direction of auto racing in the United States as both a sport and a business. Led by former race driver turned "Fortune 500" business mogul Roger Penske, this team has won more than 250 major auto races around the world, captured 19 national championships (including 12 Indy-Car titles), and have enjoyed success in all forms of racing--Indy-Cars, sports cars, Formula-1, endurance racing and NASCAR. Penske Racing Team...40 Years of Excellence documents the fascinating history of this unique organization, focusing on the talented drivers and innovative engineering that have been responsible for the teams spectacular and enduring success. This book also highlights the key events that have defined American motorsports during this timeframe; including the rise and fall of U.S. sports car racing in the 1960s and 1970s; the politics of the USAC-CART split in the late 1970s; the CART-IRL battle that unfolded 20 years later; and the phenomenal transformation of NASCAR from its moonshine roots into the mainstream commercial phenomenon that it is today.

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.

Glad Wyczhewski, a 42-year-old ex-cop, would rather party on the infield at a NASCAR race than get mixed up in a murder investigation. But when a driver is found murdered, Glad kicks his detective instincts into overdrive before his wifes good intentions put them on a collision course with the killer.

In this history of the stock car racing circuit known as NASCAR, Daniel S. Pierce offers a revealing new look at the sport from its postwar beginnings on Daytona Beach and Piedmont dirt tracks through the early 1970s, when the sport spread beyond its southern roots and gained national recognition. Real NASCAR not only confirms the popular notion of NASCAR's origins in bootlegging, but also establishes beyond a doubt the close ties between organized racing and the illegal liquor industry, a story that readers will find both fascinating and controversial.