Takes a look at the tracks that today's NASCAR drivers navigate on Saturdays. Provides a history of the sites on the Winston Cup circuit as well as a look at each city & its offerings. NASCAR is a million miles from its beginnings. This book tells about the pavement that took it there. Includes 100s of full color photos, descriptions, records, & stats on NASCAR tracks, & features on every track & some of racing's legendary tracks. Experience the rich tradition of Daytona, Charlotte, Talladega, Rockingham, the Brickyard & more. Enjoy the southern hospitality of Darlington & Bristol, the newness of Texas, Kansas & Chicagoland, the winding curves of Infineon & Watkins Glen, & the glamour of Las Vegas. This book opens out in the shape of a raceway.

With five bestsellers to his name, Peter Golenbock has earned a reputation as one of America's best and most successful sports authors. In American Zoom he presents an oral history of stock car racing, as told by great drivers, mechanics, promoters, and others. "A lively, literate, and loving look at the magic of stock car racing".--The Chicago Tribune

Discusses some of the most awe-inspiring and exciting NASCAR tracks in history.

This first-ever encyclopedia of the Midwest seeks to embrace this large and diverse area, to give it voice, and help define its distinctive character. Organized by topic, it encourages readers to reflect upon the region as a whole. Each section moves from the general to the specific, covering broad themes in longer introductory essays, filling in the details in the shorter entries that follow. There are portraits of each of the region's twelve states, followed by entries on society and culture, community and social life, economy and technology, and public life. The book offers a wealth of information about the region's surprising ethnic diversity -- a vast array of foods, languages, styles, religions, and customs -- plus well-informed essays on the region's history, culture and values, and conflicts. A site of ideas and innovations, reforms and revivals, and social and physical extremes, the Midwest emerges as a place of great complexity, signal importance, and continual fascination.

Looks at the specifications and locations of some of the most famous racetracks on the NASCAR circuit.

Racing fans know exactly what Hemingway was talking about. Thunderous cars pounding by at hundreds of miles an hour only a few inches from each other in a breathtaking sport that combines physical and mental strength with death-defying intensity on every turn. And it's been like that for as long as people have been racing. No sport gets into your blood quite like America's fastest-growing sport -- stock car racing. Whether the talk turns to drivers, crews, cars or tracks, the subject will eventually consume even the most casual observer. As They Head for the Checkers richly chronicles the highs and lows of this exhilarating sport. From NASCAR's infancy in Daytona Beach to the sport's modern-day glitz, glamour and Wall Street appeal, the most memorable and emotional moments in stock car racing are recalled with sensational stories and brilliant photography. Author Kathy Persinger has captured not only some of the most memorable events in the history of stock car racing, but also some of the sport's most famous names. Come along for the ride and follow the incredible twists and turns as seen through the eyes of past racing legends, current heroes and future stars. The pages are dominated by legendary names such as Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Bobby Allison and Dale Earnhardt, as well as current heroes Jeff Gordon, Bill Elliott, Tony Stewart, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. and future stars Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, and Matt Kenseth. You can also relive these incredible moments through the thrilling sounds of an accompanying CD. The unique, digitally mastered CD contains more than an hour of riveting audio clips from the archives of Veteran Journalist Mark Garrow, as well as actual race calls from some of NASCAR's most exciting and emotional times. Find out why As They Head for the Checkers is a must read for every fan of America's fastest-growing sport. Book jacket.