Real NASCAR White Lightning, Red Clay, and Big Bill France |
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| Author:
| Pierce, Daniel S. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-3384-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2010 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $34.00 |
Book Description:
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In this history of the stock car racing circuit known as NASCAR, 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. The book 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...
More DescriptionIn this history of the stock car racing circuit known as NASCAR, 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. The book 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.